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Happy Anniversary Sputnik

Happy Anniversary Sputnik

Ping. Ping. Ping. Ping. A tiny electronic sound coming from a 22 inch diameter silver ball with four antenna hanging off it’s butt end. A tiny electronic sound that changed…

It’s Not Paranoia – You Pay Too Much For Cable

It’s Not Paranoia – You Pay Too Much For Cable

An acquaintance of mine accepted a job in Thailand years ago. He was amazed to discover that in what he assumed was a third world country, there were no cell…

Coma’s Jefferson Institute Could Soon Exist

  Having just watched the 2012 remake of Robin Cook’s Coma, this product announcement out of Cambridge, Massachusetts just made my skin crawl… literally! For those of you who haven’t…

The World’s Biggest QR Code

The World’s Biggest QR Code

    The Kraay family farm outside of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, has grown a corn maze for the past 13 years. The Kraay mazes are famous in Canada, and have…

Voyager 1: Going Where No One Has Gone Before

  September 5, 1977 NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe, on a mission to orbit Jupiter and Saturn and send back photos and scientific data. Because the probe is built…

Past the Hysteria: eBay’s Ban

Now that we’re past the first “How dare they!?” gut reactions, it’s time to take a long look at what, exactly, eBay is discontinuing. In its 2012 Fall Seller Update,…

Shark Week Starts Tonight @ 9PM

For the past 25 years The Discovery Channel has presented a week-long worth of shark-related programs to bring attention to the endangered sharks. In more recent years it has become…

“Hot Enough For You?”

  Standing in my tent at our local farmers’ market Saturday I decided that question was about the stupidest thing anyone could use as a conversational opener. At noon, we…