You can't see them, but ninjas are everywhere.

No longer limited to sneaking into fortresses and assassinating feudal lords, modern ninjas are integrated into society, living just like everyone else. They’re driving next to you on the freeway, standing with you in elevators, and even running their own businesses.

As these ninja businesses demonstrate, ninjas now provide a variety of the services ordinary citizens (and other businesses) use every day. In fact, there could theoretically be a ninja in your office right now carrying out a consultation, investigating a network error, or delivering someone’s lunch, and you would never be aware of it. Check out this list of real ninja businesses to see what else they could be doing….

Every year, people around the world receive awful, tasteless gifts, but with products like the ones below, you have to wonder who's more deluded: the people giving them or the people who actually made them. Consider this exhibits 1 through 25 of why manufacturers and designers should consider going back to the drawing board.

Can you make an ordinary office paperclip defy gravity and stand on end?

No strings, no props, and nothing over it or around it. No photoshop trickery, either.

See if you can do it...

There is currently a lot of advice out there on becoming more financially independent, especially with the market’s erratic behavior. But we can never really hear too many tips for making, saving and maximizing income, especially while we're in our 20's and 30's and have a head start. This collection of ideas aims to help you fare the rough seas, and maybe bring you a little closer to retirement before you need a hip replaced.

In a letter posted on his web site February 11, left-wing activist and political filmmaker Michael Moore asks for help from those working in the financial industry and on Wall Street. The new film, he says, has to do with the economic collapse and what he calls "the biggest swindle in American history."

Moore is asking for those who have insight on the inner workings of the financial marketplace to come forward anonymously with any information they have which they think the American public should know. He is vague on exactly what he is looking for, but suspicion regarding the causes of the economic collapse and the workings behind the proposed bailout is implied.

The letter is posted below: