What a slow news week-end. I probably would just keep this link to myself if it weren’t for the near total dearth of other link-worthy news.
[tags]DIY, Chewing Gum, gum[/tags]
Category: Asides
Short stuff goes here and there.
joystiqreadersaremorons.com
Just read the original. If that’s too much work, just hit the end site.
[tags]Jack Thompson, joystiq, gaming morons[/tags]
Difference engine – made from LEGOs!
Wow. I can’t imagine the effort taken to build this. Includes details on how the difference engine works.
[tags]Difference engine[/tags]
Rubik’s table
In case you haven’t figured out the great level of geekiness I’ve attained, here’s another in my “Stuff I want” category. A Rubik’s cube shaped table.
[tags]Furniture, Rubik’s Cube[/tags]
Nintendo DS redesign
I’m perfectly happy with my old-style, ugly grey Nintendo DS. For those more in to the ipod look, go see what the new DS will look like. These are real photos, not the previously shown mock-ups.
[tags]Nintendo DS, Nintendo, DS[/tags]
Opera 9 preview
I’m a couple of days late posting this, but check out the preview of the Opera 9
browser. This latest version supports widgets. The final release should be out sometime in the next few months.
[tags]Opera browser, widgets[/tags]
Mmmmmmm, beeeeeer
Cool article at Science News on some of the science behind beer. Turns out there’s a reason so many beers come in brown bottles. The article, titled “A skunk walks into a bar…“, is pretty interesting.
[tags]Science, beer, chemistry[/tags]
The Escapist
If you are a gamer, why aren’t you reading The Escapist? Go now. I’ll wait.
[tags]Games, gaming,The Escapist[/tags]
Food where it isn’t
Worth1000 is one of the coolest sites on the web. Here’s an awesome contest where participants post faked (“photochopped”) photos of food showing up in unexpected places.
[tags]Worth1000, Photochop, Food[/tags]
The good side of gaming
Always nice to see someone write about what is good about gaming.
[tags]Gaming[/tags]
Speed reading
Hey, here’s something to help me catch up on all my reading.
13 Bullets
I’m late to the party writing about this – I think every other blog out there has covered it. Read 13 Bullets, a serialized horror novel released in blog format.
[tags]Novel, Horror[/tags]