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Monthly Archives: August 2010
New Gmail tool has its priorities wrong
Google has launched a new Gmail tool that claims to take the hassle out of filtering incoming messages. But it looks to be a treatment of symptoms rather than a cure for disease. The new “Priority Inbox” is an optional feature that splits your Gmail inbox into three section. One is simply messages you have […]
Off to Dragon*Con
You might notice I won’t be posting as much in the next few days, but it’s for a very geeky cause: I’ll be going to Dragon*Con! This is the third year that I’ve gone to the Atlanta-based fan convention, and every year I experience, well, something altogether different. When that many costumed geeks descend on […]
DARPA wants to build a learning computer
Hello, Professor Falken. DARPA is a division of the U.S. Department of Defense tasked with developing new technology for use by the military. Their most famous project was called ARPAnet, which eventually became the Internet. They define the term “scary smart,” and while some of their technology trickles down to the civilian sector, most of […]
3D Fractal Animation: Mandelbox Trip
This absolutely incredible animation was generated with Mandelbulber (unavailable right now), an open source 3D fractal generator. [Via Gizmodo]
Plunging your Hand in Liquid Nitrogen
Thanks to the Leidenfrost effect, Popsci’s Mike Walker was able to safely plunge (just for a second!) his hand in a jar of liquid nitrogen. Check it out: [Via PopSci]
The world’s smallest car
Made from 1962 to 1965, the world’s smallest production car – that is, made for general consumption, not the Shriners – the Peel P50 has three wheels, can go up to 38mph, and seats “one adult and a shopping bag.” She’s 54” long and 41” wide, and weighs 130 pounds. Features do not include more […]
Weapons for Office Geekettes
[Source: 101 Weapons for Women]
Microsoft Kinect: The Future of Gaming [Animated Gif]
So that’s what the future of gaming looks like. Depressing, isn’t it?
Five Reasons You Need to Watch The Pillars of the Earth
So you might have noticed I’ve got a little thing for the Middle Ages. Be it Arthur or Charlemagne, Margery Kempe or Marie de France, the period incorrectly referred to the Dark Ages has been a lifelong inspiration for me. In fact, I went through graduate school doing little else than perusing old manuscripts in […]