From now on, whenever you need to make a decision, just look at the Decider (actually called “Mr. Jones The New Decider”) watch. Every second, “YES” or “NO” are alternately displayed in a little magnified window on the face of the watch. Bam, there, done, decision made. Guaranteed to make life more interesting, if possibly shorter.
If that kind of spontaneity scares you (and it scares the dickens out of me), try this: use the Decider watch to make an instant, random decision for you. If you catch yourself feeling relieved, it was the right decision. If you’re disappointed or anxious, you know to go the other way. Of course, this technique works just as well with a penny, which is about $179.98 cheaper than the watch is.
Two pairs of shoes is two shoes too many with this pair of convertible high tops that unzip into flip-flops. Seen at the “Bread & Butter” fashion trade show in Barcelona.
People have been posting Monty Python clips on YouTube for years… Not to put too fine a point on it but, YouTube users have been distributing copyrighted multimedia content without authorization. Shocking. Rather than go after poor college kids with lawsuits like the RIAA and MPAA have decided to do, the Pythons themselves started their own YouTube channel with this description:
For 3 years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube. Now the tables are turned. It’s time for us to take matters into our own hands.
We know who you are, we know where you live and we could come after you in ways too horrible to tell. But being the extraordinarily nice chaps we are, we’ve figured a better way to get our own back: We’ve launched our own Monty Python channel on YouTube.
But we want something in return.
None of your driveling, mindless comments. Instead, we want you to click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain and disgust at being ripped off all these years.
As of yesterday, Monty Python’s DVDs are now #2 on Amazon’s Movies and TV bestsellers list, which is an increase of 23,000% (yes, thousand) over pre-YouTube sales. Okay, so this model obviously can’t work for everything, but the point is that free content can actually get people to pay for what they like. The key is to embrace new media creatively rather than try and suppress or destroy it. Easier said than done, perhaps, but if Monty Python can do it…
I won’t argue that cooking with fire isn’t all kinds of fun, but when it comes to cooking in an indoor setting, like say… the kitchen, I’m a big fan of these new-fangled induction cooktops. Not only do they heat up pots and pans quicker than a conventional electrical element can, but the rest of the cooking surface stays cool to the touch which means you’re far less likely to get a nasty burn.
They’re also about a *million (*as guesstimated by me) times easier to clean up after a spill or boil-over, but even that could be a thing of the past thanks to Thermador’s Masterpiece Series induction cooktops. They come with a built-in anti-overflow system that prevents spills by automatically shutting off the induction coil and sounding an alarm if liquids are detected on the cooktop surface. Now technically the pot actually has to boil-over for the system to be triggered, so it doesn’t necessarily ‘prevent’ that from happening, but for cooks like me who like to start boiling a big pot of stuff and then watch a couple of movies or go to sleep for the night, it could make the inevitable cleanup a lot easier. Thanks Thermador!
Hey, if you can think of a better way to use a giant bundle of multicolored Cat 5 ethernet cable, I’d like to hear it. And if you thought the chap below with the minigun was impressive, make sure to check out this platoon’s entire arsenal after the jump. Somewhere there’s a sysop with a lot of time on their hands who’s found the wrong calling.
Maybe you took my advice and tried the Inflatable Gladiator Combat Set from last week at work, but as a result, the atmosphere in your office is far from peaceful. Well that’s nothing that a handful of strategic annoyance strikes can’t resolve. (Or worsen, I forgot which.) And what better way is there to annoy a co-worker than with a barrage of tiny foam missiles? Not only will this RC tank deliver such a payload at a distance from up to 12 feet, but it can also be remotely controlled via the included ‘USB Tank’ PC software (and wireless USB dongle) giving you some level of deniability since you’ll never be caught holding a remote.
The software allows you to steer the tank and raise or lower the missile launcher, but besides firing, that’s about it. There’s no camera on board so you’ll need to have a line of sight in order to properly steer it into position, but it does have a wireless range of about 25 feet giving you a tiny head start when the inevitable and immediate retaliation begins. At about $55 from RED5(standing by) it’s a bit expensive for a toy that has a high probability of being stomped on after its first use, but I think the risk is worth it.
Wow!… Check out this custom Lamborghini-themed ATV that CarZi found at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon Exhibition. It was created by Liberty Walk & LB Performance, Japanese Lamborghini tuners (cause you know, driving a stock Lambo is like driving a boat) and features low-profile tires, alloy wheels and some crazy smooshed-up body work. You definitely won’t be taking one of these out on your next hunting trip, but for just $20,000 you’ll be able to brag to your friends about the Lambo parked in your garage.
I’m not sure how this one slipped through the cracks, particularly since it was announced back in December of last year, but LEGO will apparently be rolling out these new ‘Digital Box’ kiosks to select toyshops around the world that allow you to see a 3D representation of what the LEGO model looks like when fully assembled. The kiosk uses a built-in video camera and custom augmented reality software developed by a German company called Metaio, and because the model exists in 3D, you’re able to interactively turn and move it around to see it from all sides.
Now I can’t say I’ve ever had any trouble with LEGO misrepresenting what the final product looks like on their packaging, but being able to see a 3D model in the store can only help boost the anticipation of tearing that box open when you get home. Or, if there’s a particular model on store shelves that you’ve been trying to build using your existing LEGO stock, this could make it a lot easier to reverse-engineer how it was constructed.
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We’ve got a new president here in the US that’s promising lots of change. One thing that hasn’t changed is our efforts over at Laptop Experts. I’m still pumping out answers to 6 questions each and every weekday. Check out what I’ve been up to this past week.
By all means, keep these questions coming. There’s nothing I like more than a challenge, so if you’ve got a real brain-buster, send it over at the Laptop Experts site. Don’t forget that you’re more than welcome to answer a question or two (or as many as you like) while you’re there.
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