February 2012
1 post
Apple iTV should be a super TiVo.
I don’t think an Apple “iTV” like the rumormill is predicting is a good idea, and if it happens at all, I don’t think it will be what they are expecting.
In case you’re not familiar, what’s being rumored is a big screen HDTV iPad:
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/117305-apple-itv-detailed-its-like-a-42-inch-ipad
Cool idea and all, but this will not...
November 2011
1 post
My Sugar-Free Low Carb Eggnog
I love eggnog and I try to make my own every season. I got this recipe from my friendly neighborhood liquor store and love it. However, this year I am going low-carb. I thought about it an realized eggnog should convert fairly well, and the following is my creation at 7 grams of net carbs per 6 oz cup. Almost all the carbs are sugar from the Gran Gala, so I may experiment substituting the Gran...
October 2011
1 post
September 2011
4 posts
Remake Bad.
Io9 just posted an article “Some 1980s and 1990s Movies That Actually Should Be Remade.” No. Seriously. No.
They claim “Everybody knows that remakes are a plague and an abomination,” yet go on “Nobody complained when John Carpenter remade The Thing, after all. …Here are 20 beloved (and not so beloved) films of a quarter-century ago that actually should be...
DLNA Fail, AirPlay to the Rescue.
My nice Samsung “smart” tv is connected to my network and the web via DLNA, the rarely-heard-of device networking protocol that has been around for 8 years. It’s a cool project aimed at effortlessly networking computers and other computing devices (routers, tvs, stereos, mobiles, tablets, etc.) so everything can communicate and share data on your home network.
No one’s...
"Ancient Aliens" and Speciousness
spe·cious
[spee-shuhs]
–adjective
1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
I love the word specious. It is perhaps my favorite word in the vocabulary of philosophy. I also have a particular fondness for false, but specious has an academic air that I like.
I also have a terrible weakness for the History...
SmartKeyboard Concept Gives th......
*SmartKeyboard Concept Gives the iPhone a Physical Keyboard Based on the iPad’s Smart Cover* http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/09/03/smartkeyboard/
August 2011
1 post
How to Build a Computer from Scratch: The Complete... →
Thanks Lifehacker!
Last week, we showed you how to build your own custom PC, from picking the parts, to putting it together and installing your OS. Here’s the complete guide, along with a printable PDF version that you can use as a reference.
Note: Click the lesson title to view the lesson—it’s a link!
Lesson 1: Hardware Basics
Building a computer from scratch gives you the...
July 2011
21 posts
The Beastie Boys' epic 11-minute music video pits... →
Here’s something for all your Supermarionation fans out there. Longtime Beastie Boy collaborator and Being John Malkovich director Spike Jonze has directed 11 minutes worth of…
Why You Should Ditch PayPal and Use These Other... →
PayPal is generally seen as the definitive way to pay people online, but it’s not necessarily the best. There are plenty of other great services out there that offer added benefits…
Genius hybrid heatsink fan can make your computer... →
Most computers deal with heat the same way: there’s a heat sink (a big radiator) attached to the processor, and a fan that blows air over it. Combining these two things into a heat sink that spins
Star Trek App Beams Onto the iPad The new *Star Trek* app from *CBS Interactive* converts any iPad into the ultimate Trekkie experience by simulating the LCARS interface seen on *Star Trek: The Next Genration*. iPad users can now access the official *Star Trek * operating system and history of the series with a complete *Star Trek*encyclopedia. The PADD database includes information on all the...
Dancing To The Drumbeat Of HTML5, New Pandora Is... →
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Awesome. I knew as soon as the iPad Flash debacle began the web would eventually come to Apple. Google and YouTube went to HTML5 immediately and many sites are following suit….
FastPreview Adds Full-Res Previews to Images in... →
Windows only: FastPreview adds a big thumbnail to every image’s context menu in Windows Explorer, while also giving you quick access to a full-res preview as well as loads of data…
Despite Google+ Competition, Disco, Google’s... →
It has been over three months since we first broke the news on the existence of Disco, the group messaging app made by the Slide team within Google. Google still refuses to talk about…
Google+Facebook Extension Integrates Facebook... →
Chrome/Firefox/Internet Explorer: If you’re loving Google+ but finding it to be virtual ghost town while your friends slowly trickle in, the Google+Facebook browser extension…
30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program in Pictures... →
With today’s last Space Shuttle flight, we’ve reached the end of an era in American space exploration. In this gallery, we look back on 30 years of the Space Shuttle program: the…
Everything You Need to Know about Torchwood [Io9... →
Torchwood is reborn tomorrow night, as a big-budget co-production with the American cable network Starz. But with three seasons of this British science fiction show already out…
Which Website is Right For Me? [Flowchart] →
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Fox responds to Prometheus rumors by releasing... →
There’s been a lot of buzz on the Intertubes lately about Ridley Scott’s Prometheus as we all try to figure out if it’s an Alien prequel or not, and whether the recently spotted synopsis is…
World of Warcraft is jumping on the free-to-play... →
It’s pretty common for smaller massively multiplayer online titles to offer up a portion of the game for free — or, in some cases, the whole thing. World of Warcraft, being the big game on…
June 2011
4 posts
2 designers guess at the iPhone 5's look with... →
What’s the iPhone 5 going to look like? We don’t know, and neither do designers Michal Bonikowski or Antoine Brieux. That’s not stopping them from taking a whack at it, however, as both of…
Groovedown Downloads Grooveshark Tracks to Your... →
Windows (and Mac/Linux with Wine): Grooveshark is one of the best music streaming services around, but if you find a track on Grooveshark that you want to keep for yourself,…
A Massive Solar Flare Of Activity Pushes Tumblr To... →
Last month, founder David Karp noted that Tumblr was now seeing over 250 million pageviews a day. As we noted, that was incredible since as recently as July of 2009, they were seeing…
Bulgarian street artists turn Soviet war memorial... →
Yesterday morning in Sofia, Bulgaria, anti-Communist street artists painted over a monument commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Soviet “liberation” (i.e. a Communist coup…
May 2011
4 posts
R2-D2 BBQ Drum Smoker [Pic] →
If you thought this R2D2 recycling bin looked awesome, wait until you see this R2D2 smoker!
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iPad 2 would have bested 1990s-era supercomputers →
If you want to know which supercomputer is the fastest in the world, you check the Top 500 list. The keeper of that list is Dr. Jack Dongarra, who teaches at the University of Tennessee.
…
Computer Security Sucks (Except Microsoft's)
Today Colorado University issued a computer security alert warning of a fake antivirus threat. Their solution is the correct but untenable “don’t download anything you’re not sure is safe” and to install an IT approved antivirus solution.
Thanks for the warning CU, but I have been battling this Vista Total Security infection since last week on two family member’s...
March 2011
1 post
Disable Ping to Save Battery on Your iOS Device... →
If you’ve noticed that your iPhone or iPod touch’s battery life has declined since the iOS 4.3 update, you may find that disabling a few services—namely the Ping social network—will…
November 2010
7 posts
Apple iPad iOS 4 →
Booyah!
Starbucks: Buy 1 Holiday Drink, Get 1 Free →
Sale Starts: 11/18/10 Exp: 11/21/10
Buy one, get one free at participating US and Canada stores from 11/18-11/21/10 between 2-5 pm. Free beverage must be of equal or lesser value, and the…
Your guide to Firefox 4 and its shiny new features →
The Livingston Perfect Manhattan
My new vogue cocktail is the Manhattan. I’m a big scotch, rye, and bourbon whisk(e)y fan, yet I’ve previously never really gotten into the Manhattan, one of the most classic whiskey cocktails. I think my trial-and-error amateur mixology yielded a few less-than-optimal results which kind of turned me off the drink. However, my interest was revived by a professional.
In Las vegas this...
Star Trek-Themed Cocktails →
Beam Me Up Scotchie, Phasers on Stun Punch, and Captain Kirk’s Alien Sex on the Beach?
These might be a must-try.
“Jon Schindehette, a creative art director at Wizards of the Coast, issued a...”
– Its body was eyes, mouths, and tentacles
This Shoggoth by Craig J Spearing is my absolute favorite. It’s about as close as a static portrayal can get to the shapeless, almost unimaginable aliens of the mythos.
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Nixon's heartbreaking (and thankfully... →
Fearing the worst possible outcome of the first lunar landing mission—that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would be marooned on the moon—presidential speechwriter William Safire wrote a memo…
October 2010
9 posts
Unsubscribe.com Raises $2.1 Million To Help People... →
How many mailing lists are you on that fill your email inbox every day? Figuring out how to unsubscribe from all of them can be a pain. From that frustration was born Unsubscribe.com, an…
Oldest object in the universe found 13+ billion... →
Didn’t Douglas Adams write “Space is big?” Well, not only is it big, but it’s also old. More than 13 billion years’ worth of old. Scientists revealed today the oldest known object in…
Watch the entire pilot of the zombie TV show CBS... →
Remember Babylon Fields, the apocalyptic zombie drama starring Ray Stevenson, Amber Tamblyn and Kathy Baker that ran on CBS a few years back? No? Well, that’s because the network passed on the…
Get an iPad for your old CDs thanks to iPodMeister →
Two Days Among The Immortals →
Ben Goertzel
I just got home from the Personalized Life Extension Conference, which was (of course) in San Francisco and attracted 200 or so attendees in quest of innovative ideas and…