Technorama

URGENT: Podcasters act now to stop anti-podcasting UN treaty! via Boing Boing

The Broadcast Treaty is an attempt to force the world’s governments to give a new right to broadcasters, a right to control the use of works they don’t own. The Broadcast Right will allow broadcasters to stop you from copying or re-using the programs they transmit, even if those programs are in the public domain, Creative Commons licensed or composed of uncopyrightable facts.

Build a Holodeck Room via Digg

Future Be Warned: Keep Out! via Digg

The Department of Energy convened a conclave of scientists, linguists, anthropologists and sci-fi thinkers to develop an elaborate system intended to shout “Danger!” to any human being for the next 10,000 years — regardless of what language they speak or technology they use.

William Shatner in a Commodore Vic-20 commercial (1980’s) via Digg

Beautiful Mind: Amazing photographic memory via del.icio.us

How to build a tiki bar via Reddit

Houdini’s Impossible Demonstration via Reddit

For a few years, magician Harry Houdini and British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the Sherlock Holmes stories, were friends. One was an arch-skeptic (Houdini), while the other was a true believer in Spiritualism (Doyle).

Possibly hoping to show Doyle how easy it is to be fooled by mediums, Houdini once gave his friend an extraordinary demonstration, in his own home, in the presence of Bernard M.L. Ernst, Houdini’s friend and lawyer. Ernst’s memoirs reveal what happened that night.

HHOWTO Knit a Princess Leia wig via Boing Boing

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Crazy kitchen gadget concept via Digg

Original Simpsons Cartoons via Digg

The Simpsons began as a series of animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show.

RC car jumps house…and still runs via Digg

Can a python bite off more than it can chew? Ewe bet via Digg

Python swallows pregnant sheep and can’t move because it’s too stuffed. Cool pic, but creepy.

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234 Free Vintage DOS Games and Playable Demos via Digg

Lots of oldies in here that I didn’t bother to keep when upgrading my desktop. Still don’t have time to play any of them though.

Drinknation, the Diggnation of Drinking Sites via Digg

Put that in your mousetrap: mice don’t like cheese via Digg

Well it kinda makes sense. It’s not like cheese has been around for millions of years like the rodent family. So why would cheese attract mice more than any other food source attracts a starving scavenger.

Old Glory Robot Insurance via Digg

I guess NBC must really be in deep stuff if Sam Waterson needs to moonlight in this kind of commercial. Or…maybe SNL is in deep stuff if they’re recruiting Sam Waterson for comedy skits.

Old Glory insurance…for when the metal ones come for you…and they will.

Confidential, Do not distribute via penmachine.com

But put it on your website so Google can index it.

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First BSG Webisode via Digg

Captain Kirk scared of space via Digg

From Digg’s comments:

Now ask Patrick Stewart if he wants to go into space. If he says yes, we will finally have a definitive end to the “who’s a better captain: Kirk or Pircard?” debate 🙂

The Video Game Marching Band via Digg

Firefly Marathon on SciFi, September 18th via /.

Time to organize that shindig you’ve always wanted to have.

Job Opportunity: Graduate Assistant to Professor S W Hawking via Boing Boing

The Head of the Group is Professor Stephen Hawking who is disabled and communicates using a computer system and speech synthesiser. If you were accepted for the post you would be responsible for maintaining and improving this computer system as well as other pieces of support equipment.

So someone is finally going to upgrade his voice?

4 legged chick via Boing Boing

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What I’ve Learned: Homer Simpson via Digg

Site hosted on an Apple Newton via Digg

Ok, I can see this getting ridiculous so I won’t post any more of these stories unless it’s a site hosted on an ENIAC. BTW, I linked to a mirror and not the original site. For some reason, the Newton just can’t handle the traffic.

Side-by-Side Comparison Shots of Changes Made to The Empire Strikes Back via Digg

Mostly just image detail sharpening, color and contrast enhancements. But there are some scenes in Cloud City that were originally shot indoors, but reframed to appear as though they were outside.

If Stan Lee wrote Watchmen via Boing Boing

Yeah, it’s pretty much what you expect. Now if Jack Kirby could magically remake Watchmen, that would be something to see.

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Show #137: Washed out to sea

# One last visit to EAA to see the Honda Jet
# Listener Michelle Cook sends in a product review
# Some talk about space

Show notes #137

Podcast: Download

177 versions of Pac-Man via Digg

Get your quarters ready…

99 wolves crashing into a wall via Digg

Business card airplane via Digg

Site hosted on 23 year old Lisa 2 computers via Digg

So do we call this Web -2.0 or what?

Images of the Earth from space via Digg

Tic-Tac-Toe playing robot via /.

And, it’s called the WOPR. How do you make this thing play itself again?

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C64 USB keyboard via Digg

Pickle Light Source via Digg

Important safety tip when working with pickle light bulbs:

Notice, “Plug in…” comes LAST!

Action Comics #1 now online via Digg

BSG Webisodes to start 9/5 via Digg

BSG Very Hi-Res Season 3 Promo Gallery via Digg

Scientists watch supernova in real-time via Digg

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If you get this, you’re a geek via Digg

Ok Kreg, you’ve gotta do better than this guy.

Top 11 Things to Do if Your Laptop Battery Explodes via Digg

#10. Duck and cover.

Femtroopers: Female stormtroopers (w/ pics) via Digg

And more Femtrooper pics

kevin spacey is really, really good at impressions via Digg

How to make a taser from a camera via Digg

Paddlestar Galactica via Boing Boing

Kids at camp spoof BSG.

The Simpsons vs Star Trek via Boing Boing

The Simpsons theme meets capitan Kirk. Performed with Rhodes piano, Theremin and funnel.

The Shovelglove via Freakonomics blog

The next generation of DIY exercise equipment. Yeah it’s ridiculous, but at it’s most basic level exercise is just a matter of moving dead weight.

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