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My god, Albert Einstein WAS a genius

June 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

albert-einstein-1.jpgI've always doubted Albert Einstein's brilliance… I mean, e=mc²… wtf? I don't even know what that means.

But I saw a quote from him today that totally rang my bells…

"Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler."

That absolutely explains why…

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Happiness is a Dyson vacuum cleaner

April 9th, 2006 · 3 Comments

dyson Happiness is a Dyson vacuum cleaner

Well, I finally took the plunge and invested in the ultimate geek vacuum cleaner, a Dyson.

I would have loved to have got The Ball but our house is a narrow terrace with not much unused floor space, so it didn't…

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Too many cooks spoil the office?

March 5th, 2006 · No Comments

Via Fury and frost and Hawk Wings

Holy crap… what was Microsoft thinking when it designed the interface for the upcoming Office 12? If they're trying to make the user interface easier, they've got it badly, badly wrong.

Neb at Fury and…

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Microsoft redesigns the iPod

February 28th, 2006 · 2 Comments

This is totally, utterly, brilliantly hilarious.*

* Optimal system requirements may differ from minimum stated.

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Superb desktop wallpapers on Flickr

February 14th, 2006 · No Comments

sunset Superb desktop wallpapers on Flickr

If you have a huge LCD monitor (mumble, grumble, envious look) you'll want to check out these magnificent high dynamic range photos on Flickr. Your monitor wants to be filled with one of these as a desktop wallpaper.

And, if you're like…

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Mowing the kiwi fruit

February 13th, 2006 · No Comments

These are wonderful… click the picture for more. (Via Tao of Mac)

amazing Mowing the kiwi fruit

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Now for iPod weddings

February 12th, 2006 · 3 Comments

ipodwedding Now for iPod weddingsI really can't believe someone coined a phrase for this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_wedding

I particularly love this sour addendum to the article (hooray for user-editable articles)…

"Jim Tremayne - an editor of the DJ Times magazine - says that this isn't a big thing for the DJ…

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