Technorama

Show #136: Unplugged

Tonight is a special show…listen up for the special announcement.

Show notes #136

Podcast: Download

Google to allow free downloads of books vid Digg

Public domain and out-of-copywrite works only.

Miles per Dollar Calculator via Digg

It also computes cost per trip based on your mileage and distance.

Genius Junk Food – 6 formerly forbidden snacks that are actually good for you via Digg

Oh yeah, just what I’ve been waiting to hear. Chocolate dipped pork rinds with a Stone Double Bastard is just the ticket. I can practically hear Mike and Evo chomping on the podcast now.

Funniest Stargate SG1 Prank via Digg

Help, I’m stuck on a glacier with McGuyver!

And I spotted this in the sidebar:

Stargate featuring the MacGyver Theme

Heinlein’s Last Novel Coming in September via /.

A fifty year old outline developed into a full novel by Spider Robinson.

Marv

Yoda backpack via Digg

Buy this, you must

Blue Demons of the Deep: The Rare Oarfish via Digg

Video: Full Color Holographic ‘Terminator II; Cyborg Poster via Digg

Public Domain Books, Ready for Your iPod via Digg

Doctor Who, Serenity Win 2006 Hugo Awards via Digg

Beer: The Midwife of Civilization via Digg

How the Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended via Digg

Oh come on, where’s the fun in doing things the easy way.

Cool Optical Illusion Makes You Hallucinate via Digg

Does this remind anyone of LSD? Not that I would know or anything.

Free the USGS Maps via Boing Boing

The quad maps will be available for download from archive.org just as soon as he can upload 300 GB. Hope his cable modem is up to it.

Star Trek PhD Thesis Wins Academic Prize via /.

700 episodes, 624 hours and 90k words later and Dr. Djoymi Baker earned a coveted chancellor’s prize for excellence at Melbourne University.

Wasn’t there a running joke about majoring in TV reruns?

Marv

Show #135: iTunes Error

1. A new rapper
2. wannabe Superheros
3. several corrections from the last show (again)

Show notes #135

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When a Hummer won’t do via Digg

Megatron Revealed! 1st shots of Decepticon leader from Transformers Movie via Digg

Redneck Rocket Launcher via Digg

Still, it is a cool DIY project…just set it up at your friends’ house.

A million thanks! via Digg

Do you owe someone a million thank yous? Well, here’s your chance to catch up.

Marv

Giant Swiss Army Knife offers 85 tools via Digg

For only $1200, how can you live without it? Ok, so it’s missing a USB drive but it’s got a laser pointer.

Magic Sand – It’s hydrophobic

It hates water so much it forms into clumps when immersed in water, and it remains dry even while “under” water. This has got to be the perfect kitty litter material.

Kangaroos put on birth control pills via Digg

Spider-man 4 confirmed via Digg

Original S.S. Minnow for sale? via Boing Boing

Could be the real deal. This reminds me of a secretary at my old job. She bought the Lincoln (I think that was the model) driven by Jack Lord in Hawaii Five-O.

Marv

Ever SEEN an actual firefox? via Digg

USB powered grill via Digg

Just the right size for your cubicle beach party. But I think they’ve got some pretty stiff competition from Dell’s batteries.

First Film Ever (1888) – Watch the Full Movie for Free! via Digg

Don’t blink, you’ll miss a quarter of the movie.

Extreme Parallel Parking via Digg

Sweet Video Tribute To The Coolest Games of the 80’s! via Digg

Marv

Live Rattlesnakes Released In ‘Snakes On A Plane’ Theater via Digg

That is so not Airwolf.

Stargate SG-1 cancelled via Digg

Oldest man turns 115 in Puerto Rico via Digg

<Chuck’s raspy, strained, old geezer voice> Remember when… </Chuck’s raspy, strained, old geezer voice>

Match Light via Fosfor Gadgets

Be careful that you don’t set your house on fire with this one.

HOW TO – Freeze a snail and bring it back to life via Make

And you don’t even need a magnifying glass to warm it up.

BSG Season 3 Trailer via Digg

Marv

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Trekking to Vegas via Digg

This year’s official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas is attracting extra attention, due to the fact that 2006 is the show’s 40th anniversary.

Stargate now on iTunes via Digg

Hi-res images of Naboo via Digg

One small step towards finding thos Moon Landing tapes via Digg

How much does a cloud weigh? via Digg

Hint: Convert cloud mass into equivalent elephant sized units.

My Dream App – American Idol for developers via Digg

Featuring judges such as Woz, Kevin Rose, and David Pogue.

Synchronized swimming goldfish via Digg

Ok, so who has this much free time on their hands?

Tetris magnet set via Boing Boing