Update Flash Without Adobe’s Crappy Download Manager
Recently, Adobe has pulled a hall-of-shame move and began trying to sneak in the installation of a craptacular background program called the “Adobe Download ...
Recently, Adobe has pulled a hall-of-shame move and began trying to sneak in the installation of a craptacular background program called the “Adobe Download ...
It’s a given that you can’t trust the Internet. I mean, you’re connecting to random strangers’ computers, downloading code and data, running some of that co...
Do you know about the Astronomy Picture of the Day? It’s a site, courtesy of NASA, that showcases a cool, interesting, or sometimes funny picture that comes ...
I used to really enjoy reading Garfield as a kid, at least partially because we had a big cat that looked quite similar to the lasagna-loving feline. As I go...
The geek in me would be remiss if I didn’t post this video of the Candle Cannon, the biggest air vortex cannon ever created. Marvel and enjoy.
Flickr is down this evening. Similar to last time, hitting Flickr URLs yields a downtime massage - errr, message. No contests this time, but perhaps we can h...
I think this xkcd comic, entitled Nihilism, perfectly describes my personal life philosophy.
Although I am a FireFox user, I have never heard anything bad about the Opera web browser. It is supposed to be fast, powerful, secure, and all-around one of...
So apparantly the Lt. Governor of Illinois is publicly encouraging people to mail teabags to the utility company to protest a rate increase.
So Flickr is down due to a storage failure. As somebody who works on digital libraries trying to keep terabytes of storage online and available, I can empath...
I’m just not sure what to say about this. It’s definitely potty humor, but it’s work safe … I think?
I’ve beeing seeing emails and posts - and hell, I think I might have even seen some skywriting - about this sequential date thing.
It’s official. I am an Accredited Witness of the Toast Game.
It’s like that old optical illusion, except for real. I’m sure their real fans will be getting them made of Mary-Kate or Ashley Olsen.
Totally awesome. Via HuskyTed, check out what happens when everybody drives the speed limit. This is a fantastic example of how our laws are made to be broken.
I think there are still some Orangers who read my ramblings, and they might get a kick out of this. Everybody else may want to wander off.
Europeans have a different idea about automobiles than we do. For many years, the price of gasoline across the pond has been higher than even the so-called h...
Wow. I am stunned. These are absolutely the coolest Christmas lights in the entire world. (If you prefer, here is a direct link to the video.)