World's largest captive snake, a 49 foot python, lives in Indonesia.

Treebot - robot sensor used in forests.

How polluted are you?

What every meth user needs - a head in a jar. Talk about something nasty in the shed. Shed is a weird word, don't you think?

The Beagle seems to have disappeared.

The Internet breeds a new type of extortion.

Of course, as the year draws to an end, there will be a plethora of lists. I'll try to only link to the most interesting ones such as the most overated & underrated ideas of 2003.

And The 10 dumbest quotes of 2003.

Some neat statistics on Internet usage in the US, it's leveling off!

Did you know that a Tyler, TX man was found guilty last month of having WMDs? Me neither.

Another thing you may not have heard yet - the Army is not letting some of its soldiers retire because it needs more bodies.

If Libya can do it, why not Israel?

Piranha!

Isn't it ironic? Buddhists attack Christian churches. Not a joke.

Cool site - every friggin' spice you ever/never heard of. My inner librarian loves it.