1. I just wanted to share this image

    February 28, 2008 by dan

    Horribly stolen form boingboing.

    Owned!

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  2. the best fortune cookie ever

    February 27, 2008 by dave

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    One of our very own BoingBoinged.

    Posted in boinged!, delicious kudos, fame, sounds fancy | Comments (0)

  3. Hilarious Onion Vid

    by dan


    Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

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  4. Windows makes better music than the Mac.

    by jef

    Sound made using only Mac interface sounds. Windows version after the jump. (more…)

    Posted in apple, music | Comments (2)

  5. Surprise Surprise

    by dan

    I haven’t been following the news that closely lately, so it was with great surprise that I looked at my screen after plugging in my iphone to see a prompt for downloading 1.1.4 firmware.

    According to the usual suspects there isn’t much new besides bugfixes.  My personal theory is that there was probably also some internal API polishing going on in preparation for the potentially delayed SDK release… which should be happening any day/week/month now.

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  6. Chicago Dorkbot! 8pm, Feb 27 2008

    February 26, 2008 by coye

    Hey! Dorkbot Chicago is this week!

    Dorkbot Chicago at DEADTECH
    8PM-10PM - 3321 W. Fullerton Ave.
    Pizza and Beer

    Dorkbot Chicago is psyched to present

    Chris Reilly - a tour of “new school” fabrication techniques. Laser cutting, rapid prototyping etc. Chris walks us through production techniques used to create his work currently on display at DEADTECH.

    Todd Bailey - The project I’m talking about is an effort to get the world of 1982 caught up with the world of 1983 by introducing a dedicated MIDI interface to the Commodore 64 computer.

    The project allows your aspiring Timbo, Paganini etc, to rock out on their favorite Commodore 64 tracker or synth programs with a standard MIDI instrument (like a keyboard) instead of the 64s endearingly backward UI, AND it allows the 64 lock to MIDI-sync, allowing you to actually make the Commodore play in time with its successors. The solution is 100% hardware driven, running on an (admittedly modern) Atmel AVR microcontroller and using HCT logic and optocouplers to interface with the dinosaurs inside the 64 as well as other normal MIDI devices. Softsynths is for suckers.

    Posted in artsy, awsesomze, geeking out, hardware, music | Comments (1)

  7. Livescribe Pulse: the Fly Fusion for post-puberty peeps.

    by jef

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    The Fly Fusion pen always seemed cool to me but also very limited in some ways. The fact that you have to use special paper is a big turn-off as well as the assumed obsolescence (how much math advice can you really fit in there?). The Livescribe doesn’t overcome any of those shortcomings but it does take a simpler approach which i think is more attractive. It also looks much better. Some thoughts on the advantages after the jump. (more…)

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  8. Lone ranger, no longer ‘lone.

    February 25, 2008 by jef

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    Found via this flickr page. More treats after the jump. (more…)

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  9. Make Sure to Take That Vacation!

    by roberto

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    Looks like the pressure got to one of the execs over at Tribal recently. With Chicago experiencing a winter with much less sunlight than the average this season increasing your chances for seasonal depression, be sure to take your meds and remind yourself that it’s just pixels and code.

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  10. The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986 - 2007 - The New York Times

    by dan

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    Very cool visualization–via boing boing. maybe someone less lazy will screenshot it… haha.

    The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986 - 2007 - The New York Times

    Update: the screenshot I have selected, shows the movies Patch Adams and Big Daddy as the highest peaks visible. Also of note is that the movies the Matrix, Star Wars Eps I, Notting Hill, Austin Powers and Runaway Bride are also in the shot, but still don’t beat out the other two. Should you ever be debating the IQ of the US with your friends, this should be exhibit A. -jef

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