LinkedIn…to What?
Keep getting invites to LinkedIn? Here’s the hard truth about the so-called social job network!
Monthly Archives: November 2009
TARBOY: an epic, animated short film
Tarboy is an animated short film about fighting robots, explosions and more fighting robots. Enjoy!
Wipe your butt with Google [PIC]
Google is not only the name of a major search engine (among lots of other things), but apparently, it’s also a brand of Vietnamese toilet paper. According to Google translate, the text on the packaging says: “Very long, soft, smooth. Of high vacuum, because you always!” Thanks Korben!
Robotic Xmas Dance Routine
Since the Holiday season is almost upon us, we thought to put you all in the mood with this cute little video of robots dancing to Christmas songs. Enjoy! [Via [H]]
Call of Duty players could be called to duty
A British intelligence agency is to recruit staff via Xbox Live. But sadly it’s not a case of hunting down the players with the best scores in stealth and puzzle games. Instead the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is to advertise through videos played on the main dashboard screen. The agency says that not only is [...]
Why Traffic Jams Happen for No Apparent Reason
We all know it, traffic jams that seem to happen for no apparent reason is one of the biggest source of frustration for drivers. I can definitely relate to that. Fortunately, dear fellow drivers, our frustration now has an explanation! The phenomenon has recently been re-created for the first time on a test-track by a [...]
Friday Morning Humor – The Old New Math: 25 / 5 = 14
…and 14*5 = 25. Watch the video below for the reasoning behind this.
Google Chrome OS Demo
Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system for people who spend most of their time on the web built around the core tenets of speed, simplicity and security. This is a demo video to give you a feel for the Google Chrome OS user experience.
Accelerometer-Controlled Marble Maze
In order to spark kid’s interest in robotics at an Illinois’ Boy Scout Jamboree, Engineer Dan Toborowski built this amazing accelerometer-controlled marble maze. Check it out: I recently completed a project involving wireless control of a Parallax BOE-Bot using an accelerometer and decided to adapt this system to control a custom-built 2 axis maze assembly. [...]
What if Earth had rings like Saturn?
Made using 3ds Max, this video demonstrates what Earth would look like if it had a ring system like Saturn. [Via Videosift]
Got a pen? There’s an app for that!
There’s an app store for the iPhone, the BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile, and pretty much every mobile device you can imagine. Including a pen. Sadly this isn’t for your humble Bic, though I’d happily subscribe to a magical USB auto-refill function. Instead its for the Livescribe Pulse, the digital pen at the heart of a [...]
Thursday Morning Humor: Shiny Suds
While not really geek-related, this is just too funny not to post. Enjoy!
