Building the future, shaking the present?

Here's something mildly interesting. I was talking to THE Mike Douglas about this last night at Plan B.

• Apparently, we have created a building so heavy that it may be causing mini-quakes. Yikes.

• Also, here is an artist's rendition of how cities in the future will be re-designed from car-cities to ecological pedestrian cities.
  

I want to live in New York

Because shit like this happens all the time - from New York mag.

I heart Ronald Reagan

Well, the liberal one from the 1940's...

Interesting tidbits from the Information Superhighway

- Slaughtered pigs plot their revenge?
- This is a perfect example of how we don't export Democracy, we export Capitalism. This binding arbitration nonsense has to stop.
- For you Covey fans, here's a stylized version: Seven habits of highly effective spaceship captains. My favorite - #3. Don't be afraid to hookup with cute spacemen.
- Ricky Gervais' new movie.
- MST3K fans rejoice! (sort of) From io9.com - MST3K Crew Reunites for Post-Robot Mayhem (with funny preview video)
- Noland? Is this what made you sick?
- We're staying at a Travelodge on our next vacation for sure.
- Finally, for better or worse, this kind of stuff makes me feel good.