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Wikipedia: Feynman point The Feynman point comprises the 762nd through 767th decimal places of π, consisting of the digit 9 repeated six times. … The name refers to a remark made by the physicist Richard Feynman, expressing a wish to memorise the digits of π as far as that point so that when reciting them, he would be able to end with ‘… nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, nine, and so on.’

Also: Do NOT convert pi to binary.

RetailMeNot A beautifully-executed coupon/discount codes site from the creators of BugMeNot. Its bookmarklet is a keeper. (via Download Squad)

Microsoft® Firefox 2007 Professional “The new award-winning browser from Microsoft is now faster, securer and quicker anything else on the market. Why use anything else?” (Thanks, Matt!)

Three Scrabble world records broken On October 12, Michael Cresta, a carpenter and low-ranked Scrabble player, broke three Scrabble world records in a church basement in Lexington, Mass. He and his opponent, Wayne Yorra set new records for most points in a game by one player—830—the most total points in a game—1,320—and the most points on a single turn. Cresta got 365 points for a triple-triple on the word “quixotry.”

“Looking at the game as a whole, it’s clear that a lack of expertise created the conditions for the record,” says championship player Stefan Fatsis. You can see a complete play-by-play of the game at cross-tables.com. (via kottke.org)

Wikipedia: List of Homer Simpson’s jobs Not including non-canon (i.e. “Treehouse of Horror”) jobs, Homer Simpson has held 110 different jobs to date, including bear hunter, impotency spokesman, Safety Salamander, sugar salesman, and, of course, nuclear safety inspector, which nets him $67,422 a year. (TV Squad)

Homestar Runner Pumpkin Stencils Updated for 2006 with new Limozeen, Bear Holding a Shark, Support the Municipality, and Duckie jack-o-lantern designs. (via Homestar Runner Wiki)

Ugly Overload An antidote to the ever-lovable Cute Overload, this blog only posts pictures of ugly animals like this rosy-lipped batfish. Personally, I think this proboscis monkey is kind of cute, in a little old man sort of way. And don’t get me started on the echidna. (via Boing Boing)

BlueSky Studios Challenge A brilliant blog where illustrators are challenged each week to submit their “take” on a subject, e.g. movie monsters, Saturday morning cartoons, or muppets. (via TV Squad)

Netlag Amazing visualization of outdoor webcams around the world. Very cool to see the day-night cycle wash over the Earth. (via kottke.org)

FOLEY-BOT!!! An AIM chat bot that will make you feel like an underage congressional page. Just IM foleyIMbot or chat in your browser. Ew ew ew. (via Waxy.org)