Wednesday: March 10, 2010
- It's probably not a smart idea to throw hot coffee at a parking enforcement official.
The next time you happen to witness the writing of a ticket on a vehicle you happen to own and find yourself agitated with coffee in hand - remember this little article. As it turns out, tossing a cup of hot liquid substance at a person of authority can in fact land you with an assault and battery charge. Who knew?
- Five must-see museum exhibits to give you an added dose of culture this Spring.
Looking for something different to do on those otherwise boring Spring days? Try stopping by a museum or two this Spring to catch up on some of the finer things (as it relates to art) that you may have been missing.
Tuesday: March 9, 2010
- Toy Story attraction over at Disney adapts for seasons and/or new movie releases.
That's right, when you go inside to ride Mania after Toy Story 3 opens there will be whole new games to enjoy. The Imagineers have created a whole new collection of things to shoot with those pull string cannons for you to enjoy.
- Your rechargeable batteries may come with a free Trojan horse virus.
The battery maker said it does not know how the Trojan got into the software. 'Energizer has discontinued sale of this product and has removed the site to download the software,' the statement said.
Thursday: February 25, 2010
- Six fantastical theme park rides that have unfortunately been lost to history.
If you absolutely must ride this, it's still open at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. Doc Brown will likely be screaming at you in Japanese, but it's the pilgrimage that counts.
Monday: February 1, 2010
- AT&T decides that pouring another two billion dollars into their mobile network is worth it.
AT&T plans to spend between $18 billion and $19 billion in 2010 upgrading its wireless and backhaul networks to handle the onslaught of new traffic. This is roughly $2 billion more than the company had invested in the previous year.
Friday: January 8, 2010
- Your cell phone may one day be powered via carbonated beverage.
The designer claims his sugar-based bio-battery lasts up to four times longer than a fully charged lithium battery and is much easier to recharge: just pour some more sweet fuel.
Tuesday: January 5, 2010
- Apple to acquire Quattro Wireless Ad Company for a mere $275 million.
The news comes after Google announced plans in November to buy AdMob, another mobile ad provider, for $750 million. Both Quattro and AdMob focus on in-application and other types of mobile ads...
Tuesday: December 29, 2009
- Daily Grind: Attractive
Name: Vin (aka influenza attractor)
Occupation: Webmaster / Procrastinator / Dad
How Vin feels today: Attractive @ 2:20:57 PM
What Vin really wants today: Yes, in between the times that I'm not coughing, wheezing, sneezing, and/or blowing mucus-infested nostrils I actually feel quite charming. Roar.Music Stuck in Head: Let's Get It On / Marvin Gaye
Aww yea. Hold these dirty tissues and let's toast some NyQuil together. Or not.Stuff to do today:
- Cough, sniffle, cough
- Finish up watching seventy minute Star Wars video review
- What video review you ask? This one. You'll either love it instantly or instantly hate it
- Snort, wheeze, sniffle
- Also finish watching new episode of TWID
- Elephant noise, cough, higaga
- Finish up work, go home and sleep
Tuesday: December 8, 2009
- 101 things to see and do in New York City this Winter according to Timeout New York.
Give yourself the gift of crowd avoidance: During the week, the rink is significantly less packed, so play hooky and get your glide on. If you can’t cut out of work, haul out of bed on a weekend morning and beeline to 30 Rock; the rink opens at 8am.
Wednesday: November 25, 2009
- You can now send attachments offline courtesy of GMail.
If you have Offline Gmail enabled, you'll notice that all your mail now goes through the outbox, regardless of whether you're online or offline. This allows Gmail to capture all attachments, even if you suddenly get disconnected from network.
Monday: November 9, 2009
- Want to know just how much power your brain needs in order to function?
In a nutshell, a robot with a processor as intelligent as the human brain would require at least ten megawatts to operate. By contrast, a dimly lit light bulb takes about just twenty watts and Doc Brown was able to send Marty back to the future via 1.21 gigawatts (1210 megawatts).
- Six unique ways to charge your batteries that you may not have previously known about.
An interesting collection of battery charging options that range from dancing your way to a charge, pedaling your way to a charge and even peeing your way to a charge (which is apparently quite environmentally sound). You could also just ignore all of those options and go wireless (awesome).
Thursday: October 15, 2009
- Disney pulls the curtain back on DIY roller coaster experience.
The new ride over at EPCOT called 'The Sum of all Thrills' lets users create their own roller coaster track digitally. You can then ride on your newly created track virtually. You'll probably want to pick up a fast pass for the line.
Friday: October 9, 2009
- A collection of iPhone design trends for your viewing pleasure.
Smashing Magazine takes an in-depth look at successful (and perhaps the not so successful) design trends and patterns of the mobile sensation that is iPhone. Big pretty buttons, don't fail me now.
- Everything you never knew about nuclear batteries.
Turns out that nuclear batteries hold about a million times of a charge than your standard alkaline batteries. In the future, when/if your battery explodes you'll need to break out the radiation suits to clean up the mess.
Wednesday: October 7, 2009
- AT&T decides to allow VoIP on the iPhone 3G.
The general thought has been that AT&T didn’t want always-available VoIP because it would eat into its core business as a telephone company. The well known 3G congestion on AT&T’s network has also been suspected. This has all been upturned, for voice communications at least.
Monday: October 5, 2009
- Bake sales have been banned in New York City schools.
The change is part of a new wellness policy that also limits what can be sold in vending machines and student-run stores, which use profits to help finance activities like pep rallies and proms.
Thursday: August 27, 2009
- Your wi-fi encryption key can be cracked in under a minute thanks to latest threat.
The encryption systems used by wireless routers have a long history of security problems. The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) system, introduced in 1997, was cracked just a few years later and is now considered to be completely insecure by security experts.
Tuesday: August 25, 2009
- Eight people who accidentally found a fortune.
After reading this article I now have a sudden strange urge to go clean out my attic.
Thursday: August 20, 2009
- A list of concerts with highest numbers for record attendance just for you.
3.5 million people in one place? Way to go, Rod Stewart.
Wednesday: August 19, 2009
- Star Tours ride over at Disney World might be getting a giant overhaul.
I've heard rumblings that said revamp will have multiple variations. Riders will get a different experience every time. About bloody time since the ride hasn't been updated since oh, 1987.
- Selling lemonade in Central Park will get you slapped with a fine.
When Richard admitted he didn't have the right to sell on Parks property, the agents immediately slapped the dad and daughter with a summons for selling food without a license, which carries a maximum fine of $200.
Thursday: August 13, 2009
- Battlestar Galactica headed to the big screen?
By all accounts, any new feature would take place outside the alien-free “Galactica” universe created by Moore, and be based instead on the original 1978 Glen Larson series.
Tuesday: August 11, 2009
- Dark matter may be easier to detect than you might have previously thought.
...the researchers applied the Sommerfeld correction to simulations that use more than one billion particles to model the formation of a dark matter halo the size of the Milky Way.
Monday: August 10, 2009
- Paul Giamatti confirms role as Larry in upcoming Three Stooges movie.
Also, Benicio Del Toro will be playing the role of Moe. Only one more Stooge to go folks.
Friday: August 7, 2009
- A list of the top ten craziest guitars of all time.
Six-neck guitar and The Matterhorn suspiciously not included on this list.
Monday: August 3, 2009
- NYC woman who can't find a job decides to sue college she went to.
Let's see how many people attempt this if it actually works.
Wednesday: July 22, 2009
- Five Epcot rides that predicted the future and how they hold up today.
I totally forgot all about Horizons and The World of Motion rides. You can probably revisit most of these rides via YouTube (see page 2 of the article for an example).
- How would you like to have an airport smack in the middle of Central Park?
The Manhattan Airport Foundation is a land-use constituency committed to the immediate development of a viable and centrally-located international air transportation hub in New York City for the benefit of all New Yorkers.
