Thursday, August 16, 2007

Use your wristwatch as a compass - here's how

A simple method for finding south using nothing but an analog wristwatch and the sun:

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# posted by dark master : 8/16/2007 03:03:00 PM  0 comments

Pentagon Paid $998,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers

The company also billed and was paid $455,009 to ship three machine screws costing $1.31 each to Marines in Habbaniyah, Iraq, and $293,451 to ship an 89-cent split washer to Patrick Air Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Pentagon records show.

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# posted by dark master : 8/16/2007 03:02:00 PM  0 comments

Happy 25th Birthday, compact disc!

Philips was kind enough to inform us that its very first CD rolled off the production lines on August 17th, 1982, which history will forever remember -- perhaps unfortunately -- as a copy of ABBA's The Visitors.

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# posted by dark master : 8/16/2007 01:10:00 PM  0 comments

DSC00001.jpg - Guess what people take a picture of first

Lets see what people take photos of as soon as they unwrap their shiny new camera............

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# posted by dark master : 8/16/2007 01:02:00 PM  0 comments

Top 10 Up and Coming Game Studios

A little list of 10 game studios founded from 2003 onward looking to make a splash in the industry.

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# posted by dark master : 8/16/2007 10:19:00 AM  0 comments

Are these pictures of the new "cheap" Ferrari Dino undercover?

Here is the first proof that Ferrari is working on a new Dino. These exclusive pictures are showing a mule of the new car. Based on a 599 body, it doesn't yet give away so much - but at least a little of what will become the new Dino. What identifies the test car as a mule for the Dino is the engine sound, or should we say the lack of it.

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# posted by dark master : 8/16/2007 10:19:00 AM  0 comments

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