I just heard a report that brings new meaning to the phrase "your tax dollars at work." Seems the US Government is spending $21 million dollars to send letters to tax payers announcing their tax refund and explaining what kind of check to expect. Fascinating.

Link of the Day: Scared, a Java first-person shooter. Thanks Ant.
Bonus Story: Gates pledges $100 million to fight AIDS (ZDnet).
Weird Science: Ethiopian has 222 nails removed from stomach (Ananova). My deck should have so many nails in it. Thanks R9Games.
Wild Science: Frozen Light (Scientific American). Thanks Frightener. "Slowing a beam of light to a halt may pave the way for new optical communications technology, tabletop black holes and quantum computers."