These PCIe SSD drives can’t arrive fast enough for our needs… ok, wants considering the thousands they cost. The latest announcement comes by way of Super Talent Technology with its new 2TB RAIDDrive. The card slips into a PCIe x8 slot and ships in Enterprise (battery backed), Workstation, and Gamer (I hope this isn’t an april fools post) read more | digg story
Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon
Teenagers armed with only a inexpensive camera and latex balloon have managed to take stunning pictures of space from 20-miles above Earth. read more | digg story
How to build the ultimate raised garden bed
General run of your mill garden bed with option for bird / animal netting to protect the seedlings. read more | digg story
BREAKING: Trent Reznor takes a shit
Word has been coming in that Trent Reznor has actually taken a shit. This incredible event will have implications throughout the NIN fan scene, and we’re eagerly following this story as it develops. read more | digg story
Brian Williams spreads his awesomeness around
He asked for some good news, and got it, some good stories to keep you going. read more | digg story
South Park: Watch the NEW Episode
The Ring (South Park kicks off season 13)Original Air Date: 03.11.09Kenny takes his new girlfriend to a Jonas Brothers’ concert where they each get purity rings. read more | digg story
Stewart vs. Cramer (Full Episode)
Ever wonder what it looks like when a grown man gets bitch slapped? read more | digg story
Real Live Supervillain: The Nuclear Pedophile
Thomas Leopold is the dean of an English tutorial college in Harrow, Middlesex. He is a wanted sex offender, and a pedophile. He is also so radioactive that he poses a danger to himself and others. And he is also, unfortunately, an escaped convict. read more | digg story
Virginity rates among students by major
Cool chart that shows the virginity rates among students at Wellesley College according to the student’s major. read more | digg story
Sudo Make Me A Sandwich Robot
We all know that life would be better if we could make a sandwich by typing “Sudo Make Me A Sandwich” on the command line of a computer. Adam Cecchetti and Bre Pettis made that dream come to life this last weekend. read more | digg story
Wee Planets: 3D panoramic photographs of Paris (PICS)
Alexandre Duret-Lutz, a French photographer, specialises in creating what he calls “Wee Planets”. read more | digg story
1.5 Million-Year-Old Human Footprints Found
Early humans had feet like ours and left lasting impressions in the form of 1.5 million-year-old footprints, some of which were made by feet that could wear a size 9 men’s shoe. read more | digg story
Ben Affleck gets drunk (and creepily pervy); picks up TV host
In this super bizarre interview with Montreal TV host Anne-Marie Losique back in 2004, a drunk Ben Affleck does stuff us mere mortals would typically be arrested for.An oldie but a goodie I recently rediscovered. read more | digg story
Superslide to Increase Motivation At Work
A company in Sheffield, England has decided to fit a “Helter Skelter” to increase employee accessibility and elevate the moods. Will it work? read more | digg story
Another Year or So…
This year’s birthday spoils:– iPod Nano– Novint Falcon– NFS Undercover– BF2142 Deluxe (for the living room PC) I ended up working half a day today, spent the 2nd half being productive and hanging out with the dog. I went and got my winter tires off the car, I think we’re safe for snow. If it comes now I just won’t go anywhere 🙂I spent that time waiting listening to my iPod – I was totally that guy in the store with the iPod on. I meandered around Home Depot, looking at some bathroom stuff, and I found a fence I…
>Back to School
>I start school on Monday – already hopped online to get a peek at the workload. I stuck with 1 major class and 1 short class this semester to start out. I would like to have an idea of the workload so I can plan for the following semesters. I’m taking Science and Technology in Western Culture as well as Planning and Finalizing the Degree. I can also get college credit for real world experience which ought to start me off with about 16 credits + the 12 from the bit of college I started. I really can’t say how…
>Spring Cleaning
>We’ve been cleaning the house this weekend, and as I was vacuuming I wondered if I was nesting. I don’t think so, I think it’s cooincidental with spring cleaning time. I tend to hoard over the winter and then do an overhaul in the spring. I try not to stay inside in the summer, so less likely to dirty it up again and it stays relatively neat until the fall / winter when the whole process can start over again. It feels good to have things picked up though. We finally got around to hanging a lot of artwork /…
An "expecting father" book you may actually enjoy reading
Be Prepared – A Practical Guide for New Dads – An informational (and rather entertaining ) look at what you can look forward to. read more | digg story
An Airplane Swing for the Back Yard (Sep, 1930)
I was searching for a nostalgic wooden airplane swing and found this easy to build contraption for your back yard! read more | digg story
Adam Carolla moves from radio to podcast
I’ve been listening to this for the past few days and it’s fairly decent. It’s only getting better, with over 500,000 downloads a day it’s probably the most popular podcast to date. He played it well, getting back up on “podcast willy” just as soon as he could. It worked out well and I hope it takes off – I’m enjoying it. (on iTunes too) read more | digg story
Jennifer Anniston – as nude as it gets (for her)
Come and see Jennifer Anniston’s shapely bod lovingly covered by a skimpy tie… it won’t hide her emotions though, nothing can because she is an empty shell. Take a look! read more | digg story
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
More priceless social commentary in video form from The Onion read more | digg story
ANIMATION: 6,000 Separate Paintings-Khoda Reza Dolatabadi
6,000 Separate Paintings …… and one five minute animated video. It took a student artist two years to paint them all and produce this. Pause the movie at any moment and you have an individual work of art. read more | digg story
Lost City of Atlantis found?
The site lies 620 miles off the west coast of Africa near the Canary Islands — a location for Atlantis seemingly suggested by the ancient philosopher Plato. read more | digg story