Comment do it the right way (Score 2) 648
Have one guy (and a few relatives) build it himself using 2000 BC technology, pack it with animals, and then see if it floats.
Comment Re:The best Education the world has. (Score 1) 8
World's Northernmost Town Gets Nightlights 144
Velcroman1 writes "On October 26, 2,000 Norwegians watched the sun set. The next time they'll see it rise? Sometime in February. Extended nighttime is an annual occurrence for the residents of Longyearbyen, Norway — Earth's northernmost town. Located at 78 degrees north latitude in the Arctic circle, Longyearbyen experiences a phenomenon called Polar Night, in which the town remains in perpetual darkness for four months each winter. To lighten up the seemingly endless night, Philips has started an experiment called 'Wake Up the Town.' And anyone who's complained about the brief daylight hours in winter will want to know how it works."
The Real 'Stuff White People Like' 286
Here's an interesting and funny look at 526,000 OkCupid users, divided into groups by race and gender and all the the things each groups says it likes or is interested in. While it is far from being definitive, the groupings give a glimpse of what makes each culture unique. According to the results, white men like nothing better than Tom Clancy, Van Halen, and golfing.
The World's Strongest, Most Expensive Beer Served Inside a Squirrel 228
If you have $765 burning a hole in your pocket, and a penchant for drinking alcohol out of a taxidermied animal, the good folks at BrewDog have just the drink for you. Their latest creation, called The End of History, is a 110 proof beer that comes packaged in a variety of small stuffed animals.
Comment Re:Ok. (Score 1) 10
using Opera 10.10 and I'm struggling with editing comments after Previewing
Comment Re:9.10 is buggy imo (Score 2, Informative) 244
My FF has the same problem and so does Chrome, it (flash video w sound) works in Arora and Epiphany but those browsers don't have as many extensions and plugins. Just started playing with Opera 10.10 today and that is getting sluggish and memory hoggish too if I leave it running for a few hours.
Comment an idea (Score 1) 323
fix all the instances of 'should of' and 'could of' in the Great Gatsby
Journal Journal: Google Wave Invites? 2
I sure don't have any of those, but I'd like one hint hint.
Thought I signed up early enough to get an invite but my Inbox is sorely missing them.
Comment Re:Unlimited Calling (Score 1) 106
for the few people I dial internationally fairly frequently I added them as GV - Bob for example then put the number as my GV number followed by a p for pause then my pin and another p then 2, then another p then the number and pound sign.
like this:
555-555-5555p1111p2p011445555555555#
It dials the whole thing automatically
like this:
555-555-5555p1111p2p011445555555555#
It dials the whole thing automatically
Comment Re:I don't get the hysteria over Google Voice (Score 4, Insightful) 106
and dirt cheap international calls from my cellphone, much better call quality than skype for windows mobile
Comment agreed (Score 1) 7
it belongs there
Comment Re:Um... (Score 1) 3
Thanks, that's a decent attempt at talking me out of it :)
If you put boxee on it you can add your own torrent feeds and have it serve up whatever media you can find online. My main use for it would be to brainwash the kids with Swedish cartoons because my region free dvd player just died, and converting and burning stuff is a hassle anyway. Apple's site has refurb ones for $259 USD (for the 40GB version).
Journal Journal: Apple TV (to put Boxee on) 3
I'm trying really hard not to buy one and I need to hear from someone who has one to tell me that it sucks and that I should by no means get one.
Comment Re:WRT54G(S) v5 and above... (Score 1) 217
I haven't found anything else and would be interested in what you find. I have dd-wrt on mine (WRT54GS v5) in repeater bridge mode and it's hit and miss. Works some days, others not, but it might be the fault of my AT&T supplied not so configurable main router.
