June 2010
1 post
For my sister.
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December 2009
5 posts
Time capsule: The Rough Guide to the Internet...... →
1999 was in some ways a simpler time, a bygone era in which a leading Internet guidebook’s first page could open with the question: “Okay, what’s this Internet good for?” The book then…
Time capsule: The Rough Guide to the Internet...... →
1999 was in some ways a simpler time, a bygone era in which a leading Internet guidebook’s first page could open with the question: “Okay, what’s this Internet good for?” The book then…
The biggest rogue family →
The third generation of WiniGuard gets a new clone every 48 hours
A new rogue security product called IGuardPC, that we added to detections today, is the 50th clone of the WiniGuard family of…
Winter 2009 issue of h+ magazine available for... →
The latest issue of R.U. Sirius’ posthuman magazine, h+, is ready for downloading.
The Winter 2009 Issue of h+ Magazine features The Ray Kurzweil Interview, CAPRICA: Birth of the…
Winter 2009 issue of h+ magazine available for... →
The latest issue of R.U. Sirius’ posthuman magazine, h+, is ready for downloading.
The Winter 2009 Issue of h+ Magazine features The Ray Kurzweil Interview, CAPRICA: Birth of the…
October 2009
1 post
Font Squirrel | Handpicked free fonts for graphic... →
September 2009
15 posts
Grandmother Arrested For Buying Cold Medicine... →
Last March, Sally Harpold bought a box of Zyrtec-D cold medicine for her husband, then a few days later bought a box of Mucinex-D cold medicine for her grown daughter. That put her over…
"Homeless" American Girl Doll Costs $95 [Crass] →
Looking for the perfect gift for the little girl who has everything, from her own pet llama to dramatic ski and swim vacations? If the little girl happens to be Chrissa, a character in the…
A Rural Mexican Funeral →
Evernote 3.5 Beta Brings Tons of Tiny Fixes to... →
Windows: If you’re a happy Evernote desktop user and only wish it looked nicer, moved faster, and was smarter about how it handled your organization tools, the just-released 3.5 beta will make…
Share Your Calendar in Outlook 2003 / Exchange... →
Is Cheap Food To Blame For Our Expensive Health... →
Michael Pollan thinks so. He’s got an op-ed in the NYT where he examines the relationship between or expensive health care and our cheap fast food. Pollan says: But so far, food…
Malware served from NYTimes.com | Jephens Tech. →
Fake Codec uses false Facebook page →
Scammers are using a fake Facebook page with a fake “Flash Player” update window to infect victims’ machines. Visiting various malicious sites results in: Clicking on the “update” installs…
wil wheaton gets lucky ... sometimes →
This was the ultimate highlight of my #PAX 2009, and watching it again just now brought tears to my eyes again.
I’m not worthy of something this awesome. Thank you Jonathan, and Paul, and…
[audio] President Obama Holds Surprise Rooftop... →
Onion Radio News - with Doyle Redland
Obama Namechecks Xbox Once Again In Speech To Kids... →
President Barack Obama is once again tossing the old Xbox under the bus, naming Microsoft’s console in a speech to schoolchildren today, implying it might interfere with their education. Or…
wil wheaton gets lucky ... sometimes →
This was the ultimate highlight of my #PAX 2009, and watching it again just now brought tears to my eyes again.
I’m not worthy of something this awesome. Thank you Jonathan, and Paul, and…
They Might Be Giants Keeps Pop Kid-Friendly With... →
The duo continues its parade of fact-packed tunes that nourish brains as well as ears.
Boozehounds Get First Crack At The Beatles: Rock... →
MTV Games and Harmonix are officially embracing the weekly Rock Band night at your local pub, backing an initiative known as Rock Band Bar Nights to help promote watering holes who host…
August 2009
16 posts
Architecture In Games [Architecture] →
Oh goody. We touched on this interesting, but sadly neglected topic a while back, but now Jim Rossignol from Rock, Paper, Shotgun is touching on it a whole lot more. Going from Chris…
Use Your Oven to Bulk Cook Hard-Boiled Eggs [Food... →
Hard-boiled eggs are a great snack, but boiling them just right isn’t a convenient task. Skip the pot of water and use your oven instead. Eggs are a great source of protein and other nutrients,…
Believe It Or Not, Here’s An Amazing Season 20... →
As a diehard Simpsons fan and occasional masochist, I take it upon myself to try to keep up with recent Simpsons seasons because, contrary to popular widespread lazy anger, like SNL, the Simpsons…
Turn a Pair of Walkie-Talkies into a Long-Distance... →
A cable release is great if you’re standing next to the camera. An infrared remote works fine if you’re standing in front of the camera. But what if you’re a quarter mile away? Walkie-talkies…
Back Up Microsoft Virtual Server Images →
Cool automated way to suspend all VMs and backup their necessary files.
How Team Fortress 2 Maps Are Made [PC] →
Balance is a crucial thing for Valve when it comes to Team Fortress. Get a map wrong and there’ll be emails, petitions…hell to pay. Thankfully, most maps get it right! Here’s how they’re…
CC Hold Music? Yes, Really. →
Digium, the parent company that hosts and maintains the open source telephony & PBX project called Asterisk, recently replaced the on-hold music featured in their distributions to CC…
VH1 pulls Megan Wants a Millionaire due to... →
VH1 has pulled Megan Wants a Millionaire off the air and off its web site while at the same time distancing itself from the series, because one of its millionaire finalists’ ex-wife was murdered…
Too Many Fake Plastic Rock Accessories? →
I spend a lot of time on this blog documenting my fake plastic rock obsession, and that includes a lot of what can charitably be called “accessories”:
Equipping your first Fake Plastic Rock…
How to Find Time for Face Time and Personal... →
“Power down. Log off. Unplug. Have mercy on your thumbs. Browse the World Wide Something Else. Send some not-so-instant-messages. Undo. Hit cancel. Be together.” This quote is from a …
Chip Rowe's essays →
Today, while researching zines for the book I’m writing about the DIY movement, I came across the website of an old pal, Chip Rowe. (In the late 80s and early 90s I swapped a subscription to bOING…
Chip Rowe's essays →
Today, while researching zines for the book I’m writing about the DIY movement, I came across the website of an old pal, Chip Rowe. (In the late 80s and early 90s I swapped a subscription to bOING…
Life-size Candyland game in San Francisco →
Dat sez, “To celebrate Candyland’s 60th anniversary, Lombard Street in San Francisco is being turned into a life-size game and children from UC San Francisco Children’s Hospital and the nonprofit…
Weekend Reader: The Themes of 9/11, and After, in... →
TIE Fighter was released in 1994, a time in which serving as the instrument of an oppressive, corrupt government against insurgent forces didn’t raise the kind of uncomfortable questions…
Homer Simpson’s 25 Favorite Inanimate Objects →
It’s been too damn long since we compiled a random, nerdy Simpsons list here on BWE, but we figured this slow-ass pop culture August was as good a time as any, so here goes.
During a recent…
Trick trap-shooting →
Exhibition shooter Tom Knapp did this commercial for Benelli shotguns in which he exhibited some genuinely amazing trap-shooting. I bet he was amazing at Duck Hunt.
Benelli Shotgun…
July 2009
12 posts
Opinion: Hollywood Is A Cruel, Lonely Place For... →
When you’ve been in show business as long as I have, you learn a thing or two about the ins and outs of old Tinseltown. And let me tell you, it…
Opinion: Hollywood Is A Cruel, Lonely Place For... →
When you’ve been in show business as long as I have, you learn a thing or two about the ins and outs of old Tinseltown. And let me tell you, it…
iPhone manufacturer to pay family of dead worker →
Parents of the Foxconn worker who apparently committed suicide because of a missing iPhone prototype will be compensated for his death.
Transparent Aluminum Is "New State of... →
Professor_Quail writes with this interesting excerpt: “Oxford scientists have created a transparent form of aluminum by bombarding the metal with the world’s most powerful soft X-ray laser….
Teen Wolf Wins The Belated Award For Longest 80s... →
I watched a little movie called Teen Wolf last night on HBO Family (note to programmers: families love watching aggressive dressing room wolfsex together), and even though I’ve seen the film…
Stagflation Hitting Downloadable Xbox 360 Games... →
Microsoft’s greatest triumph with the Xbox 360 is undoubtedly its Xbox Live service, buoyed by robust selection of downloadable games. You can buy digital versions of classic arcade titles,…
Why Is Spam Around? Because 12% Of Readers... →
Why, in a rational world, does spam continue to exist? Because someone you know—or maybe it’s you—has actually tried to buy something from it, a new study finds. Find that person and beat him…
The giant Apollo 11 post →
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 and Monday is the same for both the first Moon landing and the first walk on the surface. In this entry, I’ve collected some of the best…
Get Stingy When Trying To Save Money [Money-saving... →
If the recession has yielded one positive result, it’s the way the economy has finally made it less shameful to give in to our inner Scrooge McDucks. Hopping on the trend, the LoveMoney blog…
150 Worth Knowing Web Developer... →
McAfee false-positive glitch fells PCs worldwide →
When AV attacks
IT admins across the globe are letting out a collective groan after servers and PCs running McAfee VirusScan attacked core system files, in some cases causing the machines to…
Take Better Photos: Fourth of July Edition... →
Fireworks displays across the U.S. are set to go off all weekend in celebration of the Fourth of July. Take better photos of both the fireworks and the friends and family you’ve gathered…