Looking Down from the World’s Tallest Building
Enjoy the amazing view from the top of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai Spire. [Via Gizmodo]
Monthly Archives: November 2009
How IRC Works… According to Hollywood
I’m not sure which is the worse, the CSI episode where they try to track an IP address by creating “a GUI interface using Visual Basic” or this. And while being on the subject of ridiculous Holywood interpretations of IT concepts, we invite you to post comments pointing to similar attrocities you’ve seen or heard [...]
Microsoft to modders: Do come back (just buy a new console first)
Microsoft has confirmed its banning of players with modified consoles from Xbox Live will be permanent. But while some owners are offloading their consoles on eBay, others may have found a way to circumvent the ban. While some bans from the service (such as those for using threatening language towards other online players) are for [...]
Neil deGrasse Tyson on 2012 – The Movie
In the following video, CNN’s Becky Anderson asks astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson if the end is near. As usual, Mr. deGrasse Tyson anwsers in a very cool and concise way.
Awesome Deals on Logitech MX1100 Wireless Mouse ($39) + Illuminated Ultrathin Keyboard with Backlighting ($39)
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, we’ve got two awesome logitech products at very cheap prices. First, there’s the MX1100 Wireless mouse. Originally priced at $79.99 but now going for $48.65, minus $10 via rebate form (total: $38.65), the MX1100 is probably the best wireless mouse you’ll find around that price range. Elegantly [...]
Awesome Ford SHELBY vs CAMARO vs JEEP vs VAZ 2107 3D Showreel
Using 3ds max 2008 – Vray, Mudbox, AE, PS, Sound Forge and Vegas, Youtube user Pantural produced this awesome 3D showreel showcasing his 3D animation skills. The initial work on the project was done in 5 days, but the whole thing apparently took over 110 days to render. [Via TechEblog]
Robot in Love
[Via Buzzfeed]
Online video now easier to navigate
A website is offering what it’s billing as the TV Guide of online video. Clicker.com brings together links to around 400,000 TV episodes, 50,000 music videos and 30,000 movies in an easy-to-navigate directory. The idea of the site is to bring together all forms of video so that you can find the content you are [...]
Update on Teapot Blowing Phenomenon + Youtube Clips
When I asked you guys to send us pictures of yourselves blowing into teapots, little did I know that this would become one of our most popular posts of all time. I still can’t believe that in less than 2 months, hundreds of thousands of people have flocked to us to see this. Sites from [...]
Five Geeky Etsy Gifts for Under $20
The holiday season is approaching quicker than a turbo-charged jet-powered robot-reindeer-propelled sleigh. Just two days ago, I witness my first in-store holiday song (“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year“) and I cringed. As much as I love the season, and love getting together with my family, there’s an amazing stress factor involved every [...]
Artist Recreates Mona Lisa Portrait Using Motherboards
Displayed in the lobby of Asus’s headquarters in Peitou, Taiwan, this recreation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was made using old PC motherboards. [Via [H] | Flickr (CC)]
Dollhouse Canceled; What’s Next for Joss?
FOX has just announced that the Joss Whedon series Dollhouse has gotten the mid-season axe. Though the show has received mixed reviews, it has a pretty devoted fan following, and I was rather fond of it myself. The real tragedy is that it was just getting good – or rather, it started getting really good [...]
