Over at Mashable there’s an excellent walkthrough of Boeing’s newest and hottest passenger aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, and all of its gorgeous interior features that are designed to make passenger air travel more comfortable, less tiring, and more fun than…
Why We Can’t Drink Seawarter
Photo by Stephen Edgar, licensed via Creative Commons Every now and again you stumble on an explainer that walks you through a fundamental question in such great and interesting detail that it’s compelling to read. In this case, it’s all…
7 of The Cheapest Boss Fights in Videogame History
Dorkly is wonderful for many things, especially its old-school video game videos (are they machinima? I suppose so!) but this article has a special place in my heart. Now granted, I’ve fought a number of bosses that didn’t make the…
Reading Rainbow Gets a Reboot for Kids
If you were a fan of Reading Rainbow as a child, and miss having the opportunity to share it with your kids or with a new generation of young readers, you’re not alone. When Reading Rainbow officially stopped airing, LeVar…
Site Highlight :: The Magic Make Everything Okay Button
The world getting you down? Heartache? Money trouble? Job stressing you out? Try this button. Submitted without further comment. [ The Magic Button ]
Anil Dash :: If Your Website’s Full of Assholes, It’s Your Fault
(image above from the fine folks at Penny Arcade, from this comic in 2004. Click to enlarge!) Anil Dash is a prominent blogger and commentator, and while I don’t always agree with his perspectives, this one is interesting. Dash posits…
6 Reasons The Guy Who’s Fixing Your Computer Hates You
(photo by Seth Anderson) I worked in computer support for a long time – long enough that I thought that I may not do anything else, so I completely understand how this is. I’ve had friends – even long after…
Video :: A Real Person, A Lot Like You
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The Duet is an 8GB Flash Drive and….Health Accessory
If you have tender eyes or ears or are easily offended, scroll on by now. I would sincerely hope you don’t though, otherwise you might miss one of the most ingenious and entertaining USB flash drives to hit the market…
Astronomers Discover Habitable Exo-Earth
More news I’ve been sitting on for a while but that’s still incredible is the story of the habitable – by all indication anyway – exo-Earth orbiting a binary star system well over 40 light years away. As noted at…