Somehow the thrill of skydiving is lost after you’ve jumped out of a plane, had both parachutes fail, passed out before hitting the roof of a steel shed, and walked away. With video of the fall. [ YouTube ]

The PS3’s newest firmware upgrade, 3.0 , is now officially going out to all the consoles in the land. Go to “System Update” in the XMB to get the update, which replaces the Information Board with an icon-based system called “What’s New,” plus premium themes, trophy displays, and a status indicator at the top that shows things like number of friends online and messages. Check it out and let us know of anything else you find hidden in the update. [ PlayStation Lifestyle ]

Designed by Foster + Partners, the Incheon “super-city” will incorporate biomass energy generation, hydrogen fuel cells, and hydroponic roofs in order to be the greener city on the other side. No word on how much pollution the construction will cause. The hope is that Incheon will one day become an epicenter of R&D for sustainable industries and promote the eco-friendly approach to things. While it is said that the city will incorporate the natural topography of the region and minimize loss of agricultural space, I’m still skeptical about just how eco-friendly the actual construction process will be. Stay tuned over the next 10 to 15 years and we’ll find out. [ Foster + Parners via Inhabitat ]

This is one of the worst waterproof cameras I have ever used, even if its the cheapest and does 720p video. Maybe you can recommend it to a merman you hate? Price $150 Waterproofness Because it lives in its own magic bubble housing, its good for 15-feet. That’s good, but not great. The Canon D10 is good for 30 feet, and most other waterproof cameras are good for this depth without a housing. The Photos I won’t go too in depth here as the photos speak for themselves: Barfy color, contrast and grain.

In 2008, Apple announced that we would see ZFS as part of Snow Leopard Server , but a year later our copies are shipping with ZFS nowhere to be found. What went wrong? And will we ever get ZFS? Robin Harris, who has worked in the data storage field for as long as I’ve been alive, is discussing the mysterious absence of ZFS in Mac OS 10.6 over at his blog StorageMojo. He reconsiders his original stance, that there were migration or integration timeline issues, in favor of it being a battle between licensing preferences. Harris speculates that Sun Microsystems , the folks behind ZFS, may have pushed for a Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) and patent indemnification which turned Apple off the deal.

Just follow these simple steps. It’s actually not as scary as it looks. The chart’s a compilation of all of the useful—and interactive—charts for PC troubleshooting and repair by Morris Rosenthal, found here . But, uh, sometimes, we prefer the one-step solution: Buy a new damn computer. [ Morris Rosenthal via BeeBeeGee ]

Astronomers are rejoicing that they’ve found the best place on earth for astronomical observation. The only problem? It also happens to be the “very worst place on the surface of the planet for humans.” Whoops. Send in the Robots. Dubbed Ridge A , this magical spot in Antarctica provides such a clear view of the heavens that a “modestly-sized telescope there would be as powerful as the largest telescopes anywhere else on earth.” Scientists will be using the knowledge gained from the first Antarctic robotic viewing station, the PLATeau Observatory , to set up another ‘bot operated observatory station in this dry and cold place: The simple observatory is, in the words of University of Arizona astronomer Craig Kulesa, a steel shipping container that scientists “cut in half and insulated the crap out of.” Well, not everything has to be high tech, right? Hacked together or not, the robot-manned observatories are significant not only of the data they provide, but also because of the savings in comparison to a space mission for the same photos: Getting a kilogram of anything into orbit costs thousands of dollars.

Time Bananas and awkward statements aside, Jason Chen’s a pretty cool guy to work for. I’m sure that unlike Vicki Walker’s boss, he wouldn’t fire me for going nuts with bold or colorful fonts in emails. RIGHT ? According to her employer, ProCare Health, Vicki Walker was terminated from her position as a financial controller because she “caused disharmony in the workplace by using block capitals, bold typeface and red text in her emails.” What Vicki told the New Zealand Herald though, is that it wasn’t a series of emails, but rather one single email which was used in the evidence against her: The email, which advises her team how to fill out staff claim forms, specifies a time and date highlighted in bold red, and a sentence written in capitals and highlighted in bold blue. It reads: “To ensure your staff claim is processed and paid, please do follow the below checklist.” To me it sounds like Vicki is either a crazy control freak of a cat lady who insists on spelling things out as if she works with a bunch of children or maybe she learned from experience that her coworkers are in fact childlike and require colorful instructions to guide them. Either way, her email style hurt someone’s feelings and they ran crying to the boss.

It was bound to happen, so I’m not surprised: According to The Onion—reportedly America’s finest news outlet— Apollo 11 Mission Commander Neil Armstrong has finally admitted that the Moon landings were fake and staged . All thanks to Ralph Coleman: “It only took a few hastily written paragraphs published by this passionate denier of mankind’s so-called ‘greatest technological achievement’ for me to realize I had been living a lie, ” said a visibly emotional Armstrong, addressing reporters at his home. “It has become painfully clear to me that on July 20, 1969, the Lunar Module under the control of my crew did not in fact travel 250,000 miles over eight days, touch down on the moon, and perform various experiments, ushering in a new era for humanity. Instead, the entire thing was filmed on a soundstage, most likely in New Mexico.” “This is the only logical interpretation of the numerous inconsistencies in the grainy, 40-year-old footage,” Armstrong added. About bloody time, Neil. Now, we only need to uncover where Elvis is hiding, and my life will be complete

Taste Test food week wouldn’t have been complete without our fun Q&As with Alton Brown , but his hot-out-of-the-oven book Good Eats: The Early Years is the real news peg. (Book tour dates below!) If you’ve read his I’m Just Here For the Food books, you know that they’re more helpful for overall skills, only sporadically providing recipes and directions on particular dishes. They’re great, but they leave you painfully aware that there is no Alton Brown Cookbook . The new book really is that cookbook, but with no shortage of the explanation, advice and minutiae that make his other works great. You may think I’m biased (and you may be right), but anyone who’s learned anything from his shows should read on: It’s a hyper-illustrated paper version of his first 80 episodes for which I am particularly grateful.