Thursday, September 30, 2010

“Walk Like an Egyptian”: The Bluegrass Cover [Video]

there is just something about this song that says eeeejipshun

“Walk Like an Egyptian”: The Bluegrass Cover [Video]

Geekosystem 9/27/10 12:29 PM Robert Quigley Uncategorized Bluegrass The Bangles The Cleverly Trio The Cleverlys Walk Like An Egyptian

Cover of The Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian” by West Virginia-based bluegrass act The Cleverly Trio; even better than it sounds.

(via Neatorama | Band Website)

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Researchers Test Space Beer

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September 29, 2010 4:05 PM
by samzenpus

Researchers Test Space Beer

With space tourism becoming a real possibility in the near future, brewers are trying to figure out how to provide a good beer in space. To this end, a non-profit space research corporation Astronauts4Hire will begin testing an Australian brew created to be enjoyed in microgravity. From the article: "In the past, NASA has also sponsored studies on space beer, and whether or not the popular beverage can be brewed in space. Under current policies, however, alcohol remains forbidden on the International Space Station."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Monday, September 27, 2010

The Unseen Sea from Likecool

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September 27, 2010 12:45 PM

The Unseen Sea from Likecool

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Here is a collection of time lapses that Simon Christen took around the San Francisco.

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Ninjabread cookies

ahhh hah!

Ninjabread cookies

Boing Boing 9/23/10 10:45 PM Cory Doctorow cookie food happymutants maker ninja

Instructables user Jayefuu likes the EpicWinFTW ninjabread cookie makers, but wanted to try his hand a DIY version. Now Jayefuu has shared the results, which are damned impressive.

Ninjabread Men (Thanks, Fipi Lele!)

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

App of the Day for September 21st, 2010

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

12 fun facts about Lost in Space

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September 11, 2010 10:44 AM

12 fun facts about Lost in Space

  Posted by Kate Rinsema

Irwin Allen, creator of Lost in Space, probably wasn’t expecting the series that only aired from 1965 to 1968 to make television history, yet it remains one never-ending cheese plate of space adventure to this day.

If you guessed the series was based on Disney’s Swiss Family Robinson, you would be correct, but did you know there was also a comic book inspiration (Space Family Robinson) that took off once the series aired and survived to the ‘80‘s? There is little doubt that the execs at CBS were kicking themselves a few years after passing on the original Star Trek in favor of Lost in Space. That dynamic duo of Batman and Robin also influenced the direction of the series once Allen realized their unique brand of humor seemed to appeal to audiences.

Get more fun facts at Neatorama.

Space out with TV.

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PDF OCR

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September 12, 2010 12:59 PM
by Mike

PDF OCR

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PDF OCR is a simple drag-and-drop utility for Mac OS X, that converts your PDFs and images into text documents or searchable PDF files. It uses advanced OCR (optical character recognition) technology to extract the text of the PDF even if that text is contained in an image. This is particularly useful for dealing with PDFs that were created via a Scan-to-PDF function in a scanner or photo copier.

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Friday, September 10, 2010

The Google Instant Alphabet

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September 9, 2010 3:02 PM
by Xeni Jardin

The Google Instant Alphabet

In a Boing Boing comment thread around the launch of Google's new "Google Instant" search feature, BB reader Robert compiled a little alphabet ditty based on what typing in each letter of the alphabet yields in the way of suggestions. The results vary by country, and it seems also by state or region, and other more personal factors: say, cookies stored for your prior Google searches. Robert is in the USA. Enjoy.

A is for Amazon, to get all your books.
B is for Bank of America, which holds all your crooks.
C is for Craigslist, no services adult.
D is for Dictionary, to define your result.
E is for eBay, to spend all your cash.
F is for Facebook, web pages like trash.
G is for Gmail, world domination ambition.
H is for Hotmail, Gmail's competition.
I is for Ikea, for a lamp named Bljampäjese.
J is for Johns Hopkins, where they cure your disease.
K is for Kohl's, a store that's old-school.
L is for Lowe's, to buy your tool.
M is for MapQuest, for the place you go to.
N is for Netflix, to add to your queue.
O is for Orioles, a Baltimore obsession.
P is for Pandora, an audio digression.
Q is for QVC, for goods without esteem.
R is for Ravens, another Baltimore team.
S is for Sears, appliances and more.
T is for Target, a Wal-Mart like store.
U is for USPS, where mail you submit.
V is for Verizon, Steve Jobs should use it.
W is for Weather, for forests in flames.
X is for Xbox, a console for games.
Y is for Yahoo, a home page for Chrome.
Z is for Zillow, to value your home.

(Image: a page from the children's French-language alphabet book "Grand Alphabet Amusant," by E. Morel, ~1890; from Bibliodyssey)

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The future could be for our oceans as Coral Reefs grow again

Some good news at last 

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September 8, 2010 7:45 AM

The future could be for our oceans as Coral Reefs grow again

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Home to a quarter of the planet's marine life, wonderfully weird-looking, and of course brilliantly colourful, coral reefs are often hailed as one of the greatest ocean wonders.

Reefs have been seriously under threat for years from global warming and other human impacts, but the discovery of an ancient coral reef in the South Pacific and the amazing practice of 'coral gardening' could mean a turnaround for the ocean's reefs.

Read the full story on the BBC Earth Blog, including a video of coral gardening.

Dive in at the BBC Earth - Life Is website for more cool videos, photos and stories.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

iPhone 4.1

Now with HDR Technology See the difference?

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Still Think The iTunes 10 Icon Sucks? Our Ten Reader Alternatives

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September 7, 2010 6:15 PM
by Alexia Tsotsis

Still Think The iTunes 10 Icon Sucks? Our Ten Reader Alternatives

Brendan“I made an iTunes icon for you” Alan Clarke

Iain “I am better than Steve Jobs because my icons have even more photoshop effects” Henderson

Kanwa “iTunes10 icon from JAPAN” Nagafuji

Mike “Steve Jobs is colorblind” Potra

Daniel “Steve Jobs has more money than me, but only because I refuse to wear mock turtlenecks” Reneer

EyeTunes (get it?) logo by reader who wanted to remain anonymous.

Dario” iRaptor” Fisher

Claes “vinylTunes 2.0” Kallarsson

Alessio  “I am better than Steve Jobs — Not really” Zito Rossi

Chris“The Replacement” Carlossi

Is it just me or has there been a lot of logo hate going around lately? Apparently hell hath no fury like an armchair graphic designer scorned, if you go by some of the comments on the “Hate The iTunes 10 Logo? Think You Can Do Better?” post. Along with haters doing what they do best (hint: it’s hating) we also got a ton of alternative submissions. Here are ten of the most noteworthy above. And in case you want to switch the current iTunes 10 logo out, here’s how to do it on a Mac and on a PC.


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