March 30, 2007
Nice Axe!
It folds!
A Life-Sized Whale on Your Computer!
No, seriously. Check it out because this is waaaaay cool. [Props to NOTCOT]
"Swim Across the Atlantic Ocean"
How to get from NY to Dublin, courtesy of Google maps. [Props to Kottke]
Not That We Are In Any Way Unhappy Here
But Netflix sounds like a great place to work.
You've Got 64 Days Until the iPhone
Can you stand it?
Do You Love Stats? Do You Love People Who Love Stats?
Many Eyes is being kitted out for social networking.
Today's Arts and Crafts Project
Make a telegraph that clacks out RSS feeds. (Truly, we are so head-over-heels with Jake's work at the Steampunk Workshop that we can barely contain ourselves. He is so cool. Wait, beyond cool, really.)
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March 29, 2007
Getting Ready for Sunday
April Fool's pranks for nerds...
Top Internet pranks from years gone by...
The top 10 best from Museum of Hoaxes...and the 10 worst....
If It's Okay With Linus
then it's okay with us: the GPL 3 draft. More here.
25.6 Tbps?
No freakin' way!
Mighty Nice of You, Apple
Considering credits toward full-album purchases on iTunes.
By Now We've All Seen That Image of Saturn's Hexagon
So we won't repost it here. We will mention, though, that the best explanation of what the heck it could be comes from Thomas Bohr (Niels' grandson) and his geometric whirlpool experiment from last year.
Freakier Than Saturn's Hex
might just be the deep fryer fish bowl.
And Just In Case You've Forgotten
Enough of this! Get back to work!
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March 28, 2007
Didja See It? Didja See It?
Adobe's CS3 Launch Event? Well we did and we can't stop jumping around in anticipation. The recorded launch is here. We wonder if it will include the uncomfortable technical glitch that brought everything to a screeching halt for over 15 minutes. We hope not.
It's an Exciting Time for Packaging
We say this so often that we should get it on a t-shirt. Still, it's true.
True...
True...
True...
True!
Today's Berners-Lee Video
Courtesy of the fine folks at MIT's Technology Review.
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March 27, 2007
Garry Kasparov Has a New Book Out
How on earth did he find the time to write it?
[An aside that will interest perhaps two readers of this page at the most: while searching Amazon for "Garry Kasparov" to find his new book so you wouldn't have to, the search engine turned up "Rede/Speech." Amazon seems to think this is a chess DVD. It most certainly is not. So why is this interesting? Because Rede/Speech is a DVD of a performance by Blixa Bargeld. Who is, as we all know, front man for Einstuerzende Neubauten. Who is mentioned below! Spooky, eh? Clearly the Fates intend for us to add both to our extensive library.]
How Do We Love Thee, CS3?
Honestly, we don't know yet, but Adobe's CS3 news conference is today at 3:30, so if you ring the WWBBHQ during that hour, please don't expect us to answer. (But feel free to come by and watch with us - our Webbot's going to make popcorn!) Here's a preview to whet your appetite!
We Need a Couple of These For The Pond
[Props to NOTCOT]
And A Couple of These To Toss Out The Window
The Hello Kitty air purifier!
Got $9?
Want a font based on your handwriting? We do!
Einstuerzende Neubauten Did This Five Years Ago
Ideas for the music industry in the age of "the-album-is-dead."
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March 26, 2007
Happy Birthday, John Stockton!!
10 Emerging Technologies For 2007
Get in on the ground floor!
You Might Want to Wait Until the Semester is Over
before you check out Kongregate.com. "It's video games meet YouTube."
Or If You're a Game Purist
you'll be happy to know that Monopoly doesn't have to last forever.
We Hadn't Heard of FM3 Before
But we really like their Buddha Machine.
His Parents Will Be So Proud
Bill Gates is to receive an honorary degree from Harvard.
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March 23, 2007
Not on Vista or OS X...
but still crave a widget? Yahoo's got your back.
Ooh La La!
France is opening its UFO files.
It's a Slow News Day
So here's a clip, brought to you by the Nick Ryan.
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March 22. 2007
A Few of Our Favorite Things....
Nikola Tesla
Savants
The Amazing Randi
Eye Tracking
Solving Century-Old Puzzles
Home-Made Video Games for Kids
Face Morphing Technology
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March 15, 2007
Check Out This Swell Rollercoaster
There's just one catch though...
Yup . It's pedal-powered.
Scary! (Props to NOTCOT)
Hey, We Have a Sam's Right Down the Road
If you buy generic medicines, you might want to read this.
Have You Ever Wondered About The Person Who Composes Music for Nintendo Games?
Wonder no more. His name is Koji Kondo.
Making or Breaking Memories
It could all be in our genes.
What a Pretty Kitty
The clouded leopard is discovered in the rainforests of Borneo.
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3.14 (159265...)
Happy Pi Day, Everyone!!
Here are some suggestions on ways to celebrate.
And possibly the best pi song we have ever heard.
And How to Calculate Pi by Throwing Frozen Hot Dogs.
A Very Clever Ad Campaign...
and some swell film-and-Flash work. Good job, Nokia! (Props to NOTCOT)
Something to Keep In Mind When You're a CEO
Or when you're visiting the career fair tomorrow: 8 things geeks need to work happy.
Hey, Speaking of the Career Fair
You are going, aren't you? Don't forget to make your resume all nice and shiny.
Some Days We Can't Get Enough of Will Wright
Most days, actually.
There's Nothing Wrong With Not Trying Something New
Or knowing your options. (Personally, though, we love Vista and Office 2007.)
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March 13, 2007
Cooler Than EPaper Because This Actually Exists
Making organic semiconductors with inkjet printers.
This, Too!
The Gene Sound TAS-100.
Another Sneak Peek at the Google Phone?
Or just a big fat tease? There's no way to know!
We Hope This is Real One Day, Too
Soundgate's concept PC for musicians.
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March 12, 2007
Look, It's a Baby Dasani Bottle!
No, it's not for babies, silly - it's what a bottle looks like just prior to the mold-n-fill process at the Coca-Cola bottling plant. Before it becomes this:
Who knew? (Hat tip to Lane, part of our own IT crowd!)
Happy Birthday, Jack Kerouac!
Jack would have been 85 today. Here he is reading from his novel Dr. Sax, accompanied by stills of his hometown, Lowell, MA.
Rest in peace, Jack. And thanks.
What's Dean Kamen Up to Now?
Designing a better artificial arm! It's robotic. (Oh - and for your viewing pleasure, here's everything we missed at TED.)
Singing Tesla Coils?
Dang, we didn't make it to Dorkbot, either.
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Helvetica: The Movie!
No, seriously. And you thought we were crazy when we insisted type is important!
Crazy like a fox!
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March 9, 2007
We Have a Wing of the World Wide Bulletin Board Headquarters Named After Him!
John Maeda, head of MIT's Physical Language Workshop, talks to Wired.
We're Still Negotating His Wing
Wiil Wright talks to PopSci.
"Other People's Typos Save You Money"
Is quite a slogan. (Props to Cool Hunting)
If The Geologists Can Do It, Maybe - Just Maybe - World Peace is Possible
The OneGeology project will unite all the maps in the world.
And if We Could Fix the Pandas, Maybe - Just Maybe - Universal Love Would Follow
Or at least more pandas.
We Missed Dr. Seuss Week...
So maybe this spoof tribute album will make up for it.
And don't forget to set your clocks ahead this weekend! We'd hate for you to be late on Monday.
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March 8, 2007
Hoax?
Does anyone know anyone who does or has worked at a Waffle House? Or should we just call Joe Rogers to verify?
Things Are Pretty Busy Over At Adobe
First we have the CS3 announcement scheduled for the 27th (with two, count 'em TWO new versions of PhotoShop), and now it appears they're working on a set of tools for photo-authentication. Dang. [Hat tip to our Web Bot]
Lucky German Drivers!
Google Maps and BMW join forces to combat the car map.
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March 7, 2007
Today's Grammar and Usage Lesson: Weary, Leery, Wary
This gem was spotted earlier today on a major-network news site. We suspect that neither the writer nor the "original developer of Botox" cited in the piece meant to actually encourage people to grow tired of cheap Botox treatments. Rather, we are inclined to believe they would instead like people to be leery or even wary of cheap Botox treatments. "Weary" means physically or mentally exhausted. Fatigued. "Leery" and "wary" mean suspicious and watchful, respectively. Example: We are weary of this common malapropism, and slightly wary of those who make it.
How Do You Transfer Terabytes of Data From One Lab to Another?
You call Google, of course.
And Speaking of...
Here's more speculative skinny on the mythical Google phone.
Did Any of You Notice?
"Adult" spam hit an all-time low in February.
Today's Arts and Crafts Project
Make a TV transmitter from a wok.
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March 6, 2007
Today's Fuel-Efficiency Tip
Meet Wayne Gerdis.
Perhaps We Should Start Expecting More From Our Own Dogs
Assistance dogs are being trained to help at ATM's.
And We Might Still If We Hadn't Just Read The ATM Story
People see their pets through rose-tinted glasses.
Those Ruthless, Ruthless Birds!
Yeah, we're talking about you, cuckoos. And cowbirds, too.
NKT Cells...
Might be behind asthma.
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March 5, 2007
We Are Not Ones to Be Impressed By Titles
But Vice President of Cake is pretty, well, sweet.
Wasabi Is Messy
Especially in space.
And Speaking of Wasabi...
Now We Finally Know What To Do With the Walls in The WWBBHQ Lavatories
Tile, tile, tile.
An Online PhotoShop?
Adobe, you guys are just crazy.
Engineering at Work
Well, at play.
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