Do Our Virtual Lives Make Our Real Lives Suck? - 236 - The Room
The problem with video games and the internet and Web-connected cell phones and giant TVs with surround sound is not that it makes us violent. It’s that it makes us bored with reality. If you’re under thirty-five like me, answer this question: […]
Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours - it’s that easy. We’re not asking you to swallow a sword or to balance 30 spoons on your face, although that would be kind […]
“…one mistaken click of the mouse began an ordeal that would overtake Petersen’s in-box for several minutes—thrusting the history major into an HTML-formatted world she “never intended to see.”
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Facebook can ruin your life
Social network sites have brought unexpected pleasure to millions. But if present trends continue and users fail to wise up, the sites could soon be bringing them some equally unexpected shocks….
Priceless Art or Ikea?
The website Reverent.org puts artistic wet blankets to the test, asking them to tell the difference between fine art and art made by apes.
From EcoStreet:
2008’s most desirable eco-gadgets at EcoStreet - Raising Green Consciousness since 2002
A thousand souls populate McMurdo during the Austral summer fromNovember to February – not just scientists, but also pilots, plumbers,burger flippers, and everyone else needed to keep a small city ticking.Down here, even a job like plumbing can transform into a survival epicin the blink of an eye. Just a few days before our mid-November […]
From WIRED Listening Post:
As I left the Imax theater after seeing U2 3D, a manasked me, “So, what did you think?” Using my best Larry Davidimpression, I responded, “Pretty good. Pretty… pretty good.”
I was lying. The film I had just seen — the world’s firstthree-dimensional live-action concert film — was astounding. I justdidn’t want to […]
Steve Bass, who does something or other over at PC World Magazine, presents us with some of his favorite things:
“If you’re working anywhere near as hard as I am today, [Note from editor: Oh, like you ever work hard?] then you’ll have plenty of time to sit back and enjoy these time wasters–favorites from 2007, […]
Anime News Network announces the following guests for Florida SuperCon. For further information, follow the link at the bottom.
* James and Oliver Phelps: Harry Potter superstars! James and Oliver are best known for their roles as Fred and George Weasly.
* Stanislav Ianevski: Harry Potter superstar! Stanislav is best known for his role as Viktor […]
dPS writes:
Fireworks displays are something that evoke a lot of emotion in people as they are not only beautiful and spectacular to watch but they also are often used to celebrate momentous occasions.
I’ve had many emails from readers asking how to photograph fireworks displays, quite a few of whom have expressed concern that they might […]
This time, Jesus was almost guaranteed to return.
Someone stole a baby Jesus doll Wednesday night from a Nativity scene in front of the Wellington Community Center in Palm Beach County.
But village leaders were wise: They knew about a similar theft from Bal Harbour earlier this month, so they equipped their figurine with a GPS tracking […]
Best Buy during the holidays is a special kind of hell. Swarms of soccer moms trailing toddlers, looking for the new game of the year. Overweight dads butt-glued into recliners in front of NASA-style walls of aggressive televisions, commenting on the silent football games arrayed before them. Hordes of middle aged couples making dreadfully misguided […]
I have finally decided to take the plunge. Last night I upgraded my Vista desktop machine to Windows XP, and this afternoon I will be doing the same to my laptop. …
…Windows XP is both faster and far more responsive than Vista. I no longer have the obligatory 1-minute system lock that happens whenever I […]
Matt Williams, a well-known Amazon (UK) reviewer, takes on the Bic Crystal (medium point) ballpoint pen. http://tinyurl.com/399ja3
…and I’ll be taking the day off. But, in the spirit of the season, please accept this greeting.
Bill
How The Thought Screen Helmet Works
The thought screen helmet blocks telepathic communication between aliens and humans. An abductee who took voltage readings from a second helmet while wearing another one demonstrates that this communication is a form of electromagnetic energy.
Aliens cannot immobilize people wearing thought screens nor can they control their minds or communicate with […]
Keeping a few family photos in your wallet, of course, is a requisite of parenthood. But it’s also a duty that requires a degree of organization, as in remembering to swap out pics as the kids grow older.
To say nothing of the fact that those prints start to look fairly shabby over time. Isn’t that […]
