Archive for June, 2006

Microsoft is bumped from the #1 result when searching for “http”.

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

http – Google Search
Microsoft is bumped from the #1 result when searching for “http”. For years microsoft.com has come up as the #1 search result for http. They were bumped recently bu w3c.org.
World Wide Web Consortium – 3 visits – 9:33pm
The interface allows scripts to perform HTTP client functions, such as submitting form [...]

Carbon Fiber Toilet

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Carbon Fiber
Forget about the carbon fiber toilet seat, now you can have an entire toilet made of the stuff. I’m completely afraid to guess the cost.
RFX10.9 Carbon Fiber Royal Flush Station
Using the same water jet technology as our porcelain models and weighing in at a mere 10.9 lbs. This is the lightest Royal Flush [...]

Windows Vista: Customer Preview Program

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Windows Vista: Customer Preview Program
We invite you to be among the first to experience the clarity that Windows Vista can bring to your world. The Windows Vista Customer Preview Program makes a pre-release edition of Windows Vista Ultimate broadly available to the public for the first time.
Now I realize some people just have to take [...]

BumpTop Prototype – HoneyBrown.ca

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

BumpTop Prototype – HoneyBrown.ca
Interesting desktop idea.
BumpTop aims to enrich the desktop metaphor with expressive, lightweight techniques found in the real world.

Google Romance

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Google Romance
Another market taken over by Google?
Pin All Your Romantic Hopes on Google
When you think about it, love is just another search problem. And we’ve thought about it. A lot. Google Romance™ is our solution.

Games for Wii

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Games for Wii
heh
“We have received over 200,000 e-mails with complaints about the Wii, and the console name has been commonly associated with urine. We have been the target of many jokes, and we strongly believe that it’s a bad thing for the company’s reputation”, says Mike, who works at the marketing department of Nintendo.

Smile Lounge by David Trubridge

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

smilebydavidtrubridge
Another interesting furniture idea to consider making.

The forms he creates in this environment, his sculptures and furniture, speak of simplicity and the fragility of life, of man’s dependence on his environment, of his preservation and his optimism for the future as a result of the sustainable development movement. ASH OR TEAK UNTREATED WITH STAINLESS STEEL [...]

Iron Sudoku: Free Daily Sudoku Puzzles and a Friendly Community

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Iron Sudoku: Free Daily Sudoku Puzzles and a Friendly Community
I still haven’t tried this puzzle but this one looks nice. Might have to try it some evening.
Free Sudoku puzzles and a friendly community
Put down that boring old newspaper or magazine puzzle and join the global Iron Sudoku web community and have some fun while [...]

Beer Battered Deep Fried Bacon Double Quarter Pounder

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Beer Battered Deep Fried Bacon Double Quarter Pounder
Eeek.
Yes, it’s pretty gross. This started out as a dare from a friend on IRC, one I immediately said “OK!” to. It took a few weeks to work up the courage to try. First off, it was surprisingly tasty – everything was kind of nicely nutty, and if [...]

1000 Arten ein Bier zu öffnen

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

1000 Arten ein Bier zu öffnen
1,000 ways to open a beer bottle. Most of them, however, appear to be variations of using something sturdy to quickly pry the lid off.