Author Archives: drworm
This Is Sony’s $US1399 Google TV-Powered Internet TV
We’re live at Sony’s Internet TV press conference, where we’re seeing the “world’s first HDTV powered by Google TV” (and its gnarly remote). The Hardware • The Sony Internet TV line-up will consist of four models: 24 inches, 32 inches, … Continue reading
War Disconnected
My good friend Vinny sent me a set of American war propaganda posters and they really got me thinking about how phenomenally disconnected our present society, and in particular, my generation has become in relationship to the wars we have … Continue reading
Largest Lego Ship Ever Built Is Bigger Than Three Queen-Sized Beds
The 23-foot-long Lego USS Intrepid aircraft carrier should be renamed the USS Insane. It’s the largest Lego ship ever built. Ed Diment made it to minifig scale, complete with Wildcat and Corsair airplanes built by Ralph Savelsberg. Watch the video: … Continue reading
‘Ban naughty countries from net’
Countries in Eastern Europe and Africa that harbour cyber criminals should be locked out of the global internet until their governments do something to reduce the threats, the former chief technology officer at the US National Security Agency says. The … Continue reading
Copyright Embedding Tool for the Ultra Paranoid Photographer
If you’re sick of having your precious photographs ripped off and digital watermarking isn’t your thing, you can use this translucent copyright symbol to embed an obnoxious copyright symbol in all of your photographs! The mysterious Martin Nachtwey tells duckrabbit, … Continue reading
URL Shorteners In Peril As Libyan Government Seizes .ly Domain
Ugh! Dictatorships! Always spoiling our fun! That cutesy URL shortening service you might use (bit.ly, perhaps) is riding on Libya’s .ly domain suffix. And Libya ain’t pleased – one shortener, vb.ly, was recently shut down for violating Libya’s oppressive laws. … Continue reading
Photog Captures Evidence that He Was Struck by Tiger Woods’ Ball
A fun story over the weekend was the crazy photograph that Mail on Sunday photographer Mark Pain captured while covering the Ryder Cup. Tiger Woods was attempting a chip shot, and launched he ball directly at Ryder, who had his … Continue reading
Chicken Nuggets Are Made From This Pink Goop
This is mechanically separated chicken. Chickens are turned into this goop so we can create delicious chicken nuggets and juicy chicken patties. It’s obscenely gross and borderline alien, but it’s not going to stop me from eating nuggets. They’re too … Continue reading