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U.S. Wraps Up Search for Banned Weapons in Iraq
Now maybe those guys can help OJ find the real killer.
Bush Calls Off Search For WMD
January 12th, 2005New(?) IE Exploit – Make Sure Your Windows Patches Are Current
January 12th, 2005A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, discovered in October of 2004 has been upgraded to ‘extremely critical’, since it allows an attacker to put and run programs on your computer even if you just visit a (malicious) website.
it allows an attacker to put and run programs on your computer even if you just visit a (malicious) website.
Microsoft has released patches – if you’re not set up to automatically download critical updates, here’s how to make sure you’re updated.
Of course, if you’re not running IE, you’re all set – this one can’t touch you.
Robot makers say World Cup will be theirs by 2050
January 11th, 2005(via ACM TechNews)
Japanese roboticists claim that robots will win the soccer World Cup by 2050 UNLESS ANAKIN CAN DESTROY THE ORBITING CONTROL SHIP IN TIME!
It’ll probably take a little longer to program the robotic hooligans to destroy the stadium afterward.
Dirt cheap housing
December 21st, 2004These guys are building some pretty snazzy shelters out of sandbags.
A few quickies…
December 2nd, 2004…since I haven’t posted in so long.
If you live in a blue state, check out DUBYA – The Movie.
A non-photorealistic camera uses multiple flashes to analyze shape.
The definitive guide to the rules of calling ‘Shotgun’, including the Delaware and Massachusetts amendments.
Oh, and why not a dancing car, while we’re at it.
Red Sox Nation!
October 28th, 2004Woo-hoo! Go Sox!
I still can’t believe it. Man, 86 years. For some perspective, my grandfather (‘Poppy’ – not to be confused with ‘Papi’ – go Ortiz!) was 14 when the Sox last won the series, the age Gabe is now.
There was a big flu epidemic, and our troops were fighting overseas (then it was Europe in WWI), so some things stay the same.
There was no TV, but about 2/3 of the country had radios. No NFL, no NBA, (basketball was only 26 years old), movies were silent, Albert Einstein was 39, and Wyatt Earp was still alive. Women weren’t allowed to vote yet.
I remember cool summer nights in the late sixties and early seventies, when I would sleep out in a tent in the backyard, listening to the Red Sox on a transistor radio. Ned Martin would be calling the plays – the names I remembered – Yaz, Rico Petrocelli, Tony Conigliaro, Sparky Lyle. Now my kids will remember Johnny Damon, Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez.
See you again in 2090!
Don’t Forget The Eclipse Tonight!
October 27th, 2004Start looking up at 9:14! (But come in to watch the game every once in a while!)
For All You 7-Year-Old Hacker Chix
October 26th, 2004An EZ-Bake oven that fits in a drive bay.
Geek-a-licious!
Graph and Music Paper
October 26th, 2004Paper. Remember that stuff? You know, the stuff you write on when you can’t find the stylus to you Palm Pilot. The stuff printouts come on. Well, if you need graph paper, there’s a pretty good chance you can print some out from here.
If you need music paper, you can download it here, or if they don’t have exactly what you need, just design your own.
Why Women Live Longer Than Men
October 20th, 2004(via devnull)
Would you like to live in DUH?
October 15th, 2004Check out Dilbert Ultimate House – I’d move there in a second! My favorite feature (besides the home theater) – the kids’ bathroom, watertight with a drain in the floor. You just hose it down.
Blood Moon – October 27
October 14th, 2004A total lunar eclipse Wednesday night, October 27, will likely make the moon look blood red.
It’ll start around 9:14 PM EST, totality will last from 10:23 to 11:45, and the whole show will be over at 12:54 AM.
Happy Birthday Damon!
October 13th, 2004Damon is 17 today, and you know what that means – R-rated movies. Ben got him The Matrix. We got him car keys. Not a car, just keys.
Swimming in syrup
October 4th, 2004(via Gadgetopia)
A professor and a swimmer at the University of Minnesota answer the age-old question: do you swim faster or slower in syrup?.
Ringworld’s Children
October 1st, 2004Jon “The Daily Show” Stewart on democracy
October 1st, 2004Star Wars: BattleFront is out…
September 24th, 2004… and it includes what’s going to be an incredibly popular feature.
Mechanical Pong
September 24th, 2004(via gadgetopia
Some guys with way too much time on their hands built a pong game out of mechanical parts and telephone relays including two wooden blocks that konk together for the ‘tock’ sound. Check out the video, even if you don’t speak German!
Don’t Worry About Diebold Voting Machines
September 24th, 2004(via slashdot)
it takes five entire lines of code to hack them.
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