Spat Solver

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100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About

With the constant progress of technology, today's children will grow up not knowing certain realities of life that were commonplace just barely 10 years ago, such as sending film away to be processed and having physical prints of photographs come back to you. So without further ado, here is a list of 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About. If you have some free time, click on the link in #3 and see what happens when you give a Walkman to today's teenager.

Ground Zero II

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a nuclear bomb goes off in your city? With Google's Maps framework and a bit of Javascript, you can see the outcome. And it doesn't look good...

Choose from a Russian Tactical Suitcase Bomb (1 Kiloton) all the way up to the Tsar Bomba (50 Megatons), the largest man-made explosion so far, and even beyone to the Chicxulub Asteroid Impact which is thought to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

The Innernette

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Tron Sequel

Reports are that the Tron sequel will be shot entirely in 3-D. What’s even more interesting is that with the latest technology the filmmakers will be able wear the glasses at the monitors as they shoot, allowing them to instantly see the results. We’re also specifically told to expect a 3-D first person view from inside a light cycle, which should be pretty spectacular.

Here's some bootleg footage from Comic-Con.

DragonFlyer Mini Helicopter

The new must have toy for Christmas.


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Cracking open the iPod Nano

Ever wonder what's inside the iPod Nano?

Today in History: The Swiss Army Gets Its Own Knife

June 12, 1897: Karl Elsener legally registers his "soldiers' knife" for use by the Swiss army. In an age when nationalism was fashionable, Elsener, a Swiss manufacturer of surgical instruments and cutlery, was a very fashionable man indeed. So he was less than thrilled to learn that the Swiss army was importing Solingen blades from neighboring Germany. Elsener set out to develop a homegrown multifunctional tool worthy of being carried by his local Alpine troops. His prototype of what became known as the Swiss army knife appeared in 1891. The original -- made with a wooden handle -- included a blade, a screwdriver and a can opener. But Elsener was not happy with it and tinkered endlessly, adding a second blade using a revolutionary spring mechanism, and strengthening the housing.

Canadian Computer Corner

Survive a Nuclear Blast

When I was a kid one of my greatest fears was a getting caught in a Nuclear Explosion. My home town (San Antonio, TX) is home to important Army and Air Force bases making it a top ten nuclear target. As a child many times I would have wake up with nightmares of witnessing a mushroom cloud and standing in awe as I wait for my death when the explosion blast hits me like a freight train. As an adult I still have these nightmares about once a year.

So it may seem like a fear rooted in Cold War paranoia, but with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sniffing around the Middle East, North Korea and other parts of the world for hidden enrichment facilities and smuggled radioactive materials, the threat of an atomic bomb hitting a major city is a harsh reality.

If your city is the target of a nuclear attack, you'll need to do more than duck and cover. Between the sheer destructive force of the blast and the horrors of fallout, the odds of survival can be depressingly slim. Here's a short list of tips to beat the odds of this oft-feared doomsday scenario. If you want some serious information, here is the free online version of "Nuclear War Survival Skills".

See Your Cell Phone on TV

A simple modification that let's you play your favorite cell phone game on a TV. I can see this being more useful to show pictures on your phone.

Milky Way and Andromeda Collision

A simulation 2 billion years in the future when our own Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy collide. Keep an eye on the magenta ball in the simulation. It shows the relative position of our solar system and how well we survive the collision. (Color coding is Gas Temperature & Transparency is density).

Blu-Ray Laser Hack

Some genius decides to add a PS3 Blu-Ray Laser to an actual Star Trek Phaser... Way Cool!


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Dinosaur Sightings: 1970s computers

A picture gallery of computers from the 1970's.