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Clustarack's impressive Rube Goldberg contraption
via Waxy.org Links by (author unknown) on April 28, 2008
behind the scenes, 180 hours to build the contraption, 98 takes, 30 minutes to restore to initial state [via]
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Disney, WowWee, and Thinkway Toys team up on cute killer bots for the ironic uprising
via Engadget by Thomas Ricker on April 29, 2008
Filed under: Robots Need some irony with your angst-battered diet this morning? Swell, try some of this. Disney and Pixar are set to release their latest animated blockbuster, WALL-E, this summer. The premise of the film finds WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class) cleaning up the Earth's trash after rampant, unchecked consumerism made the planet uninhabitable. So how do they...
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Get Rid of the Unread Spam Message Count in Gmail and Your IMAP Client
via the How-To Geek by The Geek on May 27, 2008
If you are a Gmail user, you've probably noticed the annoying unread message count for the Spam folder. It's even worse when you use an IMAP client to access your email, and then try and use a search folder for unread mail… which gives you nothing but spam.What we'll do is use Gmail's filter capabilities to create a filter that automatically marks spam messages as read,...
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Video tour of Disney World 3D in Google Earth
via Waxy.org Links by (author unknown) on June 05, 2008
the most elaborate models available so far
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Trolls
via Paul Graham: Unofficial RSS Feed by (author unknown) on February 16, 2007
"There's a sort of Gresham's Law of trolls: trolls are willing to use a forum with a lot of thoughtful people in it, but thoughtful people aren't willing to use a forum with a lot of trolls in it. Which means that once trolling takes hold, it tends to become the dominant culture."Ad: "Hackers & Painters" by Paul Graham
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BtProx Locks Your Workstation with Your Cell Phone [Featured Windows Download]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on March 25, 2008
Windows only: Free, open source application BtProx locks your Windows computer whenever your cell phone or other Bluetooth device is out of range. Similar to previously mentioned Blue Lock, BtProx includes a more advanced feature set, allowing you to set a timeout before it locks your PC and run a program when your device is out of range. I had trouble using it with my iPhone, so if you give it a...
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Power strip monitors your usage, makes you feel bad
via Engadget by Joshua Fruhlinger on April 29, 2008
Filed under: HouseholdEnergy conservation and gadgetphilia are tough to combine, but this Power Cost Controller power strip might be just the ticket for those looking to monitor -- and potentially cut back on -- their power usage. The strip's display counts kilowatt-hour power usage and tracks by hour, week, month, and year. It also monitors line quality with voltage, line frequency, and...
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The Penguin Blog: Covering Bond
via thepenguinblog.typepad.com by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
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Superpowerful small wind turbines light up the night
via Engadget by Nilay Patel on May 12, 2008
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe've seem some impressive wind power tech, but a new breed of small, high-power wind turbines could potentially bring efficient wind power home. Developed by an inventor named Doug Selsam, the new turbines have rotors just 14-18 inches in diameter, but can produce 200 watts in a 20MPH wind, and much more than that at higher wind speeds. The trick is using...
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