Posted 49 days ago
I'm so jealous
in GeekDad Builds The Biggest LEGO Kit Ever - LEGO Taj Mahal
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Posted 54 days ago
I feel sorry for the person at the WSJ that messed this up... http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/09/26/oops-wsjcom-ad-calls-mccain-win-before-debate Though it is funny how man people quickly jump on the McCain bashing bandwagon, before even thinking that someone at the paper might have screwed up, or even trying to follow up to find out the facts.
in McCain Wins Presidential Debate... before it started!
Posted 61 days ago
Bah! I'm not sure I'm really all that excited about Netdevil creating the game... Auto Assault was a great blockbuster, right? I really do hope that it turns out alright though.
in How NetDevil Scored The Lego Universe Deal
Posted 61 days ago
Wow... that is quite an amazing replica
in Perfect Lego Mac Pro Is Two Computers in One [Apple Lego]
Posted 62 days ago
This is one of my favorite talks from TED
in Robert Lang: Idea + square = origami
Posted 63 days ago
I think this is one of the nicest looking models LEGO has created... 5,900 pieces!
in Lego Taj Mahal - Ought to Kill a Few Weeks
Posted 63 days ago
Django has officially jumped the shark :)
in Django Pony - Magic that can't be removed.
Posted 63 days ago
That is amazing... Way to go William!
in 12 Year Old Boy Invents New Type of Solar Cell
Posted 63 days ago
Or what goes up will go down and will go up again. Yeah, we may have to buckle down for a while, but things will get better (hopefully sooner rather than later).
in Bailout Fails to Stem Global Stock Slump
Posted 63 days ago
Well they are now allowing embedding of movies, and most of it appears to be hulu.com content. Though I must say that hulu is very cool... This is a pretty smart move for hulu.
in IMDb Adds Free Movie & TV Downloads
Posted 63 days ago
Wow... that is really cool
in Awesome Lego Mario Model Built Using NextEngine 3D Scanner [Lego]
Posted 66 days ago
It will be interesting to see how they plan on getting the bandwidth out there.
in Google search finds seafaring solution - Times Online
Posted 67 days ago
That is awesome
in Theophile Lego Technic "Walking Machine" Slowly, Inevitably Invades My Nightmares [Lego Terror]
Posted 67 days ago
I just wish these things were not so expensive :(
in Lego Star Wars Death Star Diorama Now Available—Rebel Alliance and Free Time Beware! [Lego]
Posted 70 days ago
The really interesting part is how generative most of it is, or at least seems to be. I signed up for the beta to check it out :)
in Painting with LEGO?
Posted 70 days ago
Oh that is too funny... Can you get any more white and nerdy? :)
in White & Nerdy In Legos
Posted 71 days ago
Now all I need is 1.62x10^28 LEGO bricks :)
in Build Your Own Large Hadron Collider in 1.62 x 10^28 Easy Steps
Posted 84 days ago
Man... lots of flash backs from previous jobs in that video
in Have you hugged a developer today?
Posted 84 days ago
That looks like fun... I want more furniture that I can build like that.
in lego block lamp lets you build your own structures
Posted 84 days ago
My favorite: http://startupmeme.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/javasux.jpg :)
in Ultimate Geek Vanity Plates Collection (62 Images)
Posted 84 days ago
I'm starting to think that we should vote Obama for president, just to see all the crazy names people are going to come up for things. Obamanomics, Obama-roll...
in 5 Good Things About Obamanomics
Posted 84 days ago
Sometimes, apple boggles my mind. They argue that their platform is built on an "open" platform when in fact development for it is closed. Terms of development would preclude Java or Flash being developed for the phone. I'm sorry, but to me that is a very closed environment.
in Blog: Apple tries open-source defence in ad case
Posted 84 days ago
Oh that is funny... Lets you know what is on the mind of most other searchers. After all these years, can we still not find a better use of the internet? :)
in Google: Are you kidding me?
Posted 84 days ago
I like the comment from the blog: When I first looked at the picture, I thought, "Wow, San Francisco looks really clean." Other than that, it looks exactly as I remember it.
in San Francisco
Posted 84 days ago
The whole behind the scenes LEGO videos have been awesome
in Video: A Peek Inside the Lego Factory
Posted 85 days ago
It will be interesting to see how this ends up... It is about time someone stood up to them!
in Psystar accuses Apple of anti-competitive tactics in countersuit
Posted 90 days ago
I will have to check that out the next time I am up!
in Manchester Millyard in LEGO
Posted 90 days ago
I saw the unboxing video, and thought it was pretty awesome.
in Samsung Omnia Unboxing Beats Apple To The Core
Posted 90 days ago
I think that in the beginning, they only pulled content from their "blessed" providers.
in Yahoo opens Digg rival to all publishers
Posted 90 days ago
I just wish everyone would start using Firefox so that I don't have to support IE any more :)
in IE or Firefox? Make your choice
Posted Aug 12, 2008
todd: No worries man... Just means more legos for me :)
in Question of the Day: Do You Say "Lego" or "Legos?" [Question Of The Day]
Posted Aug 11, 2008
I saw that race last night, and it was amazing. Lezak really pulled it out in the end.
in Lezak overhauls French to win relay gold for US (AP)
Posted Jul 21, 2008
Some more cool artwork from Natha Sawaya.
in This Artist Loves His Toy Bricks - Amazing Lego Art
Posted Jul 17, 2008
What are they going to think of next?
in Battlestar Galactica Cylon Toaster produces fanboy-approved bread - Engadget
Posted Jul 15, 2008
What's even cooler is that they have released the data used for making the video as a google code project: http://code.google.com/p/radiohead/
in Google -- Yes, Google -- Premiers Radiohead's 'House of Cards'
Posted Jul 14, 2008
I need to get some of these for my kids
in Lego Minifig Ice Pop Mold Makes Something Cool Even Cooler [Lego]
Posted Jul 05, 2008
The nice tidbit in there is that they are offering a secure erase option, making it easier to transfer your phone to someone else.
in Apple on how to replace an original iPhone with a new 3G iPhone
Posted Jul 05, 2008
Wow.. this takes multi-touch displays to the next level.
in The UBiqWindow: Google Earth Hologram Device You'll Want [Google Earth]
Posted Jul 05, 2008
I like the idea of the "lifestream" apps, but is it just me or do most of them just seem like information overload?
in Swurl: Your Lifestream, Made Beautiful
Posted Jul 03, 2008
And on that note it looks like ATI just released some newer drivers this week: http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6354568513.html.
in I hate Linux Graphics (Linux Hater's Blog)
Posted Jul 03, 2008
Hah! I didn't realize that the cookie monster muppet was first used in an IBM training commercial :)
in The Origins of 10 of Your Favorite Muppets
Posted Jul 03, 2008
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in SOS is 100 years old: ...---...---...---...---
Posted Jul 03, 2008
It's cool to see this finally becoming a reality. Still a little too pricey for me though :(
in Openmoko Neo Freerunner goes on sale July 4
Posted Jul 03, 2008
Wow... If google has to give real user data to Viacom, this could have all types of crazy implications.
in Google Ordered to Hand Over YouTube User Data
Posted Jul 03, 2008
An interesting look into the use of Google trends data for research.
in Are we what we Google?
Posted Jul 02, 2008
Heh... there is a wikipedia article for everything: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoyment. In the end I think happiness revolves more around being content than anything else.
in Gross Happiness Index
Posted Jul 02, 2008
An interesting look at the current state of Obama's former district
in Barack Obama's Chicago legacy
Posted Jul 01, 2008
Google has a lot of work to do to make Picasa comparable to other photo sharing sites such as flickr.
in Will Picasa become Google Photos?
Posted Jun 30, 2008
heh... "Hello, I'm little jack!" Is that what pops out when you open one up? :)
in The Brown Corporation
Posted Jun 30, 2008
I can just here the imperial march music in the background as I look at the photos.
in 35,310 Lego Star Wars Mini-Fig Army
Posted Jun 30, 2008
So you speak from experience tornado lover? :)
in When Tornadoes Attack: What a Tornado Taught Me About Our Stupid Obsession With Gadgets (And Why We Still Love Them)
Posted Jun 30, 2008
I guess another case of "The grass is brown everywhere" syndrome.
in From Microsoft to Google, and Back Again : Insider Perspective (Search Engine Journal)
Posted Jun 30, 2008
So is this kind of like Howard Stern going to Sirius radio?
in Seth MacFarlane Will Now Take Over The Internet [Cartoons]
Posted Jun 30, 2008
I just wish they would come out with a Linux version of Sketch Up. :(
in Google SketchUp 6 Free and Pro
Posted Jun 30, 2008
Oh... I need to get that book.
in Working LEGO Gun Will Make You Shoot Bricks [Lego]
Posted Jun 29, 2008
I'm so tempted to do something like this.
in Build your next home office in a shed
Posted Jun 29, 2008
I agree that our system needs work. My comment above was referring to the numbers of people who have tried to use Canada's system as an example of a working socialized medicne system.
in Second Thoughts About Socialism
Posted Jun 27, 2008
An interesting idea to use mobile versions of google apps in your Firefox side bar.
in Access Google Services from the Firefox Sidebar
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Heh, I guess we should just let ICANN print their own money.
in New Rules Could Mean Hundreds of New Domains
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Then lets say they implemented a system like this... how hard would it be to "game" the system?
in Artificial brain predicts death-row executions
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Or maybe we are now getting "brand placement" in the presidential elections. Next thing you know you will see McCain taking sips from a cup decorated with the Coca cola logo.
in Barack Obama and his iPod: Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen
Posted Jun 27, 2008
So I guess this is e-Harmony for Facebook?
in Find New Facebook Friends...With Science!
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Quite an interesting diversity, though many are quite sad. The first one on the list was a guy who hired a divorce lawyer :(
in How I Spent My Stimulus Dot Com
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Wow! That is simply amazing.
in 65-foot-high Lego Cathedrals Store 19 Billion Pieces a Year [Giz Goes To Lego]
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Bah! That was a horrible article... They didn't even mention my favorite, and probably one of the most memorable, Johnny 5 from Short Circuit!
in Movie robots to be remembered
Posted Jun 27, 2008
Sigh... a bit of a spoiler, but I would prefer to see a movie like this without the subtle brand placement :(
in Disney/Pixar s brilliant WALL E is an Apple Mac
Posted Jun 26, 2008
That story almost sounds too ridiculous to be true. First, he runs into a bear, then a deer shows up, then he rides his cycle to the hospital to be relieved that his kidneys are ok because he wasn't to donate his kidney to his sister!
in and you know, i feel sorry for the bear.
Posted Jun 26, 2008
Well aren't you special... or just a pawn being used by the campaign? ;)
in Barack Obama is following me on Twitter!
Posted Jun 26, 2008
Lots of great questions and answers in there
in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Lego [Giz Goes To Lego]
Posted Jun 26, 2008
Some people have way too much time on their hands, but sure am glad they do! :)
in Cardboard Tron
Posted Jun 26, 2008
That is an awesome video... It has to be a tough job building things out of LEGO bricks every day :)
in How Do They Do It: LEGO
Posted Jun 26, 2008
I'm looking forward to taking my kids to see this one
in Wall-E is Clever, Sophisticated and Charming
Posted Jun 25, 2008
Supposedly the music is supposed to go with the story, and is all voices... Mostly chanting and things like that.
in Neal Stephenson's new book, Anathem, will come with a CD of music.
Posted Jun 25, 2008
Wow... so if AT&T is subsidizing $300 per phone as is being reported, Apple is making quite a bit off the phones.
in Analysts: New Apple iPhone will cost $173 to make (AP)
Posted Jun 25, 2008
That looks really cool... I wish they had more areas enabled though.
in Edit Google Maps Like a Wiki; Add Roads, Schools, Buildings, etc.
Posted Jun 25, 2008
Is this really a good thing??? I think we saw how much his support helped Hillary :)
in Bill Clinton offers to help Obama become president
Posted Jun 24, 2008
Wow... I think you guys are thinking way too hard. This has nothing to do with interface, and is more about art. You should try it for yourselves at http://wordle.net/
in Cryptonomicon via tag cloud
Posted Jun 24, 2008
That was amazing... I would love an opportunity to take a stroll through that vault!
in Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History [Lego Sets]
Posted Jun 23, 2008
So that I can buy an "old" iPhone for cheap :)
in We Can't Wait for the New iPhone G3 [Caption Contest]
Posted Jun 23, 2008
Next thing you know, you are going to get your pizza delivered by a sword wielding ninja.
in Avatars Get Down to Business
Posted Jun 23, 2008
Holy cow! That model of the soccer stadium contains 30,000 LEGO minifigs (people)!
in Extreme Lego
Posted Jun 23, 2008
Wow... the amount of detail in this one is pretty amazing
in 750,000-Brick Kennedy Space Center Is the Mother of All Lego Models [Giz Goes To Lego]
Posted Jun 23, 2008
This looks interesting... I hope they do as good of a job as Alton Brown does...
in Cooking For Engineers
Posted Jun 22, 2008
I wonder how much the new deal with Yahoo affects this as well...
in Report: Google to Make over $1B in Display Ads
Posted Jun 20, 2008
Interesting take on Google, and its "Don't do evil" motto.
in Keeping Google honest; The power of not being defensive
Posted Jun 20, 2008
Those are cool... Can we get Lego business cards? :)
in Lego Employees Have Minifigs as Business Cards (and a Great Sense of Humor) [Lego]
Posted Jun 20, 2008
I don't think this is all that new... I've been in several Jalapeño eating contests :)
in Vegan Competitive Eating
Posted Jun 20, 2008
I guess I don't get it. The demos aren't all that exciting to me.
in Apple looks to SproutCore to kill Flash
Posted Jun 19, 2008
Awesome... Now I don't feel so bad about not going this year...
in Video From Google I/O Sessions Now Available
Posted Jun 19, 2008
That's pretty cool seeing how they make all those little storm trooper helmets.
in Galactic Empire Cloning Stormtroopers in Lego Factory [LEGO]
Posted Jun 19, 2008
A lot of amazing photos to be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/benfairless/sets/72157604729252492/
in A guide to shooting in radioactive abandonements
Posted Jun 19, 2008
Heh... That is pretty funny... A new type of google bomb?
in Google Translator and Barack Obama...
Posted Jun 19, 2008
I would still rather have the Thinkpad X300
in Thinner than Mac AIR, PC Card Slots, HDMI port.
Posted Jun 18, 2008
Sounds like an interesting experiment, and team building exercise.
in XP Lego game at Ft Lauderdale Agile
Posted Jun 18, 2008
Heh... What do you expect from something that was just released and stated as very beta.
in Google App Engine Goes Down and Stays Down
Posted Jun 18, 2008
It is pretty crazy that they haven't figured out how to make money off of it, though I'm sure it helps with their brand identity.
in Google Admits It Still Hasn't Figured Out How To Make Money From YouTube
Posted Jun 18, 2008
Seems like there is a social network for everything now...
in TimesPeople, a lightweight socialnetwork for the New York Times
Posted Jun 18, 2008
Yay! Now you can super poke your favorite sellers? :)
in EBay to Let Outside Software Work Inside its Site
Posted Jun 18, 2008
I just bought the full version, but had to go to about 3 stores before I found one... They are selling out quick!
in Critter Creator
Posted Jun 18, 2008
I guess they got tired of all the complaints about parts being "broken", or how they could be better?
in Reddit releases source code?
Posted Jun 18, 2008
Looks like a pretty good rendition of Wall-E. I can't wait to take my kids to see this movie.
in Lego-Built Wall-E: It Was Only a Matter of Time [Legos]
Posted Jun 17, 2008
Man, that would have to be a tough gig :)
in What Do You Want to Ask LEGO? [Reader Participation]
Posted Jun 16, 2008
I actually haven't used a sustain pedal, but I think it is much more than that. You can sustain/mute strings individually, plus some othere interesting effects.
in Amazing new guitar from Moog
Posted Jun 16, 2008
todd: While true, it is more about the time I spent with my son searching for the grill, teaching him the virtues of gas vs. fire, having him help me build the grill, and in the future teaching him how to grill the perfect hamburger. :)
in What's the best thing to do for Dad on Father's Day?
Posted Jun 13, 2008
Doh! I knew I should have watched the game.
in Celtics take control with huge comeback
Posted Jun 13, 2008
When I see models like this, I feel totally inadequate as a model builder.
in UM-5 War Doll Lego Mecha Pops Open To Reveal Pilot Cockpit [Lego]
Posted Jun 13, 2008
jhota: That is a good point. It looks like one of the other things that the site does is allow users to find and rate/review local shops. This will hopefully help someone pick a show that isn't going to shaft you.
in Is your mechanic telling you the truth?
Posted Jun 12, 2008
The author brings up an interesting point. App Engine is an easy way to introduce people to web programming.
in Rollin With Google App Engine, 80 s Style
Posted Jun 12, 2008
I suddenly feel better about my daily tea consumption :)
in Tea And Heart Health
Posted Jun 12, 2008
Yeah I know... Ikea needs to come out with a line like this.
in Create your own LEGO furniture with Lunablocks
Posted Jun 11, 2008
That is pretty amazing... I saw once where someone simulated logic gates withe legos, and made a simple adder.
in Lego Turing machine
Posted Jun 11, 2008
I had thought about making an MMORPG where you character walks around Google street view, and fight the monsters of the city
in Google Maps meets 'Grand Theft Auto'
Posted Jun 10, 2008
The LEGO games are pretty amazing, and this one should be as well if it lives up to the same quality that was in the LEGO Starwars games.
in Lego Indy Supplants Grand Theft Auto IV In UK Charts
Posted Jun 10, 2008
This would be really cool for our kids' rooms... I wonder how much it will cost?
in Big Apple Worldwide, Inc.: Big Apple Wallcovering to Display the New LEGO Playable Wallcoverings(TM) at New York Licensing Expo
Posted Jun 10, 2008
The above link should have been: http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46230-1.html
in "What Is a Linux Guy Doing at Sun"
Posted Jun 10, 2008
I can hear my grandpa saying... "Back in my day, we didn't have photoshop... We had to develop our film ourselves, in the snow!" :)
in "The Ghost of Bernadette Soubirous"
Posted Jun 09, 2008
No... They are the art of Nathan Sawaya. He makes some amazing sculptures.
in LEGO Bricks
Posted Jun 09, 2008
Ok... so there was a little photoshopping thrown in there for effect, but the details in the model itself are still pretty impressive.
in The making of Apocalypsis (an amazing scene made out of LEGO bricks)
Posted Jun 09, 2008
I hear that it is as easy as following the yellow brick road :)
in Tutorial of Oz
Posted Jun 09, 2008
That looks like a lot of fun
in You know the smart fortwo? Compact, efficient, affordable?
Posted Jun 09, 2008
The other big thing is it looks like the new 8GB 3G phone will be $199.
in MacRumors.com : Worldwide Developer Conference 2008 Keynote Live Coverage
Posted Jun 09, 2008
To me all of slide's apps are novelties (slideshows, superpoke). I still think there is a lot of room for meaningful apps that may not be more popular, but get better engaged audiences.
in Slide.com is not building any more Facebook applications!
Posted Jun 06, 2008
Not sure what to say, but that it is a pretty common every day occurrence down here :)
in Restaurant Patrons Entranced By Sizzling Order Of Fajitas
Posted Jun 06, 2008
Man this thread is making me hungry. And todd, you are just saying that this thread is better because Jim didn't write it :)
in $100 Hamburger Bites the Big One
Posted Jun 04, 2008
That is quite an interesting conundrum.
in Radiohead to Prince: Hey, that's OUR song
Posted Jun 02, 2008
todd: I think what you are referring to is that they don't removed copyrighted videos, but they don't let you embed them either, and they link to the copyright holders web.
in "We're sorry, this video is no longer available." YouTube error
Posted May 30, 2008
I played around with it a while back and it is pretty cool.
in Make your own fonts online with FontStruct
Posted May 28, 2008
Oh wow that is cool
in The Silver Surfer has nothing on a Wii balance board and a google app.
Posted May 28, 2008
Wow... as if it isn't expensive enough as it is. I just spent $15 for Charlie and I to see a matinée on Monday and probably another $10 for popcorn and drinks.
in Popcorn Driving Up Movie Tickets [Word of Mouth]
Posted May 24, 2008
actually... I wonder how hard it would be to build myself
in XYZ Computer Desk Is the Computer Itself (Verdict: I Want One) [Desktop Computing, Literally]
Posted May 22, 2008
I'm glad he won. I didn't like the other David at all.
in David Cook wins American Idol
Posted May 21, 2008
Looks like they censored the last bit of the video, so you don't get to see him do the burnout.
in Electric motorcycle inventor crashes at Wired NextFest [Scary Video]
Posted May 21, 2008
Heh... and I accidently posted on the wrong article :(
in Facebook Is A Privacy Virus
Posted May 20, 2008
I guess I should stop eating so many beans to help stop global warming :)
in Your burger farts greenhouse gas
Posted May 20, 2008
maybe it is because Macs are so over priced, and the only sub $1000 machine is their mini?
in NPD: Apple corners premium market; Apple’s market share of PCs over $1,000 hits 66%
Posted May 19, 2008
Maybe this is what we get from the Bevis and Butthead generation?
in What the hell is the point of Facebook?
Posted May 16, 2008
/me sighs... Just becuase somebody puts a keyboard on their pants, it is geeky? I'm sorry, but that is just plain stupid.
in Geeky pants
Posted May 16, 2008
Why does he get all the cool toys?
in John Mayer secures a BlackBerry Bold, makes world envious - Engadget
Posted May 15, 2008
Perhaps a play on the whole Clinton/Obama thing?
in Huckabee reenters the race?!?!
Posted May 14, 2008
I downloaded the bubble game hoping that it would help my son work on controlling the Wiimote, and it is actually pretty fun.
in WiiWare goes live today!
Posted May 13, 2008
I would love to be there, but will be just a bit south of Boston this time around.
in Meet NHPR's Brady Carlson during WebNOB, Tuesday (5/13), Jillian's in Manchester, 6-8 p
Posted May 09, 2008
See http://www.education-world.com/a_issues/archives/nclbwork.shtml for some inspiration
in How do you fix a broken school district?
Posted May 06, 2008
colby: I bet you will have to wait for the mail
in Crazy ways people are spending their stimulus checks
Posted May 06, 2008
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in ˙uʍop ǝpısdn ʇxǝʇ ɹnoʎ dılɟ oʇ ǝʇıs looɔ ɐ sı ǝɹǝɥ
Posted May 01, 2008
So I guess she figures if she can't win, she shouldn't let Obama win either, guaranteeing a split vote and a Republican win?
in Hilary Clinton is the New Ralph Nader?
Posted Apr 30, 2008
This also reminds me that we need to implement RSS feeds at some point for Babbledog. :)
in RSS Awareness Day
Posted Apr 30, 2008
So would it be the same effect if I wore roller blades, and tied myself off with a rope? :)
in The Treadmill Desk: Exercise for the Sake of Hacking
Posted Apr 29, 2008
Interesting idea, though if you look at the photo by itself, it looks like just any other snapshot. :)
in Pointalism or Photoism
Posted Apr 25, 2008
What is this "windows" thing you guys speak of? :)
in Ballmer: You want XP, we'll keep XP
Posted Apr 23, 2008
That is both so funny and so sad at the same time.
in Drunk Darth Vader's Jedi assault
Posted Apr 15, 2008
http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/sports/baseballwidget.html
in Mac Dashboard Widget Creation using Python : Call for Help!
Posted Apr 09, 2008
In other news, the original two XOs are still available :)
in Looking for an OLPC?
Posted Apr 08, 2008
I'm so there when this comes out.
in Guitar Rising: Guitar hero to the next level
Posted Apr 08, 2008
Not just access to big table, but a whole app hosting framework. Very slick.
in Google Release App Engine!
Posted Apr 07, 2008
If this does happen, the other implications are even more interesting. If Google wants to compete in this area, they will really need to expose the entire platform (just as Amazon has).
in Google To Launch BigTable As Web Service
Posted Apr 01, 2008
This one is pretty funny: LOTR Online: The Battle of Amon Hen
in What's the best April Fools' Day prank?
Posted Mar 25, 2008
I'm with jhota, but it does give me some more incentive (as if I have needed any) for another trip to the lego store :)
in Modular Microscale Space Legos
Posted Mar 25, 2008
I like to buy local, but it is purely out of a taste motivation. There is nothing like salsa that is made from fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, and cilantro :)
in the myth of buying local?
Posted Mar 25, 2008
Actually looks like 16 cores. The box has two nodes, and each node can have two procs (including the latest quad-core procs). I so want one (or more) of those :)
in 8 cores in 1U
Posted Mar 21, 2008
Unfortunately there are still a lot of questions left open. :(
in More on Ivan Krstić's resignation from OLPC
Posted Mar 20, 2008
While I agree they are not the best, they are still better than some of the other spoofs that I have seen.
in Your Linux is Ready
Posted Mar 20, 2008
Whoa... I just realized that the finals are in San Antonio!
in Men's Basketball March Madness
Posted Mar 19, 2008
Hmm... I should try installing it on my olpc to see how it does there.
in Holy crap!
Posted Mar 19, 2008
It is interesting that the new Safari update also includes an integrates sqlite database
in Best Browser Beta
Posted Mar 19, 2008
jim: Thanks for the link, I meant to post it but forgot. I remember being quite inspired when I saw him give the keynote at Pycon last year about the OLPC project.
in A sad day for OLPC
Posted Mar 17, 2008
I guess I have mixed feelings about this. It will be interesting to see how this turns out.
in This is The End My Friend: Negroponte Says XP on XO in 60 Days
Posted Mar 12, 2008
Evidently not: http://www.firstshowing.net/2006/09/16/fearless-is-not-jet-lis-last-movie/
in Best Kung Fu movie ever?
Posted Mar 11, 2008
I was a bit disappointed to find out that you have to have an Intel based mac to do development for it, but I guess I should have expected that :(
in Live from Apple's iPhone SDK press conference
Posted Mar 07, 2008
heh... that should have read can't imagine... I guess the sleep deprivation is kicking in :)
in SMS language sparks off unusually spelt baby names trend!
Posted Mar 07, 2008
Wohoo! I am a rocketing rabbit at a .172 average :)
in Shoot sheep with darts--for science
Posted Feb 29, 2008
It seems to me that pownce is an extension of SMS like messaging to the web. I never got SMS either, but a lot of people seem to live it every day.
in Valleyspeak: Leah Culver tries to coin a catchphrase
Posted Feb 29, 2008
All this talk of bacon is making me hungry, and I just realized that I have no bacon in the fridge :(
in Bacon makes everything better
Posted Feb 28, 2008
Not as exciting as I was hoping it to be, but still funny.
in Humor: A Day In the Life of a Superdelegate
Posted Feb 24, 2008
That is really cool... We have a coupld of old Air Force bases down here that I wish they would do that to
in Project Runway Iceland?
Posted Feb 21, 2008
I just looked at all the nominees and realized that I haven't seen any of the movies nominated. I guess that is what happens when you have kids.
in 80th Academy Awards
Posted Feb 21, 2008
Sigh... too many clouds tonight so no pictures, let alone even being able to see it :(
in Where did the moon go?
Posted Feb 20, 2008
I'm hoping the clouds here will clear out so that I can get some pics.
in Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight; Africa, Europe, & the Americas Have Best View
Posted Feb 20, 2008
@todd: Not sure about the JS support, I will need to do some further digging.
in Automate/Test web sites with Zope's testbrowser
Posted Feb 20, 2008
If anything, I bet you start seeing more efficient smaller engines with more turbo charging to get similar amounts of power.
in New Corvette Beast from GM, the Last of the Breed
Posted Feb 18, 2008
And yet history repeats itself again and again...
in Clinton, Obama prepare for battle in Wisconsin (Reuters)
Posted Feb 18, 2008
I didn't know anything about super delegates until I saw a news report about it a while back. I found it all to be quite odd.
in Democrats' fate in the hands of the super delegates
Posted Feb 15, 2008
I have to admit, that I am starting to warm up to git.
in git beyond version control
Posted Feb 14, 2008
I wonder how hackable it will be... You could have a lot of fun with it.
in The next big Elmo Christmas present?
Posted Feb 14, 2008
I can't wait to see this!
in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' Trailer Online Now!!!!
Posted Feb 14, 2008
Wow... I had avoided seeing that until now... Can I get those minutes of my life back please? :)
in Video Of The Day: Hillary 4 U And Me
Posted Feb 12, 2008
Someone should make a video game out of it. "Fluffy the World Destroyer"
in Fluffy. Fear him.
Posted Feb 07, 2008
be faster than cp (at least that is how the story goes).
in Let's Play: Use Mercurial, you Git!
Posted Feb 04, 2008
The Giants earned it for sure. You can tell they did their homework. No matter who you were rooting for, it was a very well played game by both sides, and for once we had a Super Bowl that was fun to watch.
in Super Bowl XLII Patriots Vs. Giants Phoenix, AZ 2/3/2008
Posted Feb 02, 2008
todd: Yeah I think it is just bad timing for Google. I'm still thinking of all the ways that this can go wrong. And flickr! Oh MS, please, please don't mess up flickr!
in M$ buying YHOO
Posted Feb 02, 2008
The crazy thing that I can't believe is that they have been using that thing for the last 6 years! :)
in Have you every seen a redneck rollercoaster?
Posted Jan 30, 2008
Those are so cool... I've been wanting to do something like that.
in Bent pictures
Posted Jan 30, 2008
I agree that there is an issue, I don't want to just go do something that will cause more problems without testing it first. Everybody seems to have a ”solution” to the problem, but I don't think they spend enough time really thinking it through.
in Crazy idea for stopping rise of sea levels: pump water inland, bury it in dead aquifers
Posted Jan 30, 2008
Hrm... I read somewhere that the next version of OpenOffice will have Google Docs integration. It will be interesting to see how this progresses.
in Google Docs going offline soon?
Posted Jan 30, 2008
I never could understand economics period, let alone when you throw politics in the mix
in Economics
Posted Jan 29, 2008
I have to say the the Grid CSS stuff is pretty cool. I've been using it on a pet project, and it was much faster than trying to create a layout on my own.
in Al comments on "YUI Grid CSS and Grid Builder Kick Ass!"
Posted Jan 24, 2008
Yet another reason why I do not own a cat :)
in Cat owners: Carefully check your suitcases before traveling
Posted Jan 23, 2008
Trendio sounds interesting to me at first glance, but I can see how it would get pretty boring fairly quickly
in LIVE MA