Scubafriends Network

Moray eels have a second set of “jaws” at the top of their throats, reminiscent of the movie Aliens. A study has shown exactly how the double-jaw action works during feeding. While most fish use suction to eat (suddenly expanding their mouths to grab food and water together) moray eels use the unique second set of jaws to secure food in a method unlike that in any previously studied animal.
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A fascinating algae that is the primary food supply for coral around the world has started to yield secrets. It is a very unique lifeform, with 100x the DNA of humans and a unique non-chlorophyll-based photosynthesis method. It even has an impact on global warming by soaking up atmospheric CO2.
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Looking for a winter vacation? Consider one of the most remote islands in the world – Midway Atoll. As part of the new national marine monument in Hawaii, the island is being opened for ecotourism to help raise awareness as well as remove trash and foreign species.
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In all senses of the word. We didn’t go to Pensacola but we had a decent time in Folly Beach, SC instead. It was a good break from life for a while, and a nice chance to get unplugged from email/web/work/etc. Also, as you probably noticed, the site is back and functioning. (Due to some purely non-technical policies, the back of the house is basically covered in Verizon fios boxes. They won’t do static IP on any residential lines, period, and they won’t give residential-class tv/phone on a business account, so there are now two fiber lines – and associated hardware – on and in the house. Oh, and they won’t unblock port 80 on non-static accounts.)

OK, I lied earlier, the .mobi version should be working fine now. So you can also visit us from your portable device of choice at http://scubafriends.mobi/ or http://letsdive.mobi.

Update (Feb 9, 2008): With the new software, any of the URLs should automatically redirect to the mobile version on mobile devices.