Activity Corner

• It's the time of year to start thinking about Christmas cards. But if you're a real geek, you need these cards.


• 12 free text editors for coders.


• This is awesome. It's a map of the U.S. showing only streets and highways. It's amazing how you can still see physical features like the Adirondacks.


• The perfect digicam accessory: the wrap-up tripod. A tripod and case all in one.


• Destin's Father's Day gift is both weird and a science experiment.


• Collection of LIFE photographs of 70s rock stars in their parents' homes.


• They're crocheted berets made to look like pies. Pie-rets, of course.


• An explosion of technology and communication causes language to increase its vocabulary. If you've ever said, "There oughta be a word for..." then you should visit Addictionary.


• 15 of the most amazing mazes and labyrinths.


• My romelette is nothing compared to the Ramen pizza.


• If you don't have a strong stomach, you may not enjoy 9 of the most bizarre animal defense mechanisms.


• How to wear out a kitten.


• Make your own calendar anywhere with calendar tape.


• The magnificent truck art of Pakistan.


• Chuck Norris is a legend, but Bruce Lee plays ping pong with nunchucks.