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Myth Busted: Mona Lisa painted in 275 milliseconds with 1,100 paintballs (10)
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At the NVIDIA’s NVISION '08 event, Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage demonstrated the difference between the graphical power of a CPU-based unit and a dedicated graphics processing unit, which NVIDIA makes. The GPU stole the show, of course, going after the CPU demonstration that used a paintball-shooting turret, which painted a simple smiley face on a canvas. After that, they unveiled what they had planned for the GPU: an 1,100-barrel paintball cannon. In one, ...Shared by bill (6) Chris (20) Eebs (23) Fletcher (4) Luckystrik3 (16) Nathan Reale (2) NeonDemon (45) s (6) Saket (24) Yojimbo (17)- Saket said: awesome!
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20 tech promises Obama should make (12)
onEveryone and his grandma has an opinion on Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention. Well, here's our nickel review: Too light on tech. The man may generate hype like the second coming, but we suspect tech-savvy voters like ourselves would like a little more substance. Hey, Barack, like all politicians, you're promising us the world. Well, if you can do all that, certainly you could solve a few tech problems, too. So, sir, ...Shared by Digg Boss (641) Dragos Pirvu (638) Eebs (23) guy (626) mejaredme (262) Muhammad Saleem (246) Nathan Reale (2) PMinze (28) ProfVegas (179) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (249) RyneNelson (283) w0lfh0und (697)Contribute comment
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Be a Productive Linux User (28)
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Use Terminator: Terminator is a nice way to free your valuable screen space from multiple terminal windows. Instead of using one terminal window for each task, divide an existing window horizontally or vertically each time you need a new terminal window. So if you find yourself using 8 terminal windows, you can use Terminator and pack your terminals into 2 windows. Set Terminal as Desktop Background: Some time ago, I showed you how to setup ...Shared by Amy (19) Brian Cuban (1084) Danilo (0) Donald R. Kasper (24) Duane (42) Gabriel (9) hikbi (109) Johnny Stafford (13) Kevin Federline (270) Lido (5) Mark Dorgan (39) Marshall Place (3) Mike F (460) monotropos (9) n8dude (33) Nathan Reale (2) Nick Cobb (474) Rachael Folk (1) sadiq kassamali (41) Scott (3) Sebastian Montini (10) Shankar Ganesh (66) spdaly (13) thr33 (25) Tim (32) tim (14) Toby (176) Tyson Williams (58)- Tim said: I particularly recommend Gnome-do, which is a Quicksilver clone.
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Klingon knife scares the crap out of dumb British scandal-sheet (51)
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Piss-poor scandal-sheet The Daily Mail has a hilariously breathless account of a giant stainless steel Klingon fighting-knife received by police during a knife-amnesty; to hear them tell of it hooded thugs are roaming the streets with Klingon duelling swords looking for little old ladies to terrorise. A spokesman for police in Gloucester, where it was surrendered, said: "It is a particularly nasty weapon that can, literally, take someone's head off. We are very glad it ...Shared by Aaron (26) Akshat (0) Alex (102) André (12) Angry Puppy (1) Ayrkain (5) beanj007 (5) benh (52) Benjamin Kohler (8) brokekid (134) Bruce (13) captbunzo (0) darkeye11547 (247) David (35) David (5) djspark (55) Drewcipher (4) Fearghas (13) Gary M (13) Henry Webb (20) HokieGeek (25) Jason Allen (1) Jeffrey (9) Jemimus (18) jGrrl (7) Jon (27) Josh (1) Journ (5) Katie Fellows (37) kepp (18) Lee (9) lmjabreu (26) Maarek Stele (59) Magnus (4) Mark (23) Matthew (47) Melissa (1) MikeD (20) Mitch Wagner (13) Nathan (48) Nathan Reale (2) Nick Sanders (0) ocular avulsionist (7) Philip (6) psi (9) Quinny (36) Shelli (8) Steven (118) Tim (25) Vodex (17) Zac (5)Explore read nine notes- Maarek Stele said: Note: Anthony Smitha has 3 of those things.
- Jemimus said: Whahhaha!! The next thing we need now, is someone to actually go out and murder someone using a betleH. Think of the headlines! For a cool overview of other Klingon weapons: http://www.klingonimperialweaponsguild.org/pages/kristak.htmYou can buy replicas of ALL of these, btw. The one features in this new article is a pretty bad replica, btw.
- Gary M said: I want one.
- Lee said: This made me snort. An extremely dangerous weapon in the hands of someone trained to use it. Thankfully Klingons aren't real. And it is a horrible design for a weapon. It just looks scary but it is damn near just a sharp shield. The Star Trek folks worked very hard to make it look menacing, but it is just silly. I know it is based on a combination of martial warts weapons, but there is a reason the knife and its longer cousin the sword are so common. They work. This thing... just damn.
- captbunzo said: surely britain must be getting safer day by day...
- MikeD said: Yes, it's still covered in green plastic wrap.
- Benjamin Kohler said: Holy shit. :-)
- lmjabreu said: Hey! That's my bat'leth!
- Jason Allen said: classic picture
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"Roger! I said ocsillate -- not osculate!" (8)
onGeeky gag cartoon from 1961. (Note the "oscillyscope" on the workbench.) Oscilloscope HumorShared by Andrew (44) Fireman17 (30) Jambamkin (2) Kris (11) lnxcwby (6) Macky (14) Nathan Reale (2) Robert (5)Contribute comment
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Brilliant window design looks just like Windows 3.1 (12)
onAchieve total geekitude with this very special window, called Fenêtres 3.1, French for, you guessed it, Windows 3.1. This design concept for a Windows window might take some serious construction to install, but maybe it could also be offered in a window shade version. Either way, it would be mighty amusing to operate it using those authentic Windows controls. Too bad that windowshade is the dreaded blue screen of death (BSOD). Its designer, John Nouanesing, ...Shared by AJ (190) arkiver (20) baron (7) charlie anzman (114) Chris (20) jer_c (11) Jess Lee (4) Mike F (460) Nathan Reale (2) Phil (49) Tony Manco (49) Yetimon (6)Contribute comment
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How To Increase Your Music Collection Free (And Legally) (12)
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Music is one of the hot topics on the Internet. The battle between filesharers, privacy advocates and representatives of the Music Industry is still waging. What most users do not realize that there are lots of ways to increase the music collection free and legally. Before you go ahead and make use of the methods described in this article I would like to remind you that those methods are legal in some countries but not ...Shared by AJ (190) btocher (6) CannonGod (237) harrison3001 (37) Joyce (17) Matteo (34) Mike (24) mr.petruccio (39) Nathan Reale (2) Tina K.J (10) Walter DeFoor (33) Yinka (9)Contribute comment -
U2 Tracks Leak After Bono Plays Stereo Too Loudly (12)
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U2 manager Paul McGuinness, who wants file-sharers to be disconnected from the Internet, has something else to complain about today. Four songs from U2’s upcoming album ‘No Line On The Horizon’ have been leaked online after Bono played them too loudly on his stereo - and a fan recorded them. There’s little file-sharers like more than news of a little payback. Ever since U2 manager Paul McGuiness suggested that people using P2P should have their ...Shared by Anthony Parello (9) Brandon (3) Clint (22) David Bradley (25) Dudu P (22) ekaye (13) iuri (5) Mike Aizatsky (0) Nathan Reale (2) Paul (19) Peter (5) Tor Erling (132)Contribute comment -
U2 Tracks Leak After Bono Plays Stereo Too Loudly (54)
onU2 manager Paul McGuinness, who wants file-sharers to be disconnected from the Internet, has something else to complain about today. Four songs from U2’s upcoming album ‘No Line On The Horizon’ have been leaked online after Bono played them too loudly on his stereo - and a fan recorded them. There’s little file-sharers like more than news of a little payback. Ever since U2 manager Paul McGuiness suggested that people using P2P should have their ...Shared by Amish Schulze (18) Andrew Littler (16) Angus (43) Anthony Parello (9) Brad Brown Jr. (18) Brad Kovach (0) Cai Chen (1005) Chet Nichols III (0) clq (13) Cubby Brendle (15) Dan (36) Daniel Testa (2) Dave Gonzales (9) Dennis (9) dj empirical (90) Dudu P (22) FSFunky (1) Hiroyuki Fushitani (0) iuri (5) Jamie Diamond (4) Jane Burt (15) Jarret Myer (2) John Staton (5) Justin Laramée (10) Jye (30) Kevin Federline (270) Kyle Saric (0) localcelebrity (14) Matt (5) McFrugal (2) Mickey Asteriou (0) Mike (0) mopperx2 (3) Nathan Reale (2) Pablo (5) Paul Jordan (0) Paul Ward (1) Pedro Beltrao (2) Peter (5) Rami Taibah (478) Richard Hare (0) Ryan Bavetta (1) Seth Brady (0) Sham (107) Shea Gunther (117) stevenedge (9) swined (24) Timothy (417) TJ Lauerman (12) Tom Langston (0) Trevor Shafer (29) Zak M. (618) ZayneHumphrey (14)
- Matt said: I wanted to do this with the new ACDC
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Earth's Facebook News Feed (47)
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- Rob Pierson said: Russia just sent Georgia a gift.
- Leooon said: "Yo, did you just shell some of my villages?"AUHAuhaUHAuhaUHAuaUHAuaU
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Amazon List's Rock Band 2 ... for The Nintendo 64 (9)
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Filed under: Culture, Retro, Rhythm While not as funny as Circuit City's "$10,000" Madden PSP bundle, all day today Amazon has listed every Rock Band 2 game, bundle, peripheral and the Rock Band Track Pack as coming to Nintendo 64. While we were quick to assume this meant an overindulgent revival of the best Nintendo console ever, we quickly came back to reality after we noticed the box shots were showing the correct consoles (Xbox ...Shared by Dave (36) jpm (0) Mathew (30) Matthew (4) Matthew (47) Mike (15) Nathan Reale (2) Pete (7) Steve Loopipe (16)Contribute comment -
LOL: Batman’s New Batmobile (8)
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The cost of gas in Gotham City has reached an all time high. Batman has asked Lucious Fox to downsize the Batmobile so the fighting crime won’t cost so much. This digital manipulation was created by GraphicMouse. Related Stories Fan Created Dark Knight Sequel Movie Poster Batman: Arkham Asylum Video Game Kevin Smith Does Batman VOTD: Hellboy vs. Batman, Iron Man and Hulk The Dark Knight Sets Monday Box Office Record. Also: Strange Audience Observations, ...Shared by AC Valentine (16) Charles (36) Fly Mantoan (4) giginger (33) hoosteen (43) Nathan Reale (2) Ruben Llibre (12) Seany G (4)Contribute comment -
Garrison Keillor: Someone Needs To Teach McCain What 'LOL' Means (1)
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If you haven't read Garrison Keillor's column from last week on the presidential, I urge you to do so. Seriously. Here's a nugget: And it's an amazing country where an Arizona multimillionaire can attack a Chicago South Sider as an elitist and hope to make it stick. The Chicagoan was brought up by a single mom who had big ambitions for him, and he got scholarshipped into Harvard Law and was made president of the ...Shared by Nathan Reale (2)Contribute comment -
10 Ways To Game Like It's 1989 - Epic Time Waster (12)
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Filed under: Fun, Games, Time-Wasters Yes, I understand that a decent video card that will run Crysis can be had for just North of $100, but these fancy-pants games just aren't for me. I grew up with a Commodore 64, Wildcat BBS, and MUDs. Every now and then I get a hankerin' for some old-school gaming action, and here's where I go to get my fix.AbandoniaAbandonia is one of the biggest and best-known abandonware sites ...Shared by Brian Junyor (39) Casey (5) Cogo (20) davidmat (0) Denis (8) Luciano Passuello (33) Marcus Krueger (1) Michael K Pate (1) mrshl (10) Nathan Reale (2) Patrick O'Keefe (14) sammy (6)Contribute comment -
Garrison Keillor: Someone Needs To Teach McCain What 'LOL' Means (2)
onIf you haven't read Garrison Keillor's column from last week on the presidential, I urge you to do so. Seriously. Here's a nugget: And it's an amazing country where an Arizona multimillionaire can attack a Chicago South Sider as an elitist and hope to make it stick. The Chicagoan was brought up by a single mom who had big ambitions for him, and he got scholarshipped into Harvard Law and was made president of the ...Shared by Geoff (20) Nathan Reale (2)
- Geoff said: "t's an amazing country where an Arizona multimillionaire can attack a Chicago South Sider as an elitist and hope to make it stick. The Chicagoan was brought up by a single mom who had big ambitions for him, and he got scholarshipped into Harvard Law and was made president of the law review, all of it on his own hook, whereas the Arizonan is the son of an admiral and was ushered into Annapolis though an indifferent student, much like the Current Occupant, both of them men who are very lucky that their fathers were born before they were."
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LAN party massacre (20)
onHere's the movie poster for what is being described as "a horror movie for geeks," LAN Party Massacre , coming in 2009. Trailer is here. It looks pretty campy and low-rent, and I look forward to checking it out. Even if the film ends up a total dud, which seems likely, the poster's fun. (thanks, Andrew Tonkin)Shared by Adrian (14) Augmented Web (31) Barry (8) Dennis Laumen (16) Dominik (8) Eebs (23) Fatsleroy (22) Joel Gil (11) Kevin (65) Lee (20) Matthew (3) Nathan Reale (2) Phillip Calçado "Shoes" (10) Polina (5) Rafael Tosta (7) Rodrigo Leme (10) Shack (20) Silvo (5) subsky (24) Will (1)
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Ampersands With Attitude (32)
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By Huw Wilkins Ampersands have long been the character in a typeface with which typographers can indulge themselves. Sweeping curves, flirtatious finishes and bold statements - these are the things that make ampersands an exciting character to use and, better still, to design. Can you spot what typeface is used to display the ampersand in the image above? Large view There are, however, two problems. The first is that the English language gives us few ...Shared by !&# (23) (jeff)isageek (52) Apostlion (1) bish (17) Cathy (79) Chandoo (9) Cléo Morgause (19) Danny Korpan (6) dobata (366) Dobi (17) elsterama (41) harrison3001 (37) hubfeed (37) ilyas (56) Jonathan (16) Keshav (62) Kim A (5) Mark (26) Michael Greene (1) Mike F (460) MrGuff (83) Nathan Reale (2) Neil (8) neo (9) Piotr O (6) robby (0) Sham (107) Sumesh (103) Tara (10) taylor (329) Tony Manco (49) zoby (0)- Keshav said: i love ampersands!
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Voting Machines (408)
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