narramissic writes “A report released Thursday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) finds that Comcast continues to use hacker-like techniques to slow down customers’ connections to some P-to-P (peer-to-peer) applications. The EFF said that Comcast appears to be injecting RST, or reset, packets into customers’ connections, causing connections to close. ‘The investigators say that their […]
College professor Bob Schneeveis has built an interesting solar-powered chariot, modeled after George Bush. This two passenger chariot comes equipped with dual 24V batteries, powered by solar panels up top. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
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This eco-friendly, dual-slide memory card holder is “lightweight, small, and can be colored to your heart’s desire.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
Designer Tom Kenworthy envisages a sustainable 3 tier sliding holder made from recycled vending cups. It only takes 7 plastic cups to make one holder
[via YankoDesign]
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Blogger Todd Wilkens is waging a personal war against laptops and Blackberries in office meetings, and says you shouldn’t be afraid to lay down the law.
Someone has to be the one to stand up to the social pressure. It can be an uncomfortable prospect but it is necessary. Luckily, you’ll find that many people secretly […]
Random BedHead Ed writes “Good news everyone! After a five year vanishing act the sci-fi spoof Futurama returned this week with a direct-to-DVD feature. Wired has an article about its return, including the story of the show’s origins, a behind the scenes gallery, interviews with creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, and some interesting […]
DIY web site Instructables details the poor man’s method for painting a car for around $75 with a combination of Rustoleum, mineral spirits (paint thinner), foam brushes, sandpaper, and some painter’s tape. You may not result in a fully professional finish, but if you’re looking for a cheap method to improve the looks of your […]
The Consumerist site is featuring a follow-up to their Geek Squad porn collectors story, a feature we discussed back in July. According to Consumerist, Best Buy set up their own rigorous internal investigation to catch the culprits soon after these revelations became public. At that point, of course, employee morale went out the window. Draconian […]
Mac OS X only: Freeware applications Wallpaper Clocks and Desktopia set time-specific wallpapers to your desktop, providing you with a fun and effective way to keep an eye on the time with attractive wallpapers. First, Wallpaper Clocks refreshes your wallpaper every minute to display the current time and (when applicable to the wallpaper) date. Alternatively, […]
This one has been in the works for a while, so you won’t catch anyone sporting a surprised look on their face. Motorola has announced that current CEO, Ed Zander, will be replaced by Gregory Q. Brown. Zander, who has been with the company since 2003, and ushered Moto through the "RAZR era" with incredible […]
jcasman writes “Wired’s got a piece on building a better robotic hand at Stanford. The new robot is called Stair 1.0, and scientists are hoping to take a cue from human children for how to teach a robot to learn. ‘When a computer fails at a task, it spouts an error message. Babies, on the […]
