Potpourri IX

Someone created a ripoff on the Ken Burns-style "mockumentary" about the "Old Negro Space Program." Can't say I'm thrilled with it. (Warning: extensive profanity): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6xJzAYYrX8

Look out: iPod prices are going up: http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/media/2009_03_26_variable_itunes_pricing_to_take_effect_on_april_7.html

Important information for those of you concerned about the effectiveness of your aluminum foil hat to block government transmissions affecting your brain: http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/

Climate change efforts could result in major wealth transfers: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510937,00.html

Sealand’s offshore data center
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/euro-havenco

Sun Microsystems’ modular 2 petabyte data center in a shipping container
http://www.sun.com/products/sunmd/s20/

Marshall Space Flight Center's friction stir welding machine on Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/science/space/magazine/17-04/st_tool

Retired construction worker thinks he knows how Stonehenge was built: http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/weblog/posts/moving_big_rocks