Tag: Computer

Lego Robot Masters the Rubik’s Cube in Seconds

Lego Robot Masters the Rubik’s Cube in Seconds

Solving a Rubik's Cube is challenging enough for humans, but engineer Mike Dobson took it a step further by creating a robot that can solve it in under 12 seconds—using only LEGO Mindstorms pieces. Dubbed “Cubestormer,” this remarkable creation connects to a PC that processes the cube's configuration and determines the solution. The robot features four mechanical “hands” that can rotate the cube in all directions with precision and speed. A camera focused on the...

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Cubicles Are The Phone Booths Of The Future

I just read an interesting blog post from Benjamin Bran, who says cubicles are the phone booths of the future. I don't agree with everything he says, but in the end I think he is mostly right. Every morning I get up, shower, put on a shirt and tie, take my dog outside, and take my son to daycare the mornings I have him. From daycare (or straight from home) I usually sit in traffic round...

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Boxee Rules

I've tried Boxee in the past but their latest release is outstanding.  I took some screenshots of it for you and on my 24" monitor it looks amazing!  Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the future of television!  You can get videos, pictures, applications, and music (digital media) all in one handy place.  Not to mention it has a super slick interface with an Internet back end to pull new content (you can also browse your...

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The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs

How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience Steve Jobs does not sell computers; he sells an experience. The same holds true for his presentations that are meant to inform, educate, and entertain. An Apple presentation has all the elements of a great theatrical production—a great script, heroes and villains, stage props, breathtaking visuals, and one moment that makes the price of admission well worth it. Here are the five elements of every...

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From Corporate Failure to Comic Strip Fame: The Surprising Origin Story of Dilbert

How Scott Adams transformed workplace frustration into one of the world's most beloved comic strips In the corporate world of the 1980s, a frustrated office worker sat in seemingly endless meetings, doodling caricatures of his managers and coworkers to stay awake. Those idle sketches would eventually evolve into one of the most successful comic strips of all time: Dilbert. Scott Adams never set out to be a cartoonist. His original dream was to climb the...

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Lizard Under My Pillow

Lizard Under My Pillow

So I woke up early this morning and was working on my computer.  I like to sit in front of a space heater and blog (doesn't get much better than that).  I had a pillow on the floor with me when I started feeling something moving under the pillow.  I ignored it after 2-3 times of feeling it until I lifted up the pillow to discover a lizard was under it which scared me good...

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