May 2012
2 posts
TSA's mm-Wave Body Scanner Breaks Diabetic Teen's... →
I guess Erin gets to look forward to a pat down and thorough inspection of our bags the next time we fly. :-(
April 2012
2 posts
March 2012
3 posts
February 2012
1 post
January 2012
2 posts
Runnin With The Devil →
David Lee Roth’s vocals from ‘Running With The Devil’… JUST THE VOCAL TRACK!
December 2011
3 posts
Awkward Family Photos →
Ohh… Mah… Lawrd.
November 2011
6 posts
Why Angry Birds is so successful and popular: a... →
Hard Drives and Gas Prices →
I’ve been thinking today about hard drive prices and shipping/transportation costs to Las Vegas. It can’t be cheap to fly fresh seafood into the middle of the desert on a daily basis, yet every…
October 2011
4 posts
Weird Cygwin–Fork problems →
So I’m setting up my new work laptop. It’s a Latitude E6520 with an Nvidia NVS 4200M (…or NVIDIA or nVidia or nVIDIA or however they’re capitalizing it these days). I started getting all these…
Ladies and Gentlemen, the best pet Halloween... →
For the record:
1. Yes, I am biased because I have (and adore) Italian Greyhounds
2. Yes, I am biased because I love Star Wars
3. Yes, I am biased because I appreciate my local “inspiration”…
Apple: New iPhone Good →
CUPERTINO, CA—During a highly anticipated media event held today at the Apple corporation’s world headquarters, CEO Tim Cook announced the new iPhone 4S is good and people should buy it.
September 2011
8 posts
#72 Study Abroad « Stuff White People Like →
Erin sent this to me with a mixture of laughing and wincing. :-)
New Medical Codes Provide Precision - WSJ.com →
There are 312 animal codes in all, he says, compared to nine in the international version. There are separate codes for “bitten by turtle” and “struck by turtle.”
xkcd Wedding Cake →
Shared by Erik
I happened to be wearing this shirt today. :-)
Attention xkcd fans - have you seen this wedding cake over on Pink Cake Box? Thanks to Gareth for the tip!
Deep Fried on a Stick: Innovations in Fair Food →
The competition in selling food at fairs and carnivals is tremendous. Vendors seek publicity for the newest and most outrageous recipes to draw crowds. And since the fair is a once-a-year event for…
Tomorrow is "85 mph day" in Texas [Rules... →
Today, the top speed limit in the country is 80 mph. By tomorrow, September 1, 2011, the Texas Legislature will have upped the state’s maximum speed limit to 85 miles per hour,…
August 2011
14 posts
22 Fascinating and Bizarre Classes Offered This... →
From the Sociology of Lady Gaga to the Joy of Garbage, here are some of the coolest and weirdest college courses being taught this fall.
1. Sociology of Fame and Lady Gaga
University of South…
Mobile Workers Put In Longer Hours and Like It... →
The latest global mobile workforce survey from economic trends analysis firm iPass reveals a trend that we probably noticed but tucked away in our Outlook agendas or Google calendars for some…
Do Not Microwave These Items →
Microwaves are a wonderful way to heat up a whole bunch of stuff. But they don’t work for everything.
For instance, you should never microwave metal. Everyone knows that one. But not everyone is…
Driver Using Two Cell Phones Gets Year-Long... →
coondoggie writes “This guy is the poster-child for why cell phone use in cars should be banned in more places. According to press out of the United Kingdom, a man who was driving at 70MPH while…
Wall Street: Software More Valuable Than Oil →
CWmike writes “The tech industry’s answer to this week’s stock market roller coaster was delivered on Tuesday by the mighty Apple Inc. Apple saw its stock price rise enough — gaining more than 5% —…
Password Strength →
RC car hack saves lives in war zone →
R.I.P sand-colored radio-controlled truck. Your life ended with a bang and in doing so, saved some lives. This little work-horse is a hack that [Ernie Fessenden] put together and sent to his…
Probing Insulin Pumps For Vulnerabilities →
Several readers have sent in news of a presentation at the Black Hat security conference from a diabetic security researcher, Jerome Radcliffe, who is looking into the security of automated insulin…
July 2011
14 posts
Top 10: Binder clips →
While searching for related content for this morning’s clever plastic bottle top hack post, I noticed that we have lots of binder-clip related tips, tricks, and hacks. Here are the most…
Pastafarianism in the military →
Here’s a guest post by Justin Griffith. Justin is well known for his fight against the idea that “there are no Atheists in Foxholes”. He was recently profiled in the New York Times for his…
Monroe or Einstein: Check If You Need Glasses at... →
You probably know whether or not you’re near-sighted, but some people get so used to seeing things a certain way that they ignore a vision problem, squint a lot, and end up with …
