Yahoo Site Explorer Beta

Yahoo! has a new search feature up called Site Explorer.

From Yahoo!:

Site Explorer allows you to explore all the web pages indexed by Yahoo! Search. View the most popular pages from any site, dive into a comprehensive site map, and find pages that link to that site or any page.

Basically, site explorer will let you see every sub-page of a domain as well as all of the pages linking to it.

Here's an example using Fumbles McStupid.

It's kinda neat, though I sort of wish there was a way to search for all of the pages that link to the sub-pages of a domain. It's a bit of a bitch to have to search all of my individual posts.

Hybrid Solar Assisted Air Conditioning

This thing definitely takes today's "Bad Ass" award.

Basically, the SolCool Hybrid HVAC System is a 2 ton AC unit that runs off of a combination of solar power and standard 110 volt electricity. The thing also has battery back-up system that'll power the unit, as well as home lighting and ceiling fans, during a black out.

The company claims that the SolCool can lower electricity costs by up to 50%!!!

The sad part is that the 2 ton model is as big as it comes right now, which is a real bummer. I think my dad's house uses a 3 or 4 ton machine that doesn't quite make the cut. The website claims that the system can actually be extended into the 5 ton range through some sort of compartmentalized in-duct fan system, but I don't really know enough about air conditioners to know if that's bullshit or not.

If this thing is all it claims to be, though, I might actually be able to live in Florida again. Though no reduction in cooling costs will ever adequately reduce the suckitude of that place.

Anywho, back to whatever it is I was doing.

Via Treehugger.

Yeah, That's Right, Bitch. E-paper is here.

Polymer Vision, a subsidiary of Philips, has working, rollable electronic paper. I know precisely dick about how it works, but who gives a shit?

Here's what I do know about it, though. It's got a resolution of 240x320, a rolling radius of 0.75cm, a contrast ratio of 10:1, and a refresh rate of 50 Hz. It's also only 25 µm thick.

Yeah, fuck if I know what "µm" means either, but the dude over at Uber Gizmo seems to be excited about it, so I guess it's thin.

So, in conclusion, this shit is wicked bad, yo. Now all I need is a jet pack and a flying car and I'm set.

Another Quick Note: Pictures Are Back

Yay!

I can post pictures again.

I'm so I happy I think I have to change my pants...

Head Wipes... You know, for Bald Guyz

Here's something for my dad.

Bald Guyz brand Head Wipes keep you head from looking shiny buy cleaning off the naturally secreted oils that are normally absorbed by hair.

There's a whole list of wired ingredients in these things, but as far as I can tell, it's basically an Oxy pad for your head.

If having a shiny bald head is something that bothers you, 16 wipes for 6 bucks doesn't sound too bad. I'd imagine that a decent facial soap would achieve the same results, though, and for a lot less money. I guess they're mostly selling convenience .

Anywho, you can buy them here, cue-ball.

Via Strange New Products.

ThinkGeek Key Chain Nuke Alert

ThinkGeek's added some new products in the past few days. One of them is this keychain radiation alarm called the NukeAlert.

Basically, it'll sound an alarm when it detects elevated levels of radiation.

Here's a quick rundown of the specs:

• Monitoring is "on" 24/7 with long-life battery
• Battery life: Non-alarming (monitor mode) - 10 to 15 years
• Operational indicator: faint "ticking" when functioning but not alarming
• EMP immunity: tested to meet MIL-STD-461D, RS105
• Dimensions: 2.25" x 1.25" x .75"
• Weight: less than 1 ounce
• One year warranty

It's a bit pricey at about 150 bucks, but no one ever said that peace of mind for a paranoid delusional was cheap.

Quick Note: Blogger Problem

Blogger seems to be having a problem with picture uploads right now.

I'll see what I can find out.

In the mean time, I'm considering registering a domain name for this blog and maybe moving it off the Blogger network.

It's just a thought, right now, since I haven't really looked into it too far. But just a heads-up, ya know?

NOAA's Still Expecting More Hurricanes

It's been kind of a slow morning for me. The internet seems a bit empty today and I've been having a hard time keeping occupied. So hard, in fact, that I've resorted to reading my home-town local newspaper again. I usually scan it every couple of days to see if any of my friend from high school got arrested again, but I only actually read the thing when there is absolutely nothing else to do.

Anyway, here is an article about NOAA (and yes, pronounce it as a word and not a string of letters) predicting more severe tropical weather in October.

Now, for those of you who didn't grow up in the heatbox spin cycle that is South Florida, news like that is kind of a big deal. During the summer months in Ft. Lauderdale the weather is like clockwork. Everyday at 3pm is rains like it's the end of the world. By 4pm, the sky is blue again. Come October, though, rain is rare, and severe rain, as associated with a tropical storm or hurricane, is almost unheard of - until recently, that is.

This news, frankly, sucks, as my best friends are getting married, basically on the beach, in Ft. Myers in the middle of October.

My only comfort(?) here is that having once worked for NOAA, I have intimate knowledge of just how disfunctional it actually is.

So there's a good chance that they're just talking out their asses.

Comic Book Day

Today is comic book day, which means I'm less cranky than usual.

That doesn't mean I'm in a good mood, however. Traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian, was unbelievably shitty today for no apparent reason.

I hate people who drive too slowly. I really, really hate them. I also hate children who veer into my path at the mall while their fuckwit parents just sit their and watch. I've decided that I'm not going to stop for the little bastards anymore. If they get in my way, down they go.

Anyway, on to the comic books! :-)

Here's what I picked up today:

• Adventures of Superman #644
• JLA #119
• The OMAC Project #6 (of 6)
• Superman/Batman #22
• Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2005
• Wizard - November 2005

The final issue of Return of Donna Troy was supposed to be out today too, but I didn't see it. I guess I'll just pick it up next week.

Holy Shit, Tom DeLay Indicted!

It's breaking news on CNN's front page.

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay indicted on one count of criminal conspiracy by Texas grand jury, according to Travis County clerk's office.

According to GOP House rules, he now must resign as Majority Leader until this thing runs its course.

Here's an article from the Washington Post.

GOP congressional officials said the plan was for DeLay to temporarily relinquish his leadership post and Speaker Dennis Hastert will recommend that Rep. David Dreier of California step into those duties.

Wow. The Shrub's bottoming-out approval rating really is causing Republicans to eat each other alive.

I wonder how long it'll be before Ann Coulter claims that the Texas grand jury hates America.

Intelligent Design Is Not Science

Intimidation Alleged On 'Intelligent Design'
Teacher Cites School Board Pressure

I really don't understand why this is so difficult for some people.

As defined by Wikipedia, "Science is knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through the scientific method. Scientific knowledge relies heavily upon logic."

And yes, while for some the structure of the universe seems to point to the logical conclusion that it is too well organized to be random, there is no duplicable way to test that assumption.

That means is a matter of faith! FAITH!!!!!

Not science, god damn it.

Intelligent Design has no place in a science classroom. None, whatsoever. It's as scientifically baseless as me claiming that mustard is the fuel of existence.

Zip Code Mapper

Found this on del.icio.us under the "Popular" listing.

This little zip mapper Google Maps hack is pretty simple. You type in your zip code; it gives you a map. Nothing to strain yourself with.

It's also got point and click capability and the ability to map multiple zips simultaneously. That's for advanced users (read: not fucking morons), though. So be careful.

Anywho, I've always wondered where my zip code ended.

Now I know. And knowing is half the battle.

Diamond Shipping List - 09/28/05

This week's Diamond Shipping List is up.

Looks like it'll be a good week. The OMAC Project conclusion comes out tomorrow along with a delayed Superman title and the finale to the Crisis of Conscience story in JLA.

Yay fun!

Happy Birthday Google

Google went online 7 years ago today.

I pretty sure I was using it soon afterward. In fact, I'm positive.

I was doing a term paper in 12th grade government/economics and I searched with Google for some sources. I've still got the results printed out somewhere in good old dot-matrix glory.

Anywho, I love Google. It makes my life easier. I only wish I had exploited its full potential when I was still in school. I can't believe I actually used books as sources...

Michael Brown Rehired as FEMA Consultant

CBS News says Michael Brown rehired as FEMA consultant

What. The. Fuck?

From CBS News Hurricane Rita Blog

6:44 p.m.
(CBS) — CBS News correspondent Gloria Borger reports that Michael Brown, who recently resigned as the head of the FEMA, has been rehired by the agency as a consultant to evaluate its response following Hurricane Katrina.

Oh my God, I think I just shat myself.

Red Cross Emergency Preparedness Kit

The American Red Cross has posted a guide for constructing and emergency preparedness kit.

It's not a fun thing to think about, but having grown up in an area frequented by yearly natural disasters, I can tell you first hand that it's a pretty good idea.

Living now in DC, this stuff doesn't cross my mind as much, but I still think about it.

Sadly, though, my biggest concern these days is mostly centered on the plausibility of actually being able to escape the disaster. Washington doesn't get many weather-related evacuation-worthy emergencies, so the most likely type of disaster I might experience these days will probably be man-made.

If I'm not instantly vaporized by the initial blast, the resulting traffic jam from people fleeing the city will more than likely make me wish I had been.

The roads here are already inadequate for daily travel; and that's with the aid of the subway. The shit that'll go down during an evacuation here'll make the whole Rita debacle look like a day on the Autobahn.

Microsoft Guarantees I'll Never Play Halo 3

Halo 3 will be released on May 15th, 2006 for the Xbox 360, thus making it all but impossible for me to ever play the game.

You see, I have no interest in spending 400 bucks on a planned obsolescence console gaming system. Neither I, nor anyone I know, has that kind of money to waste on video games. In fact, the very idea of it seems idiotic.

Now, I like video games as much as the next guy, that's why I have a fairly high-end computer, but I just can't buy into the notion that any sort of console system is worth my money. What else can it do? Play DVD's? Music? TiVo? Big fucking deal. I can do all of that, and more, on my dork box. Plus, I can upgrade the dork box so that it keeps pushing the envelope. What the hell can the Playstation and Xbox do?

Anyway, I guess my point is that console video games suck. Their only purpose is deprive you of your money. Your money is better spent on a decent computer and high-speed internet access.

Via UberGizmo.

Crisis Counseling - 09/26/05

New Crisis Counseling is up.

I haven't read all of last week's books yet, but it looks like some big things happened.

Day of Vengeance is over and the conclusions to the other three minies are soon to come.

Woo.

Yay for Weird French Consumer Electronics!

A French Company called Violet is making Nabaztag, the Wifi Bunny.

The cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys only have their website in French, so I don't really know a hell of a lot about this thing, but from what I cant tell, it's 23cm tall and gives you news, traffic, and weather alerts through flashing some lights and wiggling its ears.

Violet also makes a color-changing lamp based on the weather and a USB device that releases some kind of smell when you receive an email.

-oh, wait, I found an English faq on the bunny. However, I still stand by my earlier description of the French, even though I really don't have any problems with them.

Via Slashdot.

New BattleStar Galactica Content

Well, tonight was the summer finale of Battlestar Galactica, meaning my already grumpy disposition is going to be even grumpier until some time in January.

How was the episode, you ask? God damn fucking awesome, of course.

Why? What were you watching? Numbers? 20/20?

Get on board, already, you pussy.

Having a social life is way overrated.

Anyway, you can catch up starting next week when the first half of the season recycles. Show's on Friday nights @ 10pm on SciFi.

In the mean time, though, check out the BSG webspace for some background info.

Oh, and for those of you who care, there's a new podcast and video blog up too.

Homebrew Robotic Sentry Gun

Some dudes built a computer controlled robotic sentry gun.

Right now, the weapon is an airsoft replica P-90 that shoots 6mm rubber pellets and uses home made software and a webcam to track targets.

Looks pretty impressive, actually. Especially for something non-commercial.

Doesn't quite seem like a practical idea, though. Using automated lethal force to dispatch intruders is generally frowned upon.

However, this would make a great gift for anyone with their own private, jumpsuit clad army, regardless of the legal implications.

Hop on over and check it out here.

New Superman Returns Set Picture

Found this over at Comic Book Resources. Careful though, it's unabashedly dorky.

Anywho, there's a new pic out of Brandon Routh as Supes. Check it out here, or hit up the bigger version here.

The picture itself is a little odd and it's pretty obvious that this was some sort of candid or impromptu shot and not really orchestrated for publicity. The angle and distance show him as rather unimpressive, but the close-up detail on the suit is nice.

I gotta wonder, though, when did Supes take to wearing an over-the-hips thong under his suit?

He's only supposed to wear his underwear on the outside!

Holy Shark Bite, Batman!

I love it when technology makes one of those absurdly stupid Adam West Era Bat-gadgets possible.

Up today is Bat-Shark-Repellent in the form of an electrically charged wetsuit. The idea has something to do with an electrical field disrupting the shark's ability to track prey. Apparently the suit is powered by movement, so the faster you swim, the bigger your electrical field.

That's all fine and good, but how is it that the suit doesn't end up killing its user.

I mean, an electric wetsuit?

Via Gizmodo.

Monitor Duty

Came across a really neat comic book resource just now called Monitor Duty. It's a blog with a whole bunch of interesting info on current comic happenings and features a number of very detailed DCU character profiles.

I think I'll be adding this site to my dailies.

Of particular interest is an article on Power Girl(a buoyant favorite of mine and pictured above), detailing all of her various origins both before and after the Crisis.

Check it out.

Jesus Christ! Am I the Only One?

What is wrong with all these people?

The Korea Times is reporting on another instance of short sighted assholes enabling our future robot overlords.

The robots will be specifically designed for combat and armed to the teeth with the latest in killing technology. And they'll be fucking super-mobile, too, using either 4 or 6 legged configurations.

Oh, but here's the real kicker; they'll be controlled through a combination of remote access and artificial intelligence!!!!!

!!!!

!!!

!

I just dont get it. Why make it so easy for them?

Yet Another Bad Idea Out Of South East Asia

China unveiled a sword-fighting humanoid robot this week. Why, is anyone's guess.

Turning that vacuuming robot into a lawnmower seemed like an extraordinarily bad idea roughly the equivalent of giving a chimp a handgun, so this thing is just plain asking for it.

Yes, yes. I know that advanced robotics like this can be applied to other fields, but that's no reason to arm the damn thing.

What are they thinking?

Via Engadget.

LOST

Season 2 of Lost premiered last night and I'm still trying to wrap my mind around it.

If you haven't been watching this show, you're wasting your life.

Stop killing brain cells with Survivor and American Idol and get into some suspenseful, intelligent drama.

Either go out and buy the DVDs or run over to Netflix and rent them.

Lost makes life worth living.

Wednesdays @ 9pm Eastern on ABC.

Comic Book Day

Today is Wednesday, which means it's comic book day. Super joy!

Today's picture, by the way, is the cover of a comic I picked up over the weekend at the Baltimore Comic*Con. It's one of those Superdickery covers and feature Supes taunting Aquaman and Jimmy Olsen with a picture of water as they crawl through a desert dying of thirst. It's quite funny, actually.

Anyway, on to the comics. Accord to this week's Diamond Shipping List, today is going to be a big day. Here's what I'm picking up:

• Adventures of Superman #644
• Day of Vengeance #6
• Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1(of 5)
• JSA Classified #3
• Manhunter #14
• Supergirl #2
• Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2005
• Supreme Power: Hyperion #1(of 5)

I may also pick up a few titles I missed last week, such as All Star Batman and Robin #2 and Firestorm #17, and I might buy the Identity Crisis trade if I'm feeling saucy.

John Byrne vs. Wikipedia

Warning: Dork Related

For those of you who don't know who John Byrne is, he's a rather famous comic book artist and writer. Among other things, he is largely responsible for making Superman and the X-Men what they are today (read: incredibly popular franchises that make obscene amounts of money).

Even though he is mostly known only to dork like myself, his work is prolific and its influence extends far beyond the realm of comics.

He's also known as a bit of an ass. In an industry where most of the insiders seem to just be happy to be recognized, Mr. Byrne seems to be the type of who might be offended if you didn't recognize him. He often refuses to sign trade paperbacks or reproductions of his work and has been known to be otherwise abrasive to some of his fans.

I've never met the guy personally, so I can really vouch for that, but his recent dealing with Wikipedia seem to reinforce the rumors.

Mr. Byrne was apparently unhappy with his biographic entry in Wikipedia and set upon a campaign to control its content. That'd be fine if the his wiki was libelous in any sort of way, but apart from conveying the general sentiment of fans, it was almost entirely factual.

Anyway, you can read about the whole ordeal here, but the gist of it is that he and his message board complained so vehemently, that the head of Wikipedia, himself, actually amended and lock the entry to Mr. Byrne's specifications.

That may not sound like a big deal, at first, but think about the implications to Wiki. What kind of precedent does this set for a communal knowledge encyclopedia? If this type of thing becomes the norm and Wiki bends to will of annoyed readers, what the hell good will it be a factual and impartial reference tool?

Eh, we'll see, I guess.

Picture jacked from byrnerobotics.com.

Random Thought

As I sit here, enjoying my Quaker brand "Chewy" granola bar, it occurs to me that this product is masterfully marketed.

I can't actually recall ever seeing anything other than a print advertisement for these things, and even then it's just a picture of the box, yet I buy them every time I go food shopping.

Good for you, Quaker! Your "Chewy" granola bars are, in fact, chewy and made of granola.

I commend you.

Crisis Counseling - 09/19/05

Quite a bit happened last week in the DCU.

Check out the updated Crisis Counseling Page for a recount.

As for next this week, only three Infinite Crisis related titles, but one of them is the conclusion of Day of Vengeance.
Infinite Crisis is only a few weeks away.

Yippee!

NASA Announces New Shuttle, Takes Giant Leap Backwards

NASA has announced replacement plans for the space shuttle, claiming that the new vehicle will be around 10 times safer than the marvel of 1970's technology we currently use to boldly wade in the shallow end of the final frontier.

From the picture, this thing looks kinda like a prank. It almost looks like what one of those rice rocket guys would do to the original moon-lander if he got a hold of one. You know, add a kewl body kit, some extenders, and a funky paint job to make all the honeys go wild.

Unfortunately, though, this is the real deal.

The orbiter will be part of the plan to return to the moon, which apparently also includes a plan to return to Moon-Landing-Era space technology and design. They wanna use this thing to get to Mars, too.

Jeez, NASA. What happened to you? The concept drawing looks like something I could build in my garage.

What the fuck happened to space planes and starships? Why are we so content to just dick around with rockets forever?

Holy Shit! Space Marines!

From Defense Tech, who's post title, by the way, is freakin' hilarious:

Looks like someone at the Pentagon is finally taking the idea seriously.
Now, these won't be sci-fi space marines that live on starships or any of that kind of shit that you see in the movies. These guys will be your average(?), run of the mill expeditionary force who are simply deployed via a reusable upper-stage space-travel vehicle.

Supporters of the project call this the next logical step for the Marine Corps and their centuries-long tradition of expeditionary killing warfare.

Aaarrrrrrgggggg!

Happy National Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Yes, that's right, September 19th is National Talk Like a Pirate Day, and here's why:

Why do we need an International Talk Like a Pirate Day?

Make no mistake. We do. But it's a little hard to articulate why, especially when you've made the mistake of referring to your wife as a scurvy bilge rat and tried to order her back into the galley.

Talking like a pirate is fun. It's really that simple.

It gives your conversation a swagger, an elán, denied to landlocked lubbers. The best explanation came from a guy at a Cleveland radio station who interviewed us on the 2002 Talk Like a Pirate Day. He told us we were going to be buried by people asking for interviews because it was a "whimsical alternative" to all the serious things that were making the news so depressing.

So avast, yee mateys an' check ou' the'r site.

Oh, and to get you started right away, here's an English to Pirate translator.

Yay! More Useless Crap!

I really gotta wonder what combination of drugs this dude was on when he came up with thing. A gender-based toilet light?

WTF?

Here's the gist of it from the product page:

Never argue over the toilet seat again! The His n Her Toilet Light, using its hi-tech infrared motion sensor, sees you approaching in the dark and instantly illuminates the toilet area with gentle color-coded lighting. For him, if the seat is up, red lighting provides the perfect guiding light. As an added bonus, the red light shines a bulls-eye in the water.

For her, red tells her the seat is up, while green indicates the seat is down. After you leave, this nightlight automatically turns itself off. Best of all, the gentle illumination for both him and her means you will get back to sleep quickly because your eyes remain comfortably adjusted to the dark, ready for more sleep.

My first question, after the "WTF?," mind you, would be "why?" As in, "why the hell would you need such a thing when you can just turn on the damned bathroom light?" Are you worried about disturbing your spouse? And if so, why? Do you sleep in the same room as the toilet?

Maybe you don't like being blinded by the bright bathroom lights in the middle of the night. That's fine. But why waste 30 bucks on this stupid thing when you could just buy a frickin' nightlight for $1.50?

What is it with this shit? Is the entire consumer gadget industry aimed towards idiots?

Convert Your '89 Camry Into the Batmobile

Some company called Tire Tagz (note that they're hip cause the pluralize with a "Z") is hawking rims that project text and pictures onto a spinning wheel.

I like Batman as much as the next guy - well, probably more, actually - but these things are retarded.

In fact, this idea is so stupid, it's actually giving me gas.

Careful, though, their picture page doubles as a softcore porn site and probably isn't suitable for work.

I guess peddling useless crap for rice-rockets wasn't enough?

Via Gadget Madness.

Bob Vila's Hurricane House

I'm not a big fan of Bob Vila. He rarely does any of the actual work on his show and I've always found him rather condescending to the other people he shares the screen with.

That said, he does do some good, I guess, and recently helped out a victim of hurricane Charley by partnering with Florida firm to rebuild the guy's destroyed home.

In and of itself, not such a big deal. But check out how they built the house.

The whole purpose of the project, aside from replacing the victim's leveled home, was to use new construction techniques to build a house that exceeds current hurricane code. The result is a house that is essentially a giant, steel-reinforced box made of poured concrete rather than standard cinder blocks.

The article also goes into some other, less innovated and more easily accessible safety features that current homeowners can add to better prepare themselves for the super storm looming on the horizon.

The AOL Throne

Ever wonder what to do with all those god damn AOL CDs you get in the mail?

Microwaving them is fun, sure. But that gets old pretty quickly and you risk blowing up a device that emits radiation. So, why not make some furniture?

This guy did. And while it's just about the fugliest thing I've ever seen, it is decently creative.

The AOL Throne is made out of about 4000 CDs and weighs approximately 150 pounds.

He cheated a bit, though, and used some plywood as a base for strength.

Eh, it's still better than actually using the things for their software.

Dork Fest 2005

I'm going to the Baltimore Comic-Con today, so this will probably be all I post until some time this evening.

ComicCons are great. They're sorta like Start Trek conventions, but crazier and with lots more people in costume. If you've never experienced one, you really give it a try.

You sorta have to be at least marginally interested in comics, though. The superdorks dressed up as comic characters can only occupy you for so long.

Anywho, Imma try and get me some autographs today. Marv Wolfman, Mark Waid, JG Jones, Frank Cho, Dexter Vines, and a whole slew of other industry talent are going to be there today.

I also intend to take lots of pictures of the costume-clad convention goers, which I will, in turn, post here for your amusement.

Anywho, gotta get ready to go.

Cya!

If Only I had this at NOAA

Came across this in some guy's LiveJournal today.

It's quite inventive, if only marginally useful.

Still, I really coulda used something like this when I was living the cube life at NOAA. I really hated when people would look in on me when they passed by. It's just rude.

After a while I rearranged the thing so that I rather awkwardly faced the entrance, thus giving me the ability to make some very uncomfortable eye contact with the passers-bye.

Oh, the memories...

Oh, the Horror!

Tragedy struck Macon, GA yesterday as a Krispy Kreme van crashed into a seafood restaurant, littering the vicinity with hundreds helpless jelly doughnuts.

The quote from the restaurant's owner pretty much says it all:

Skipper Zimmerman, owner of the restaurant at 3040 Vineville Ave., said that the 5:08 a.m. accident tore off the side of the truck and that the racks crashed through his window.

No one was in the restaurant at the time.

"I saw a couple hundred doughnuts," he said with a laugh.

"We had jelly on the wall inside and jelly on the wall outside. We're just lucky nobody was hurt," Zimmerman said.

Man, the dumb shit that gets reported in local news...

Read the rest here.

Portable Bidet / Digital Camera Combo... Whaaa?

Ok, if this isn't some kind of crazy translation problem, I'm not really sure what to say about it.

I mean, yeah, we've come to expect some wierd shit out of South Korea, but a portable bidet/digital camera? And an insertion model to boot?

Sounds like someone over at YoongChang was smoking the brown crack.

Kinda strange that the company's website shows a different model, though. My guess is that this is all just a big misunderstanding.

God, I Want a Pizza

This thing would be cool if I could figure out how exactly it's supposed to work.

First of all, the only time you eat pizza with a knife and fork is when you're really, really hungry and the pizza is just too damn hot to pick up. Any other time is just wrong; period.

Aside from that, though, the thing is kinda dinky for a pizza cutter. I can't really imagine this thing being all that good at cutting a whole pie up in to slices, but my idea of pizza, I've learned, is much different from what most people are willing to settle for.

So maybe it could get through a "pizza," but it still doesn't look like a very comfortable fork. Is it just me, or does it look like you'd get sauce and shit all over your hands if you tried to hold this thing like a regular fork?

Waste of fucking technology, if you ask me.

Via OhGizmo!.

New Fangled Airplane Cart

This should get along nicely with the new 787 Dreamliner from the other day.

Some Scandinavian guy named Jens Andersson has come up with a new design for the in-flight service carts that try to break my kneecaps whenever I fly in an aisle seat.

Aside from just looking all different and moderny, the thing has some interesting ergonomics, is thinner, and sports a motorized elevator thingy inside so the flight attendant doesn't have to bend over to get at the stuff on the bottom.

I just like it cause it looks like the bastard love child of Rubbermaid and Ikea.

Anywho, read more about it here.

Computer Problems

So, my work machine died today. Don't mourn it, though, for it was an utter shit box.

The machine was a user slut, having been passed around from employee to employee like a 10 dollar hooker. I shit you not, it had no less than 7 different account names saved locally.

I'm pretty sure it hadn't been wiped in years, if at all. The Windows bloat was so bad that after about 10 minutes of use, the thing would slow down so severely that it would take a good 15 seconds for the desktop context menu to open.

My only regret is that I didn't actually destroy it on purpose. Its death was just some kind of random and inconvenient fluke.

Eh...

Anyway, I'm still waiting for admin rights on this new machine, so this post is brought to you via Internet Explore rather than my usual Firefox.

God, I miss Firefox. Every time I use IE I feel as if I'm being violated; hence, the picture.

Body Armor with Style

A Columbian clothing designer, Miguel Caballero, has come up with bullet proof business and formal wear. Well, bullet resistant, actually. Nothing is really bullet proof.

Anywho, the suits look like ordinary clothing and are relatively light-weight with a size large only tipping the scales at a little under 4 pounds.

The armor is classified IIIA and can stop up at one handgun bullet within the same 5 five centimeters, finally giving way at a maximum of 22 impacts.

For those of you who might not know, that means that this stuff is considered "light" armor and would essentially do nothing against large caliber or high powered weapons like assault rifles. Also, just because the bullet stays on the outside of your body, it doesn't mean that getting shot won't still hurt like a bastard. Even a shot from a little sissy gun'll probably break or bruise your ribs.

Still, with the added bonus of being fire and heat resistant up to 300 degrees Celsius, this shit ain't such a bad deal.

No information on price, but that really isn't too surprising since the company is in South America. The global market value of one suit is probably some impossibly large number in their native currency.

Via OhGizmo!

Totally Awesome Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing's got a new plane out and it is radically different from any other commercial airline on the market.

The 787 Dreamliner has too many new and interesting features to describe in a little blog post, but, in short, the most striking thing about the new plane is the aesthetic design of the passenger cabin.

We're talking about an absolutely unheard-of amount of room for passengers and a decoration and style design so different from its contemporaries that it doesn't even look like real.

The Dreamliner has been picked up by a number of foreign airlines, but doesn't seem to have attracted many US buyers yet. This probably has something to do with the fact that the plane seems to really be meant for transcontinental use, boasting something like a 20% increase in fuel efficiency.

Even if it doesn't hit the domestic market anytime soon, it will certainly change the direction of future aircraft design.

Anyway, check out the Flight Deck design over at GizMag and the rest of the plane over at Boeing.

Revenge For Those With No Creativity

Via OhGizmo!, the Revenge CD makes ready-made revenge available to those with a completely lack of imagination.

The CD, which ships with a pair of earplugs, is a collection of incredibly loud and annoying sounds compiled for the express purpose of dealing out comeuppance to inconsiderate neighbors.

Here are the first 10 tracks:

• Drill
• Party (At Least 200 People)
• Orgasm (Outstanding)
• Train
• Drum (Played by a Child)
• Inhuman Screams
• Walking (High Heels)
• Domestic Squabble
• Doors Banging
• Bowling

Seems like a bit of a cop-out, but I guess we all can't shove a sword through the ceiling.

And yes, I did actually do that. I used to live below kangaroos.

Superman Returns Video Blog #23

The 23rd installment of Director Brian Singer's video blog is up over at BlueTights.

These little snippets chronicling the film's production have been quite good, so far.

This one seems to deal with filming an enormous train set in Luthor's office.

Dorktacular!

Diamond Shipping List - 09/14/05

New Diamond Shipping List is up.

Notice how the Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files still isn't on there even though DC claims it was released 2 weeks ago.

They've been doing that a lot lately.