Slashdot has brought up a few nuggets of pure fun over the past couple days…

Bacterial DVD holds 50TB - Back on the storage tip, these will be ready about in time for the unveiling of Sony proprietary, ultra-mega-compact-mini-disk storage, to be filled with super ultraman-go-ranger hi-definition movies that will be released 6 months before they hit your local cineplex. That is to say, perhaps never. However, the idea of storing approximately 7,000 of today’s DVDs on a single disc is inspiring.

Procedural Synthesis - About.com catches up to .kkrieger, which we reported on 2 years late. This makes About.com 2.5 years late. If you read the article, you’ll see the Spore hype machine marching on in full gear.

Cow Power - Ever driven by a cattle ranch? What thoughts run through your mind as you cruise by with the windows down on a hot, breezy day? If you’re like me, you’re thinking “How can we burn all this stink and power a state?”. Well darn it, someone in Vermont has gone and done it. You can buy 25%, 50% or 100% of your power from the system. Wake up call New York: We need to figure out a way to turn all the stink on the NYC streets into power for my PS3.