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Prepare for Ludicrous Speed

How to make roses from maple leaves via Digg Prepare for Ludicrous Speed via Digg In 1957, German theoretical physicist Burkhard Heim publicly outlined a new idea for spacecraft propulsion. It was based on his new theory of physics which … Continue reading

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Teleportation between light and matter

The Wake-up Light via Digg This combination alarm clock and lamp brightens gradually to simulate a sunrise to wake you in a more natural fashion. 20 Things You Didn’t Know About… The Nobel Prizes via Digg One big blooper that … Continue reading

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Top 10 Geek Wallets

Top Ten Geek Wallets via Digg Hey, check out the stainless steel wallet. Of course it’s more comfortable than it sounds. Halloween Costumes for Geeks via Digg When Magic Tricks Go Wrong – When Everything Goes Wrong! via Digg Harry … Continue reading

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Light Bulb in a Microwave Oven

How To: Dismantle?an Atomic?Bomb via Digg This is an important step to learn before you go on to build your own A-bomb. You better know how to disarm them. Why don’t magnets work on some stainless steels? via Digg Top … Continue reading

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Top 176 Star Wars Lines Improved By Replacing A Word With "Pants"

25 Signs That, Sadly, You’ve Grown Up via Reddit How did your city looked like 100 years ago? via Digg Armstrong’s Famous Moon Landing Quote Rewritten after Tech Analysis via Digg Excuse me Mr. Armstrong, the Grammer Police want to … Continue reading

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Live from Podcast Expo 2006

Pardon the self endulgent nature of this particular podcast. This is not our standard format. [audio:http://www.chuckchat.com/media/technorama/CCT-2006-09-30.mp3] http://media.blubrry.com/technorama/www.chuckchat.com/media/technorama/CCT-2006-09-30.mp3Podcast: Download

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Shoulder bag made out of floppies

HOWTO: Make a shoulder-bag out of floppies via Digg Now that we’ve finally found a practical use for this coaster rejects, does anyone still have enough of these to make a bag? Scientists discover ‘shadow person’ via Digg Similar shadowy … Continue reading

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Come on Get Happy

Show #140: Come on Get Happy 1. iPod docks 2. SpaceBalls News 3. Foxtrot takes on Web 2.0 4. Listener Steve needs some help 5. and the exploding batteries stories don’t end here Show notes #140 [audio:http://www.chuckchat.com/media/technorama/CCT-2006-09-25.mp3] http://media.blubrry.com/technorama/www.chuckchat.com/media/technorama/CCT-2006-09-25.mp3Podcast: Download

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Rocket Scientist vs. Brain Surgeon, who's smarter

Rocket Scientists not as smart as originally thought via Digg The article drew an immediate rebuke from a spokesperson for the American Society of Rocket Scientists, who blasted the study as “state-of-the-art pro-brain surgeon propaganda.” Triple Sunrise via Digg Produced … Continue reading

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Apple's trying to hijack the word Podcast

Leo Laporte proposes using the term “netcast” instead of “podcast” via Digg Seems that Apple’s lawyers have been trying to claim ownership over the word “podcast”. Well, netcast is already trademarked, so that’s obviously a dead end. What we really … Continue reading

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