iPod: Apply Directly to the Forehead

Show #134: iPod: Apply Directly to the Forehead

1. Another snippet of our EAA adventure
2. Several bits from Snakes on a plane (no spoilers)
3. And all the news and strange stories you’ve come to expect

Show notes #134

Listen to Technorama for Aug 21, 2006

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Zombie Preparedness kit, AMIGA playing cards, and SOAP safety chart

Couple tells AOL gold-diggers to buzz off via cNet

AOL obtains court order to search couples property for gold buried by spammer. Maybe they just need Jack Sparrow’s compass.

DIY alarm system in 3 minutes via Digg

Zombie preparedness kit via Digg

Ya know, just in case…

Man trapped in chocolate via Digg


AMIGA Playing Cards
via Boing Boing

An AMIGA card game (52 cards) is available made under licence of AMIGA. The pictures show 13 different Amiga models plus three different Jokers

New species found on Ebay via Boing Boing

Snakes on a Plane Safety Chart via Gearlog

Soon to be FAA mandated safety guidelines for all flights originating from locations with no indigenous snakes.

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Shatner's Roast & a Geek Test

Bingo the Watch via Fosfor Gadgets
Wear this on alternating days w/ your binary watch just to keep your co-workers off balance.

Shatner Roast- Patton Oswalt via Digg

Video clip of the show w/ Jeri Ryan and Carrie Fisher cameos, too.

Unbelievably cool electric commuter bike via Digg

Folds up into an immitation of post-modern art.

How kissing works via Digg

Geek Test via Digg

37% for me, post your scores in the Wiki

Map: Earth’s Fourth Dimension via Digg

Marv

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Spice Weasel

Show #133: Spice Weasel

* A service call back
* A trip inside an old DC-3
* proof that there is intelligent life out there

Show notes #133

Listen to Technorama for Aug 17, 2006

[audio:http://www.chuckchat.com/media/technorama/CCT-2006-08-17.mp3]
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Banana Phone

Our friend Larry Pesce was hunting around on the clearance table at Staples and came across the Jabra BT110 headset for $17.95. With a quick trip to the craft mart, some imagination, and a couple hours with a soldering iron and hot glue, the banana phone was born!

See pics at Flickr

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Foxy crop circle, Wolfenstein 5 Kb, Top 10 snake movies

Fake name generator via CommandN

Click for a new identity to fill in web forms or to start a new life in the witness protection program.

1 acre crop circlevia Download Squad

Apparently the aliens can’t stand IE either.

Ads coming to textbooks

One Million Pennies
Fits in a refrigerator size box and weighing in at only 6,000 pounds. Oh wait, thats like 3 tons.

Wolfenstein Jammed Into 5K of Javascript
Better have good eyes to play this game. But on the bright side, it can probably fit on your cell phone screen at its full resolution.

Top 10 Snake Movies

3. Snakes on a Plane
On hype alone, we are declaring this the #3 snake movie of all time. Even if it is a steaming pile of festering reptile leavings, it has garnered more attention than any snake-related film in history.

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Zombie Text, Enterprise BSOD, and a huge Comic Book Archive

Spelling with Zombies via Boing Boing

If the Enterprise had run on Windows… via Digg

IBM 3850 Mass Storage System via Digg

A mere 2000 50 MB cartridges used to store the 1980 U.S. census data.

What’s killing baseball cards? via Digg

Fembots: A pop-culture fascination via Digg

HUGE Comic Books Archive – 2861 comics online via Digg

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Dragon Drop

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

Listen to Technorama for Aug 14, 2006

[audio:http://www.chuckchat.com/media/technorama/CCT-2006-08-14.mp3]
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Woz's Birthday, 31 ways to lace shoes

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’

Australian scientists have begun looking at smell sensors in worms and insects to help them build an electronic “cybernose” they hope will one day be capable of measuring aromas and flavors in wine.

But what makes you think worms have taste?

Marv

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Batman Begins Case Mod, ST:TOS to air again, Medley of Internet meme songs

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

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