Archive for June, 2008

Jerry Andrus Will Trick Your Brain

Just published at Forbes.com:
Jerry Andrus was a visionary magician and builder of mind-boggling optical illusions. I had the good fortune to meet him at a couple of the James Randi Educational Foundation’s meetings before he passed away last August. In this clip from…
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Beer Monday: Summer Linkfest

Just published at Forbes.com:
Since summer is now upon us, I thought it might be fun to kick the season off with a bunch of summer drinking links. Keep this stuff in mind at your next beer bust, beer blast, kegger, stein hoist, A.A….
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Friday Gallimaufry: Solstice Stuff

Just published at Forbes.com:
Hey, it’s the first gallimaufry of the summer! • Internet argument • The web time forgot • Girl becomes hamster • Origami D&D monsters • World’s largest science projects • And they said it would never work • Please buy…
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

World Water Use

Just published at Forbes.com:
China, India and the U.S. may use the most water overall, but some small nations use more than their share.
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Firefox Download Day

Just published at Forbes.com:
Version 3.0 of Mozilla’s Firefox web browser hit the web today, and the folks from Mozilla are trying to break the Guinness world record for most downloads. You can participate by downloading the new version before 11:16 PDT — but…
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Beer Monday: Non-Alcoholic Brews

Just published at Forbes.com:
I’ve always been puzzled by the existence of non-alcoholic beers. Some people drink for the taste. Some for the inebriation. So what’s the point of a brew that provides neither? Low or no-alcohol beer styles have been around for hundreds…
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Friday Gallimaufry: Pater Familias

Just published at Forbes.com:
This father’s day weekend, why not celebrate with a gallimaufry? • Fishin’ monkeys • Creative tables • ./pizza_party • The sky from above • BMW made of fabric • The mystery on Fifth Ave • The most powerful computer on…
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008

A Look At The World of Warcraft Sequel

Just published at Forbes.com:
The Onion imagines Blizzard’s next big hit.
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008

The iPhone’s Biggest (And Dumbest) Flaw

Just published at Forbes.com:
So it’s official: Apple has announced plans to release a new generation of the iPhone. It will run on AT&T’s third-generation cell phone network, so web pages will download almost three times faster. It’s got a built in GPS chip,…
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Friday Gallimaufry: Boat Of Car

Just published at Forbes.com:
One man’s gallimaufry is another man’s farrago. • Wooden bikes • Playing the building • Trench warfare game • The letter in the pond • These ninjas need your help • The real-life cars behind GTA IV • Luke, we’re…
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008