Back in 2009 Cisco bought Pure Digital Technology’s Flip. Gadget fans and makers were puzzled by this, phones were just about good enough to start beating the Flip. Odd purchase for Cisco. Some details from the WSJ… Cisco two years ago made a big splash by buying the maker of the Flip, the perfect-for-the-YouTube-age video […]
7X7SF covers this heart-warming story of San Francisco groom-to-be Jason Fordley who hired artist Andres Amador to create this amazing large-scale sand mural wedding proposal at Ocean Beach for his girlfriend Kelly Riplinger. Needless to say, she said YES! From the article: Here’s how it all went down: Several years ago, Jason and Kelly were […]
Andrew Lathrop says: I created this inexpensive radiation dosimeter for the people of Japan. Strange that when I sent this to Japanese newspapers it was not printed or commented on. We were all amazed at the sensitivity of an inexpensive digital camera ccd to beta radiation eqvalent to 100 bananas (+- 1.0 mrem). I have […]
You’ve still got time to donate blocks or quilt tops to the Quilts for Quake Survivors project. The gang is gearing up for another big drive, so check out the web site to learn how you can help.
Created at Romania’s Sapientia University. The YouTube channel is AlgoRythmics. Although some naysayers have expressed doubt about the choreographic expression of a quicksort, per the AlgoRythmics Facebook page, videos of both quick- and merge-sort dances will be uploaded in a few days. Stay tuned! [Thanks, Stefan!]
Turn vintage doilies and assorted sewing box scraps like ribbon and buttons into a ridiculously sweet bird’s nest-inspired basket you can use to hold candy or anything else your heart desires.
French onion soup is my absolute favorite and I love having it for lunch at my favorite little French bistro nearby. The key to the soup to me is that tasty french bread and heavenly cheese. Smitten Kitchen shows you how to make your own french onion soup complete with lots of step-by-step drool worthy […]
