Keypad Door lock made entirely from 3d-printed materials and mechanical operation. This feels like the future to me. … [Read more]
Video: BLADE RUNNER 2049 – Official Trailer – YouTube
Posted on 8 May , 2017 //
So excited about this. As you might expect. … [Read more]
Video: THE DARK TOWER – Official Trailer (HD) – YouTube
Posted on 3 May , 2017 //
Trailer looks exciting. Maybe I should read the books, I did start once but it didn't 'take' and I abandoned after 100 pages or so. … [Read more]
the three hot trends in Silicon Valley horseshit – Freddie deBoer – Medium
Posted on 29 April , 2017 //
Enjoyed this immensely, clapping along with the narrative and nodding so hard I got a headache. Beautiful writing too. Dead jealous, as they say 2002, Friendster: At last, a way to connect with friends on the internet! 2003, Photobucket: At last, a … [Read more]
Outgoing Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer will likely get $186m payout | Technology | The Guardian
Posted on 28 April , 2017 //
I find it difficult to believe that a single person's contribution, out of tens of thousands people in a single team, is worth $386MM for only 5 years effort. Yahoo’s CEO holds stock, stock options and restricted stock units worth a total of $186m, … [Read more]
Many names of Sugar
Posted on 24 April , 2017 //
All of these are names for refined sugar: high fructose corn syrup, dried cane syrup, invert sugar, molasses, sucrose (and any word ending in “ose”), brown rice syrup, honey, maple syrup, cane juice, beet sugar, brown sugar, and corn syrup. I … [Read more]
Video: VFX breakdown of Attraction
Posted on 23 April , 2017 //
Visual Effects breakdown on Russian SciFi movie "Attraction". This blows my mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Qw9TTZTKE I want to see this movie now. Looks so great. … [Read more]
I Am Not Well But Am Coping
Posted on 20 April , 2017 //
I'm a cancer survivor. I had a 'good kind' of cancer and I survived with relatively little collateral damage given that oncology medicine in the 1980's was rudimentary and somewhat brutal. Hey, I'm not dead. Today, I'm left with regular episodes of … [Read more]
Sock Bankruptcy
Posted on 13 April , 2017 //
The first stage is accepting that the other sock is gone. Denial is the hope that it will turn up 'one day'. At some point, they go into the recycling. That's today. … [Read more]
Video: R2-D2 Meets Bon Jovi
Posted on 6 April , 2017 //
How do people notice these things. Note: need to listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWQSCn6H5kE … [Read more]