Pimp that Ride, Atari Style

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Kreg Steppe
This is an older article from Engadget, and somehow missed it. What amazes me more is that I missed an article about an Atari 2600…in a car!

1979 Buick Riviera gets pimped, Atari-style – Engadget

Predating the carputer by easily two decades (not counting KITT, of course), this ’79 Buick Riviera would have clearly elevated you to alpha status in your elementary school. Featuring what appears to be a Sears Atari 2600 clone and a 13-inch CRT with a custom fake-ice RIVIERA logo, there’s no wonder Kevin, the owner, says this whip is his “absolute pride and joy.” Check a couple more shots after the break.

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Rube Goldberg Cream Egg Killer

Posted on May 21, 2008 by madmarv

The awesome-est Rube Goldberg machine of the year.

Marv

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CCT#005: Don't Eat the Battery Homer!

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Kreg Steppe

First Aired: 05-18-2005

Podcast: Download

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Podcasting Mania!

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Kreg Steppe
Wow…seems like a busy podcasting week for me.

Sunday night I was on the Typical Mac User Podcast with Victor Cajiao talking about doing things with your Mac. It was a lot of fun and got some good questions from the chat room. Victor always has a lively bunch hanging out during the show, and he knows how to work the crowd.

Monday night I got the privilege of hanging out and talking with Dean Jensen of the Soho Technology Podcast. Bruce Barr and I were on talking about Open Source in the Soho environment. Dean brought something up that I hadn’t thought about in a while. Smaller networks, or more specifically, small businesses needs are different from that of larger corporations. It isn’t a one size fits all world and I know that, and not having been involved with small businesses/small networks in the capacity that Dean has as a consultant in a long while kinda got lost somewhere in my mind.

*update* I almost forgot to mention that Chuck and I interviewed Dr. Pamela Gay Sunday about Her podcasting and of course, Astronomy…loads of fun. That should be coming out this week on Technorama.

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care for a game of jungle hunt before checking out?

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Kreg Steppe

care for a game of jungle hunt before checking out?

Originally uploaded by soggy paw

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Jamie Hyneman talks Electric Vehicles

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Kreg Steppe
Mythbusters Electric Cars vs. Gas Vehicles – Jamie Hyneman on Fuel Economy – Popular Mechanics

I’m really big on electric vehicles because the total amount of fuel consumption involved is much less than what gas vehicles consume thanks to the efficiencies involved in a power generating plant. But there’s a lot of talk out there that electric vehicles just don’t perform as well as their gas counterparts

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How BOLD can Darth Vader Be?

Posted on May 18, 2008 by madmarv

How BOLD can Darth Vader Be?
Darth Vader sketch made from bold font lettering
via Boing Boing

It’s sometimes worthwhile to read the fine print on a blog. I found Ironic Sans copyright notice a bit more interesting than most others:

This blog is typeset in Georgia, Times New Roman, or Times, in that order of priority based on what fonts are installed on your computer, or whatever standard serif font is installed if none of the above. The exceptions are the main title, which is based roughly on Baskerville Old Face, and the handwritten parts which are, well, my handwriting.

Marv

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Computer History Museum Video – Out Takes

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Kreg Steppe

This is a follow up video from our trip to the Computer History Museum. There was some video that I just didn’t want to throw away…so, I put it together for you…here.

It isn’t much, but there is some interesting stuff including some wide shots of the computer display in the Visual Storage.

Podcast: Download

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Super Mario Beat Ringtone

Posted on May 15, 2008 by madmarv

I found this free Super Mario Bros. ringtone while browsing around Myxer:

More from 167 at Myxer

And because we’re all fans of Hutch, here is my favorite 7th Son ringtone. Ya know, after Hutch wrapped up Book 3, he got into LOLcats and I thought he was losing it. As it turns out, he was living under a rock Web2.0-wise while he was podcasting his work. Now he has caught up, and his Internet geekiness shines through with the Kilroy 2.0 Banana Phone ringtone:

More from JC Hutchins at Myxer

Marv

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Proof that Nerdism Lives!

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Kreg Steppe

Star Wars: R2-D2 Ice Bucket with Han Solo Ice Molds Makes Any Drink Nerdier

Your cocktail parties will surely be the talk of the town once you acquire one of these R2-D2 ice buckets.

MAKE: Blog: NES coffee table

Modder creates Dreamcast portable from mom’s plastic jewelry box – Engadget

Dreamcast fans are doing what they can to keep the final Sega console alive in handheld fashion. This latest one certainly isn’t the most elegant mod in the world — in fact, it’s a boxy Frankenstein that looks pretty uncomfortable and crampy after a long game session.

Itp 2008: Full-Body Virtual Foosball Game Called Ukikit (Get It?)

The Wii-volution is in full effect at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program

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