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Category Archives: General
Star Trek:TNG casting memo surfaces after 23 years
In a parallel universe, Belgian actor Patrick Bauchau played Captain Picard. I’m basing that claim on a 23 year old memo that surfaced, on Paramount letterhead, written by John Ferraro, who was then a young development executive in Paramount’s syndicated television division, to John Pike, president of Paramount’s TV division at the time. The memo, […]
Awesome: Star Wars Logo Bookends
Originally a Borders Exclusive, these bookends let you use the iconic Star Wars logo to support your favorite tomes or DVDs, be they Rebel or Imperial, Jedi, or Sith. Each set of bookends is individually hand-numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Together, the two ends measure 9.25″ long x 3″ wide x 4.25″ […]
Time controllers have (leap) second thoughts
One of the geekiest moments of any year, the leap second, may be under threat. The International Telecommunications Union, the organization that governs global communications issues including how computers deal with time, is calling for feedback on the idea of dropping the practice. The leap second is designed to correct the disparity between the rigid […]
IE9 Screen Shot: Looks like Chrome?
A little earlier today, it seems that Microsoft Russia accidentally posted what appears to be an IE9 screen shot on its press site. The picture was quickly taken down, but fortunately, someone was fast enough to grab it in time. Check it out: Looks a little like Chrome doesn’t it? In the meantime, we’ll have […]
Make and Receive Phone Calls from Gmail
Google has just announced that starting today, U.S. based Gmail users will now be able to place and receive phone calls directly from the Gmail interface. Calls placed to U.S. and Canadian-based numbers are free, and if you need to make international calls, the rates are extremely cheap. Check it out:
Cloud Computing the HiveMind
You may have heard Peter Molyneux’s “virtual boy” Milo. He’s the uncanny valley’s answer to the Tamagotchi, and the latest project to take advantage of the Xbox’s “Project Natal.” You can see Milo in the video below: Here’s what I find particularly interesting about Milo. Milo learns. According to James Orry at VideoGamer.com, no two […]
‘YES! Elves and Leprechauns really exist!,’ according to this convincing man.
In case you didn’t know, Elves and Leprechauns are for real! Seriously! They are also very good unicorn caretakers and can easily be attracted with pineapples and chopsticks. Don’t believe me? Just listen to this guy; I’m sure he’ll convince you right away. [Via Geekologie]
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Belgian user may hold monthly download record
A Belgian internet user downloaded 2.6TB of data in the space of a month according to his (or her) internet service provider. And amazingly the ISP is happy about it. Telenet recently launched a service known as “Vrij Downloaden”. It translates as “free download”, but rather than referring to the price, it appears to be […]