Lego In Space
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A pair of teenagers in Toronto constructed a homemade weather balloon that they then released into the sky with a few Lego accessories – including a Lego Minifigure. After a bit over 90 minutes up at an altitude of around 80,000 feet, their balloon came back to earth but not after taking several photos of the Lego |
Spring Training
Opening day of MLB Spring Training. A ton of photos over at Buzzfeed. via Buzzfeed
Predictive Modeling
Target’s customer targeting is so spot on that it was able to determine that a girl in high school was pregnant before her dad did: An angry man went into a Target outside of Minneapolis, demanding to talk to a
Predictive Modeling
Target’s customer targeting is so spot on that it was able to determine that a girl in high school was pregnant before her dad did: An angry man went into a Target outside of Minneapolis, demanding to talk to a
Abe Froman
I love this t-shirt. “I weep for the future.” Found on Pinterest
NASA Shuts Down Its Last Mainframe
NASA will be shutting down the last of its IBM Mainframe computers located at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. The Mainframes used by NASA “back in the day” were large enough to fill a room, while today
NASA Shuts Down Its Last Mainframe
NASA will be shutting down the last of its IBM Mainframe computers located at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. The Mainframes used by NASA “back in the day” were large enough to fill a room, while today
Don’t Be A (Phantom) Menace
I went with my son to see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace yesterday on the big screen and in 3D. And to no one’s surprise, the movie has not gotten any better with the new effects. Menace is easily the worst
Don’t Be A (Phantom) Menace
I went with my son to see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace yesterday on the big screen and in 3D. And to no one’s surprise, the movie has not gotten any better with the new effects. Menace is easily the worst
Original Lego Patent
The original specifications for Lego from their 1958 patent filing. Pretty detailed specifications for the basic Lego brick. Via Man Made
Original Lego Patent
The original specifications for Lego from their 1958 patent filing. Pretty detailed specifications for the basic Lego brick. Via Man Made
Minimal NYC Subway Poster
I love this. Built by Lineposters. Their Etsy Store has versions from Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, London, Tokyo and a few others.
Minimal NYC Subway Poster
I love this. Built by Lineposters. Their Etsy Store has versions from Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco, Berlin, Paris, London, Tokyo and a few others.
SimplyFired
This is just dripping with irony: VentureBeat has learned that job search startup Simply Hired has laid off approximately 20 percent of its staff, according a source close to the company. But wait, there’s more: In a second case of
SimplyFired
This is just dripping with irony: VentureBeat has learned that job search startup Simply Hired has laid off approximately 20 percent of its staff, according a source close to the company. But wait, there’s more: In a second case of
Times Square Photoshopped
I was listening to Leo Laporte’s iPad Today on his TWIT network and during the most recent episode (#82) of the show, he and Sarah Lane walked through MacWorld. One of the people they met up with was Bert Monroy,
Times Square Photoshopped
I was listening to Leo Laporte’s iPad Today on his TWIT network and during the most recent episode (#82) of the show, he and Sarah Lane walked through MacWorld. One of the people they met up with was Bert Monroy,
Curses
Three NFL teams have fallen to the SI curse so far. I downloaded this week’s copy of Sports Illustrated to my iPad (I also found a paper version of it in my mailbox too…very strange concept, this magazine thing.) and
Curses
Three NFL teams have fallen to the SI curse so far. I downloaded this week’s copy of Sports Illustrated to my iPad (I also found a paper version of it in my mailbox too…very strange concept, this magazine thing.) and