The ever-evolving Facebook profile, documenting the subtle and not-so-subtle changes from 2005 to 2010. Via TDW. Poke some Facebook news.

Working parents have a lot to consider when it comes to leaving their child in the care of a nanny. Will the baby be safe? Will the nanny respect our child-rearing values? How much is this going to cost us? After these questions are answered, another could come up parents may not be prepared for. …

If you were really lucky growing up, you can remember getting a taste of Christmas by putting your shoes outside on the night of December sixth and waking up to a foot-full (or two) of candy. If not, then here’s an easy and relatively cheap tradition to start in your own home, or as a …

Italian artist Franco Recchia turns busted gadget parts into beautiful sculpture cityscapes. Visit Recchia’s fascinating collection of high-tech junk art at New York City’s Agora gallery. Full story at Boing Boing. More on art.

Striving for the lumberjack-chic look, but can’t grow more facial hair than a teenage girl? Stop rubbing Rogaine on your face and get the bearded winter hat. Perfect for hipsters, the beard-challenged, and folks whose chins tend to sprout icicles when temperatures dip. Via Reddit. Tons of interesting knitwear ideas.

If bedtime has never been the same since Mom made you ditch the teddy bear and sleepers, two Wisconsin entrepreneurs are ready to tuck you into bed, the couch or home office with the Forever Lazy. No need to waste valuable YouTube minutes hunting down a blanket with what the designers describe as the “one …

If the Dreidle Song and Adam Sandler tunes comprise the extent of your knowledge of Hanukkah, why not brush up on the basics with this nifty infographic from Mike Wirth? Full size infographic at Cool infographics. Learn more about the holidays.

Children with autism are more likely to have deficits in their ability to produce cellular energy than typically developing children, according to a new study. Cumulative damage and oxidative stress in mitochondria, the cell’s energy producer, appear to influence both the onset and severity of autism, suggesting a strong link to mitochondrial defects. Researchers at …

How would Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner translate in the real world? Apache Pictures brings the classic cartoon characters to life with a short film that transforms Wile and Mr. Runner into human beings named Wiley and Rhodes. Via Neatorama. All the top web videos.

A $3398 10MB hard disk drive?! What a deal! Oh, wait, not a good deal, but back in the days before Gigabytes, Terabytes, and Uberbytes, cramming 10MB into a gadget the size of a toaster was pretty impressive. The Huffington Post collected thirteen vintage tech ads that make iPad commercials look like something out of …

Talk about an idea whose time has come. No more questions from the kids about why they can’t live in a house like the gingerbread man. Times are tough, and do you have any clue what that kind of architectural detail costs in the real world, kid? This Saturday night marks the fourth annual Gingerbread …

This fascinating map by swaps countries around so that their geographic size matches its population size. While the origi, of the map is unknown, Big Think uses it to serve up a whole mess of thought-provoking conclusions. For instance: Countries with relatively high population densities move to more spacious environments. This increases their visibility. Look …