Nov 9, 2006 0
Technology is…
Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn’t have to experience it. #
- Max Frisch, Swiss architect, playwright and novelist (1911 – 1991)
Nov 9, 2006 0
Linkdump – November 09
- Scientists Melt Diamond
Dude, really, why would you? Why? WHY?! - Creating Passionate Users
“Passion starts with two simple words: F***ing Cool!” - PopSci’s Best Of 2006
“The future is now -and it looks good.” - TIME Best Inventions 2006
“It’s been an interesting year in technology. Nintendo invented a video game you control with a magic wand. A new kind of car traveled 3,145 miles on a single gallon of gas. A robot learned to ride a bike.” - Extreme Trainsurfer Video (YouTube)
Quite emotional video of a young German guy who was diagnosed with leukemia and decided to surf high speed trains in the remaining time before his death. - 5 Robots You Don’t Want to Mess With
5 terminators to be reckoned with. - Old Viruses Resurrected Through DNA
“Thanks to advances in DNA technology, scientists can now reconstruct new copies of old viruses.” Again: dude, really, why would you? - Do You Deserve A Raise?
You deserve a raise. You know you do. But how to get it? - Could our big brains come from Neanderthals?
“Neanderthals may have given the modern humans who replaced them a priceless gift, a gene that helped them develop superior brains.” - Murphy’s law
Portrait of the brilliant and strikingly unprofessional economist Kevin Murphy. - How to Survive a Zombie Attack
“Preparing now for zombiedom is a good idea. Remember what the TV preacher said, ‘When hell is full, the dead will walk the earth.’ So it’s bound to happen sooner or later.”
Nov 7, 2006 0
Hey Ya Cover
Very nicely done. So, this was an actual song? Does anyone know who this guy is?
Nov 7, 2006 1
The incredible vagina biting dog
You have to see it to believe it. It’s hilarious and quite tragic at the same time. This is one dog (or better: owner) in desperate need of counseling by The Dog Whisperer (or Dr. Ruth).
Nov 6, 2006 0
How to capture the armrest on a plane
We have all been there: fighting the silent fight over the armrest on a plane. You’re tired and looking for much needed comfort in the most tiny and uncomfortable place thinkable: a tourist class seat on an airplane. And then there’s this guy next to you, who somehow feels he owns the plane -and the armrest. Wired has instructions on how to capture the armrest.
