January 2006
A Good Blonde Joke
Posted by Stephen on January 26, 2006 in Humor, Stuff
I usually think that blonde jokes are sexist and distasteful, but I’ve got to make an exception for the funniest blonde joke of all time.
Skydiving from 30 Kilometers
Posted by Stephen on January 20, 2006 in Stuff
From this post: In 1960, U.S. Air Force pilot Joe Kittinger flew 30km straight up into the sky using a pressurized, high-altitude balloon. This very nearly made him the first man in space. He then jumped. Kittinger free-fell for over twenty miles – at which point he was moving so fast he broke the sound barrier. He had […]
Polar Bear v. Girl with Seal-Shaped Hat
Posted by Stephen on January 17, 2006 in Stuff
Apparently, this was ripped from a TV show. A polar bear at a zoo charges at a young girl, presumably because she’s wearing a hat that looks like a seal. Fortunately, the girl is protected by a piece of heavy glass. The studio audience laughs at this, but I think it’s more scary than […]
How Computers Work
Posted by Stephen on January 17, 2006 in Computing
I saw this comment on Slashdot today: People need to understand that computers are magical boxes that run on white smoke and fairy dust. Never, ever open your computer, or even risk hooking new devices up to it; you might cause the spell to fail. Understanding how it works is of course beyond […]
Optimus Keyboard
Posted by Stephen on January 10, 2006 in Computing, Stuff
I’ve wanted something like the Optimus Keyboard for years. Each key has a miniature LCD screen on it, which can be programmed to display whatever you want. As a result, when you switch your keyboard layout from English to, say, Russian, the symbols on the keyboard change, too. (via Ad Modum Digirati)