CharmingGeek.net Funness

Well, it’s Thursday, and you have to go to work. Or maybe you don’t. Either way, why don’t you entertain your self and abuse my bandwidth by downloading some videos?

If I ever lose faith in the internet again, remind me of Bud Light’s Real Men of Genius.

It has come to my attention that some of you may care neither about ultra-energetic cosmic rays nor tetraneutrons. For you, I have some flash animation; pretty things you can click on.
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This article on circumventing iTunes copyright protection led me to this site, which is really interesting.
Engadget.com seems to cover the whole range of science and technology news.
Somehow, I got from there to 13 things that do not make sense, a description of 13 of the most troublesome problems in science.

This shoe is something different. Here’s a shoe you have to turn on. It has a computer processor and an electric motor inside to vary the amount of cushioning. Remember when we thought The Pump was cool?

From Slashdot: An anonymous reader writes “Always the innovator, Apple is rumored to be developing a two-button mouse! Personally, I don’t think it will catch on. Two buttons will be way too confusing for your average user.”

As I get excited about the impending summer, (I know it’s coming, I just can’t see it yet) this seemed appropriate.

This guy’s from Wisconsin.
This is interesting political news and commentary.
This is a clock thing with no apparent purpose.

You can see it here on the Dr. Pepper website under the Media Gallery section.
Or you can watch it here.

Spamburger and instant mashed potatoes with Velveeta. What more could a man want?
Well, yeah. It’s been a really busy week. I’ve been working those 10+ hour days for a week and a half, and the last 11 were for free. The good news, though is that means a long weekend. I spent day one of my weekend catching up on everything I’d neglected for the past 10 days, like shopping for food, washing my clothes, and cleaning the apartment. I love that I can plug in my vacuum in the kitchen and clean my whole flat without unplugging it. I don’t ever want to be responsible for a place with more than two rooms.