On one hand, this guy has produced a VERY impressive working 16-bit arithmetic logic unit (which performs arithmetic and logical operations in your CPU). On the other hand, there’s something just fundamentally wrong in running an ALU on a CPU to power an operating system to render a 3D environment for a video game where […]
At a dogpark in Cambridge, Massachusettes, Matthew Mazzota installed a gaslamp powered by methane generated from dog poop. Burning the methane, which is 30 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, helps the environment, he said. And with dogs dropping tons of poop in cities everywhere, he thinks the idea of using […]
It’s hard to believe someone actually approved something like this to be sold on Amazon.com. There’s even a Kindle edition! [Source: Amazon.com]
Okay, we’ve all seen those personality tests which supposedly measure what type of person you are, the most common one being the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which was based on the theories of Carl Jung, and the least common one being “What type of hat are you?” This personality test, created by International Hobo, is designed […]
So, against which type of zombie would you be willing to go against? What is your favorite zombie movie of all time? Let us know in the comments section below! [Via]
If Hollywood can make an overly dramatic film about Facebook, maybe someone should try and make one about Twitter? Merci Carl!
Interactive media artist Mio I-zawa designed this iPhone charging cable to look like some kind of gross / alienesque umbilical cord. As soon as someone connects it to an iPhone, it starts pulsating in an absolutely gross manner. Yuck. [Via Pink Tentacle]
Researchers at Stanford University have successfully used light signals to stimulate muscle activity in mice. The concepts used in the experiment could one day form the basis of medical treatment for humans with a range of muscle-related conditions, including reversing the process to reduce involuntary muscle spasms. The experiment began with using an algae-derived gene […]
Well, well, well… seems like someone at Microsoft has a great sense of humor! Did Redmond use Bill Gates’ infamous mug shot as the base of the generic user icon in Outlook 2010? It certainly looks like it! [Via]
This video was originally uploaded to youtube about 2 years ago, so I was wondering, does current inkjet printers still functionning like that? I’ve stopped using inkjet technology in 2005, and even if ink cartridges dropped price in recent years, toner cartridges for laser printers are still much more cost efficient.