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Jul23rd

Transformers 2?

Chromium FTW! (Toys)
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This cartoon is awesome.

Jul23rd

MULE Robotic Infantry Defense Video

Zombie16 FTW! (Tech, War)
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Lockheed’s MULE Armored RC Robotic Vehicle Defends Soldiers, Kills Baddies – Gizmodo

The MULE in that video is the MULE/ARV-Assault Light vehicle, which weights 3.5 tons and comes with an automatic line-of-sight gun, and anti-tank rockets. “Heavy firepower to go anywhere with the infantry,”

Jul22nd

i’m sure you guys can deal

LowCommotion FTW! (PC Tech, WTF?!)
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http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2007/07/09/im-sure-you-guys-can-deal/

The Network Services folks had it even worse: the server room was a sweltering 109° Fahrenheit and filled with dead or dying servers….They worked day and night to order new equipment, build new servers, and restore everything from back-up. Countless overtime hours and nearly two hundred thousand dollars in equipment costs later, they managed to bring everything back online. When the Exchange servers were finally restored, the following email finally made its way to everyone’s inbox:

Jul22nd

‘Star Wars’ helmet to help cyclists

LowCommotion FTW! (Health, Star Wars)
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http://www.lep.co.uk/weird-world?articleid=3014531

The helmet was created to filter out particles which irritate hay fever and asthma sufferers.

It covers the cyclist’s nose and mouth with a shield behind which the filtered air circulates.

Jul22nd

Study: Women Are in Charge at Home

LowCommotion FTW! (Educational, Your Rights)
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070711/sc_livescience/studywomenareinchargeathome

A study, which was just released, finds that wives have more power than their husbands in making decisions and dominating discussions.

ok, great, i realize this is the backlash for the thousands of years of patriarchal societies, but can’t the pendulum finally settle in the middle and we all just share the responsibility?

Jul22nd

Definition of ‘fug’

LowCommotion FTW! (Educational, Fun)
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http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=fug

intransitive verb : to loll indoors in a stuffy atmosphere

wow, to think i was using it correctly this whole time…

“just fuggin around!”

Jul22nd

If Public Libraries Didn’t Exist, Could You Start One Today?

LowCommotion FTW! (Educational, Your Rights)
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http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/2007/07/10/if-public-libraries-didnt-exist-could-you-start-one-today/

The library bought its copy, of course. But let’s say 50 people will read that copy over the life of the book. If the library copy hadn’t existed, surely not all 50 of those people would have bought the book. But imagine that even 10 people would have. That’s 9 additional book sales lost by the writer and the publisher.

Jul22nd

Official: Iraq gov’t misses all targets

LowCommotion FTW! (War)
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq;_ylt=A0WTUd0NzpJG_6IAhhqs0NUE

A progress report on Iraq will conclude that the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad has not met any of its targets for political, economic and other reform, speeding up the Bush administration’s reckoning on what to do next, a U.S. official said Monday.

Jul22nd

Painting with Light

e FTW! (Art, Tech)
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http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/07/09/colored-in-dancing-lights/

A number of graffiti artists have been tagging everything thought to be impossible without being caught. Well — it’s actually not illegal for them. They’re not using paint. As it turns out, time-lapse photography isn’t just for blooming flowers, skyscapes, or brake lights anymore.

Jul21st

The funniest quotes from WoW.

Chromium FTW! (WoW)
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WoW Bash