Be an Optimist Prime… [PIC]
If you liked this, you might also like: Optimist Prime & Irony Man. [Via]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
“My Kid is a Über Video Game Geek” Bumper Stickers
Das Chupa‘s son is getting out of beta in a little over 3 months, so he designed these awesome bumper stickers to show the world how 1337 his kid is going to end up if everything goes according to his plan. [Via]
Border technology searches challenged in court
The age-old struggle between security and liberty has a new battle: the way border officials deal with electronic devices. The American Civil Liberties Union is leading a lawsuit over the Department of Homeland Security’s policy on laptop searches. It is challenging the DHS’ right to search electronic devices, copy data and even seize the equipment, [...]
Has the takedown of Craigslist Adult Services hurt abused women?
We’ve already covered Craigslist shutting down the Adult Services section of their website after controversy that a murder victim met her alleged murderer through the section. Now, Danah Boyd, writing for the Huffington Post, suggests that if the goal is to protect women, shutting down Craigslist Adult Services is counterproductive. “Rather than helping those who [...]
A Telepathic Wheelchair
A new neuroprosthetic interface – that is “it reads minds without drilling into skulls” – is being tested by scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Federal De Lausanne’s Institute of Bioengineering. The practical application – one can now pilot an electric wheelchair using only one’s mind – brings a new type of mobility to the fully [...]
Gravity-Defying Coffee Cup
Now that’s pretty cool. When empty and at rest on a flat surface, the “Zero Gravity” coffee cup stays balanced at a perfect angle. Naturally, if you fill it with coffee, you’ll have to set it down the usual way, but hey, I’m sure it’ll impress your guests while they’re waiting for their cup of [...]
‘At any moment Justin Bieber uses 3% of [Twitter’s] Infrastructure’
“Racks of servers are dedicated to him.” Kind of depressing, isn’t it? [Via Gizmodo]
No One Likes M. Night Shyamalan
It’s his least surprising twist yet…
The beauty of data visualization [Video]
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may just change the way we see the world.
Awesome XKCD-Themed Wedding Cake
From New Jersey-based bakery Pink Cake Box, here’s an awesome XKCD-Themed Wedding Cake.
PS3 jailbreaking broken by new Sony update
Sony has proven that sometimes court victories aren’t enough: sometimes you need to fight fire with fire (or code with code). The latest firmware update for the PS3 appears to block publicly available code, distributed as PSGroove, that allowed users to jailbreak their console, allowing them to play home-made games (but not boot from ISO [...]
Deal of the Day: Amazon’s Amazing DVD & Blu-Ray Sale
For those of you looking to add a few movies to their DVD or Blu-Ray collection, Amazon.com currently offers some HUGE discounts on thousands of titles. For instance, you could get Battlestar Galactica: The complete series (blu-ray) for only $148 . The sale features over 2000 titles, so why not head over there and check [...]
