Google review of the year: 2003

The 2003 Google Zeitgeist page is up, listing popular queries. As well as global queries, there's a regional breakdown, so you can see what people in the UK were using as search terms...

Lots of neat graphs showing frequency of specific keywords over time, too.

Into the comet...

...to bring back some dust to Utah...

Stardust will make its comet fly-by later today, in just less than 7 hours, with the aim of returning its sample collection to Earth in two years time.

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A test post from the Treo number

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A test post from the SPV number.

Useful LJ link of the day...

A complete list of LJ syndication feeds, sorted by number of readers...

First neat gadget of the year!

It has to be this: the amazing catapult watch.

"Use it to "wake-up" those sleepy headed co-workers and classmates. When they look around to see who's been pelting them with spitballs, you'll just be casually checking the time."

Elite? No - Ivanova!

Thanks to blufive for pointing out the download site for I've Found Her, a free Babylon 5 flight simulator.

If you've ever wanted to fly a Starfury, now's your chance. It's a tough game with a steep learning curve - the physics model is excellent - but the graphics are very smooth, and give a feel for the B5 universe. Not bad at all for a fan-written game that has its own core engine...