Monday morning links serving: The October 12th Edition

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-Five Best Windows Task Manager Alternatives The Windows Task Manager is a functional but basic tool for keeping an eye on applications and activity on your computer. If you want to go beyond the built-in tool and get a closer look, check out today’s offerings. -Ubuntu 9.10 – Almost Perfect Ubuntu 9.10 is only days [...]

Diamonds are NOT Forever: Burning Diamonds With a Torch and Liquid Oxygen

Think diamonds are forever? Well, sorry to disappoint you folks, but they’re not. I can’t stand diamonds. No, really, they just tick me off, because nearly everything about them is a lie. Diamonds are neither rare nor intrinsically valuable nor uniquely romantic. Those are ideas invented by the diamond industry. And no, despite what the [...]

Conan O’Brien Interviews USB Co-Inventor Ajay Bhatt

Ok folks, for those who’ve been with us for a while, you surely remember that Intel Rock Star ad featuring Ajay Bhatt, the co-creator of the USB technology, we posted a while ago, right? Well, apparently, the dude featured in the ad was not Ajay, but an actor looking somewhat like him. So when Conan [...]

Best School Answering Machine Message EVER!

Obviously, no serious schools would use something like this as their answering machine message, but when taken with a pinch of salt, you have to admit that the whole thing is pretty darn hilarious.

YikeBike – The World’s Smallest, Lightest Electric Folding Bicycle

Designed and constructed in Christchurch New Zealand, the YikeBike is the worlds smallest, lightest electric folding bicycle. Featuring a carbon composite frame, the YikeBike is fairly light at 9.8kg (21lbs). It has a top speed of 20km/h (approx. 12mph) and offers a total range of 10 km (6.21 miles), with 30 minutes of recharge time. [...]

The Largest Black Holes in the Universe

How big can a black hole get? What’s the largest one detected so far? Where does an 18 billion solar mass black hole hide? Find out in this amazing video documentary from SpaceRipTV.

The Golden Age of Video

How often do you see movie clip mashups made into a rap song? OK, very often, but how often do you see a video mashup using movie clips that keep a dance rhythm and all rhyme? This brilliant edit is from Ricardo Autobahn. [via b3ta]

TV review: Micro Men

As part of its Electric Revolution series, the UK’s BBC has shown a fact-based drama, Micro Men, looking at the early 80s period when Britain was arguably leading the world in home computing. The heart of the story was the personal rivalry between Clive Sinclair (Alexander Armstrong, pictured above right) and Chris Curry (Martin Freeman, [...]

Mechanical Reproduction of Digitized Speech on a Piano

Yikes, this is probably one of the coolest and most frightening things I’ve ever heard. Just try to imagine your piano doing this at home while you’re alone. Instant insanity! [Via Neatorama]

Linux is an Evil and Uncompassionate OS

Thanks John! [Via IMgur]

Powermat Wireless Charging: Lose the Cords

Powermat has just released its lineup of wireless chargers last Wednesday. Their first online ads are out, and they’re pretty darn hilarious. Check them out! (Warning: Video contains strong language) The Powermat Wireless Charging System provies a simple, fast and efficient way to keep all your favorite personal electronic devices charged. Enabling your devices with [...]

World’s Thinnest Speakers

Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could just hang your speakers on the walls, just like you do with calendars or movie posters? Well friends, if the following technology ever takes off, this may eventually become reality. Developed by researchers at Taiwan-based ITRI, Flexpeakers are composed of arrays of tiny speakers that can be attached [...]

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