Hmm, Ask Slashdot (thanks Ant) tackles the question I just posed a couple of weeks ago about the merits of building a DOS machine versus playing older games via DOSbox emulation or the like. I'm pretty sure building such a retro-box is a dream I will never get around to, but this has increased my temptation to try by that much more.

Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	Insectonator: Zombie Mode. Castaway 2. Ragdoll Cannon 4.
Links:	CDC EPR - Preparedness 101- Zombie Apocalypse. Thanks Redwood. Wacky Warning Labels. Thanks Ben. All 6500+ pages of Elfquest comics online.
Story:	Exploding watermelons put spotlight on Chinese farming practices. Thanks Boing Boing.
Science:	Cal student walks with exoskeleton to get diploma. Thanks The Flying Penguin. Coffee Consumption and Prostate Cancer Risk. Thanks Slashdot.
Images:	The real reason why there is no Half-Life 3. Thanks reddit. Minecraft "Lost Wolf" Flyer. People Totally Lost Their Heads When It First Came Out.
Media:	Catpix. Thanks Chris. Conan tries a US Citizenship Test. Frozen Waffles Have It Bad. Car Crash. Thanks viperfour.
The Funnies:	Hobbes And Bacon. Thanks Hump.
Follow-up:	Stemming the tide of careless science reporting, one post at a time. Keanu Reeves Departs "Akira" Remake.