links for 2007-09-05

• The Book of the Damned by Charles Hoy Fort - Free eBook
  (tags: free books science weird fortean)
• How to Write Faster, Better, and Easier | Pick the Brain
  Yeah, right.
  (tags: writing lifehacks productivity tips)
• Inventables - Concept Studio
  transparent toaster concept.
  (tags: gadgets design toaster technology)
• Gangster daughter sheds light on Japan underworld | U.S. | Reuters
  I can't help but wonder if this is just a continuation of the exploitation that began with the Yakuza and has now moved to the media.
  (tags: japan yakuza crime interesting)
• Festo - Air_ray
  Wow. Just watch this.
  (tags: science robotics interaction manta ray video)
• Love child of the violin and turntables. • VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control
  Very nice violin play.
  (tags: video violin music)
• Science should be 'as exciting as science fiction' says Hawking - Yahoo! Canada News
  Good luck with that, Dr. Hawking
  (tags: SF science astronomy physics)