All cats, all the time.

However grumpy you are, I'm sure you'll find some of these amusing. Click for more.


Update: And even more.

Firefox 2 config tweaks - Lifehacker

Mostly I am loving Firefox 2, except the pesky per-tab close buttons. To get the Firefox 1 behavior back, visit about:config and set the browser.tabs.closeButtons value to 3.

Canon Camera owners: Lens comparison shopping

Choose the lenses you want to compare, adjust the focal length and aperture for each, then mouse over the image to compare them.

Project Censored

Take the news from a variey of independent sources, subtract what was reported in mainstream media, and you are left with the news that They don't want you to hear.

A brief history of the Middle East

Flash animation that summarizes thousand of years in a couple of minutes.

The reactivity of alkali metals

Back in my school days, our favorite science video was one from the BBC that displayed the increasing reactivity of the alkali metals as you descend the periodic table. Well, that video has now been replaced by the folks at Brainiac.

Update: Apparently the Caesium reaction may have been faked. Boo.




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Make Einstein write whatever you want

They are made out of meat

Awesome video adaptation of a Terry Bisson short story.

Funny song, if you're a gaming geek

You need to watch up to at least the first minute and a quarter.

Calculate your carbon footprint

A handy calculator that will help you become carbon neutral. Do it now!

Riemann Hypothesis: alleged (dis)proof

From PostSecret:

I willingly withheld the greatest discovery in mathematics from the world...It is the solution to the Riemann Hypothesis...The Riemman [sic] Hypothesis is false. The prime number 2^13466971-1 is off the critical line.

How to build an Airbus A380 in about 7 Mins

I have a feeling that this is not something you can do at home.

Scanner Frequencies

I got to borrow a TV-capable scanner for a couple of weeks, and have found interesting listening from both public services and amateur hobbyists.

Online Depth of Field Calculator

Through the magic of Javascript: tell it what camera body you have, lens, f-stop and subject distance, and it will calculate DOF and other handy parameters.

The Wireless Music Player: Do-it-yourself remotely managed music player

Oooh! The WGT634 truly is a hacker's dream.

Best Buy Receipt Check: Epilogue - die.net

Tired of waiting to get out of Best Buy, Fry's and Costco for receipt verification? It's optional! Just walk out!

Anagrammed underground

This is wonderful. I laughed long.

1999 Mazda Miata Intake Manifold Maintenance Revisited

After a bout of 24 hour stomach flu, my ElmScan ISO arrived and told me that my intake manifold needed cleaning. $4 for a can of throttle body cleaner, some easy work, and I saved myself from having the car in the shop for a day.

Convert your Xbox to a NAS

Maybe there's hope for my broken Xbox.

Now that is a cool T-shirt

Cute Nessie logo, available on a variety of shirt types.
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