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Video: Jonathan Coulton at SXSWi

March 14, 2008 1:04pm

Raise of hands:

Who thinks "Still Alive" needs another verse referencing Weighted Companion Cubes?

Thought so.

Driving a 12-Ton R/C Tank

March 12, 2008 3:12pm

I like that the tank appears to have nipple rings. Just sayin'.

L Ron Hubbard plagiarized Scientology?

February 27, 2008 4:14pm

I'm not convinced that the doctrines of Scientology came from this. And "Scientologia" would be a pretty standard term in near-middle English. I'd need to see some textual parallels to really dig this groove.

Phone Wrist Strap Doubles as USB Cable

November 19, 2007 10:48pm

Hey, that's my phone!

Standalone hard-disk eraser: Wiebetech eRazer

November 14, 2007 8:20am

Pork Musket: Protocol for removing platters will vary from drive to drive and brand to brand, but what you're probably missing is a set of Torx drivers. Then you can unscrew the star-headed screws and get to the platters and magnets inside. It's just like disassembling any other electronic device.

And Cory, I'm Nthing getting DBAN. It's free, and it's very, very effective.

Chris Anderson sparks PR flak armageddon

November 10, 2007 1:51pm

Honestly, if you're in PR, you really need to figure out that spam isn't an effective way of Relating to the Public.

Which was already said by Chris Anderson, but it's particularly apt.

Large R/C model of Lockheed Constellation -- video

November 10, 2007 1:29pm

Reminds me of this eight engine model B-52. Unfortunately, this one goes uncontrolled shortly after hitting altitude and crashes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSuawMl4lOo

Making a Star Trek phaser with blue diode laser

November 8, 2007 6:26pm

Amazingly apt as just today I posted for help on harvesting the laser diode from an HD-DVD set to make a handheld pointer.

It's here, if anyone's curious:

http://ask.metafilter.com/75783/Help-me-turn-an-HD-DVD-box-into-a-Blue-Laser-Pointer

Hallowe'en mashups from Mashing Pumpkins

October 24, 2007 12:02pm

Torrent please?

New Zealand puts its law on a wiki for public editing

September 26, 2007 9:50am

Of course, we all realize what this will have to be called:

The Kiwi Law Wiki.

Mario level that plays itself

September 11, 2007 6:01pm

Yeah, definitely a hacked ROM with a custom level, probably edited with the level editor that got Digged here:

http://digg.com/gaming_news/_Super_Mario_World_level-editor

But is no longer at the link that the Digg points to.

Too bad.

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