Bits and Tidbits, October 2010

• Interesting: 420 Characters by Lou Beach. This "book" is a collection of short stories, designed to tell the whole thing in the length of a "status update". Warning for the sensitive: some are a bit crass.
• Statistical: Generic Names for Soft Drinks by County. Is it a Coke, a soda, a pop, or something else altogether? Apparently it depends on where you live, almost with precision.
• Very cool: 3-D Printing Is Spurring a Manufacturing Revolution. My guess is that, in 5 years, this technology will be mainstream-- and in 10, it will have changed international trade permanently.
• So fun: NBA 2K11 (Jordan Challenge + MJ: Creating a Legend). I'm not really a gamer-- certainly not hardcore-- but this looks like so much fun.