Category: Cool

Ever wondered how the graphing calculator made it onto the Macintosh? Read the fascinating story over here.

It’s nothing fancy, and it’s not loaded with Windows, but it’s small, light, and dirt cheap.

Remember the guy that got a crapload of attention and media coverage for giving the ability to control his huge display of Christmas lights that folks could control via the Web? The whole thing was a hoax. Here’s the official word from the guy who runs the site.

This is why I love Rockstar games. After a game of theirs has reached its “classic” status, they release it for download for free on their site. So far they have Grant Theft Auto, Wild Metal, and now they’re allowing downloads on Grand Theft Auto 2. Now if I can just get them to run on my wussy laptop here at the office, life would be good.

A recipe for a healthy heart? Chocolate and booze on a daily basis. Link via Barn.

It takes a real man to create a slideshow that looks like Flash entirely in Javascript. Link via Waxy.

A shot-by-shot recreation of Michael Jackon’s Thriller music video, done entirely in Lego. Link via BB.

If you’re going to break into a house and tie up the occupants, make sure you cover up their mouth so they can’t dial 9-1-1 with their tongue.

MSIE 5.x and above still sit above 70% (total), but it’s getting there.

Screw making houses with the stuff: Make a computer out of it.