Things You Don’t Need: Gauntlets
Feb/090
But you know you want them, I mean really, who doesn’t want a pair of medieval-style gauntlets.
Kindle 2 Released – Hideous
Feb/090
Amazon has released the Kindle 2, roughly a year after the release of the Kindle 1.
They seem to have bowed to every complaint leveled against the original and altered the new version accordingly. The result: Everything that was great about the original is gone, leaving an ugly flat thing that looks less like a book and more like the bastard child of a Sony reader and an iPhone.
I get the feeling I might be in the minority here, but I liked the original design. I thought the way it looked like a book in its cover was endearing, and I never had any problem with pressing the page turn buttons when I didn’t want to turn a page. Needless to say, I won’t be upgrading. I likely will, however, be hunting for lower prices on the Kindle 1’s of those who do.
Exploding Cellphones
Feb/090
Seems like a lot of cellphones have been exploding lately. No seriously, exploding. And those explosions have been killing people.
Okay, so its two deaths and there’s a likelihood that they were caused by defective third party batteries, but still when it comes to phones that nearly everyone in the country carries around every day…
Kinda makes me look at my phone askance, y’know.
Webcam Volcano
Feb/090
Webcams that just look at the world outside aren’t all that interesting, right? Yeah its cool to look at a great view or a mountain or something, but after a few minutes it gets a little…HOLY CRAP VOLCANO!
That is exactly what I would have said if I had been watching this webcam that looks out at Mount Asama, near Tokyo, when it erupted.
Unfortunately, I was not watching that cam at the time.
Fortunately, some clever soul was, and there are pictures.
For Those of Us Who Need Math Help
Feb/091
And I certainly count myself among you, every person who finds themselves seriously in need of mathematical assistance.
Fortunately, the bounties of the internet have brought us a feature-filled scientific calculator, no downloads required. Which is good for me, I need to take math again…
Web 2.0 Calc via
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