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The untimely demise of my Playstation 3 has altered my mood quite significantly this Monday morning. Shock has given way to denial, which in turn has led to guilt. I’m almost over the anger, so depression and acceptance are the only phases of grief that I am left to deal with. Whilst I contemplate these feelings, here’s a bunch of links for you to digest.

Some compelling and super-simple circular designs by Andy Awesome.
Movie posters for minimalists.
If bitten by a zombie, how long would you survive before getting infected? Let’s find out.
Learn how to diffuse an atomic bomb.
14 pimped out bikes.
Complex Magazine presents the 50 scariest movies of all time.
100 pictures of BSG’s Tricia Helfer. Why? Why not.
“Make it Rain” – tattoo artist Scott Campbell creates art from laser-cut one dollar bill stacks.
Jesus 2000, an awesome animation backed by cool Electro music.
The Big Pictures takes a look at the launch of Ares I-X prototype vehicle.

Earlier in July, the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 was celebrated. Today, however, another notable but deeply saddening event is remembered.

At approximately 8:15am on August 6th 1945, the U.S. B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” dropped its 4,000 Kg uranium bomb onto the Japanese city of Hiroshima. After freefalling for 57 seconds, the “Little Boy” detonated at an altitude of 580 metres. The calm and sunny Monday morning was shattered by a white light that burned patterns of clothing onto skin and the shadows of bodies onto walls.

The blast wave that followed destroyed almost every building within a three mile radius and the searing heat set off a raging firestorm. With a power of 13 to 16 kilotons, the bomb killed 66,000 people immediately, and by the end of 1945 the death toll was thought to be 140,000.

To mark 64 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Boston.com takes a poignant look at the event. There are 34 pictures in total – see them at The Big Picture.