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What's On The Inside of Electronic Stuffed Animals?

Scott Roberts — 2008-05-10 21:56:55

Designer Matt Kirkland got curious and wanted to see what lurked inside of electronic stuffed animals and toys. After removing the fur, padding, and stuffing, he found that the innards ranged from simple voiceboxes to fairly-intricate robots.

The Billy Letters - Thirty-Something Man Poses As Ten-Year-Old And Writes To Convicted Killers And Other Celebrities

Scott Roberts — 2008-05-10 09:34:04

Back in the late 1990s, then-unemployed Bill Geerhart had a ingenious idea - he would pose as a 10-year-old boy and write to both the infamous and the famous. He requested from convicted killers such as Charles Manson, Richard Ramirez, and the Unabomber advice on whether or not he should stay in school. He asked Larry Flynt, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Greenspan, and others for photos and a variety of questions, all from the viewpoint of young Billy. Most responded back, and the results are never less than entertaining. Courtesy of Radar Magazine, here are The Billy Letters.

Fake Skylights and Windows

Scott Roberts — 2008-05-09 00:21:24

Want a skylight or window in your office that gives a picturesque view 24 hours a day, 365 days a year? The Sky factory is a company that specializes in lighting that creates photographic illusions of real skies and landscapes. The realiistic-looking image tiles are backlit by fluorescent or LED lighting.

How To Build A Chile Mister

Scott Roberts — 2008-05-06 07:50:15

Instructables has a short piece on how to build a spice mister - which is basically a small spray pump bottle filled with hot sauce. Less potent than a typical pepper spray that you would use for self defense or crowd control, this ingenious little bottle is for quickly applying hot chile pepper sauce or even capsaicin extract to a large area when cooking or eating.

Never Neglect Good Design

Scott Roberts — 2008-05-04 12:02:01

Are you ignoring one of the principal components of any successful product, service, or application? I'm talking about good design. The following is a brief introduction on recognizing bad design is and what to do to test for it...

Jeff Goldblum Apple Ad at Half Speed

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-28 06:21:30

Here's an Apple ad starring Jeff Goldblum from a few years back that has been slowed down to 1/2 it's original speed. It makes him sound like he's drunk as a skunk.

Guy Dresses Like DJ to Get Into Clubs for Free

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-27 19:35:56

What Does the Black Sabbath Song Have to Do With Marvel's Iron Man?

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-24 06:04:08

Most movie buffs have seen the various trailers for the new Iron Man film, which will be released in a little over a week from this writing. The usage of the Black Sabbath song "Iron Man" in the trailers has had me thinking, does the hard rock masterpiece have anything to do with Marvel's metal-clad hero? It's certainly not a "chicken or the egg" case, as comic book aficionados know that the superhero came first. But was the tune influenced at all by the character? Josh Glenn has offered an in-depth study of the mystery surrounding the song's subject matter.

Using the Err Object to Trap Errors in Classic ASP

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-21 06:55:59

It's inevitable that you'll generate an error or two (or three, or four...) when you code in Classic ASP. I'll show you how to trap errors and use them to your advantage.

Bizarre Music Video of Telly Savalas Doing "If"

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-21 06:47:16

Here's a strange video of the late actor Telly Savalas doing a spoken-word version of the song "If". The 1975 clip features the "Kojak" star lounging around, smoking a cigarette, and surrounded by a harem of beauties. I'm not sure what the camera is supposed to be looking through - is it a glass beer bottleneck? Nonetheless, something like this might have been considered sexy and even romantic (and that's stretching it) over thirty years ago, nowadays it comes across as simultaneously creepy and laughable.

Telly Savalas - "If"

Doctors Testing Hot Sauce to Help Knee Pain

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-19 08:32:46

Hot sauce spices up your food and now Capsaicin, the thing that gives chili peppers their punch, is knocking out knee pain.

At age 71, Ron Johnson said his knee is in better shape than it was in his fifties. "It was constant pain in both knees," he said.

The spicy new treatment is part of a study using an ultra purified form of Capsaicin...

Recipe: Boneless Buffalo Wings

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-18 23:17:53

When I wrote the Love Hot Wings and Buffalo Wings? Here Are 15 Different Recipes You've Gotta Try article a few months back, I didn't even realize at the time that I had left out a mention of boneless buffalo wings. Yikes! Since I'm a diehard devotee of Buffalo Wild Wings and the awesome boneless wings they serve, a recipe on how to make these tasty little guys is long overdue.

Why boneless? Everyone knows there's nothing like sucking the meat off a succulent, perfectly-cooked, bone-in chicken wing. Going boneless, though, has it's advantages. For one, you get considerably more meat per bite. Second, although they are smothered in sauce, there's no mess on your fingers as you eat these babies with a fork.

What makes boneless buffalo wings more than just glorified chicken breast nuggets is a good breading. Here's a recipe that will give you a zesty breading that, when combined with a spicy sauce, will give you a taste that is a cross between Buffalo Wild Wings and Chili's.

Faces of Meth

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-13 09:01:31

See "before" and "after" mug shots of methamphetamine users and the effect the drug (and the associated lifestyle) has had on their physical appearance. Link

Han Solo Carbonite Desk

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-12 08:21:06

Who wouldn't want this awesome Han Solo Carbonite Desk in their office or den? It was created by Tom Spina and Richard Riley of New York-based Tom Spina Designs.

Recipe: Ott's Buffalo Bean Soup

Scott Roberts — 2008-04-09 12:40:58

If you know me well then you know I ain't a soup fan. While I like chunky chilis, stews, and ham and beans, I believe typical, thin, brothy soups lack the adequate substance to be any part of a meal. Well, here's a recipe for a buffalo bean soup that's anything but run-of-the-mill and watery. Using Ott's Wing Sauce, this is a thick, hearty delight that would please the palette of both chileheads and soup lovers...