We went to see this last week. It’s surprisingly good — and the theater was surprisingly packed for it, even as early as we got there. They even managed to work Soundwave into the story well, something I didn’t think would be possible. (I don’t think they ever mentioned his name, but he’s an integral …
Well, we’ve had our Roomba for over a month now, and I know the question that’s on everyone’s mind right now: how well does it work? It’s time to answer that. It. Is. Freakin’. Awesome. It’s still picking up a TON of stuff every time we run it, which we’re doing every few days now. …
When I got my wireless networking operating under Linux a few days ago, I was very surprised to find that I had a small but constant amount of inbound traffic on it whenever I used it, measuring 4K to 6K a second. Changing to different channels made no difference. I’d never seen this under Windows, …
GoddessJ sent me a link to a review of the iPhone that finally said aloud the things that I’ve been thinking for the past few weeks. (Warning: if you’re an iPhone phanboi, or an Apple lover, this article will tick you off. The rest of the world — all six of us — will probably …
I love encryption. As a kid, the occasional “secret decoder ring” I’d get out of a box of cereal or Cracker Jacks was a treasure worthy of King Tut himself. In my high-school years I studied how to make (and break) ciphers on paper, and I went on to study computer encryption as well — …
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In the “ouch, that’s gotta hurt” category: “A grandmother whose Victoria Sponge was honoured with runner-up spot in a village fete cake-baking contest was rather disappointed to discover she’d actually been the only competitor.“
As featured in British author Peter F. Hamilton’s A Quantum Murder and the movie Paycheck, the technology for wiping specific memories is on it’s way to reality. This could be a very good thing, in some cases.
Here’s something you don’t hear about every day.
Make Instant Hot Ice, or A Candle That Won’t Go Out. Tie a Knot That Can’t Be Untied, and see what happens when you Pour a Soda Under Water. It’s all pretty neat.
Oh he’s got… hi-igh hopes, he’s got… hi-igh hopes…