CharmingGeek.net Funness

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.

The well known homemaker and white-collar criminal is back in the free world today. She sounds more like she just returned from summer camp, though. You can read her comments about the past few months on her website.

Good run today. Thank you, Frontline Adventure Sports.
And Gary Brolsma — you get my props.

Need Quicktime to watch movies or internet media? Don’t want iTunes? Can’t figure out why they’re bundled? It took me a while to navigate the Apple and get this, so I figured I’d make it easier.
Apple QuickTime 6.5.2 Installer for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP without iTunes