It was one year ago today that id Software announced production on Quake III: Team Arena. If that's too normal an anniversary for you, then you are likely to be more moved that this is also the third anniversary of Leo DiCaprio appearing on the cover of People Magazine as winner of their most beautiful person poll, in spite of support from our community and others for Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, who won as the people's choice in the web-based version.

Link of the Day: The Butt Guessing Game '98. Thanks Jay Nelson.
Story of the Day: Russian prisoners take online orders (BBC). Thanks RVF400RR.
Weird Science: Army Aims for Environmentally Friendly — but People Unfriendly — Ammo (Fox). Describing the development of "green ammunition," which will not be harmful to the environment (as long as you don't consider living things that have been shot part of the environment). Thanks theAntiELVIS.
Weirder Science: Veggie car takes a spin (BBC). Thanks Ant.
Wild Science: A 'Star Trek' Tractor Beam at Microscopic Level (Reuters). Thanks [MP] Wolverine [MP].
Media of the Day: When Good Planes Go Bad (AVWeb). Thanks Greg Shepherd.