Archive for October, 2007
« Previous Entries Next Entries »The Top 10 Calculator Games
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007Math is not one of my strong suits. Well, advanced math anyway.
It’s a simple explanation: about the same time that started taking advanced math classes I also purchased a graphing calculator.
Although, it never really fit that profile. It was more of a low-powered Game Boy in my hands.
Here are the top 10 games that made [...]
Why Is Ubuntu Still Brown?
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007From cnet:
A number of people have griped about Ubuntu’s default brown color-scheme, but it’s still there with version 7.10. Of course, individuals can pick something else. Shown here is the initial log-on screen of 7.10, also called “Gutsy Gibbon,” which Ubuntu-sponsor Canonical plans to release in final form on Thursday.
Click image for slideshow:
The Best Darth Vader Parodies
Monday, October 15th, 2007All of the clips below are results of fantastic editing jobs. None are really Oscar-worthy, but they are humorous nonetheless.
Darth Vader Playing Harmonica
The rest are just ahead. Enjoy!
“Open-Source Sucks!”
Monday, October 15th, 2007Marc Perkel over at Dvorak.org/blog has written a rant on just how much open-source software sucks. It has engendered some, well, “lively” discussion.
However in the open source world you have a lot of people who have a highly inflated sense of importance who think their software is the greatest thing that was ever written and [...]
A Silkworm Invasion!
Friday, October 12th, 2007From vegansociety.com:
Silkworms possess a pair of specially modified salivary glands called sericteries, which are used for the production of a clear, viscous, proteinaceous fluid that is forced through openings called spinnerets on the mouthpart of the larva. As the fluid comes into contact with the air it hardens. The diameter of the spinneret determines the [...]