Month: March 2008
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WordPress 2.5 Installed
I went ahead and installed WordPress 2.5, let me know if there are any issues that crop up. Looks like most of my plugins work, with the notable exception of WP-United. So, no forum/WP integration, but that really just affects me. Anyway, enjoy!
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Iron Giant To Run In London Marathon
Lloyd Scott has constructed a 9 foot tall Iron Giant costume and will run inside it during the London Marathon. He is raising money for the Autism Trust. I am raising funds for a fantastic charity called the Autism Trust. The reason I chose a robot is that people often think autistic people have a…
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Lifehacker Photo Roundup
We just got a new (inexpensive) digital camera, the Kodak EasyShare C613. Er, except ours is pink. Hey, it was the only one in stock and we wanted it before we went to the hospital. :P As I was already searching Lifehacker for half-remembered photo editing/managing links I thought I would share them with you.…
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If I'm Not Around For A Few Days…
…it is because my wife is in labor with our second child. :D
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Croc Attacks Backpacker in Australia
It was a near-miss for the Darwin Awards in Australia’s Northern Territory, as a man was nearly disarmed by a 16ft saltwater crocodile. He and his friends wanted to get a picture with the apex predator, and as he leaned out over the water to point at it, it leapt at him. My favorite part…
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Ultra-fast, Ultra-intense Laser Kills Cancer, Bonds Metal to Bone
Researchers at the University of Missouri are testing practical applications of a UUL (Ultra-fast, Ultra-intense Laser), or femtosecond laser. Because it’s pulses last one quadrillionth of a second, there is little transfer of heat to the areas surrounding the target.
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Save Hiatus!
There’s a new webcomic in town, Save Hiatus! It chronicles the life of a superfan of Hiatus, the best TV show you’ve never heard of. It’s only 8 strips in, so you can get in on the ground floor. Check it out!
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[insert robot overlords comment here]
I spotted this at Jalopnik, where they got to go and remote control the Black Knight Unmanned Combat Vehicle. 12 ton RC toy? Yes please.
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You'll never roam alone…NEVER
Little Person Dressed as Gnome Caught on Video ‘Stalking’ Streets of Argentina Town Or, when good Gnomish Illusionists go bad: The little person €” who wears a pointy hat and has a distinctive sideways walk €” was caught on video last week by a terrified group of youngsters. The gnome was hunting them down for…
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Guess it was a big storm after all…
We got hit pretty hard this weekend with that snow storm, although there were never really enough winds to call it a blizzard. Some areas got more than 2 feet of snow (at least 14-16 inches in my driveway by my back’s calculations). One of my colleagues got stuck in Cleveland thanks to his car…
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Tailrace – Niagara Falls' Hidden Tunnel
the Vanishing Point has a very interesting article on ‘Tailrace‘, a series of tunnels under and around Niagara Falls from a long abandoned power plant built by the Toronto Power Company. It’s 10 stories underground, and only accessible by a trap door set in the ceiling 30 feet above the floor. There are some great…
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iPhone SDK Doesn't Suck
Gizmodo has a roundup of their iPhone SDK coverage here, but the thing that jumped out at me (being a huge fan of Will Wright) is that the iPhone will have the full-blown version of Spore available for it. Other highlights include VOIP via WiFi and an AIM client, still no Flash though. iPod Touch…