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getyourwordsout is accepting sign up. It's a year long writing pledge community with good prompt and resource posts. The atmosphere was very supportive last time I was a member. I am doing a habit badge the coming year.

Tim Clare's 100 Days of Writing Challenge is a free writing course podcast that I have listened to. "Each episode contains a 10 minute exercise, complete with timer, to help build your writing muscles, train you in different styles, and develop your confidence. There’s no homework, and you can complete the course at your own pace." I really like how he talks about accepting your fear and anxiety about writing. 

What inner city kids know about social media, and why we should listen — I.M.H.O. — Medium
Jacqui Cheng writes about inner city kids and social media. Includes some fascinating stuff.

6 Freaky Things Your Body Does (Explained by Science) | Cracked.com
Cracked explains six things your body does and the science behind them, including brain freeze.

Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe | Math with Bad Drawings
A variant of tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses to us Brits) that actually involves strategy and thought.

Local 623 : Nature : Nature Publishing Group
Another excellent editorial from NATURE, this time on mad scientists and their minions' rights.

Why You Should Work From A Coffee Shop, Even When You Have An Office | Fast Company
Want to be more productive? Work from the coffee shop.

BBC News - Secret life of the cat: The science of tracking our pets
A BBC article on tracking cats and their movements, with accompanying documentary.

Commission: Earth Structural Layer Cake | Cakecrumbs
An Earth cake (with mantle and core!) & instructions on making your own. (There's a Jupiter cake on the same site.)

Tatsuo Horiuchi | the 73-year old Excel spreadsheet artist | Spoon & Tamago
A Japanese artist who uses Excel as his medium. This is good stuff.

DIY Professional-quality D&D maps
How to use Photoshop or a similar app in creating good-looking D&D maps.

Grilling Over Charcoal Is Objectively, Scientifically Better Than Grilling Over Gas | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
Cooking with charcoal is better than cooking with gas. SCIENCE!

Star Wars vs Star Trek Tactics: Campaign Plan
An article comparing the military capabilities of STAR TREK and STAR WARS.

The Alignment System
A good website that describes and explains the nine alignments of D&D and Pathfinder.

Qualcomm's insane CES 2013 keynote in pictures and tweets (note: image heavy)

Some impressive tech came out of this year's CES.

What if there was a robot apocalypse? How long would humanity last?

Leprosy spreads by reprogramming your cells.

How a quarter of the cow genome came from snake

Want to increase your productivity? Study says: Look at this adorable kitten.