Tag: weird
Netflix says Poltergeist is like Desperate Housewives
I’m a huge fan of Netflix’s Watch It Now service and the other night, I watched Poltergeist. The next time I signed in on my Apple TV, it showed me similar movies that I may also like. Somehow, it thinks that the 1980’s Steven Spielberg movie is like that crappy ABC show. They must know…
225 South 6th Street is….pink?
Here is an odd discovery. For the last several hours, 225 South 6th Street a.k.a. Capella Tower has been glowing pink. Normal, the crown on top of the building glows a vibrant cool white. The only time I’ve seen this color is when the HID lights are warming up. Is this intentional? (sorry for the…
Things I've learned
Forgetting your sister’s birthday says bad things about your priorities Forgetting your twin sister’s birthday says bad things about your cognitive abilities Wassabi peas do not constitute “dinner” You can subconsciously turn off your alarm clock
Mechanical Computer Basics
YouTube user gwz40 uploaded a series of fascinating videos on mechanical computers and how they were used in in the US Navy for controlling projectiles fired from one moving ship to another moving target. The movies were produced as part of a US Navy training program and illustrate the basic components that are used…
Apple Keyboard + UV Light
I have a question for all material scientists & plastic experts. I have an Apple wireless keyboard and a near-UV LED flashlight. As one would expect, many things fluoresce: tee shirts, white paper, etc. What is odd, is that only some of the keys on my keyboard do this. I would expect this to be…
Segmentus clock concept
Segmentus clock (concept) By Art Lebedev – $n/a http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/segmentus/ From the guy who brought us the Verbarius clock comes the Segmentus. (Is anyone else noticing a naming pattern here?) This concept clock was built to address the challenge of creating a digital clock with hands. While clocks have addressed this challenge before, this one brings…
Creepy animated rabbits
This is a commercial for the Sony Bravia LCD series TV. It features a bunch of creepy little clay rabbits animted throughout a generic large city, in vivid pulsating colors, set to the Beatles Rolling Stones’ song She’s a Rainbow. Just watch it and pass it on. [flv]http://www.ineedcaffeine.com/videos/fallon_sony_rabbits.flv[/flv]
RGB LED Cubes. Wow.
Original Concept / Unknown Designer This will get your attention: Now, go buy the kit: eightCubed Apparently there is a whole community of people devoted to building LED sculptures that I didn’t know about. I admire the skill of anyone who can assemble this – it is a stack of LED’s – 512 in the…
Mini Cooper 3D print ad / Augmented Reality
This is simply the coolest print ad I’ve ever seen. Print out the ad http://mini-cabrio.ar-live.de/res/anzeige.pdf and then go to http://www.mini.de/webcam. You will have to work through some German language installers but it is worth it. Once that is done, click on “USB Video Device” or similar to begin! [flv flashvars=”autostart=true”]http://www.ineedcaffeine.com/videos/mini_3d.flv[/flv] (Sorry, Windows only, folks! I…