I've been interviewing a lot of people via Skype recently. I like to pace around while I talk so I bought this lightweight $20 Bluetooth headset on Amazon. It paired… Read the rest of the article: Bluetooth headset for computer and phone
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Mark Frauenfelder In this 1981 Nightline interview Ted Koppel asks 26 year old Steve Jobs "There is a sense that many of us have who really don't understand how computers work, or… Read the rest of the article: 1981 Nightline interview with Steve Jobs
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Mark Frauenfelder This crazy, groovy flick from the US Army was made in 1970 and features a Army Captain giving great fashion advice to a young soldier. Army Captain: Say, that's a… Read the rest of the article: 1970 film: "Military Etiquette and Grooming For Women in the Army"
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Mark Frauenfelder FaceApp is a smartphone app that can add a smile to an unsmiling person's face. Olly Gibbs, the digital and print designer at Empire Magazine, used the app at Amsterdam's… Read the rest of the article: Using FaceApp to put smiles on on museum paintings.
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Mark Frauenfelder Chris Notap used a small, cheap vacuum pump to suck the air out of a variety of plastic containers ranging from bread bags to 55 gallon drums.
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Mark Frauenfelder The original name for The Beverly Hillbillies was The Hillbillies of Beverly Hillbillies. The core cast in this unaired pilot from 1962 didn't change with the new name, and it… Read the rest of the article: Unaired pilot for Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
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Mark Frauenfelder In 1974 a man with a communications disorder made history when he ordered a pizza over the phone with a talking computer built by Michigan State University's Artificial Language Laboratory.… Read the rest of the article: Man orders a pizza using a talking computer (1974)
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Mark Frauenfelder Here's a bunch of video clips of Kellyanne Conway being highly critical of Trump when he was running for president. She took Trump to task for hurting the "little guy,"… Read the rest of the article: Kellyanne Conway used to disapprove of Trump
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Mark Frauenfelder Not Hotdog by SeeFood Technologies is an iPhone app that lets you know if the think you have is a hotdog or not a hotdog. If you watch Silicon Valley,… Read the rest of the article: This app tells you if you have a hotdog or not a hotdog
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Mark Frauenfelder I bought a pair of these magnetic clip lights a few years and they've proven to be incredibly useful when I have to do repair work. The light has 8… Read the rest of the article: Useful magnetic LED clip lights
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Mark Frauenfelder The Loop-a-Lot is described by this YouTuber as a "crummy toy." Is it really crummy? Well, it probably didn't keep kids amused for more that 45 seconds. So, it probably… Read the rest of the article: Loop-a-Lot (1966) crummy toy commerical
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Mark Frauenfelder On Tuesday, a crane carrying a concrete aqueduct section tipped over. The driver was able to jump out of the cab in the nick of time. The accident is followed… Read the rest of the article: A giant crane lifting an aqueduct section tips over
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Mark Frauenfelder Rapper Bow Wow recently posted a photo a photo on Instagram of the private jet he was about to board. Unfortunately, someone spotted Bow Wow Wow sitting on his commercial… Read the rest of the article: Rapper Bow Wow got caught lying about taking a private plane, hilarity ensues
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Mark Frauenfelder In the spirit of 100 Year of Beauty, here's the "Evolution of Douchebag Style." [via]
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Mark Frauenfelder What could be dumber that a smart machine that empties an expensive DRM'd bag of juice into a glass? How about a smart salt shaker that plays music and blinks… Read the rest of the article: I refuse to believe that this "smart" salt shaker is real
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Mark Frauenfelder Anker makes good stuff, and this itty-bitty Bluetooth speaker has great reviews on Amazon. It's on sale today for $(removed)
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Mark Frauenfelder This cat fully shaved… except for its face from pics I would rather not find out why this happened. It's better to appreciate out of context.
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Mark Frauenfelder Bill Wurtz is the guy who made a fantastically entertaining video history of Japan last year. In this video, he's taken on the slightly more ambitious task of presenting the… Read the rest of the article: Bill Wurtz' video presents history of the world in 20 minutes
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Mark Frauenfelder A woman said she was barred from using the toilet on a United flight because the seat belt light was on mid-flight. She told the attendant that she urgently had… Read the rest of the article: United passenger was forced to urinate in plastic cup
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Mark Frauenfelder I ordered 2 of these LED flood lights – one for mood lighting in the living room, and another to light up my workbench in the garage. I happy with… Read the rest of the article: This LED flood light is handy and inexpensive