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60 Seconds in the Life of a Weeble

Part 43 in an ongoing series of (approximately) 60 Second Films. Okay, this ones a bit longer than 60 seconds, but would you rather have missed the beginning or the end? I couldnt decide. In spirit, ...

6 days ago

How I Scored A Million Points In SpellTower [Guest Post]

Preface SpellTower Champ JerryMy father-in-law Jerry is great at word puzzles. Hes a retired economist for the FTC with a passion for music and a life-long interest in math and science. He says he da...

23 apr 12

Idea: Toddler TARDIS Console

About a month ago my son learned to pull himself up to stand on his own. Now that he can stand, he really enjoys his LeapFrog Learning Table. Its about waist high and has all sorts of knobs and dials...

18 apr 12

Protect Abed

I saw this ad on the subway yesterday. I havent visited the site, but I assume its part of a viral marketing campaign to keep Community on the air. Okay, now Ive visited the site. Theyve built a pitc...

30 mar 12

Inventor Portrait: Ralph Baer, video game inventor, who turns 90 years old this week

[cross-posted from my photography blog] Ralph Baer, the father of video games, turns 90 years old on Thursday. One of his early inventions, the Magnavox Odyssey, was the first home video game system....

06 mar 12

Bob& Carol& Ted& Alice.

Now heres a timely parody. It combines elements of a popular t-shirt from 2001 thats already been parodied to death and a movie from 1969 about swingers that you probably havent seen. But its been ra...

27 feb 12

Idea: Add Thsrs to a Twitter App

Back in 2008 I launched Thsrs, an online Thesaurus that only returns synonyms shorter than your search query. It was intended for Twitter users who are having trouble staying under 140 characters. It...

30 jan 12

I See The Millennium Falcon

Previously seen: Princess Leia, R2-D2, AT-AT Walkers, more. Also related: Scientists name new falcon species falco milleannus, or "millennium falcon".

18 jan 12

#DearInventor

I recently discovered that a lot of people use Twitter to write brief open letters to unnamed inventors. They usually are expressing extreme love or extreme hatred for something. Occasionally they ar...

15 dec 11

Keming Revisited

In early 2008, I coined the term keming, defining it as "the result of improper kerning." Its a nerdy graphic design joke, and it became one of my more popular posts. Readers suggested that I...

29 nov 11

60 Seconds in the Life of a Dog

Part 42 in an ongoing series of (approximately) 60 Second Films.

07 oct 11

Idea: Vampire Victim Teething Toys

One of the most popular items you can buy for babies right now is Sophie, a teething toy shaped like a giraffe. There were more Sophie giraffes purchased last year in France, where Sophie originated,...

19 sep 11

Idea: The @TwentyWords Retweeter

This has been on my "Ideas to post" list for what seems like a couple years already. I keep going back and forth between "I should just post it as an idea" and "No, I should actua...

23 aug 11

Neil Illusions

Forty years ago, in the April 1971 issue of New Scientist magazine, a new type of optical illusion was described: Neil Illusions, named for the man who discovered them, Allan Neil, of the Institute o...

01 aug 11

San Diego Comic Con 1988

This week is the annual San Diego Comic-Con International, the largest fandom convention in the United States. If youre heading to San Diego, theres a very slim chance that you will pass through a ti...

18 jul 11

Inventor Portrait: Ernest Nussbaum

[cross-posted from my photography blog] This is Ernest Nussbaum, inventor of the Practicello. The Practicello is a full height cello that breaks down to fit in carry-on luggage. Its not intended to b...

11 jul 11

100 Year Old Patriotic Song Revived for 4th of July

This bit of fun with the public domain happened over on my other blog SundayMagazine, but I thought it was cool enough to share here. I posted an article from 1911 about a new patriotic hymn written ...

02 jul 11

Three Drawings of Don Quixote

1. Pablo Picasso 2. Salvador Dali 3. My wifes hair as I found it stuck to the shower wall

23 jun 11

Idea: .ugh Top Level Domain

How about a TLD for websites that can only be parody, complainy, or snarky? If you want to know about Lady Gagas next album, you can go to ladygaga.com, but if youre really sick of her and want a com...

08 jun 11

Thing Three and Thing Four

06 jun 11

An interview in which all my secrets are revealed

Luke Burrage is an international juggler. He has a pretty good video montage of himself juggling in spectacular places around the globe to prove it (embedded below). He also writes, and has a podcast...

23 may 11

Idea: Useless QR Codes

Youve probably noticed QR codes in ads, real estate listings, and band fliers around your town. They look like broken checkerboards or crossword puzzles, with black squares and white squares placed s...

16 may 11

Best Construction Company Slogan Ever

Eddie Torres runs E. T. General Construction Inc. in Brooklyn. He has the best construction company slogan ever: I would totally hire a construction guy with a nerdy sense of humor. (You know, if he ...

11 may 11

Steven Sasson, Inventor of the Digital Camera

[cross-posted from my too-infrequently-updated photography blog] Its been way too long since Ive posted one of these. This is my portrait of Steven Sasson, inventor of the digital camera. He was the ...

11 apr 11

Idea: A New Save Icon

Im not the first person to suggest replacing the prevalent 3.5" floppy disk save icon. A quick Google search comes up with several discussions on the topic including a lengthy reddit thread with ...

05 apr 11

I wrote an article for Slate.com

I wrote an article for Slate.com that just went up. Its about the New York Times Magazine of 100 years ago. Go read it!

30 mar 11

60 Seconds in the Life of Flare

Part 41 in an ongoing series of (approximately) 60 Second Films.

25 mar 11

Soylent Green is People Magazine!

22 feb 11

Product Placement in Amazon Reviews for Related Products

This is either a real thing, or its all in my head. If its a real thing, consider this post an exposé thats blowing the lid off of this new form of subversive advertising. If its all in my head, cons...

15 feb 11

I wrote it, you made it: The Make-out Hoodie

Back in August, I envisioned the Make-out Hoodie, a pair of his-and-hers (or whatever combination youre into) hoodies that form a complete picture when the couple kisses with the hoods up. This was m...

11 feb 11

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