Cognitive Overflow

What if real life meetings had the same politeness standards as comments on the Internet? YouTube has the answer (put on your headphones --...

About two and a half years ago, I proposed that Apple create a tool to track what programs one runs and then reports on what alternatives a...

The editors at LifeHacker have compiled some of their favorite Firefox extensions for enhancing gmail and put them all together into a sing...

I learned today that Google Maps provides transatlantic driving directions. For example, if you choose to drive from Washington, DC to Londo...

Space.com has a wonderful article explaining why the vernal equinox can shift and points out that from 1981-2102, Spring will begin no late...

This is an exploration of solutions. I don't have my perfect solution yet, perhaps somebody will help. The short question is "wha...

Gina Trapani, editor over at lifehacker.com , has been diving deep into cygwin and command line goodness for a while. Earlier this week, she...

I think it's time to try anime . Based on various reviews and the fact that it won an Oscar a few years ago, Spirited Away has been in ...

"A few days ago I was thinking about doing something good with my life. Instead I decided I would sign up for Wisconsin Ironman." ...

The Washington Post ran an article a couple weeks back on improving gas mileage. It's written from the point of view of a hybrid driver...

It's been a while since I posted and even longer since I posted something just fun and not too techy. But this just cried out for propag...

Mark Pilgrim has updated his "essentials" list to reflect his recent switch from Mac to Ubuntu linux ("Ubuntu, which is an a...