Mildly frightening robot cat. Just don’t let it eat the robot chicken. (Somewhat surprisingly, not that robot chicken.) (via Consumerist)
The future is here
Posted by Ben on November 4, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/the-future-is-here/
Super Massive Run-Down
Books You Can’t Read, via The Millions. Next installments, foods you can’t eat, cows you can’t milk. How easily can you get There From Here? A quick snap-bang-whiz online calculator to give you a “walkability” index for your neighborhood (or the address of your choosing). Based on respectably sensible things like the proximity of grocery […]
Posted by Ben on November 4, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/super-massive-run-down/
Fight!
The NYTimes has a strangely compelling article on the topic of U.F.C. and its sudden rise in entertainment currency: “Do you know why people die in boxing all the time?” he said. “Neurological damage. In boxing my goal is to hit you in the head and knock you out, or hit you in the head […]
Posted by Ben on October 8, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/fight/
Ever wonder find yourself wondering, what’s the best glue to attach leather to styrofoam?
Me neither, but thanks to This to That, now I know the answer. (Answer: Hot glue.) And you can find lots more practical joinings, too. (via LifeHacker)
Posted by Ben on October 8, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/ever-wonder-find-yourself-wondering-whats-the-best-glue-to-attach-leather-to-styrofoam/
Another kind of claymation
A music video by Jan Svankmajer, the fellow who brought us people-eating tree stumps and animated skeletons with Santa hats. What’s not to love? (via MeFi)
Posted by Ben on September 21, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/another-kind-of-claymation/
It’s coming back
(via The Guardian: “Back to the present for DeLorean,” by John Sterlicchi [30 Aug 2007])
Posted by Ben on September 20, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/its-coming-back/
But maybe you knew that already
You want ice? You need black cherries. (via LifeHacker) Loneliness is bad for your health. Bikes “aren’t transportation.”
Posted by Ben on September 3, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/but-maybe-you-knew-that-already/
Proving, scientifically, that what we always knew wasn’t true, isn’t, sort of
“Our findings suggest that consumers who are focused on the future are so preoccupied with finding ways to improve their situation that they become overly sensitive to information that points to such opportunities — and lose sight of the relative advantages of their current choice,” the authors explain. For example, Meyvis and Cooke asked study […]
Posted by Ben on August 26, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/proving-scientifically-that-what-we-always-knew-wasnt-true-isnt-sort-of/
Keeping up
I don’t know exactly how it works, nor do I want to: MyProgress.com is a set of powerful Personal Progress Management (PPM) tools with built-in intelligence to automatically observe and analyze all essential aspects of your life. With MyProgress, you can watch your progress and discover your productivity at any period, any time, any place. […]
Posted by Ben on August 21, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/keeping-up/
As if you’re not awesome enough already
100 Great Tips to Improve Your Life. I like #21, but mostly because it sounds like a teaser for the 11 o’clock news.
Posted by Ben on August 17, 2007
https://www.swordbilled.com/as-if-youre-not-awesome-enough-already/