January 2010
23 posts
Giant Explosions Are The Cheapest Way To Halt... →
A recent report from a group of environmental scientists, published in Nature, argues that cutting greenhouse emissions is much more expensive than another option we have to halt global warming:…
Jon Favreau's Mandalorian Battle Debut In Star... →
Jon Favreau gets to voice possibly the best new character in the Star Wars mythology, a no-nonsense killing machine Mandalorian. Can Favreau pull off badass in the new Clone Wars…
Apple iPad →
There’s a lot of grumbling about Apple’s new toy on the block. A surprising amount. In fact, while every tech outlet dutifully reported on it and couldn’t help but drool over shiny Apple design, no techies seem to want to like it. First thing in my Google Reader, before I even knew all the features of the iPad, were articles like Why The iPad Is Crap Futurism (io9) and The...
New Evidence That Frank Herbert Loved David... →
A 1983 promotional interview with Frank Herbert and David Lynch, freshly posted on YouTube, features Dune author Herbert explaining in unambiguous terms his fondness for the Lynch …
Subscribe to any page with Google Reader. No feed?... →
Filed under: Productivity, Web services, Google, web 2.0
Google Reader is a hugely popular - and very effective - way to subscribe to feeds from your favorite websites. What…
HTML5-powered Google Voice looks, feels like the... →
Filed under: Google, VoIP
Google’s developers are just too clever and impatient to wait for Apple to open its arms and invite Google Voice into the app store. Regardless of what or who…
Skullcandy →
Just got these Skullcandy earbuds for $13.50 at Target. I love earbuds and had a very nice set of $50 Sony’s, but some time ago I lost them. Since then I’ve gone through three sets of cheap buds, but all had mediocre sound quality, and worst of all the buds were too big and never fit comfortably and securely into my ear canal.
I just got these because they were the most decent cheap...
Star Trek Babble →
I nearly pissed myself I laughed so hard.
Guitar Hero. Now on Mac.
Is The "Uncanny Valley" Pseudoscience? [Robot... →
Are humans doomed to find humanoid robots creepy? The widely-accepted “uncanny valley” hypothesis proposes just that. But when Popular Mechanics did an investigative report on this…
The Macallan Ice Ball Machine →
This thing is badass. Though I do not favor ice in fine scotch, there are plenty of other cocktails that could make great use of an artistic frozen accoutrement such as this. Too bad it’s $182. The giant 70mm version is only $1818!
VeriSign says Chinese government was behind... →
Filed under: Internet, Security, Google
More proof is starting to come out implicating the Chinese government for the recent attack on Google. In addition to Google formally…
Look for a Good App Before Buying a New Device... →
We live in an era of multi-functional devices. Our phones aren’t just phones—they’re internet-connected computers, GPS devices, cameras, and more. So before you go buying new gear to fill a need,…
Reply to Facebook comments by email →
Filed under: Internet, Web
Today, Facebook announced a new feature sure to make us all a little lazier when it comes to social networking. Just like with status updates, you can…
Google implicates the Chinese government of cyber... →
Filed under: Internet, Security, Google
Ladies and gentlemen, you are now witnessing a landmark moment. Look at the clock, take a good look around you and absorb your…
The 20 SF Movies We're Most Excited To See In 2010 →
Google's "Near Me Now" Knows Where You Are,... →
Say you’re standing outside a restaurant and want to quickly look up information about it before committing to it. You could google it by name (and do all that tedious typing), or you…
iTablet rumors: March arrival, Verizon 3G, UI... →
The countdown to a supposed unveiling later this month is bringing all sorts of Apple tablet rumors out of the woodwork. Here’s a roundup of some of the juicy tidbits that have come out…
Boxee beta officially available →
Filed under: News, Windows, Macintosh, Linux
Boxee is one of those magically delicious technologies that you may not “get” until you try it. Then you try it and you’re hooked….
Windows 7: The fastest selling operating system in... →
Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft
I don’t like reporting news without exact numbers, especially when making claims like this, but the Director of Marketing at…
Facebook for iPhone Gets Push Notifications,... →
iPhone: If you’re a Facebook user who also happens to own an iPhone, the social network’s iPhone app is one of the best out there, and today it got a little better, adding push notifications and…
MagicPrefs: don't use a Magic Mouse without it! →
Filed under: Utilities, Macintosh, Productivity
If you’re using Apple’s latest and greatest little peripheral, the Magic Mouse, you don’t want to be without MagicPrefs. Our good…