Elevators Can Kill You [PIC]
A word of warning this morning: If you live in Sweden, beware! Getting your trash down via an elevator will kill you. [Via Gizmodo]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Hanging Up on High Taxes
By Tod Phillips Contributing Writer, [GAS] The past holiday weekend turned out to be a fairly profitable affair for me, mostly because I found a little extra time on my hands and used it to dig through some recent phone bills. What started off as a simple tax analysis turned into something else altogether. I [...]
$12,000 Enertia Bike Hits Best Buy Stores
BestBuy has begun stocking a range of eco-friendly vehicles including an electric motorbike. But the promotion may be as much about attracting curious shoppers as being a serious selling strategy. The firm has been selling electric vehicles in 21 stores since May. Today it’s giving that scheme a boost by hosting the launch of the [...]
Haiku: The Sheep, the Super Hero, and the UFO
Realized by French 3D Artist Vincent Husset, Haiku is a crazy little short featuring a sheep, a super hero-wannabe, and sheep-kidnapping UFO. I’m not exactly sure why the author named the animation “Haiku“, maybe except for the 3-line poem displayed early in the movie, which doesn’t actually make a lot of sense: “In a sea [...]
Virtual Banker Embezzles Billions in Eve Online
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The MMORPG/virtual world Eve Online is no stranger to unsavory behavior; inside the game, having your stuff stolen is pretty much par for the course (watch out for those space pirates!). But as soon as it’s not part of the “game” anymore, things get a lot more serious. Like [...]
Epic Firework Nutshot Fail
Warning: Video contains strong language. A good example of why dangling your goods above a lit fireworks rocket is a very, very BAD idea.
Monday morning links serving: The July 6th edition
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-Ten ways to smooth the switch to Linux Without sending users on some sort of boot camp, changing the preconceptions of users may seem a daunting task. But there are ways to ease the pain of learning Linux. -How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network’s WEP Password with BackTrack You already know that if you want [...]
3D Short of the Day: Great Glutton Island
A funny little 3D short by Valere Amirault from French computer graphics school Supinfocom to brighten up your Sunday morning. Enjoy!
Chipmunks Meet Stormtroopers: It’s a Trap!
Chipmunks Meet Stormtroopers: It’s a trap!
Another great picture to be added to our previous post on Chipmunks and Stormtroopers. Kudos to Flickr user Powerpig for the great work!
New Wearable Feedbags Let Americans Eat More, Move Less
Black Holes and The Schwarzschild Radius
Since the media is covering black holes more frequently, we figured many of you might like to understand more about the phenomenon. Today, we have an absolutely fascinating video explaining the principle behind the Schwarzschild Radius. The Schwarzschild radius (Rs = 2GM/c2) is defined as the size at which a spherical astronomical object has been [...]
iPhone news round-up
Whether it’s child porn, GPS or hot casings, the iPhone continues to make news. Here’s our round-up of the latest stories about Apple’s flagship portable device: * Despite some reports, Apple is yet to officially acknowledge any specific problems with the recently-released iPhone 3G S overheating. While it has published some heat-related tips about the [...]
