When we discussed the iPad and whether it was worth giving in to the peer pressure and pre-ordering it, a commenter decided to remind us of his reason for resisting: No Flash. And yes, it can make things look sad. More »
When we discussed the iPad and whether it was worth giving in to the peer pressure and pre-ordering it, a commenter decided to remind us of his reason for resisting: No Flash. And yes, it can make things look sad. More »
What could this be? A futuristic mood ring? The view from inside a wormhole? Nah. Those are too abstract. This is based on something all too real, and totally inescapable. More »
Sam Lomen's Underskin charts a transit map to the human body. And no matter what the locals tell you, don't take the pink line to the yellow line. That's nowhere you want to go. [Behance via StreetAnatomy via TheDailyWhat]
Windows XP Professional. Service Pack 3. 80 GB hard disk. Intel Pentium III, Clock Speed 500 MHz 512 MB of RAM with no room for more without replacing the motherboard. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 at the moment.
At the moment it is set to cache 1000 MB on the hard disk. I think that this is...
You don't need to speak German to appreciate Papierkrieg (Paper War) by Makaio Tisu—you just need a sibling and/or one long-repressed paper airplane obsession. Two children face off, creating paper creations of increasing imagination. And it's charming. [Neatorama]
No doubt, you've seen Orion when stargazing. A spot on his belt that's sometimes mistaken for a star is really the Orion Nebula. Here's an ever-so-better better view, thanks to the 67-megapixel, infrared-sensitive VISTA telescope. [Full 341MB Version via Wired]
While this is really just a Honda ad, I had to share its charms with you. Because not only is the alleged Alec probably the most promising mind of his generation; he's likely husky and rejected by his peers. [Jalopnik]
Then Reopen FireFox? Hi, sometimes my internet connection cuts out, which also means the buffering on very large files I'm watching/buffering in DivX also stop loading, even if the INTERNET comes back. The only way to get it started again is to restart firefox (or refresh.)
Now, when I restart...
I spent 48 hours stranded in London Heathrow's Terminal 5 last Thursday. Hell on Earth. I witnessed about 3000 passengers fighting for luggage, another 3000 waiting for hotel coupons, leaving before the food riots started. All because of this.
This is Britain completely under the snow, from...
It's fixed now on the Target website (updated product page here), but for a time, this was one very interesting product title. Yeah, it's super old, but still funny to those who haven't seen it. [Digg - Thanks Marco!]
You should watch this video for two reasons. One, it's gorgeous, filmed on the Canon 5D/7D dSLRs at 1080p. Two, it gives you a peek outside George Lucas' famed workshop, like a more romantic, landscape-focused version of Cribs. [PhilipBloom/Planet5D]
This moment, a phone call from Chicago, marked the beginning of the cellphone era according to the New York Times. It's just as epic as you had imagined. [NYT]
Youch. So that's what would happen if HP built astromech droids. Can't say I blame Leia, those error messages make me want to break something, too. Though maybe a lightsaber would've looked more dignified than the baseball bat. [Abstruse Goose]
This is a great shot of three soldiers relaxing at their base in Afghanistan, watching movies on their laptops. The real question: what movies are they watching? [Big Picture]