Random Stuff
Friday afternoon, the working week is almost over, so here’s some random crap courtesy of engrish.com.
Author: Wade
Random Stuff
Dan sent me a link to this last night (only saw it this morning), it’s the ultimate in geek baby couture, the infant creeper. Now I’m nore sure whether to laugh or cry, it’s funny, I can’t deny that, but at the same time, it’s seriously geeky! //Humans Support //Multiple Inheritance class baby: mom, dad
Random Stuff
Once again, the Japanese have excelled themselves in weirdness by creating a human looking robot that can sing so adorably called the Yamaha HRP-4C. By human looking I mean kind of like the puppets in Lazy Town human, obviously cartoony in a very manga style, but at the same time, human enough to make you … Read More “Japan – Now with singing robots” »
Gaming, News
According to Gizmodo, Project Natal is going to be overcharged to start with (anyone not expecting that one?) I’ll no doubt end up forking the money over though if it works as well as the previews say it will – it’s a truly great idea for gaming. How much is Project Natal going to cost? … Read More “Project Natal for xbox is to be charged “like a console”” »
News
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – An Alabama woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police say she let her daughter ride in a cardboard box on top of their van. Albertville Police spokesman Sgt. Jamie Smith said the 37-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after police received a call about a minivan on … Read More “Alabama woman lets daughter ride in box on top of van” »
Random Stuff
This is a very impressive video of a robotic hand that is capable of performing tasks with great accuracy at insane speeds – think hollywood robots that perform human tasks in milliseconds. The video covers single handed knot tying, bouncing a ball, catching a cell phone and throwing a ball among others. It really does … Read More “High Speed Robot Hand” »
Random Stuff
Another Derren Brown clip today, this time he’s using NLP (neuro linguistic programming) to make people forget the stop they want to get off at.
Hardware, Random Stuff
For all you people wishing you were at Hogwarts, here’s the first step in the right direction (no actual magic, but I guarantee for people who don’t know about this product, they’ll stare at you in amazement, or maybe fear). It’s called the Kymera Magic Wand. The Kymera magic wand is actually a universal remote … Read More “The Magic Wand” »
Random Stuff
This thing is great for random crap, euphemisms to brighten your day from the random euphemism generator. Great lines such as: I couldn’t believe my best friend was actually cranking the tiny lower wave.
News, Random Stuff
A New York prisoner has come up with a much easier way to break out of jail: ask the guards for the exit. The inmate, who was wearing a suit for a court appearance on charges of multiple store robberies, simply wandered out of an open cell door and into a courtroom on Wednesday, the … Read More “Prisoner flees after asking guard way out” »