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Here’s a fun video on how to skank from back in the 1940s. Hilarious.

Here’s a fun skanking lesson from 1964. It’s at the legendary Sombrero Club in Jamaica. On stage are Byron Lee and the Dragonaires.

Jamaica DIY – How to Skank!

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After 35 years of Amputation, Hand Transplant still proves Successful!

max — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:52:34 +0000

Wow, check out this man who’ve had a hand transplant after 35 years of non-use on his amputated arm. I am still amazed at the fact the hand transplant itself was successful, I dearly hope for every amputated person to get their arms/legs back through transplants.

When Savage had both hands, part of his right brain responded to his left hand, and a corresponding part of his left brain responded to his right hand. After the amputation, that same part of his left brain would have been sensory-deprived and thus ready to adopt duties of adjacent sensory areas, such as those for the right arm and possibly his face.

Much animal and human research has documented that such neural reorganization begins within hours of limb loss or debilitation…

“It’s remarkable that an original neural pathway for the hand can be reinstated after years and years,” (Vanderbilt University neuroscientist Jon) Kaas says.

After 35 years of Amputation, Hand Transplant still proves Successful!

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RideMaster – Virtual Horseback Riding Trainer!

max — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:06:32 +0000

If you are into riding horses, you will not want to miss out on the RideMaster,a virtual reality for horseback riding. They even got racing-horse simulators and polo simlators for advanced riders.

The £40,000 virtual reality riding machine combines a mechanical horse with a host of electronic sensors and a screen, to recreate the joys of an outdoor ride without the need for mucking out.

The Ridemaster Pro, which is made by Racewood Simulators, is proving a hit with those who live in cities or who want to ride but don’t want to brave the elements.

Designer and company managing director Bill Greenwood said: “Private individuals buy them who don’t have space for a horse in central London.

via boingboing – telegraph

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RideMaster – Virtual Horseback Riding Trainer!

Cylons Explain Why DRM is Bad Idea!

max — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:30:22 +0000

Here’s an informational video by cyclons on why DRM is bad idea.

Cylons Explain Why DRM is Bad Idea!

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Slow Your Roll – Anti-Energy Drink, Drank helps you sleep!

max — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:30:06 +0000

Sounds almost like “dank” to me, take out the “r” and you’d have a truly melatonined-out sleeping drink.

From design to production, every aspect of this calming drink was inspired by today’s popular hip hop artists who embrace the much sought-after hip hop lifestyle that encourages people to capture a stress-free state of mind.

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Slow Your Roll – Anti-Energy Drink, Drank helps you sleep!

NYU Student creates DIY Virtual Girlfriend

max — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:50:41 +0000

NYU Student creates a 2-D virtual girlfriend that will respond to his kisses and movements. Very interesting, this might good for relaxing 9-5 men who don’t have partners.

It’s simple to behold — a single mattress, tucked into a dark, curtained back room of the showcase space. On it: a lithe brunette. She’s perfectly quiet, but once you sit or lie down, she responds to your every move. Lie on your back, she snuggles up right next to you in a log position. Curl up in the fetal position, she spoons. The only hitch: She’s 2-D. “Yeah, you can’t feel the girl. That’s the thing,” Burrows explained as he demonstrated his invention, an “infrared sensitive” light projection (meaning it reacts, and the projected woman moves, based on an infrared sensor) called INBED. “Still, it’s so nice if you’re tired and worn out to have someone to curl up with.”

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NYU Student creates DIY Virtual Girlfriend

Star Wars Rube Goldberg Machine

max — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:34:59 +0000

Cool..found this…

The Star Wars Rube Golberg project from physics class. Our teacher loved star wars.. (sporting his light saber in class now and then and answering any question you can fathom)but now we are out of high school and we do have lives so this will probably never happen again. but it was fun. enjoiiii!!

Star Wars Rube Goldberg Machine

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ThinkGeek’s Magic Numbers T-shirt

max — Sat, 12 May 2007 10:54:56 +0000

Cool, ThinkGeek’s got their magic numbers going too! Very clever.

Hmm…. I wonder what comes after bf…c0???

More 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0?

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ThinkGeek’s Magic Numbers T-shirt

LED wristwatch!

max — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:52:17 +0000

Yes, this would be a new experience for most people, trying to figure out time with those things… But, if you are up to challenge, go for it!

Shinshoku tells the time with a set of impenetrable color-coded LEDs that shine through holes in the metal mesh wristband. It requires that you rewire your brain to learn an entirely new time-telling system, which is good mental exercise, and it means that no one will ever ask to borrow your watch

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LED wristwatch!

Free Software Open Source heckler while Bill Gates speaking at a China university

max — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:19:27 +0000

Cool, this guy jumped out while Bill Gates was speaking at Peking University in China. I think Microsoft should go open-source…

Wen sez, “On April, 20th, Bill Gates went to Peking University to give a talk titled “Creativity, China, Future”. After the talk, someone held a piece of paper written with ‘Free software, Open source’ rushed to the stage before Mr. Gates while spoke word to support open source software. It is said that that man is named Yang Wang, and he is a representative of LPI (Linux Professional Institute)

Free Software Open Source heckler while Bill Gates speaking at a China university

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DIY PC CASE MOD – CompuBeaver

max — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:26:43 +0000

Check out the CompuBeaver, a PC that does looks like a Beaver made out of a taxidermy beaver!

This is funny: (I feel bad for the beaver though…poor animal)

Because the inside was foam, I needed more internal structure and decided to fiberglass it. As awful as fiberglass is to deal with, it sure is strong stuff, and would allow drilling, etc., for the components and cords without fear of everything caving in.

DIY PC CASE MOD – CompuBeaver

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Electric Giraff, Submarine maker, and more at Maker Faire!

max — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:39:39 +0000

Check out some of the cool stuff and people that are going to be at the Maker Faire! (Including us but we have no idea what to bring…yet)

We will get to play with an electric giraff (hopefully) and meet with submarine maker Mike Wernecke.

You can get some tickets for the Maker Faire in San Mateo Fairgrounds here. And check out Maker Faire in detail here.

There’s some cool Maker Faire Pictures from back in the day here.

More Past Participants and Pics from Maker Faire’s Past

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Electric Giraff, Submarine maker, and more at Maker Faire!

Zedomax in modded plastic soldier format – “Fire in the hole!”

max — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:14:36 +0000

Check out these cool soldier abc alphabet letters!

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Zedomax in modded plastic soldier format – “Fire in the hole!”

Whoosh Boom Splat for Projectiles

max — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:57:29 +0000

Here’s a cool book that’s called, Whoosh Boom Splat. Check out the video to see the cool projectiles it can help you make.