I've turned on the PING module...  however, does this work?

Check Weblogs

Perhaps, albeit dated 1954...

What had happened today, 3 interesting news in one day? My last observation - ladies and gentlemen, the next generation of iPod

太空升降機15年內建成 | Space Elevator Concept Undergoes “Reel” World Testing

Never thought about this option for space travel.  I know the kind of creativity that I lack now…

估值780億 智利小島發現史上最大寶藏 | Robot reveals $10bn treasure haul

The greatest loss of Robinson is not his 4 years of captivation in the island, but his oversight of the world's greatest treasure just beneath his feet...

I am pretty tolerant to spam mails, perhaps because I’ve got a good filter (spam assassin) on my mail server.  Also, the recent hunting down of major spammers (including one murdered…) around the globe does have an effect.  My daily spam log has items reduced from 120+ to 60+ - almost down by half.