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Google now works as a calculator. Just type the mathematical formula you want calculated into the search field (or the google toolbar) and hit enter. 2+2. It can handle some pretty sophisticated math, like (e^(i pi)+1). And it does unit conversions like 'half a cup in teaspoons' or '100 miles in kilometers'.
The BBC is putting their entire archive on line:
Greg Dyke, director general of the BBC, has announced plans to give the public full access to all the corporation's programme archives.And in case you don't think that is cool, Oblomovka explains why it is. (via boingboing)
Mr Dyke said on Sunday that everyone would in future be able to download BBC radio and TV programmes from the internet.
The service, the BBC Creative Archive, would be free and available to everyone, as long as they were not intending to use the material for commercial purposes, Mr Dyke added.
Short Neal Stephenson interview in Wired.