The toaster project — A British artist tries to build a toaster from scratch. More here . (Snurched from Freakonomics .) Stunning new technology allows parents to hold a life-size model of their unborn child — Weird. And cool. (Thanks to danjite.) Can Aging Be Solved? — Gerontology pioneer Leonard Hayflick discusses the biological causes of aging. Volcano awesomeness from Bad Astronomy Blog You say Burma, I say Myanmar — A post on the cranky_editors group, pointed out to me by garyomaha. The action is in comments, with special guest appearances from danjite. "The only chance we have as a country right now is" for bin Laden to "detonate a major weapon" in U.S. — And conservatives wonder why the reality-based community thinks they're crazy. Remember, Beck is a major figure in Your Liberal Media. Amazing what that liberal bias gets up to. ?otD: Why not Minot? 7/2/2009 Body movement: 60 minute urban walk (Twin Peaks!), 10 minutes of stretching and meditation This morning's weigh-in: 215.5 Currently reading: P.S. Your Cat is Dead by James Kirkwood Originally published at jlake.com .