Archive for July, 2005

Turing machine

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Turing machine
Cool LEGO creation.

Although it is composed of pretty simple capabilities, Turing argued that this simple machine could performed any computation, that is, could realize anything that results from operations. In 1950, he discussed that the mind is itself the results of operations (at the neural level) and thus is the creator of the artificial [...]

ClickOnDetroit.com – News – College Student Dies While ‘Car Surfing’

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

ClickOnDetroit.com – News – College Student Dies While ‘Car Surfing’
Not nearly as adventurous as external car driving, but just as stupid. (Can anyone find links about external car driving?)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky officials said Tuesday a university student died after falling off a car as he was trying to “surf.”

Missing comma sends wrong message

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Missing comma sends wrong message:- – World News – Webindia123.com

The signs read Say NO’ to Drugs from the NMB Police D.A.R.E Officers, the Miami Herald reported.

Ebbers Settlement Gets Preliminary OK – Yahoo! News

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Ebbers Settlement Gets Preliminary OK – Yahoo! News
This guy is a crook and better serve some time. How many more people did he hurt and destroy compared to Martha Stuart. Where is the justice.

judge gave her blessing Monday to a civil suit settlement under which former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers will forfeit nearly all [...]

| Curiously Strong |

Monday, July 11th, 2005

| Curiously Strong |
Interesting

Curiously Strong transforms 250 individually passive objects into a single living machine. The piece plays on the sequential movement of a typical domino chain and is implemented with actuated Altoids%u2122 boxes. Each box is equipped with an actuator mechanism that opens and closes the box%u2019s lid when it receives a mechanically controlled [...]

Circuit Monitoring

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Circuit Monitoring
Fun hack. Might think of doing this when I get settled in TX.

Have you ever wondered how much power that microwave takes to pop that bag of popcorn? What about your toaster or coffee maker? How much power does that ‘energy efficient’ refrigerator actually use? And does it really make a difference if [...]

Google Search: george.w.bush.isnt.stupid

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

Google Search: george.w.bush.isnt.stupid
Google knows…

Did you mean: george.w.bush.is.stupid

[update]
Appears that google has removed that suggestion.

Playlist: Listen without wires

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

Playlist: Listen without wires
Short roundup of bluetooth solutions for the iPod. Doesn’t look to me like there is an acceptable solution for a reasonable price yet. Keep waiting…

Since the day the first iPod was introduced, people have asked for a way to listen to their music without dangling, tangling headphone cables. Although many [...]

MAZDA LAPUTA

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

MAZDA LAPUTA
Mazda makes an interesting choice of names for this little car in Japan.
Look up Puta on Urban Dictionary.

The Onion | Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?

Friday, July 8th, 2005

The Onion | Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?
I’m not going to quote anything from the article because I’m probably already pushing the NSFW line with the title of this post, but this article is really funny. If you are in a tolerant environment and the title appeals to you, just [...]