My head still hurts from all the workplace discussions of LOST yesterday -- like when the physicists on the Nova specials start talking about string theory, my brain just can't understand some of the more intricate details. For all you LOST fanatics, read down for some cool articles that may help explains things a bit from minds who do understand... First, though, let's get to the headlines!

Wow, this explains so much. New Obama officials assigned to work in the White House encountered serious flaws with the technological capabilities of the nation's most important office. According to the Washington Post: 'Obama officials ran smack into the constraints of the federal bureaucracy yesterday, encountering a jumble of disconnected phone lines, old computer software, and security regulations forbidding outside e-mail accounts.' Wow. Just, wow. That's how our country was run for the last 8 years? Well, let's not be partisan, that's how it's been run forever? I'm really scared.

I know -- I'm disappointed that HD-DVD lost the battle, too -- now what are we all supposed to do with those HD-DVDs? Well, instead of listing them on Amazon for 85 cents, get some use out of them! Our Friends at CNet say Frys.com is selling the XBox 360 HD-DVD player for $50 (plus $8 s/h) -- plus, it also comes with a remote and copies of Battlestar Galactica season one, Heroes season one and King Kong. That's a great deal -- head over before they sell out!

OK, I'm calling it research for work ,but I just spent an hour playing on this hot just-launched site called Plinky.com. It offers awesome prompt questions for you to answer either on a blog or on your own Plinky homepage. You can link to a Facebook or Twitter account to share you answers to the prompts. Totally fun. Follow my answers at www.plinky.com/people/amplante or make a profile of your own!

OK, and now for your LOST fix, here are some time travel articles:

Washington Post writers look into other TV shows that featured time travel and why LOST is still superior.
About.com has a round-up of some cool stories.
PopSci offers up stories on time travel made (relatively) simple and why we haven't heard form future travellers.
And, as always, my favorite HowStuffWorks.com has these wicked informative time travel articles.

So, educate yourselves with these and we will chat again on Monday!