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By JB Sanders<\/p>\n

Ring in the new year<\/p>\n

Ghost Village<\/a><\/strong>
\nI don’t know how geeky this is, but it’s High Ranking Weird. UK Ministry of Defense evacuates a village in England and uses it for pre-Normandy Invasion training. Except the village is still “abandoned” today.<\/p>\n

Long Exposure<\/a><\/strong>
\nPhotography using long exposure times can be interesting, but usually that time is measured in seconds, at most minutes. Here’s a picture of Toronto with a 365 day exposure:<\/p>\n

Random Band Names<\/a><\/strong>
\nI don’t know what the point of this website is, other than the obvious, but it’s cool and geeky, no doubt. John Scalzi, renown scifi author and blogger extraordinaire has created\/helped with\/designed (?) a random band-naming web thing:<\/p>\n

Spiderman Silk<\/a><\/strong>
\nScientists are genetically modifying silk worms to produce something more like spider silk, which is stronger than steel.<\/p>\n

Money quote from the scientists, when asked about concerns that the modified silkworms might escape into the wild: “It’s hard to see how a silkworm producing spider silk would have any advantage in nature.”<\/p>\n

Around the World in 5 Minutes<\/strong>
\nGuy quits his job, grabs his camera and travels around the world, taking pictures. Watch an amazing set of time-lapse photos from his trip.<\/p>\n