Today is opening day for the NBA. For the Knicks, this marks the beginning of the Phil Jackson era. Can he save the team from the ownership's seeming indifference towards winning? I don't know. But as the only executive in the league with a Knicks championship ring, he brings more hope than we've had in a long time (and if you're kind, you won't throw Dave DeBusschere back at me to undermine that point).

Hoop Hope Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Wandering Eyes. Yuyu Hakusho Wars. Wrestle Jump.
Links:	Steam user delighted by crap in Steam inventory. The World's Greatest Counterfeiter. Thanks nin. 'Operation' game inventor can't afford his surgery. Thanks ViperFour.
Stories:	Butter mess shuts down Merritt Parkway. Yup, truck full of butter clogs major artery. Marvel Debuts New Phase 3 Movies, Including Avengers: Infinity War. Katz’s Delicatessen: How the iconic deli stays in business against the odds.
Science:	Thermal paper cash register receipts account for high BPA levels in humans.
Images:	Astronaut Chris Hadfield took 45,000 photos from space—here are some of the best. Thanks Digg.
Media:	Get a Special Look at Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron". Thanks nin. Antares Rocket Explodes On Launch. Horse snores during its own rescue. Thanks nin.