BuzzMashr

Which is sexier…a Porsche internal combustion engine or the all-electric motor of a Tesla? Motortrend Editor At Large Arthur St. Antoine and Technical Editor Kim Reynolds run a few tests to see how these two cars stack up. Bring it on!

This should come as no surprise to those of us familiar with the web. Internet Explorer Six is officially dead. With large sites like YouTube pulling support for the browser, there’s really no incentive to continue using it. C’mon folks, upgrade to IE8 already!

In an attempt to commemorate and bash IE6, a group in Denver, Colorado has put together a funeral service for the once beloved browser. There will even be prizes for those with the best IE6 costumes and memories.

For the official death announcement and to RSVP for the funeral, see: Announcement | IE6 Funeral

Today is Pluto’s 80th birthday! Perhaps the most beleaguered “sad sack” of the solar system, Pluto was recently (and ignominiously, IMHO) demoted to “dwarf planet” status, reducing the Sun’s planet horde from an affluent nine to a frugal eight. But Pluto is still a very significant celestial body, according to neat-o astronomy blog Starts with a Bang. Did you know that Pluto was the FIRST object discovered in the Kuiper Belt? What the devil is the Kuiper Belt, you ask? Read on…

Happy 80th Birthday, Pluto! (Starts With a Bang)

With the rise of social media giants like Facebook, Twitter, and even Skype, something like this was just bound to happen. Maybe Twitter needs to be more visual. Maybe Facebook needs to be more interactive. Maybe Skype is too limited. Enter the newest fad in social media: ChatRoulette.com.

ChatRoulette is based on the simple principle that “profound human connection happens by the luck of the draw”. The new social networking site allows users to hook up their webcams, log on to the site, and immediately be connected with an anonymous stranger. If they’re not into it, the user simply needs to click “Next” to move onto the next, potentially stranger, stranger.

Anyone else thinking “stranger danger”?

ChatRoulette.com is the latest fad in social networking Web sites

For additional information, see: ChatRoulette.com

The BBC caught this story about a rather violent weather forecast from Australia. Channel Nine’s Steve Jacobs was broadcasting live from Taronga Zoo when Marnie the pelican suddenly decided to show the weatherman who’s the boss.

Pelican attacks weather presenter on live television (BBC)