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Show #132: Dragon Drop

* Star Trek all around
* A trip inside a C-130
* and a lot of Last Minute Additions ks!

Show notes #132

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Happy B-day Woz via Digg

YoYo Man via Digg

Geeky shadow video via Digg

Darth vader vs wife in bed via Digg

31 Different Ways To Lace Shoes via Digg

From the 17 ways to tie shoelaces…

eBay Kid Who Auctioned 2% Of His Future Income, Lied About His SAT Scores via Digg

Update to previous story, eBay pulled the auction off of their site.

Wine super-sniffer modeled on insect ‘noses’

But what makes you think worms have taste?

Marv

Batman Begins Case Mod via Digg

Sweet case for mounting over a 40″ LCD TV. I keep thinking there should be a huge spotlight to go with this case.

DIY camera shoulder rest via Digg

Original ‘Star Trek’ set to fly again via Digg

The Web site said TV Land will then begin regularly airing “Star Trek” episodes on Nov. 17 and will also offer the episodes at TVLand.com, its new broadband channel online.

THE CONSUMERIST: Tekserve Ad with over $60,000 in ipods via Digg

Robot Balances on a Single Spherical Wheel via /.

Just a few more years and we’ll have Rosie from the Jetsons.

Medley of Internet meme songs like All Your Base and Badger via Boing Boing

Also has a instrumental version for karaoke.

2001 & Nintendo tribute T-shirt via Boing Boing

Marv

Mentos Embraces Coke Geysers By Launching Video Contest via Digg

Video contest sponsored by Mentos. Win 1,000 iTunes song downloads & a year’s supply of Mentos.

Make a Wireless LCD in 5 minutes! via Digg

eBay: Kid Auctions Off 2% of His Income for the Rest of His Working Life via Digg

New twist on financing college. From the Ebay listing:

After I complete my education I plan on making at least 30 million dollars in my lifetime. When I meet my goal, you will make six times your original investment.

Starting bid: $100k. Any takers?

CSIRO unveils fire-proof plastic via Digg

The polymer becomes a tough ceramic structure when exposed to temperatures as high as 700 degrees.

Science reveals secrets of invisibility via Digg

“There are many examples of ways a transparent material like water glass or air can bend light,” said Leonhardt. “The reason that is possible is because light will always take the shortest route, which is not always a straight line. All you need is a transparent material that bends light around an object like water moving around a stone.”

TripHub via Download Squad

Organize and plan a group trip for free. Anyone want to put something together for the Podcast Expo?

Kinda heavy on the video links today.

Futurama on 80’s video games via Digg
wait a second… I know that monkey! his name is donkey.
monkeys aren’t donkeys quit messing with my head.

Sneaky Parasite Filmed While Infecting Blood Cells via Digg

“The parasite has evolved this complex structure. The best image to describe it is the Trojan Horse, because it both transports the parasites and camouflages them,” Menard said.

How to take someones wallet, just by asking

Is it still theft if you ask nicely?

Leo Laporte’s Angels via Digg

From the Tech TV archive…if you think of Youtube in those terms.

Show #131: Speak into your iPod

* A talk with the captain of the B1-B bomber
* Lots of hacks and strange stories
* A great way to swap books!

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USB Self-Destruct Button via Digg

So you think you’ve got every pointless USB toy ever invented? Well, you can’t say that ’til you’ve got one of these. Now if only it could execute a script or something.

DIY glider from fast food breakfast tray via Digg

Palm Pilot Robot Kit via Digg

PalmVideo1.mov

Imagine taking this puppy in to Robot Wars.

Crazy Russian Climbers via Digg

This video may be a bit old but it’ s still worth a watch since Jackie Chan doesn’t do these stunts anymore.

Wizard Of Oz – Jitterbug (deleted scene)</a via Digg

Waffle Cone Room Spray via Boing Boing

Now you can make yourself hungry for ice cream and then look around and find no ice cream.

Exchange your used books with BookMooch via Dragonpage blog

STAR TREK ORIGINALS REBORN IN COMIC BOOK SERIES via Digg

One giant blunder for mankind: how NASA lost moon pictures via Digg

Kinda puts the holes in your backup policy into perspective doesn’t it?

Show #130: Insert Name Here

* Kreg gets some credit for some artwork
* A little audio tour of EAA
* Two show’s worth in the geek library

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Show #129: iLOL

* Piles of new stuff yet unsorted in the media corner
* Unusual news from around the universe
* The usual plethora of meaningless tribbles

Show notes #129

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