Daily Brew

Black Google: To save you energy, Google now offers their homepage in black, since white screens suck up too much energy, which is bad for energy bills and bad for the environment.

Weird Asia News: Need a reason to visit Chong Qing, China? How about getting your picture taken in front of the colorful, mini golf-like entrance of the world's largest restroom, which can accommodate 1,000 people at the same time.

SF Gate: Researchers at UC Davis found that the voting machines used in California, including Diebold and Hart InterCivic, can be hacked into. What's more, says computer security expert Mathew Bishop who led the study, the security systems seem like they were add-ons and not part of the machines' designs.

Mashable.com: Here's evidence of the first documented case of a call placed from an iPhone using a network other than AT&T. This successful hack job can place calls, but as for receiving them, that has yet to be figured out.

Bacon Report: From matches to solar calculators, here's a list of 100 must-have items to stock up on in the case of a national emergency.

--Andrea Chalupa