Category: Curiosities

Pi are cubed

Hosting a party for the local mathlete team? Or trying to learn a particular letter of the greek alphabet? Then these are the ice cubes for you ($US8.99).

Alternatively, if Tetris is your thing you can get these ($US9.99):

February 27, 2009

Facebank

Zazz is selling the totally awesome Facebank.

For $17.95 plus postage. For today only.

February 27, 2009

A bunch of links – February 27, 2009

February 27, 2009

Horseplay

I love the Godfather. Everyone should. I even liked the third installment. Unlike the guy who did the trilogy meter. But the first was the best. And any fan of the first will no doubt want one of these in their bed:

These are full sized horse head plush™ pieces and are larger than you might think (33 inches[84cm] from nose to neck, 19 inches[48cm] tall). They feature the highest quality soft, synthetic fur and mane, felt tongues, and our signature quality workmanship. Stuffed with non-allergenic soft polyester fiber fill, they feel just like you would hope they would. We are also offering these unstuffed for those who want to save on stuffing and shipping costs. Just be thankful that we aren’t having to ship the whole horse.

You can buy them stuffed for $US45 or unstuffed for $US35 plus shipping.

February 26, 2009

A bunch of links – February 26, 2009

February 26, 2009

Worth your salt

These Rubik’s Cube salt and pepper shakers are the perfect accessory for your multicoloured kitchen. Admit it. You’ve been waiting for me to post a stupid gadget all day – or since I posted the drinking cups with the peeing boy.

They’re just £11.99. Each. Here.

February 25, 2009

Hollowgram

This is cool. It was in my list of links today – or yesterday – but deserves a post of its own. Find out how to make one here.

February 25, 2009

Power to the people

Not only will this bad boy have you singing Snap!’s I’ve Got The Power. It will also generate 2 watts at normal walking speed. That’s enough to power personal electronic devices. It’s being spruiked as a solution for power generation in Africa.

February 25, 2009

A bunch of links – February 25, 2009

  • How To Play Your Games In ‘Real’ 3D (Windows)

    • How to play games in 3D… with the old Red/Blue glasses. Pretty cool.

  • #496. Crafting the Perfect Christian Dating Profile

    • More “Stuff Christians Like” – you single Christians out there take note – build a better Christian dating resume.

  • The making of The Godfather
  • #122 Moleskine Notebooks

    • Stuff White People Like – everywhere I turn I’m reading about how essential a “moleskin” is – from Lifehacker to Mark Driscoll, they’re just a more expensive version of a notepad. With a leather cover. What’s with that? Here’s my favourite quote:br”Much like virtually everything else that white people like, these notebooks are considerably more expensive yet provide no additional functionality over regular notebooks that cost a dollar. ”

  • Grinder Cleaning and Espresso: Essential for Excellent Extractions
  • Safari 4 Beta Adds Cover Flow, Runs “3x Faster” than Firefox [Downloads]

    • The Browser Wars heat up – I use Firefox 3.1 at work, and Chrome at home – so I’m not going to change for the marginally faster Safari 4 – but if you’re using Firefox 3.0 I would suggest you get a hold of the 3.1 beta. It’s better.

  • Swapaskill – Swap Skills & Trade Favours With Other Online Users

    • This is something I’ve often thought would be a useful Facebook application – a skills bartering system. Or something like it. Where you earn points for doing favours for people – it’s not exactly the same idea, but it’s close.

  • Cramberry Does Clean And Simple Online Flash Cards
  • That pesky question

    • Another thoughtful piece from Barney Zwartz – this time on the question of “who God really is” – and with particular reference to the idea that science and rationalism should be used to test God. brAn analogy – for Ben:

    “All the major religions regard God as supra-natural , and if such a being is not discernible by natural means, then obviously the empirical measurements (science) that have served us so well in the natural realm have no role to play. Science can measure and investigate only the natural realm.

    The demand that God, if such a being exists, reveal “himself” to scientific investigation is a category error. It’s like demanding a sculptor carve a statue from steam and, when he can’t, saying that his art doesn’t exist.

    There is no “evidence” for God in the sense that science can unequivocally endorse because no other explanation is possible. But “reason” doesn’t end with science: there are a multitude of reasons to believe in a God, a multitude of arguments, some of which go back millennia. ”

    And a summary of the argument:

    “My point is this: those who are determined to reject God will see him nowhere; those who are determined to find him will see him everywhere. Those who are genuinely open to either possibility can weigh up the arguments. To pretend that there are none, as do some of the militant atheists (a term used to distinguish them from the vast majority of non-militant atheists) is simply dishonest.”

  • Failing to understand the nature of an understanding God | theage.com.au

    • Great piece by The Age’s religion editor Barney Zwartz on Danny Nalliah – the best quote:

    “As a young Christian exploring the denominations, I met many Pentecostals who claimed to prophesy ( “Thus saith the Lord …”) and was struck by how unfailingly God’s word through them precisely mirrored their own obsessions.”

  • One Penny Post: A Virtual Postcard with a Real-Life Result

    • This is very, very cool. Upload a photo, a message, and pay $2.49 – and a postcard will be made and posted to people anywhere in the UK, US or Australia.

  • 12 Food Phrases Explained
  • Disunity is death in Opposition | smh.com.au

    • More on the slow and painful internal demise of the Liberal Party.

  • How to shoot down a helicopter with a handgun.
  • School Gate – Times Online – WBLG: Should children be taught the Bible throughout their education?

    • A cultural argument for teaching Bible stories in schools.

    “[Andrew]Motion, Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, is convinced that the imagery and grandeur of Biblical stories is vital for students of English literature. He says they have influenced story structures ever since they were first written down, and that great writers from Milton and John Donne to TS Eliot cannot be truly understand without biblical influences being taken into account.”

  • How To Save Your Wet Cell Phone!

    • Two weeks ago I threw somebody into a pool. Complete with mobile phone. This would have been handy then.

  • 10 things that irritate me about U2 | Thinking | Sydneyanglicans.net

    • I don’t like U2. I never have. They’re a poor man’s Radiohead and make music that your grandma would listen to.

    That’s my rant. Actually. I tell a lie. I did like them for a little while… But then I decided there was better, more interesting music out there to listen to.

February 25, 2009

A bunch of links – February 24, 2009

February 24, 2009

A bunch of links – February 23, 2009

February 23, 2009

A bunch of links – February 22, 2009

February 22, 2009

A bunch of links – February 21, 2009

February 21, 2009

Ping Pong|gnop gnip

Mirror, mirror on the floor – who’s the best player of them all?

I spent a disproportionate amount of my time in grade 11 and 12 trying to answer that question. Downstairs. At my parents house. Playing table tennis.

If only we’d had a table this cool:

Mirrored table tennis tables and glass pool tables are the future. The future is now.

February 20, 2009

The best bits – February 20, 2009

Here's what has excited me from the blogosphere today.

February 20, 2009