Since the story of the BristleBots was published here on Friday, Lenore Edman at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories spoke to developer Pat Murphy at Klutz about the BristleBots. Murphy then posted a report at Scholastic’s website and at Klutz. We spoke about our shared commitment to making science and technology accessible to children. We began [...]
When Bluetooth, Car Phone, and CrackBerry team up, that condescending iPhone only gets what he deserves. [Via MUO]
In this second episode of the new Chad Vader season, Chad finally debuts his new, more powerful, laser checkout system… with unexpected results.
In the following video, Theo Grey from Popular Science fills soap bubbles with a hydrogen-oxygen mixture. He then puts fire to the bubbles as they rise up in the air. While this may look like a very fun experiment to attempt, we do not recommend that you try this at home.
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The Law & Order franchise has covered a lot of ground over the years… SVU, CI, Trial by Jury, and even the French Paris enquêtes criminelles. The newest series is starting on Monday, and it’s also an international version–the London-based Law & Order: UK. Of course, even Americans might [...]
On February 19th, Adobe confirmed reports that its version 9 software of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader were vulnerable to buffer overflows that have allowed some companies to be targeted in spearphishing attacks. Their announcement said: A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 and earlier versions. This vulnerability would [...]
Every parent knows it. A roaming baby is just like a little tornado, leaving everything in the house strewn about. Unless closely monitored (and shouldn’t they always be?), they just love to regurgitate on the floor, put soil from potted plants all around the place, and make a mess out of everything they touch. But [...]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] You’ve probably heard about the recent Facebook TOS debacle and subsequent backpeddling. After a few quiet changes to the terms, a bunch of users of the social networking site revolted, followed by preparation to file a formal complaint by the Electronic Privacy Information Center to the FTC. So Facebook [...]
By Miss Cellania Contributing Writer, [GAS] Over a year ago, Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories posted instructions for making a BristleBot, a cute little robot made from a toothbrush, a battery, and a vibrating motor from a pager. I thought it was a great idea, easy to make, worth posting at other sites. The real fun [...]
By Johnny Daniels Contributing Writer, [GAS] After 20 years, the Simpsons has changed their opening sequence. Now they seem to have this weird part where they are chasing their couch across Springfield. I’ll let you decide whether or not the new opener is a good one.
Dieters should look away now. Classified in the same category as the Krispy Kreme and Fatty Melt burgers; here comes the unhealthy bacon-cheese-pizza-burger. Want to make one? Just take a giant beef patty, eggs, bacon, colby, pepper jack cheese, and throw everything in between 2 large meat pizzas. Yum. Please note that we will not [...]
Amazon.com currently has a huge special on Firefly – The complete series (DVD), one of the most beloved geek series of all time. They’re letting it go at $21.99, about 55% off the normal retail price. Unfortunately, if you want it under blu-ray, you’ll have to pay more than twice this price. Five hundred years [...]
