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An excerpt from the documentary The Fog of War, Errol Morris’s interview with Robert McNamara.

A very cool demonstration by the inventor of a multitouch interface.

A great presentation on plots in movies and games from SXSW 2007.

(Transcript here)

Even pets are jumping on the virtual reality bandwagon.

The Glass Harmonica was invented by Benjamin Franklin, and was the original instrument of choice for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies (as seen in the video below).

From Wikipedia:

The instrument’s popularity did not last far beyond the 18th century. Some claim this was due to strange rumors that using the instrument caused both musicians and their listeners to go insane.