Archive for the ‘Geeky’ Category

Computer Love Ring: Binary Romance - Technabob

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Rock on!

Ok.. So I wear my wedding ring, but this has such a cook look to it, i could almost be convinced to wear  another one.

Computer Love Ring: Binary Romance - Technabob.

buckypaper .com

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

“Working with a material 10 times lighter than steel — but 250 times stronger — would be a dream come true for any engineer. If this material also had amazing properties that made it highly conductive of heat and electricity, it would start to sound like something out of a science fiction novel. Yet one Florida State University research group, the Florida Advanced Center for Composite Technologies (FAC2T), is working to develop real-world applications for just such a material.”

via buckypaper .com.

YouTube - Mario Kart is back

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

YouTube - Mario Kart is back.

A comeback for Low Power FM radio? - Ars Technica

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

A comeback for Low Power FM radio? - Ars Technica

arstecnica is pondering a comeback to the low power “pirate” or community stations because of corporate control of the media and some new FCC discussions..

Twitter Gets A Conference

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Twitter Gets A Conference

The latest sign Twitter is either taking off or overhyped: Telecom (and media) industry vet Jeff Pulver is organizing a two-day Twitter-related conference, scheduled for mid-June in New York.

Apparently twitter thinks getting everyone together in a room is going to lead to something more then a bunch of twitter folks twitting about the conference ;) Rock on, I’d think they’d be smarter doing SFO, but what do I know ;)

Fonts: Killer Typography Tools and Free Font Downloads

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Fonts: Killer Typography Tools and Free Font Downloads

For some reason when I was young and Truetype was released, I was obsessed… I’ve mellowed, but this is like porn for typography nerds… and some cool tools to boot.

Bikes: GildeCycle Gets Handicapped Up and Running, Looks Fun For the Able-Bodied Too

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Bikes: GildeCycle Gets Handicapped Up and Running, Looks Fun For the Able-Bodied Too: ”

Ok.. this is one hell of a bicycle… kinda..

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3 Powerful Musketeers Of Vim Editor — Macro, Mark and Map

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

3 Powerful Musketeers Of Vim Editor — Macro, Mark and Map: ”

Some cool VIM functions you may or may not be using…

Solestrom’s new nano-bikini doesn’t hold water

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Solestrom’s new nano-bikini doesn’t hold water:

Engadget shares some info on a company that makes a bikini that doesn’t actually absorb any water.. ahh technology.

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Cluster Ballooning: 100 Helium Balloons Strapped to a Lawn Chair

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Cluster Ballooning: 100 Helium Balloons Strapped to a Lawn Chair:
Environmental Graffiti is giving us a quick one on a guy who takes 100 baloons and flies into the air on a lawn chair… what an escape ;)