Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has had some recent controversy involving her use of personal email (read: Yahoo email address) to do government work. Using personal email prevented Palin from having to disclose anything discussed in those emails, but internet activist group “anonymous” hacked her email last night, gaining access to stuffed inbox within. Government sunshine site Wikileaks.org reports they were handed the contents of the mailbox around midnight, and have so graciously been hosting the files (also on Rapidshare if Wikileaks goes down).

I have no idea if this is real, but Gawker makes some convincing arguments. This is pretty amazing.

Turn your point and shoot into a super camera:

If you’re using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you’ve got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK, you can get features like RAW shooting mode, live RGB histograms, motion-detection, time-lapse, and even games on your existing camera.

Other enhancements include “longer exposure times (up to 65 seconds), faster shutter speeds (1/25,000 sec or faster), automatic bracketing of your photos, and more.”

How cool is that?

Celebrating the Semicolon in a Most Unlikely Location – Or, A Short Treatise on How The New York Times Handled the Slowest News Day in the History of Newspaper.

Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe [NSFW] – Bert Stern, the photographer responsible for the most famous photos of Marilyn Monroe, has recreated the series with Lindsay Lohan. Maybe it’s Lohan’s fake blonde hair, or maybe it’s just my eyes’ dislike of the obscene, but the whole thing comes off as a terrible idea. Still, Lindsay Lohan naked, hurray?

Upside-Down-Ternet – The 100% fun, safe, and nerdy way to deal with those hooligans stealing your wireless internet. In other words, this XKCD strip.

This week on NPR’s In Character: Cookie Monster:

Homeless: Can you build a life from $25? – An interview with Adam Shepard, who left his comfortable life to start anew on the streets. Inspired by Nickel and Dimed, he went armed with only $25 and the clothes on his back to see if he could go from the streets to a furnished apartment, car, and $2,500 in savings within a year.

Just how tough are NASCAR fans? – Like Adam Shepard above, Hampton Stevens had a goal: With only $20, a cell phone, and a camera, Stevens had 24 hours to find a ride to the Subway 500 and a $75 ticket to the sold-out race. Just as inspiring.

Homer Simpson – a portrait in the style of Rembrandt. His eyes have never been more captivating.