With the battle still raging over whether the U.S. will pass its proposed SOPA or PIPA legislation (the former of which seems to have been mortally wounded, but the latter of which is still in play), there is a movement afoot to protest this with a web blackout tomorrow, supported by sites like imgur, reddit, Wikipedia, and more. I can't say I know what such a blackout will accomplish, but I do know the draconian aspects of these bills are unsettling to say the least, so unless something changes drastically in the meantime, my plan is for this site to participate in the blackout. Apologies in advance for the outage should this come to pass.

Black Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Scarlet Stranger. Island Tribe 2. Helichopter Flight.
Links:	"Resolution" - Zombie graphic novel created reddit's Vidzilla. Thanks Joker961. Star Wars: A New Hope would have cost $40 million to make today. Thanks TheForce.Net.
Stories:	Hamster among bizarre items left behind by Travelodge guests. Thanks Neatorama.
Science:	‘Open Science’ Challenges Journal Tradition With Web Collaboration. Thanks j.c.f. Europe's 'Big Bang' observatory completes cosmic survey. Fat and Furious: The Rise of Obesity in the USA.
Media:	Portal Basketball. What The F*** Is That? - Funny Ass Reaction From Gramps. NSFW. Hello. Thanks dakslf. Parallel parking Win.
Follow-up:	Russia’s Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe Crashes Into Pacific. Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission. Ricky Gervais 2012 Golden Globes Highlights.