May

The printer who says NI!

Apparently this printer like Monty Python……

Flash on the Nexus One running Froyo

Well, I manually updated to Froyo on my Nexus One and some video sites, like South Park Studios, work great.  After upgrading to Froyo, you have to manually add the Flash beta plugin but after that, you’re set.  Sadly, Hulu and ABC don’t work.  If you find more video sites that work, please post them [...]

Mechanical Computer Basics

YouTube user gwz40 uploaded a series of fascinating videos on mechanical computers and how they were used in in the US Navy for controlling projectiles fired from one moving ship to another moving target.   The movies were produced as part of a US Navy training program and illustrate the basic components that are used [...]

Google Wave is now open to everyone

Good news – Google Wave is now open to everyone.  Looking for a great Google Wave Domain Name?  I have a few for sale here.

Google Wave App store domain names

I have a collection of about 50 Google Wave domain names that I am considering selling; preferably as a package.  They all center around the concept of a wavelet and have a strong marketing focus.  These would be perfect a premium application store, service or other Google Wave – centered site.  As Wave grows, Google [...]

Facebook Social Graph Explorer

If you haven’t seen this yet, this tool is worth checking out.  It allows you to explore what information Facebook shares on you (or friends, of pages, etc..)  Their recent social graph changes allow for easy access to information about an object (person, page, application…) in a structured way.   Time in your name and see [...]

Surly Four by @surlybrewing

Double Espresso Milk Stout.  Wow.  I just purchased a bottle of this $20 beer and it is worth every cent.  If you find a bottle, grab it!  Besides, the illustration is by Adam Truman which is a nice little bonus.

Apple Keyboard + UV Light

I have a question for all material scientists & plastic experts.  I have an Apple wireless keyboard and a near-UV LED flashlight.   As one would expect, many things fluoresce:  tee shirts, white paper, etc.  What is odd, is that only some of the keys on my keyboard do this.  I would expect this to be [...]

Minneapolis Clouds

I’ve been experimenting with ways to take the best time lapse using the Canon 5d Mark II and I’ve come up with two distinct methods that are worth sharing.  The first method involves shooting normal video and speeding it up while the second involves a more traditional approach of shooting frames and combining them to [...]

World’s largest ball of twine

On a whim today, we went to the world’s larges ball of twine wound by a single person.  This monstrosity is located in Darwin Minnesota is is clearly the center of this god awful little town. The inspiration for this odyssey was Sam and Max Hit the Road.