Daily Archives: April 6, 2009

Ad: Richard Deacon for Thermodor

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Video: Timelapse LEGO Nintendo DSi build

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Sean Kenney built this 7-foot Nintendo DSi out of 51,324 LEGO elements. It’s currently on display at the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan. [via Gizmodo]

Local man finds card skimmer on ATM

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

A Consumerist reader found a card skimmer on a WaMu ATM. He ripped it off and reported it to the police and the bank. The police said they’d never actually seen one in real life. I always check for card … Continue reading →

Hot Stone Grill

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Giles & Posner, which seems to specialize is mostly useless culinary monstrosities like fondue fountains, also sells this Hot Stone Grill that lets you cook shishkebob like a Phoenician George Foreman. It’s a relatively affordable £30, plus shipping. [via Appliancist]

This is a motorcycle helmet

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

These are DOT-approved (or at least were) motorcycle helmets crafted by a Brazilian artist who uses “animal teeth, fangs, bones, and hairs besides fines stones from the Amazon river” to make these $100 helmets. [via I, Gizmodo]

Commodore 64 laptop designer looking for work

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Ben Heckendorn is looking for work as an industrial designer. Why should you hire him? Because he’s the sort of person who can design and build a Commodore 64 laptop from parts in less than two weeks.

Dork Yearbook

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Mr. Bill was both a computer camp attendee and young mechanic. Despite being disfigured in a horrible book explosion, ckindel still looked stylish in the Webb Computer Lab. Derek K. Miller has a picture so geeky he even wrote an … Continue reading →

Reading Rights Coalition to protest Authors Guild whinging about Kindle 2 text-to-speech

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

The Reading Right Coalition and the National Federation of the Blind will be hosting a protest tomorrow outside the offices of the Authors Guild in an attempt to convince the Guild to quit busting Amazon’s balls over the Kindle 2′s … Continue reading →

Geeks Are Big Eye Tuna!?

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Steven Leckart

Critter Tees is a line of t-shirts for fisherman and fishophiles. They sure do love wordplay: Bob Marlin? Salmon’ Be Jammin’? I’m no pro angler, but I’m partial to their “big eye tuna on campus…” tee. A pocket-protector-toting fish? In … Continue reading →

Frank, the LEGO Firebot

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Brent Waller’s Job Bot #3: Frank is a cutie. [via Brothers-Brick]