I never needed to be convinced of this, but it’s nice to know nonetheless.
Archive of entries posted on February 2010
“Liquid glass will change your life, eliminate detergent profits”
Very intriguing. Unfortunately it sounds too good to be true, so it probably isn’t.
VMware Fusion and Windows Development
I’ve spent the last few days integrating my new math library into the Windows project I started coding it for. Yesterday morning I was ready to try running the integrated copy, but I had some kind of problem starting it up. I couldn’t track it down very easily though, due to how long it took [...]
“Chilean mint misspells Chile”
Oops. I guess someone should have paid more attention in school.
“Note to Captain Kirk: Warp speed will kill you”
Well, duh! That’s what shields were invented for!
“Detecting Cheating by Analyzing Erased Answers”
When I first read this, I couldn’t believe it. But then I thought about it a little more, and realized that it fits a general scenario: whenever you give people a sufficiently large reason (severe penalties for failure, or large bonuses for success), they’re going to try to game the system. Always. Yes, even (some) [...]
“Hearing aid you wear on your tooth”
In one of the science fiction series that I used to read, the hero kept in constant contact with his robot companion through a surgically implanted microphone and earphone. This isn’t quite in that league, but it sounds like a solid piece of work. I have to wonder if it would work on denture-wearers, though.
“How to Talk with Your Spouse About Money”
Good tips on a subject that few of us know how to handle at all, let alone how to handle well.
“LED ax light great for camping, scaring intruders”
All I can say to this is, “um, yeah.” Something else I’d never have thought of myself… and likely with good reason.
“Hands-on: D&D on the Microsoft Surface”
“Seriously, though, wouldn’t you have killed for this when you were 14?” I certainly would have. Sometimes I regret the inevitability of growing up (or at least older ). (Via LifeHacker’s “Remains of the Day” feature)