You know, like in Aliens. Turns out DARPA saw that movie too.
Best quote from the guy who wears it?
It takes no special training, beyond learning to relax and trust the robot.
“Relax and trust the robot,” right.
May 16, 2008
March 10, 2008
Larry King visits Spring Training
Normally celebrity news isn’t interesting to me, but this line was too good to pass:
And worse, Larry King showed up at the Sox-Dodgers game with a fourteen-person entourage. In other words, Larry King travels with two more people than Jesus did. That’s more disturbing than any Red Sox woes.
From The Bostonist.
March 1, 2008
The Stay-at-home Server
I’m one of those guys who thinks the “I’m a Mac” ads are very clever, and funny, and the fact that I’m writing this from my MacBook is in part due to the “Cult of Mac.” Score one for Redmond with their new Windows Home Server ad campaign. It consists of Daily Show-esque videos (not terribly funny), and this satirical gem:
It certainly looks like Microsoft is selling branded hardware, which is a big step in the Apple direction. Is this one of Bill Gates’ last acts, or one of the first from the new regime?
February 2, 2008
Adventures in Targeted Advertising
They can’t possibly have targeted that hair-replacement ad to Belichick’s photo, right?
Source: SportsIllustrated.com
January 4, 2008
Google TiSP
OK, so I guess I missed this last April 1, but the latest from the jokers at Google is great. “Want WiFi around? Flush it down.” How did I accidentally find it? I had googled for “wireless broadband” and it is a top 3 hit.
December 20, 2007
November 15, 2007
Another Missing Manual
This is the article that explains how and why nerds function. Required reading for all computer scientists and their significant others.
August 13, 2007
Rowan Atkinson, Comedic Genius
Coming off a bit of a Blackadder binge, I found the following sketch on YouTube:
So that’s how Hamlet was written…
July 7, 2007
Kite Video
From the “I wish I thought of that” department, this video is amazing! That’s a $500-750 phone and approximately a $30 kite, so half the fun is seeing someone willing to risk about a third of a mortgage payment for areal photos of their house…
July 6, 2007
Another Pogue Parody
David Pogue of the New York Times is at it again. The former Broadway accompanist turned tech-critic has followed up his TED talk/musical with an Ode to the iPhone. Time to give up the day job?
