Archive for June 4th, 2008
One-legged kid playing Little League
His name’s Adam Bender and he’s my hero. Via Deadspin.
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Redneck Racing Simulation
When Nicolas Nova of Pasta&Vinegar blog was doing an ethnographical research about game controllers, he ran into this beauty: a redneck contraption for racing simulations!
How to turn a chair into a speedy car-simulation seat where the player seats on the back, spread the leg and pump pedals to the maximum.
A very intriguing made-up controller for car simulation that reveals how people tend to modify devices to their convenience. The creative use of duct-tape to enhance the digital experience is interesting to document as a way to find out opportunities to design both physical peripherals and digital counterparts.
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Best Mario Cake Ever!
This has got to be the best Mario cake ever! Created by Su Yin of The Journal of a Girl who Loves to Cook blog. It took her two weeks to brainstorm and 3 days to make the cake.
Link (including photos from the various stages of the cake making process) – via 13 Geeky Baked Goods post from Geek Crafts
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Pillow Ring
Got a long boring meeting? Don’t get caught dozing empty handed, prepare yourself with this "Pilo Pilo" mini cushion ring from Downstairs Studio. This pillow ring lets you lean your face comfortably on a soft cushion instead of your hard, bony fingers.
Link | Downstairs Studio’s website [Flash]
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The Death Star of Cat Litter Boxes
Having three cats means living with three sets of cat poo, sometimes more when the kitties go twice a day. So soniaz of Unplggd blog decided to get the Litter Robot, the Death Star of self-cleaning litter boxes. Here’s what she has to say about it:
We have to say it was impressive how much it diminished the smell. We used to dread coming home after a few hours away because, if someone pooped, we’d know just by walking into the building – not even into our apartment. Now, with the Litter Robot, we weren’t sure if anyone had went until we checked the drawer.
While the lack of smell was a major plus, the noise wasn’t. We couldn’t keep this sucker on at night since when it went through its cycle it would wake us up. This won’t be a problem for those of you living in larger apartments, or houses. The noise is pretty minimal, but when your bed is 10 feet away it’s hard not to wake up, and like your cats, think the sky is falling.
The cats luckily got pretty used to the whole thing and went in and out without a hitch – well, most of them did. One kitty (Dim Sum!) wasn’t too into putting her entire behind into the Litter Robot. While the LR is huge, its actual pooping area is rather small – 14 inches across with the max amount of litter inside. Dim Sum, the calico, had a tendency of going in just enough (or not enough) to get her pooper inside. The result: finding little presents on the trigger step. Not sure if this is the Litter Robot’s fault or my r-tard cat’s fault.
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Antibacterial Wipes May Actually Spread, Not Kill, Bacteria
Microbiologist Gareth Williams at Cardiff University, UK, discovered something disturbing about antibacterial wipes: they may actually spread drug-resistant bacteria rather than kill them!
The research, which focused on the use of antibacterial wipes in hospitals, show that poor hospital practices can actually spread the dangerous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA):
Experts have been saying for years that poor hospital practices spread dangerous bacteria, and yet many studies have shown that health care workers, including doctors and nurses, often fail to even wash their hands as directed.
The findings from a study of intensive care units at two Welsh hospitals suggest that even cleaning with antimicrobial wipes may not be enough depending on how staff use them.
The researchers found that many health care workers cleaned multiple surfaces near patients, such as bed rails, monitors and tables with a single wipe and risked sweeping the infections around rather than cleaning them up.
"We found that the most effective way to prevent the risk of MRSA spread in hospital wards is to ensure the wipe is used only once on one surface," Williams said.
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Cherry, Cherry
Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss is about musical cherries. It could be an artist or a song title or something else, but there are more of them than I could come up! I scored 80%. Link
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Jim Davis Ponders Garfield Minus Garfield
Dan Walsh publishes Garfield comic strip at his site Garfield Minus Garfield with one difference -he takes out all the characters except Jon (featured previously at Neatorama). Garfield creator Jim Davis calls the creations “fascinating”.
Mr. Davis, who has been drawing Garfield for 30 years, said that “Garfield Minus Garfield” has actually prompted him to take a different look at his own work. He compared Mr. Walsh’s efforts to the cerebral approach of Pogo, the comic strip by Walt Kelly.
“I think it’s the body of work that makes me laugh — the more you read of these strips, the funnier it gets,” Mr. Davis said. As for Garfield himself, “this makes a compelling argument that maybe he doesn’t need to be there. Less is more.”
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2008 Needles in the Head
Dr. Wei Sheng has Olympic fever, and he’s displaying his support by sticking 2008 needles into his head!
In a bizarre publicity stunt, Dr Wei Sheng pierced the decorative needles in his head, face, hands and chest in the five colours of the Olympic rings.
The picture of Dr Sheng’s was taken in Nanning, Southern China, and demonstrates the patriotic fervour among the Chinese people in the build up to September’s Games.
He seems to have substituted white for blue in the Olympics colors. Any speculation that Dr. Wei might be an acupuncturist? Link -via Arbroath
(image credit: Maxppp/Barcroft Media)
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The Truth About Internet Dating
Internet dating: The entire story is told in one cartoon. It warmed my heart, then brought a tear to my eye (sorta), because it’s so true. I would like to know who the artist is. Link
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Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #2
Hooray! It’s time for the highly anticipated Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt #2 on Neatorama!
You can win a Free Tokyoflash watch of your choosing:
all you have to do is answer these three questions. Clues are on the Tokyoflash website and on Neatorama’s Online Store.
1. Which Tokyoflash watch has 27 multi-colored LEDs that pulsate and move like cells across the watch’s curved surface?
2. How many "freckles" are on the greenest creation of Adam "Ape Lad" Koford on Neatorama’s Online Store?
3. Back to Tokyoflash, which watch has a "multi-color mode" that rotates through all the colors and a custom engraved wristband?
Now, the answers to these questions will make a URL on Neatorama: all words are lower case and all numbers are spelled-out (one, three, forty instead of 1, 3, 40). The answers are separated by dashes. (Need a practice test? Check out our first Tokyoflash Treasure Hunt for detailed instructions)
So, remember the answer is: http://www.neatorama.com/watch1-somenumber-watch2
On that "answer" page, you can enter your name and the prize Tokyoflash watch you’d like for a chance to win (the winner will be picked at random from the list).
Good luck!
Update 6/11/08 – Oops, forgot to update this page: We have a winner! See who it is at the answer page.
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Numb Nut?
This got me laughing. Here is Sameer Mishra who won the Scripps 2008 National Spelling Bee. These kids get tough words but this word stumped Sameer … at least for a short moment.
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10 Operas You Didn't Know You Already Like
If the word "opera" brings an image of a fat lady singing and sends you running away, you’re missing out. Many operas are so famous that they’ve entered into pop culture. In fact, you probably already know more about operas than you think. Here are the 10 Operas You Didn’t Know You Already Like:
Léo Delibes’ Lakmé: The Flower Duet
This is one is my personal favorite: Dame Joan Sutherland and Jane Berbié sing the Flower Duet [YouTube Link], lyrics
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Obama Clinches the Democratic Nomination for President
Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama (Photo: vargas2040)
So, it has happened: a last-minute rush of Democratic superdelegates clinched Senator Barack Obama the party’s nomination for President.
We don’t typically post a lot of political posts on Neatorama (Adam Stanhope’s occasional grenades notwithstanding – No, I’m not mad – actually, I’m quite tickled by some of his posts) … but I want to know what you think about this historic moment.
From The New York Times:
“Tonight, we mark the end of one historic journey with the beginning of another — a journey that will bring a new and better day to America,” Mr. Obama told supporters at a rally in St. Paul.
“Because of you, tonight I can stand here and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States of America.”
The floor is yours.
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Quote: John Kenneth Galbraith on the Truth About Organizations
"In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right alone."
– John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
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Beautiful Photos of Highway Interchanges in Japan
Photo: Ken OHYAMA [Flickr]
Photographer Ken Ohyama is one talented guy: he turned things as mundane as highway interchanges into amazing works of photographic art.
Link [Flickr photoset] – via Pink Tentacle
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The Machine That Changed the World
Andy Baio of Waxy, Simon Willison, and Jesse Legg have tracked down and digitized a 1992 documentary The Machine That Changed the World, a tour of computing before the Web:
The Machine That Changed the World is the longest, most comprehensive documentary about the history of computing ever produced, but since its release in 1992, it’s become virtually extinct. Out of print and never released online, the only remaining copies are VHS tapes floating around school libraries or in the homes of fans who dubbed the original shows when they aired.
It’s a whirlwind tour of computing before the Web, with brilliant archival footage and interviews with key players — several of whom passed away since the filming. Jointly produced by WGBH Boston and the BBC, it originally aired in the UK as The Dream Machine before its U.S. premiere in January 1992. Its broadcast was accompanied by a book co-written by the documentary’s producer Jon Palfreman.
Previously on Neatorama: The Wonderful World of Early Computing
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