Remember rubber band guns? This rubber band machine gun takes the concept to the extreme.

The Google Site Map is, like all things Google, beautiful and easy to use.

Now that Yahoo's changed its maps, you can actually get two different maps from Google. (Yahoo) (MapQuest)

Yahoo dumps Mapquest: "Yahoo said Wednesday that has it stopped using AOL Time Warner online street finder unit MapQuest and has instead created its own mapping service. Yahoo's service, which continues to look and operate like the one powered by MapQuest, is built on software provided by Navigation Technologies, GDT Inc., and software application providers Telcontar and Sagent."

Neighborhood Watch Enlisted in Terror War: "the folksy community program that has helped nab burglars and muggers for 30 years, will be expanded to help detect and deter suspected international terrorists."

Dozens of human embryos cloned in China: "Their intention is not to copy human beings, but create genetically matched cells to make tissues for transplant patients and for research."

Wow! Switzerland joined the United Nations: "More than 55 years after the UN Charter was drawn up, Switzerland is finally to fly its national flag alongside those of the other 189 UN member states."

If you haven't seen A.I., here's a synopsis: "In a future world of runaway global warming and awe-inspiring scientific advances, humans share every aspect of their lives with sophisticated companion robots called Mechas. But when an advanced prototype robot child named David (Haley Joel Osment) is programmed to show unconditional love, his human family isn't prepared for the consequences. Suddenly, David is on his own in a strange and dangerous world. Befriended by a streetwise Mecha (Jude Law), David embarks on a spectacular quest to discover the startling secret of his own identity."

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Boo! And the 100 Other Dumbest Moments in e-Business History: "E-business consultancy MarchFirst launches a national branding campaign in June 2000. The campaign's main goal, executives say, is not to bring in new business, but to enable them to recruit employees. Price tag: $50 million. The company has since laid off 2,100 employees."