New research suggests our bodies bounce back from a tough workout more quickly than we might think.

Exotic mortgages won’t disappear, but the go-go days are over. Bank regulators are making lenders tighten requirements to make sure that borrowers won’t be overwhelmed by steep payment increases that may occur.

Not a fan of peeling potatoes? No worries, YouTube member akekure has posted this video from a Japanese television show that turns peeling potatoes it into an easy, one-step process.

You don’t want to miss this video of a very cool user input
device called Multi-Touch Interaction by Jefferson Y. Han.

Sometimes a simple yet elegant idea comes along that solves a pressing problem, and here’s a perfect example of that: 360 Electrical’s Plug and Turn, a two-plug wall outlet that can rotate in any direction and maintain power even while being rotated.

It’s what drill-wielding DIYers have craved for
ages: More power! And a new line of teeth-rattling 36-volt cordless
saws, rotary hammers, and drills from DeWalt, a division of Black &
Decker, finally delivers.

An Internet security startup with roots at MIT (Massachusetts
Institute of Technology) has slapped a red "X" warning label on
approximately 5 percent of all Web traffic and warned that there are
one billion monthly visits to Web pages that aren’t safe for surfing.

There is a small bottle containing a red fluid on a shelf in Sheffield
University’s microbiology laboratory. The liquid looks cloudy and
uninteresting. Yet, if one group of scientists is correct, the phial
contains the first samples of extraterrestrial life isolated by
researchers.

The search marketing business is still young but prospects for growth are phenomenal.

Eighty-nine percent of U.S., British and Asian corporate technology decision makers plan to increase their outsourcing budget over the next 12 months.

Scott Degraffenreid, has been working successfully with a wide range of clients for more than a dozen years.  His track record in employee retention in over 100 successive engagements is having reduced voluntary employee turnover by at least 50% with no recourse to compensation or other recurring costs.   Productivity gains routinely exceed 100%.

A recent study has confirmed that 10 percent of worldwide telecommuters wear nothing at all while working at home.

Seth Godin:  Sometimes, precise language can change an organization. How many times has a broker, or a clerk or a salesperson or some other intermediary (who was just a moment ago being quite helpful) turned to you and said, "I’m sorry, we can’t do that."

Here’s a fun robotic luggage concept from architect/designer Peter Yeadon - the Fido luggage bot follows you around like a loyal companion as you travel.

Despite Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, a U.S. survey says most Americans are not very concerned about buying flood insurance for their homes.

They used to drop packets of salt and vinegar crisps and cups of putrid coffee. But now vending machines have acquired a new range of products: mini vibrators, bottles of "love liquid" edible lubricant, silicone ticklers and "lust fingers".

Thomas Sowell:  Suppose someone left you an inheritance of a million dollars — with the proviso that every cent of it had to be spent on tickets for you to go watch professional wrestling matches. If you happened to be a professional wrestling fan, you would be in hog heaven.

We can only speculate on this one….