March 2008
How To: Make Your Own Flavored Vodka →
Add flavor to your favorite firewater using a process called infusion. Well, technically, it’s called maceration, but the effect is the same — tasty flavored cocktails of your own design.
Tonight’s ‘The Drill Down’ will be postponed due to unavoidable conflicts, but check this out instead! http://thedrilldown.com/?p=71
6 Scary Things that Happened on Leap Year Day →
After investigating events that have happened on this day throughout history, I’ve made a shocking discovery. It is the scariest day of the year. Friday the 13th? Halloween? They don’t have anything…
Exclusive: Transcripts of Wikipedia founder's sex... →
In which WIkipedia’s chief non-expert Jimmy Wales worries that Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be able to read their instant messages, talks dirty about broadband infrastructure, and says his “Google…
A Secret Museum on the Moon's Surface →
The Moon Museum was secretly installed on a hatch on a leg of the Intrepid landing module with the help of an unnamed engineer at the Grumman Corporation. Amongst the works in the exhibition is a…
Six Houses Guaranteed to Make Your Look Puny →
Don’t get me wrong, I really do love my house, but how can you compare that with mansions built by the Vanderbilts and the Winchesters?Let’s start with the first house that made me feel inadequate.
February 2008
A Look Inside a Russian Underground Submarine Base →
It was a big underground submarine base and docks once in USSR. After the Soviet Union collapsed and Russian army left Ukraine it was partly abandoned and some of its parts was converted into a…
How NOT to secure your website →
A sobering (and funny) tale of online security.
Back to the Future Trilogy a la "Be Kind Rewind" →
TeamBulletTime saw Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind, and decided to create a sweded version of the Back to the Future trilogy. I thought it was cute enough to post. Check it out below.
20 Money Hacks: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your... →
Improving your finances improves your happiness, in general, so I thought it would be important to share stuff that’s worked for me.
The Twenty Sci-Fi Novels that Will Change Your... →
Whether it’s because they’ve altered the course of science fiction writing, or simply provide a genuinely alien perspective on ordinary life, these are novels that will rearrange how you think. Check…
A Lament for the Death of New Line →
Over the last few decades, New Line has released films that have firmly ingrained themselves into the popular imagination. Here’s a look back at the most notable films that New Line has given us. So…
The Top 10 Worst Captchas →
CAPTCHA is an acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing Test.” I just call them PITA (pain in the ass). Here are my top 10 worst Captcha’s ever.
100 Great Movies Every Guy MUST See →
For years now men have had to suffer in silence when taking their girlfriend or wife to the cinema. How often do you get to see that new Jackie Chan movie? And how often does she get to watch the…
Wii FreeLoader gives you region-free gaming... →
Wii FreeLoader allows you to play any GameCube or Wii game from any region on your Wii. You just stick the FreeLoader disc into the console, let it spin up, eject the disc and stick in your title of…
First look: Google relaunches JotSpot as Google... →
Ars checks out Google’s new web-based productivity and collaboration product, which has Microsoft Office and SharePoint on its hit list. Google Sites’ success, however, will depend on how it evolves…
Beijing’s Olympic Building Boom →
We’ve been reading about China’s construction plans for years, and wondered whether all those huge buildings will be ready in time for the 2008 Olympics. Now those buildings are opening for business,…
Top 10 Strange Phenomena of the Mind →
The mind is a wonderful thing - there is so much about it which remains a mystery to this day. Science is able to describe strange phenomena, but can not account for their origins. While most of us…
eBay a veritable software pirates bay, says... →
The Software & Information Industry Association says that online auction sites like eBay are responsible for the sale of a huge amount of pirated software. The SIIA wants the sites to do more to…
I’m very thankful the two NPR stations in my neighborhood don’t schedule their pledge drives during the same week.
Pass or fail? RIAA’s college litigation campaign... →
February 28 marks the first anniversary of the RIAA’s legal campaign against college students, one that has resulted in at least $7 million in settlements. Ars talks with RIAA president Cary Sherman…
Public Nut Scratching Outlawed in Italy →
Italy’s Court of Appeal has issued a new hands-off landmark ruling - outlawing men from scratching their crotches in public. Superstitious Italian men often hold or touch their private parts for good…
12 Practical Steps for Learning to Go With the... →
No matter how much structure we create in our lives, no matter how many good habits we build, there will always be things that we cannot control. The simple solution: learn to go with the flow.
Wikipedia’s List of “Lost Work” →
Wikipedia has an excellent article on lost work, explained thusly: “a document or literary work produced some time in the past of which no surviving copies are known to exist. It’s a staggering list,…
Google Gives All SF Homeless Free Voicemail →
Google has made an announcement that could help hundreds of homeless people in San Francisco get back on their feet. Every single homeless person in the city will be given a life-long phone number…
10 car features we want by 2020 →
Hey, automobile industry, we need to talk. You’ve been making a lot of promises lately and, well, we’re not really sure if we believe you anymore. How can you even ask why? Remember that whole…
Heavy legal guns ask judge to reverse Wikileaks... →
A collection of public interest groups has attempted to intervene in the Wikileaks case, arguing that the judge’s order that removed the site’s DNS entry was overly broad, and erred on both jurisdictional and constitutional grounds.
World’s largest naturally ventilated building... →
YET ANOTHER enormous pointy Foster-designed eco tower going up in Moscow, Russia: the Russia Tower. When this colossal tower is completed in 2012, it will be the tallest building in Europe at 2,009 ft tall (612.2 meters), and one of the tallest in the world, just behind Taipei 101 and Burj Dubai.
Cool Stuff: Tyler Stout’s Movie Poster Art →
I’m ashamed to admit that just recently became aware of the poster artwork of Tyler Stout, although I’ve seen his work in passing. How Many movie references can you spot? Check out some close-ups of the piece above, and more of Stout’s amazing movie poster art, after the jump.
9 Conditions You Can’t -and Shouldn’t- Do A Thing... →
Several of the conditions listed here can be difficult to endure, and perhaps the future of medicine will save us the pain and speed the healing. Until then, always consult your doctor but don’t be surprised if you are told that time is the balm that will heal all of these wounds.
Top 10 Places to See Before You Die →
On your deathbed and want to know what you need to see on this mortal plane before you kick the bucket? These are the top ten places you have to visit before you travel to that cloud in the sky (or pit in the ground).
Misperceptions meet state of the art in evolution... →
A panel at the American Association for the Advancement of Science tells us what we should know about what we know when it comes to major events in evolution.
48% of teenagers bought zero (0) CDs in 2007 →
Nearly half of all teenagers bought no compact discs in 2007, accelerating the music industry’s painful transition from CDs to digital downloads, according to a report released today.
Yay!! Got my invitation to the Zivity beta!
Color Contacts: History of Changing Your Eye Color →
It has been said that eyes are the window into the soul. If that is true, then eye colors are the soul’s curtains, a decorative adornment that frames your view of the main event.
Dell's Smokin' New XPS 630 Gaming System: A New... →
Dubbed the “new challenger”, the Dell XPS 630 is the beginning of a refresh of the XPS line, with updated specs and component choices. Available in black or red, the Dell XPS 630 is a customizable machine with support for dual graphics cards and the latest processors, and if we may say so, looks that kill.
China: Famous Photo Was Faked: Photographer,... →
It turns out that train tracks in Tibet aren’t where the antelope play.Earlier this week, Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency, issued an unusual public apology for publishing a doctored photograph of Tibetan wildlife frolicking near a high-speed train.The deception was uncovered by Chinese Internet users who sniffed out a Photoshop scam.
The Highest-Rated US Presidential Debates in... →
Last week’s Austin debate drew roughly 7.7 million viewers, while last month’s showdown in Hollywood was seen by 8.3 million. These numbers understandably pale in comparison to viewership for general election debates. The largest debate audience came in 1980, when 80.6 million people watched Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. Here’s the top ten
Why Winter is Making You Fatter & How to Fix it →
There are a number of ways that the seasonal changes of a cooling climate are making us fatter. In fact, winter is contributing to our fatness in the following ways…
5 Ugliest Baby Animals →
Even this stone-hearted blogger has occasionally been moved to the point of saying “awwwwww” by a particularly adorable photo of a puppy. I think these cute baby animals get too much attention solely because they’re huggable. I want to rectify that and give some attention to the baby animals that only a mother could love.
Trends and Examples in Navigation Menus →
Navigation is the most significant element in web design. Since web-layouts don’t have any physical representation a user can stick to, consistent navigation menu is one of the few design elements which provide users with some sense of orientation and guide them through the site.
Confessions of Five Doctors →
Ever wondered if doctors are frightened of catching what you’ve got? What their notes really mean? Or how to get round their receptionist? We asked a General Practitioner, Pediatrician, Oncologist, Gynecologist and a Psychiatrist to spill the beans.
The Echo Park Time Travel Mart →
The Echo Park Time Travel Mart, specializing in everything you need for time travel, such as Mammoth Chunks and Barbarian Repellent, is a brainchild of Mac Bernett of 826LA, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting kids explore creative writing and helping teachers inspire their students to write.
Comcast, net neutrality advocates clash at FCC... →
Friends and foes of ‘Net neutrality faced off at Harvard Law School today. The star of the show was Comcast EVP David L. Cohen, with FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin, Columbia Law School professor Timothy Wu, and others playing supporting roles. We’ve got audio of the debate between Cohen, Wu, and the general counsel of Free Press inside.
Top 20 Parent Hacks: Tips for Organization, Kid... →
The key to finding more time is to spend less time on the stuff that doesn’t matter. Getting rid of, or at least reducing, mental and physical clutter creates room for our goals and dreams, or, some days, simply an extra 15-minute tickle session with the kids.
Why a Calorie Isn’t Always a Calorie →
Calorie counting can work, but it’s often based on pseudo-science.
The World’s Weirdest Engineering Disaster →
What started as a seemingly minor miscalculation resulted in a billion-gallon flood, unbelievable property damage and the upheaval of an entire ecosystem. Amazingly, this catastrophe cost no lives though it remains one of history’s most devastating engineering disasters.
The Drill Down 029 up! http://thedrilldown.com/?p=69 A new Apple patent, Muslims vs. Wikipedia, banning Wikileaks & Music from WinXP sounds
EXCLUSIVE: 'Where in the World is Osama Bin... →
Cinematical has just received this exclusive final poster (click on the image for a larger version) for Morgan Spurlock’s new doc, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Coming to... →
The lucky sunny state of Arizona is about to become home to the world’s largest Solar Plant! Thanks to a just-announced contract between Abengoa Solar and Arizona Public Service Company (APS), the enormous solar plant called Solana will power up to 70,000 homes, and will be the first example in the country of a major utility…