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Cyborgs and feelings – will replacing parts cause us to experience different emotional states?
Peter Houghton was suffering from severe heart failure back in 2000 and became the first person to permanently receive a Jarvik 2000 titanium left ventricular assist device. He’s grateful that he got the device, as it’s allowed him to not only continue living, but live a full and extremely active life traveling the world, walking [...]
Continue reading...Feng Shui Your PC
13. August 2007
Not too long ago I thought it would be a good idea to rid of my desk and store away my desktop computer as a laptop just seemed more “apartment living friendly”. It’s not that I live in a really cramped space, but with spring approaching I had it in my mind that I needed [...]
Continue reading...Girls Are Gamers Too!
13. August 2007
It still shocks me to this day when I come across people who are taken back that I’m a gamer. The reason for writing this topic started earlier in the day as I was having a highly intellectual conversation with a co-worker. I know I had discussed something similar a while back on the forum, [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Photosynth and NASA’s shuttle from every which way
6. August 2007
Microsoft is showing of their photosynth tools by allowing plain old humans like you and me (provided we’re running XP or Vista) to look at the Shuttle Endeavour from just about any angle you could get a camera into. And not just the shuttle, but he transport vehicle, the build shack and the surrounding area [...]
Continue reading...Boomerangs and you – the how to guide
6. August 2007
Popular Mechanics is running a great online article about the science behind and the construction of boomerangs. If you’ve ever wanted to make your own and give it a toss, here’s a great article for you. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Technological Solutions to a Saturday Night
5. August 2007
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write an article pertaining to dating. In fact I mulled it over for a bit while I was waiting for my first sip of coffee in DAYS. “Is it proper?” “It can prove useful…” I decided to go for it. Dating for me has proved to be a [...]
Continue reading...Want your flying car? Good thing they’ve just gone into production!
3. August 2007
Check out this flying saucer which hovers about 3 meters above the ground and seats two. It travels at about 50 MPH and pricing could start at about $60k US. Mustache optional. Check out Sky News for more info. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...What’s your real age?
29. July 2007
Poodwaddle.comThanks to Poodwaddle for the counter. I worked mine out to about 84.5! Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Computers Should Come With IQ-alyzers
24. July 2007
Have you ever walked someone through a simple software installation and thought, “Dear lordy how do they manage to breathe on their own?” Or perhaps work requires you to call your IT Dept. and you wind up looking for a hidden camera as their lack of knowledge and sheer stupidity just can’t be real. Share [...]
Continue reading...Atari 800 – what can it do for you?
19. July 2007
Here’s a great act of resurrection for you. Someone found and screen captured the Atari 800 demo. This was the third computer my family ever had, having gone through two Atari 400′s previously. I still remember connecting up to Xevious on my 300 Baud modem. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...The dawning age of designer life forms – a dinosaur of your very own
18. July 2007
What exactly is an artificial life form and why should you care? In my book an artificial life form has two defining characteristics. It is anything man made that acts enough like a living entity that you anthropomorphize it. And it has to be able to learn on its own.This rules out your current computer, [...]
Continue reading...Sign Hacks – amusing and fulfilling
16. July 2007
Here’s an amusing set of pics brought to us by those wonderfully intelligent MIT folks. For more like it, check out their site and other interesting hacks of all things technical. Share and Enjoy:
Continue reading...Robotic Snot
12. July 2007
That picture up there, the one with the robots, boogers and bloodhound? It totally made my morning. I don’t know who’s responsible for it but whoever spent the 10 minutes cobbling it together, you have my thanks. I was laughing out loud for a good minute at that silly image. Oh, and some researches have [...]
Continue reading...Want to see China’s new super-secret nuclear sub? Download Google Earth!
6. July 2007
Seems that China’s new Jin-class submarine has been spotted on Google Earth. The photo dates from ’06 but still seems to be one of the few, if not the only pics that exist outside of China itself. Photo and tip off courtesy of the New Scientist and Google. Share and Enjoy:
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16. August 2007
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