December 2010
49 posts
Some Motoring Predictions For 2011… →
Some of these you’ll be in agreement with straight away, others are a little more tricky. Here’s my predictions on what we can all expect from 2011 in terms of motoring:
Petrol prices will hit…
Top 10 Tech Failures of 2010 →
Something from Apple that everyone loves
Something else from Apple that everyone loves
Your favorite cellular telephone
Something Facebook did
Something Google launched
A crappy tablet nobody…
Another Victim of The Scientific Method →
Submitted by: Unknown
Why Does Salt Melt Snow? →
December 19 →
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TSA Has a 70% Failure Rate →
Kevin Quinn:
A person briefed on the latest tests tells ABC News the failure rate approaches 70 percent at some major airports. Two weeks ago, TSA’s new director said every test gun, bomb part or…
Classic: Tom Joins Facebook →
Submitted by: lanin
Those Eyes, Those Thighs, SURPRISE! →
Submitted by: John Danz Jr.
Cyberduck brings FTP, WebDAV, S3, and Google Docs... →
Cyberduck has long been a favorite app of Mac owners, and with good reason. The free, open source app is a powerful way to transfer files between your desktop and the cloud, supporting…
Link: The Island of Stone Money →
In the western Pacific lies the island of Yap. Yap’s inhabitants have long use large limestone discs as a form of currency. Due to their large size (hundreds of pounds or more), the stones often…
Pennsylvania Wine Vending Machine Has Kafka-esque... →
Can you believe that, in the 21st century, a place filled with household lasers, instant worldwide communication and Daft Punk’s amazing new Tron album, you cannot buy wine in a grocery…
Transformers 3 (Teaser) →
Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro and Ramón Rodríguez will be back for Transformers: Dark of the Moon, as well as Peter Cullen’s and Hugo Weaving’s voices. Out 7/11.
PC OEMs plan to scrap VGA by 2015 →
Well, it appears that this ancient means of display connectivity may soon be archaic; a decent list of major OEMs and PC component companies (Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, LG, Intel and AMD) …
Susan Boyle vs. Paddington Bears →
Yes, Susan Boyle fights multiple Paddington Bears while attempting to make off with their suitcase. Why, does this image by deviantART user korintic somehow surprise you?
Link via …
Christopher Nolan’s Map of the Dream Layers in... →
Christopher Nolan’s Map of the Dream Layers in ‘Inception’
Hundreds Attend Global Warming Protest →
Hundreds Attend Global Warming Protest
“In China, queueing is honored more in the breach than in the observance. If you...”
– What appears superficially to be a line is actually just a one-dimensional mob - The Old New Thing - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
Google’s Cr-48 Netbook Looks Gorgeous, Ditches... →
Google’s Chrome OS, announced Tuesday, comes along with a little something that makes us gadget-freaks pretty excited: the monolithic, plain-black Cr-48, an Atom netbook that will be shipped…
Swimming Upstream →
A couple Saturday’s ago, we posted a bonus comic. Some of you may have missed it. It’s about a couch.
Weather Radar →
First Private Spacecraft In Orbit After Perfect... →
Surviving the World - Lesson 821 - Santa Claus →
What we have here is one of the great comeback... →
Tech Blog Bingo →
Tech Blog Bingo
[via Signal vs. Noise]
Way to Ruin it, Tara! →
December 7 →
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Trolled by the Police →
A Police Department in Northern Ireland posted this on their Facebook page, which they have used to locate “approximately 3 stolen vehicles, numerous stolen and found property, […] and…
[threepanelsoul.com] On Video Browsing →
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Google Maps for Android Now Faster, Smoother, in... →
Google has just unveiled their new, refreshed Maps 5.0 app for Android, launching soon. What’s new about it? Well, it renders buildings in 3D, loads faster, works offline and will…
Irate Cash4Gold letter to a lewd prankster →
This Internet finding is an irate letter from the thin-skinned litigation enthusiasts at Cash4Gold to a “Mr Haberny” who apparently made a habit of sending gold-painted rocks to the firm, along…
Melting Snowman Cookies →
The Decorated Cookie shows you how to make a wonderful variety of Melting Snowman Cookies.
WikiLeaks Outs Batman →
Political cartoon by Randy Bish in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
[via The High Definite]
Giant Pandas Are Poorly Designed →
Pandas are simply not good at making more pandas. Recently, however, researchers have made progress in helping pandas breed. This BBC article provides a good overview of the situation. Ultimately,…
[chainsawsuit.com] say no to interpedos (11... →
if you’re an interpedo with a sex-lust for cyberkids, you can forget about bulletin boards… when you’re in jail
if you or a friend know of a webcreep, contact the 1999 cybercrimes division…
Firefox (1982) - IMDb →
dbsw:
Don’t try this at home kids. // by... →
dbsw: Don’t try this at home kids. // by Kenny Louie
Wikileaks hysteria →
I’ve been following the WikiLeaks story with some interest. The hysteria
surrounding the cable leaks is downright un-American.
The most disturbing thing is what looks to be a coordinated campaign…
December 4 →
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How the World is Using Cell phones →
Mashable Mobile via ZeroHedge
Sony Ericsson Z1 (Playstation Phone) gets fondled... →
The last video we saw of the Playstation Phone (or Sony Ericsson Z1) was a blurry mess. However, we’ve now come across a much clearer video giving a detailed look at the new gaming handset…
Mr. Mario Mario →
Mr. Mario Mario
Facebook Friends →
Tilt your screen if you can’t see it…
How to Set Up Your Android for Automated Wi-Fi... →
The AirSync upgrade to doubleTwist and its Android app is really cool—press a button, and music, pictures, and videos sync across Wi-Fi. You can move past the button, though, and…
Oswald's Coffin for Sale →
The coffin that Lee Harvey Oswald was buried in back in 1963 is up for sale at an auction house in California.
The pine coffin is partially water-damaged by the 18 years it spent in the…
"Coveting possessions is unhealthy. Here’s how I... →
“ Coveting possessions is unhealthy. Here’s how I look at it: All of the computers on Ebay are mine. In fact, everything on Ebay is already mine. All of those things are just in long term storage…
"Give an unemployed person a dollar, and she tends... →
“Give an unemployed person a dollar, and she tends to spend it, because she needs to. (By definition, she has no other source of income.) Give a rich person a dollar via a tax break, she tends to…