Little Squink! Monsters are Creepy and Cute [Picture Gallery]

Chris Squink (Squink!) is a graphic designer and painter in Dronfield, UK. His custom sculpted toys are a nice blend of dark and lovable, combining elements like sad, laquered eyes with, oh I dunno, dead birds and stuff. Creepy! And adorable. These images are from his gallery and Facebook page and are all in private […]

Study: Parents are Facebook Lurkers [Infographic]

According to a recent survey of parents using social media, 55% say they’re only on Facebook and Twitter to monitor their children’s online activities, with another 5% admitting they’d do the same–if they knew how. Eleven percent of parents polled set up their Facebook accounts purely to “snoop” on Jim and Jane, 15-percent have tried […]

Man Connects to Internet with Ancient Modem [Video]

K.C. has the oldest piece of computer hardware I’ve ever seen–a modem from 1964-5, complete with finely crafted wooden case. It’s got a good 20 years on me, and it still works. The story goes like this: Background: This modem was given to me ~1989 by the widow of a retired (IBM?) engineer. Computerhistory.org has […]

Oopsy: Microsoft Mistakenly Publishes Secret Project’s Splash Page

Ever heard of Tulalip? You have now, and so have millions of others, thanks to a slip by a Microsoft Research team. It seems J.B. of Fusible was looking for information about the purchase of Social.com when he came across the splash page for a social/design project on socl.com; it was removed almost immediately, but not before […]

Pink Ranger Playing the MMPR Theme Song on Violin [Video]

I never got into Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but apparently Youtuber lara6683 is a fan, because she made this video of herself playing the theme song while in the Pink Ranger costume. A few months ago we caught lara6638 playing violin and Dance Dance Revolution at the same time. Now, if she wore the Power Ranger […]