flickering pictures

As much as I tend to rip into CNN, every so often they carry something that I just have to share. Today their site features a video of a guy who jumps out of airplanes and flies around with a jet-powered contraption that looks like it was made in his basement.
Maybe it’s because I […]

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Unlike Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” experiment, which allowed downloaders to pay what they wanted, NIN’s site doesn’t have so much as a tipjar option for it’s new record: The Slip. All you need is a valid e-mail address and you can download the album for free. No catch, apparently.
From NIN.com:

as a thank you to […]

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Last week we linked to the incredible story of how German saboteurs landed on the shores of Long Island in World War II and nearly blew up landmarks in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
This week, I further bolster my history geek credentials with the story of how the British army worked with John Waddington […]

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Computerworld reports that Xerox is showcasing its new reusable paper — an eco-friendly innovation with special molecules that automatically erase text after 24 hours, leaving the paper blank and ready for printing once again. This sounds great for those executive types who still feel they absolutely must print out every single e-mail they receive.
No […]

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Really busy day today, so no time for lunch — or updates — but here’s a quickie.
Kevin and Amanda want to turn your handwriting into a custom-made font for free. Just scan your writing, send it off to them, and if they choose your submission, you’ve got yourself a personalized font like no other.
They […]

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In yet another breakthrough of modern medicine, MAKE Magazine features a homemade prosthetic wheel for an injured turtle, fitted after she was run over by a car and lost the use of her rear legs. Her shattered shell was held together with velcro and epoxy, and the turtle — named Little Bit — apparently […]

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I came across this video quite a while ago, after falling head over heels for the brilliant piano piece called “Every Day” that accompanies it. The music is by Brooklyn-based Carly Comando, whose Myspace page lists over 380,000 plays for this song despite the fact that she doesn’t seem to have released a CD […]

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