This seems to be all over the blogs in the last couple days, but it deserves to be everywhere ( Read more... )

Ever on top of things, Slashdot just posted a link to this hilarious two-week-old article at AlterNet:
Roomba Cockfight

Oh yeah, and just in case you missed it yesterday, Google's April Fools joke this year was great: Google Romance
Don't miss the tour, in which we learn that despite their different approaches to Google Romance, User A and User B ( Read more... )

You've just gotta love MIT.

On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study

Abstract:Among a fringe community of paranoids, aluminum helmets serve as the protective measure of choice against invasive radio signals. We investigate the efficacy of three aluminum helmet designs on a sample group of four individuals. Using a $250, ( Read more... )

I just noticed an AP story headlined Toshiba Unveils New Flat-Panel SED TV. My first thought was: Cool, a practical use for smoke-emitting diodes!

This makes me laugh every time I type it:
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I never watched Farscape enough to make total sense of it or be a loyal fan, but I've watched it about as much as I've watched Star Trek: The Next Generation (i.e. if it's on when I randomly happen to be looking for something to watch), so I'm somewhat familiar with it without knowing all the plot twists and turns.

Slashdot tells us that there ( Read more... )