Tech
Stonehenge: The Incredibly Simple Secret of How It Was Built
A Canadian man has discovered what he believes is the secret as to how Stonehenge was built without metal tools. And it’s amazingly simple.
7Dec2007 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Facebook Users, Don Your Tinfoil Hats
Okay, by now Facebook’s Beacon debacle is old news — the company’s attempt to mine user purchase data outside Facebook and add it to the hive mind. Meas have been culpad, the program has been scaled back, and a lot of the shine is off Facebook wunderkind CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
But this video — which raises [...]
Santa Claus Gets on the New Media Train with Twitter
I just about fell out of my chair tonight when Santa Claus started following me on Twitter. I had followed him earlier in the day and didn’t expect a reciprocal follow back, him being Santa and all. But sure enough, right around dinner time, I got the email on my Blackberry informing me that Jolly [...]
28Nov2007 | Shea Gunther | Comments | Continued
Microsoft’s Dickensonian Christmas Office Party
Microsoft spends millions in advertising trying to hippen its public image — then comes out with the most tedious Christmas gift suggestions ever. Bah, humbug!
26Nov2007 | Chris Baskind | Comments | ContinuedYabba Dabba Doooo! Canadian Artist Builds a Foot Powered ‘86 Buick Regal, Promptly Gets Pulled Over
Artist Michel de Broin took a 1986 Buick Regal and stripped the engine, suspension, and transmission out and put in some pedals and votive candles for headlights. It moves along at a respectable 15 MPH using pure human power. It’s downright Flintstonish with no floorboards, windows, or even a license plate- which may explain why [...]
26Nov2007 | Shea Gunther | Comments | Continued
Make a Laptop Case from Floppy Disks
Once upon a time, floppy disk were cool. Now they clog junk drawers everywhere. Here’s how to put 42 of them to good use.
26Nov2007 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Mahalo Multiplies Search Options for Its Users
Mahalo — the human powered search engine — introduces a new search result interface that presents tabbed returns from 8 other services with its own results.
22Nov2007 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Don’t Water Your Lawn: Paint It
Drought has forced lawn watering restrictions across the U.S. and elsewhere. But here’s a low-impact way to green the yard: lawn painting.
21Nov2007 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
