News: GUUULP! That's 1,2,3...18 Swords! Guinness World Record Round Up
Boston.com's The Big Picture posts 2009's most amazing Guinness World Record holders. My favorite fanatics below.
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Apple AR: Authentic Robot Commanders Make for a Scary Yet Satisfying ARKit Experience
Augmented reality has an incredible way of integrating things into our world that we can typically only see in movies like ghosts in a haunted house or Sharknados. However, a new experiment made with Apple's ARKit has changed the game in realistic augmented reality characters.
News: Hilarious MSQRD App Comes to Android (Try It Out Now!)
MSQRD (aka Masquerade), the popular iOS app that lets you put silly faces on top of selfies, is finally making its way over to Android.
Hacking in the Media: Our Craft's Portrayal as Black Magic
People have asked: "Here is an IP address. Can you hack this? Can you hack me right now?" Hacking takes time and skill. You can't just get an IP or an email and hack it in ten minutes unless the password is 1234.
How To: 12 People Foods Your Dog Should Be Eating for a Healthy Diet
Want to boost your dog's immune system and skin health? Add some extra flavor to your dog's food bowl with a few pieces of cooked salmon, deboned and unseasoned, which is an excellent source of fatty omega-3 acids.
How To: Your Guide to Last-Minute Gifts You Can Put Together on Christmas Eve (Part 2)
If getting Christmas presents ready ahead of time has never been your forte, be assured that it has never than easier than before to assemble together a last-minute Christmas gift for all your loved ones and favorite people (and maybe not-so-favorite people you are obligated to buy gifts for) on Christmas eve.
How To: 10 Profitable Tips for Hosting a Successful Yard Sale
Whether you're moving out of your current living space or simply just want to clear up space, a garage or yard sale is a great way to make some extra cash while letting go of things you no longer need or have room for.
How To: 9 Weird Tricks to Outsmart Your Bad Mood
Are you in a bad funk today? Treat yourself to a bar of dark chocolate. Or jump on a trampoline. Or get a nice plate of leafy greens at your neighborhood salad bar.
Today's Tidbit: Altruism Doesn't Necessarily Mean Being Selfless
Altruism was first explained as kin selection: "I would lay down my life for two brothers or eight cousins", as J.B.S. Haldane put it.
Auto Polo: The Most Steampunk Sport That Isn't Steampunk
In the early 20th century, some people decided that it would be a great idea to play polo with cars. Sounds like a great idea, right? It was, and it wasn't.
News: The Alternate History of Steampunk: Rococopunk
Imagine a world where the Rococo period never ended, and it had a lovechild with Sid Vicious. Sounds unlikely? Well, it is. Still, historical accuracy wasn't the goal for this motley group of costumers.
Today's Tidbit: Want to Be Happier? Don't Eat Junk Food
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that motivates us to engage in rewarding activities such as eating and sex. Animals without dopamine stop eating and starve to death.
How To: Turn an Ordinary Surge Protector into a Sneaky Hacking Strip
Remember the Power Pwn, the clever little hacking tool disguised as a power strip? It's great in theory, but with a $1,295 price tag, it definitely doesn't fit into most people's budgets.
News: The 'Electri-City' Tables by Ben Yates
I have an interest in using recycled materials in sculptures, particularly circuit boards and other wasted electronic and mechanical components with which I put together sprawling cities lit with fairy lights. These cityscapes can conjure an image of a parallel society built from what we throw away. Utopian or dystopian, the ‘Electri-Cities’ remain a feast for the eyes and the mind. What makes them particularly intriguing is the population of tiny model railway people—they bring a host of nev...
How To: 12 Nifty Ways to Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags
If you are like most people, you have a lot of plastic grocery bags lying around the house. Most of us end up reusing them as trash bags for small trash cans, doggy-doo pickup, kitty litter box liners, or plastic versions of a paper lunch sack.
How To: Live with Only 100 Things or Less
So is it possible to live with only 100 things or less? Blogger David Bruno has created sort of an online meme dare called "100 thing challenge" for people to live on 100 things or less. If you Google "100 thing challenge," you can see how other people who have taken on the challenge have whittled down their personal belongings to just 100 things.
How To: Privacy? What Privacy? Quora Now Publicly Shows the Posts You View: Here's How to Disable It
In an effort to help posters see the various ways that people discover their posts, Q&A site, Quora has decided to make who views each post, public, along with information on how each viewer came to see the question (ex: through an email, a followed tag, or other public stream). This would probably be an interesting, helpful, and universally liked feature, except for one thing...
News: 1,000,000 Spiders Weave Rare Silk
A rare textile woven from the silk of more than one million spiders is currently on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The incredible textile measures 11 by four feet, and is the largest piece of spider-woven textile in the world.
News: See the future
With palm reading! Think it's hokey? We were skeptics, but found out that palmistry is actually founded in science. Think of it as an anatomical fortune cookie!
How To: sneeze without snotting others
This is a fascinating exploration by a New Hampshire public health group. Their only known function is to teach people how to properly sneeze.
How To: Become Fashion Friendly By Painting Your Nails
Do you wanna be that person who stands out in a crowd? Our society dictates our fashion sense. We believe we all must look like who ever is the "most popular" in the media (TV, film, magazines etc.). Our choice to express our self is very limited because of the stigma of what patterns, styles and colors belong to which gender. I have found by adding just a hint of feminine flair to my person that I am able to catch peoples eye's faster than a supermodel walking onto a runway.
How To: See Through Clothes with Gimp 2.6
If you can't seem to find any photos of naked people on the internet, don't fret, this how to will show you how to "see through" clothing using some simple techniques with Gimp 2.6 photo editor. Gimp is like Adobe Photoshop without the heavy price tag. Tight, white clothing works best for this trick, so keep that in mind. Watch the video and get one step closer to seeing someone naked. Right on your own computer! See through clothes with Gimp 2.6.
How To: Make the quick and easy chicken limone for a group dinner
Perfect for when you have to feed a lot of people! This dish calls for: 6 chicken breasts, 1 pound Italian breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan, 1 cup olive oil, 2 pounds shredded mozzarella cheese, 6 cans of chicken broth, 1 pound butter, 8 ounces flour, juice of 5-6 lemons, 16 ounces sliced mushrooms, 3 large eggs, 1/2 cup whole milk, salt and pepper. Make the quick and easy chicken limone for a group dinner.
How To: Create a WonderHowTo Account
WonderHowTo is a great place to find advice and learn things that you want to know, but can't find anywhere else. On this website, there are tons of people who make articles and videos to show you how to do stuff. In this tutorial, you will learn how to make your own WonderHowTo account and join this amazing place.
How To: Start Learning Magic
Especially today, with the internet making information so readily available, people of all ages, all around the world, are trying to learn magic tricks. Unfortunately, going about this the wrong way won't make you into a magician at all, but will instead make you into someone who simply knows how a few tricks work.
How To: Prank an optical mouse by replacing the laser and right-click with a toy
The mouse is the primary tool most people use for accessing their computer and the vast stores of information on the Internet. Wouldn't it be funny if instead of allowing you to click icons on the computer screen, your mouse just lit up and made noises when you pressed it buttons? Well now you can prank a friend's optical mouse and make it so. This video will show you how to do it using only a mouse, simple tools, and a light-up, noisemaking keychain cow toy. Prank an optical mouse by replaci...
News: Alzheimer streaker
Dress up Johnny Knoxville as his old man counterpart. He then needs to strip down to his underwear at a MLB or soccer game and streak across the field. If possible he should really bring a walker and hold it out while he is scrambling from security. Most people wont know who he is, but it will be a huge hit with all of us fans who will recognize him immediately and be thrilled with the opportunity to see a prank in action without being able to interfere with the filming.
How To: Make a quick pickling with aromatic seeds and champagne vinegar
Veggies can be, well, not the most appetizing foods to eat. Without adding tons of lard or oil and salt, all you really have is the raw vegetable taste, which many people don't find themselves drawn toward (that probably explains why french fries are our most commonly consumed "vegetable").
How To: Execute the Human Fly Swat
The Costume All you gotta do is dress up like a fly, go to a zip line place (i know they got'em in California).
How To: Get a job as a licensed professional counselor
If you are interested in an important career where you will help people every day, check out this tutorial. In it, you will learn the schooling and licensing you will need for a career in counseling and get started on your path to help others.
How To: Make quick & easy breakfast bars with fruits & nuts
Breakfast bars are great for on the go people who never have time to make a complete breakfast. You leave you house without eating and you get those hunger pains soon after you reach you destination. This recipe for quick and easy breakfast bars will provide you with a wholesome and complete grab-n-go meal for those early morning run outs. This video will demonstrate how to make these quick, easy, and delicious breakfast bars for you early morning breakfast skippers. Enjoy! Make quick & easy ...
How To: Make a Campari, blood orange & Cava cocktail
Victoria Moore, drink writer for the Guardian in the UK, shows us how to make a Campari, blood orange and Cava cocktail. She explains that Campari has a love-hate relationship with the public - some people adoring it, others being repelled by its taste. However, Campari mixed with blood orange makes for a well-liked fruity drink, not too alcoholic & refreshing- Perfect for a summertime day drink with friends! Make a Campari, blood orange & Cava cocktail.
How To: Use chopsticks for dummies
This video demonstrates how to use chopsticks. From the people who brought you the Dummies instructional book series, brings you the same non-intimidating guides in video form. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to use chopsticks, For Dummies.
How To: Record a screen capture on an iPhone
A quick trick to do a screen capture on iPhone. A great skill to have especially when your iPhone is misbehaving, so you can show the Genius Bar whats up. This will record a video of your screen. It's how people make tutorials on a PC. You can do this easily on your iPhone. This works on the 3G and regular iPhone. Record a screen capture on an iPhone.
How To: Change hole locations on a golf course
Playing golf could be a pain if you don't know all of the basic rules, tips and etiquette associated with the sport, but it could be a bigger pain if the golf course is not properly maintained by staff and players.
How To: Make a great putting green surface on a golf course
Playing golf could be a pain if you don't know all of the basic rules, tips and etiquette associated with the sport, but it could be a bigger pain if the golf course is not properly maintained by staff and players.
How To: Repair ballmarks on a golf course
Playing golf could be a pain if you don't know all of the basic rules, tips and etiquette associated with the sport, but it could be a bigger pain if the golf course is not properly maintained by staff and players.
How To: Use imageSynth plugin for Photoshop
Developed in conjunction with the smart people at Allegorithmic, the imageSynth plug-in is a powerful ally to Adobe Photoshop for anyone wanting to create seamless tiling textures. The plug-in is simple to use and rewards experimentation. See how to get started using imageSynth for Photoshop in this two part tutorial. Use imageSynth plugin for Photoshop - Part 1 of 2.
How To: Get Last Minute Deals on Christmas Gifts with Groupon, LivingSocial & More
Time is running out. Christmas is almost here, and you still haven't worked your way through that holiday shopping list yet. But don't worry, there's hope yet— thanks to social buying websites like Groupon, LivingSocial, SocialBuy, Eversave, Tippr and BuyWithMe.
How To: Start harvesting honey from honeybees with amateur beekeeping
Love the taste of honey, but hate the price? The solution many people have turned to is amateur beekeeping, where you can have all the honey you want, for minimal startup costs and periodic maintenance. It's a little work, but if you're a honey nut, just as much as the honeybee, then you need to become a recreational beekeeper.