August 2008
38 posts
I was told to seal this opening →
I was told to seal this opening so here I am.
jus hoep dat sumfing dont brush ur leg.
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Test-pattern cosy for flat-panel TV -- Boing Boing... →
Over on Boing Boing Gadgets, our Rob’s spotted this handy-dandy test-pattern flat-panel TV cosy:
An anonymous commenter draws our attention to this beautiful television cosy, yours for $25 at…
TSA declares war on large breasts →
A large-breasted woman flying from Oakland to Boston was accosted by the TSA when the underwire in her bra set off the magnetometer. She was given a choice: allow her breasts to be fondled or give up…
Ian Wienand: Spice hacking →
Sick of a ridiculous pile of tiny bottles falling everywhere in
your cupboard?
Many people will sell you many expensive solutions. However, I
think we’ve hit on something cheap,…
Weight Watchers is an RPG →
Clive Thompson looks at the latest iteration of the Weight Watchers online tool and concludes that the program has turned into an RPG:
Think about it. As with an RPG, you roll a virtual character,…
"Roger! I said oscillate -- not... →
Geeky gag cartoon from 1961. (Note the “oscillyscope” on the workbench.) Oscilloscope Humor
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Weight Watchers is an RPG →
Clive Thompson looks at the latest iteration of the Weight Watchers online tool and concludes that the program has turned into an RPG:
Think about it. As with an RPG, you roll a virtual character,…
"Roger! I said oscillate -- not osculate!" →
Geeky gag cartoon from 1961. (Note the “oscillyscope” on the workbench.) Oscilloscope Humor
Notepad Chaos: A Free Wordpress Theme →
Over the last years we’ve featured a number of designers and developers who released their work for free — among other things we presented high-quality free fonts, free Wordpress themes, free…
LAN party massacre →
Here’s the movie poster for what is being described as “a horror movie for geeks,” LAN Party Massacre , coming in 2009. Trailer is here. It looks pretty campy and low-rent, and I look…
LAN party massacre →
Here’s the movie poster for what is being described as “a horror movie for geeks,” LAN Party Massacre , coming in 2009. Trailer is here. It looks pretty campy and low-rent, and I look…
The ampersands of Linux →
Taking an idea from Use the Best Available Ampersand and a list of pre-installed fonts from the Complete Guide to Pre-Installed Fonts in Linux, Mac, and Windows, I present “The Ampersands of…
Matryomin: a matrioshke with a theremin inside →
The Matryomin is artist Masami Takeuchi’s theremin built into a matrioshke doll. They’re bulk-produced and offered for sale.
It hold form of Matrioshka perfectly, moreover, performing five…
Matthew Garrett →
To the lovely person who subscribed me to around 200 mailing lists this evening: I will find you.
Penny Arcade! - Efficiency →
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OMG LOLcat! →
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I swear, if he asks me for an autograph one more time….
wut? wut will happenz?
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Steampunk PC from Datamancer: The Archbishop →
Steampunk maker Datamancer has just unveiled his latest, a PC called “The Archbishop” that knocked my socks off. I have one of Datamancer’s steampunk keyboards at my office and it’s just fantastic —…
Inside the network ops at DefCon →
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I like a challenge, but I think this would be a bit over my head!
Wired’s Threat Level blog sweet-talked itself into the network operations center at DefCon, the infamous…
Anime Contact Lenses →
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Truly horrifying.
Disproportionately big eyes are a hallmark of anime art and comics. Now, you too can sport the somewhat creepy big-eyed look with oversized contact…
Laughter Control Fail →
Submitted by Ruckus & Mitchell
Laughter Control Fail →
Submitted by Ruckus & Mitchell
Kitteh law #2 →
Kitteh law #2 If I fits in it I sits in it
sumtiemz da fit iz a bit tite.
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Knitting all of Mario level one into a giant scarf →
The Mario Scarf Blog document’s Cassie’s “extreme-geek knitting” project: to knit a long strip of cloth that depicts the entire first level of Super Mario Brothers. This is the utter apotheosis…
gitz back →
gitz back i haz a fierce
u do nawt wantz a pees of mai fierceness.
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Little drummer boy →
Pearl Masters © Jeremy Pharo / CC
For reasons that are not particularly interesting, I found myself reading the XScreensaver FAQ last night, which answers the question, “The…
Brooks & Dunn in Bend tonight! Is this why... →
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WAIT!!!!! →
WAIT!!!!! DONT PRESSS DAT
but i thot it wuz da button 4 fud.
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Holy Ghost →
Fervens: A Free Wordpress Theme →
If you have been following Smashing Magazine for a while you know that we love to release high-quality freebies. Over the last years we’ve featured a number of designers and developers who…
Cable car machinery photos →
Wired’s got a nice photo-gallery of the 135-year-old San Francisco cable-car system, which is such a bizarre rube-goldberg-device (constantly moving subterranean cables!).
Cable cars faced…
Brian May, Rock Legend, Publishes His Thesis →
A year ago we took note when Brian May, guitarist for Queen for the last 30 years, submitted his thesis for a Ph.D. in astrophysics. The news now is that the thesis has been published. You, too, can…
Large scale papercraft pieces →
Papercraft maestro Peter Callesen’s “Large Scale Installations” are especially mindblowing, though all of his work is really dynamite. I love the elaborated, hairily detailed bits and pieces that…