Links For A Sunday Morning

• Alaska's Billion Dollar Mountain
  The story of one man who used a little persuasion-and a lot of luck-to win the rights to millions of tons of rare earths.
• My Experiments with the Emu
  This bird from Down Under has started making a special appearance on Indian restaurant menus.
• Just Another India Story
  The encephalitis outbreak in Uttar Pradesh has killed over 300 children in the past four months. Yet this does not shock a country where life is still cheap.
• The Sex & Tech Issue of Tehelka
• Delhi's Darwinian Rules of the Road
  Probably true of most major Indian cities.
• Video - Time lapse of brocolli growing
• WordPress Post Formats Admin UI
  Having been waiting for something like this for a long time now. Hope it gets incorporated in to WordPress core. And once it does, it will be the death of Tumblr.
• Robotic skeleton helps paraplegic walk
• Pictures - Bangkok Underwater
• Pictures - 2011 Pan American Games
• Pictures - Population Seven Billion
• Celebrating Steve
  Watch the special event, filmed live at the Apple campus in Cupertino, California.
• The truth about Steve Jobs' number plate
  The stories about the complete lack of a number plate on Steve Job's car are many and varied. But we can finally reveal the truth.
• The Apple-fication of everything
  One of the best things about Steve Jobs' return to Apple - which will live on and benefit society long after Jobs’ death — is how he basically spent the last 14 years teaching thousands of Apple employees to have incredibly high standards and to build amazing products.
  Perhaps more importantly, through Apple's products, Steve also taught hundreds of millions of consumers to expect and demand amazing things.
• Speaking of which - Brave New Thermostat: How the iPod's Creator Is Making Home Heating Sexy
• Money Faces
  A mashup of self-portrait + lower half of a bill.
• The Dark Side Of Biometrics: 9 Million Israelis' Hacked Info Hits The Web
  Biometrics are the next big thing in government and homeland security. But the recent theft of the personal information of 9 million Israelis living and dead--including the birth parents of adoptees and sensitive health information--could have big ramifications for foreign governments.
• Swedish password hacking scandal widens
  A password hacking scandal which on Tuesday exposed login details of 90,000 Swedes, including several journalists and celebrities, has widened to include 180,000 users on nearly 60 websites.
  Lessons for India's UID project.
• Use your Google profile with your Blogger blogs
  I suppose they will eventually replace all Blogger profiles with Google+ ones.
• Obama for America
  Obama on Tumblr.
• Cartoon - Buh-KAAAAWWW!
  Angry Birds in bed.
• A Racy E-Dress That Helps You Flirt
  A sensor-enabled cocktail dress that flashes a whole lot of skin the more excited you get.
  So say you meet some guy who sends your heart aflutter. The dress responds to your elevated pulse by growing transparent around the (already plenty skimpy) plunging neckline. Conversely, if he's such a snooze that you're about two seconds away from flat-lining, the dress stays opaque, sending an instant "no, thanks!"
• Critics reviews and ratings this week - Damadamm!, Ra.One and Tell Me O Kkhuda.