6 years ago I wrote that the future was now and was incredible, that you could get raw images from a Martian lander on an FTP site minutes after that were transmitted…. from another planet. Today it’s different, you can see images tweeted from the @MarsCuriosity twitter account minutes or seconds after they’re sent, and …
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Well, it took it’s time, but it’s finally here (at least for a bit). We were sitting watching the new (and excellent) Sherlock BBC series when we looked out the window and what appeared to be snowballs were falling from the sky. Turns out it was just snow in huge flakes though. Grabbed my Pentax …
Is it odd sad that the most exciting parts of my evening are that the new season of America’s Next Top Model is starting, there’s a new iTunes and a new iPhone OS update out?
I have no idea where this is from, but it really kinda freaks me out….
OMG, the latest Zero Punctuation review is possibly the funniest yet…. ROFL, LAMO, etc.
When a geek’s mind sees the solution to an interesting problem is through a twisty maze of corridors, identifies the path, and leaps into a blur action involving cables, spare hardware, and possibly a screwdriver. Such as seeing the solution to “how do I download this 150G torrent of ‘Dr. Who’ episodes in a sane …
A nice look at how to declutter your desktop. I don’t need all that because I did some of it with my weekend project, however it is a nice idea that I’m sure I can use.
Oh my. This pic has to be the cutest ever. Seriously. Ever.
Microsoft released their iPod competitor the Zune, or at least that’s what everything things it is. I have two theories (conspiracy theories of course, full tin-foil hat engaged) about what the nefarious plans for the Zune really are however, and they both include the fact that the Zune was never meant to be a serious …
Sometimes I really forget we live in the world of tomorrow. I watched this video of the launch of Discovery, Mission STS-116 on YouTube and it hit me after the fact that I was watching an immense space vehicle blast into space. Sure, they’ve been doing this since I was in elementary school, and hell, …