June 2011
1 post
September 2009
2 posts
If Bush had... →
If George Bush…… *
*If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more…
Pigeon transmits data faster than leading South... →
Here’s a sure-fire way to get noticed: take an overly trite expression and apply it literally to your complaint. Case in point: Unlimited IT, so exasperated by South Africa’s leading…
August 2009
2 posts
Giz Explains: How to Actually Make Coffee [Giz... →
Shared by RyanA
+1 on the Toddy. Been using it for years.
You probably brew coffee, like most people, the most insipid way possible: Using a Mr. Coffee that you fill with pre-ground coffee…
Americans Support Right-to-Carry →
According to a recent Zogby poll, 83% of Americans support Right to Carry laws. I am guessing that you didn’t see that reported in your local paper or on the national news. I did not, but maybe I…
July 2009
3 posts
This Blue Rat May Have the Secret to Avoid Spinal... →
It’s not a negative. It’s not frozen. This rat’s skin is blue and its color may be the secret to avoid spinal cord injuries and paralysis, according to a new study by neurologists at the…
REPORT: second wave of elecric smart fortwos will... →
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, SMART, Green Daily, UK
smart ed - Click above for high res image gallery
Currently, fleets in the UK that are testing the all-electric smart ed…
Finally, A Fighter Jet That Fits Into My Garage... →
With huge, velcro-attached, weather-resistant prints from StyleYourGarage.com, you can impress your neighbors with a fighter jet, an elephant or a race car in your garage (or rather: on your garage…
June 2009
5 posts
A Picture Is Worth About $138 Million [Image... →
The quick lens of U.S. Navy sonar technician Ronald Dejarnett was able to capture this Air Force F-22 going supersonic over the Gulf of Alaska as the pilot did his best Top Gun flyby…
Bing: The Fastest Way to Google [Bing] →
Have you guys heard about Bing? It makes Googling stuff super easy. [CollegeHumor]
The Meatball Grill Basket Changes Everything... →
When was the last time you visited Willams-Sonoma? Yeah, they’re expensive, but no one else is offering a product to grill your meatballs. Besides, sometimes they have food samples in there. …
Business Name Win →
Submitted by Chase Y
Office Machine Turns Your TPS Reports Into TP For... →
Have you ever thought about wiping your butt with one of your boss’ annoying memos? Well, now you can without fearing the dreaded anal papercut. This machine from Tokyo-based Nakabayashi can…
May 2009
5 posts
Ferris Bueller's Ferrari House Now For Sale... →
Ferris Bueller wannabes—like me—with enough money—unlike me—have a reason to be happy: The stunning Ben Rose Home, which was Cameron’s house in the movie, is now available for sale. The…
Amazing Collaborative YouTube Music Project Lets... →
It’s difficult to do the In Bb 2.0 project justice in words. Essentially, it’s a bunch of YouTube videos that you play at the same time. Let me explain, then go play with it. The site is a…
Google Street View Protects the Privacy, Secret... →
Now if only Street View could blur the food inside enough to make it look appetizing, it’ll really be useful. [The Register]
Google Street View Protects the Privacy, Secret... →
Now if only Street View could blur the food inside enough to make it look appetizing, it’ll really be useful. [The Register]
CrossLoop Remotely Controls Any Windows or Mac PC... →
Windows/Mac OS X: Free remote desktop application CrossLoop—which we’ve mentioned once or twice before—has just released a Mac version, which means simple, cross-platform remote…
April 2009
10 posts
Mystery Solved: Red Box DVD Rental Station Innards... →
You can all sleep soundly tonight, for the mysterious DVD-dealing insides of the Red Box are a mystery no longer. You’re welcome. Surprisingly (disappointingly) not seen: Gnomes, whimsical…
Crazedlist Is a Multi-City Craigslist Search... →
Web site Crazedlist performs multi-city searches for Craigslist posts across the US or the world, and once you put together a perfect search, it makes it all available via RSS. That’s…
“How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views...”
– Texas State Representative Suzanna Gratia Hupp
Blast Electric Sheep With Deckard's Gun, Now Just... →
Was Deckard really a replicant? Who cares, his blaster’s for sale. Yup, just a mere $100,000 to $150,000 and this one-of-a-kind movie prop could be yours, although we imagine that price tag…
“It’s something in liberals’ DNA: They think they can pass a law...”
– Let’s all surrender our weapons – you first!
60% in ‘60? →
Instapundit posted this bit:
GALLUP: SUPPORT FOR GUN CONTROL AT HISTORIC LOW. “In Gallup polling conducted prior to last week’s gun massacre at an immigrant center in Binghamton, N.Y., only…
The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of... →
March 2009
16 posts
Snow White MacBook Cover Can Only Be Awakened With... →
Unlike the deep sleep she experienced in the movie, when Snow White bites into this Apple, she spontaneously transforms into a Gizmodo editor. [noquedanbogs via flickr - Thanks, Sabino…
Obama secretly ends program that lets pilots carry... →
After the September 11 attacks, commercial airline pilots were allowed to carry guns if they completed a federal safety program. No longer would unarmed pilots be defenseless as remorseless hijackers…
FDIC Criticizes Successful Bank for Being Stingy →
A Massachusetts bank that has defied the odds and remained free of bad loans amid the economic crisis is now being criticized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for the cautious business…
Headline Fail →
Submitted by Zach G
To Conceptualize a Trillion Dollars, We Require... →
While you will never see a trillion dollars in person (nature’s way of protecting your sanity amidst the bailout), computers can do the job without breaking a sweat—or worrying about…
Flashback: Carville Wanted Bush to Fail →
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just minutes before learning of the terrorist attacks on America, Democratic strategist James Carville was hoping for President Bush to fail, telling a group of Washington reporters: “I certainly hope he doesn’t succeed.”
Carville was joined by Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg, who seemed encouraged by a survey he had just completed...
Laserlyte LT-1 pistol laser trainer →
Laserlyte, makers of the infamous pistol bayonet, have developed a training laser device called the LT-1. The LT-1 is inserted into a pistol barrel and is sound activated by noise from the…
Trackle gives you web alerts for virtually... →
Filed under: Utilities, Productivity, Web services, Search
Sometimes you just don’t want to sit in front of a browser window and hit reload. Maybe you’re waiting for plane…
Peewee RC Spitfire Can Only Destroy Panzers Driven... →
With a 6-inch wingspan and a military-style remote control box, I wish this minuscule 1/72-scale $150 Spitfire actually had two micro-guns and a micro-camera to dogfight against wasps this…
24 Solid State Drives Open ALL of Microsoft Office... →
Warning: This clip is a piece of Samsung marketing material. Warning 2: It’s actually pretty fracking amazing, and it might change your view of computers. Samsung techies linked 24 of the…
ThreeStyle Door is Three...Three Doors In One... →
If your household is statureally diverse, this 3-in-1 door from Slam Doors may be of interest. It features separate doors for kids and humiliatingly short adults. It’s a fun idea, but at…
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,” said Chief of Staff Rahm...”
– RealClearPolitics - Articles - Deception at Core of Obama Plans
Sleepwalking Fail →
Submitted by Tom D
The Holodeck, As Re-Imagined in 2009 [Concepts] →
Star Trek TNG’s holodeck is a staple of geek lore, but its interface was designed 20 years ago. Bruce Branit’s World Builder is a short much along the same technological theme, but made…
Western Digital's 8TB ShareSpace NAS is One Beast... →
Western Digital’s new 8TB ShareSpace NAS is a monster of a storage system for you media hoarders who want to share your good between multiple computers. The new 8TB model is available as of…
February 2009
13 posts
Associated Press - FACT CHECK: Obama's words on... →
OBAMA: “Over the next two years, this plan will save or create 3.5 million jobs.”
THE FACTS: This is a recurrent Obama formulation. But job creation projections are uncertain even in stable times, and some of the economists relied on by Obama in making his forecast acknowledge a great deal of uncertainty in their numbers.
The president’s own economists, in a report prepared...
Celebs Who Lean To The Right →
Create temporary chat rooms with tiny URLs with... →
Filed under: Internet, Web services, web 2.0, Web
No matter how much you love Twitter, sometimes 140 characters isn’t enough to express complex thoughts. That’s one reason…
Federal obligations exceed world GDP →
By Jerome R. Corsi © 2009 WorldNetDaily
As the Obama administration pushes through Congress its $800 billion deficit-spending economic stimulus plan, the American public is largely unaware that the true deficit of the federal government already is measured in trillions of dollars, and in fact its $65.5 trillion in total obligations exceeds the gross domestic product of the world.
The total...
Amazing Water-Powered Jetpack Basically Straps a... →
Who knew that the secret to a great jetpack was strapping a giant, powerful, dangerous hose to your back and jetting above a body of water? Required viewing: video after the jump. [
