I’m just completely amazed at the amount of cool stuff that Yahoo! cranked out this year. It’s truly been the year of the product. While I was only personally involved in a few of the released, it’s great to be at a company where so much exciting stuff is happening. Here’s a list of significant …
I want a Supermagnet! Check out this description: 1.5 times stronger than our previous Supermagnets. If you really need unbelievably powerful magnets, here they are. Uses include magnetic steering of nuclear particles in homemade accelerators, levitation devices, magnetic beam amplifiers, scrap iron separators, etc. Beware – you must think ahead when moving these magnets. If …
After Thanksgiving’s gluttony, I decided that I’ve been in better shape in my life. While I’m prone to hike 10-15 miles in a weekend, I don’t do much else unless you consider running between meetings exercise. I switched to diet soda and generally tried to cut back on eating when I was full or simply …
Last night at dinner I was devouring some blue Jell-o and thinking there aren’t many blue foods. In fact, we could think of only one naturally occuring blue food – blueberries. Blue cheese is kinda blue, but that’s the mold not the cheese. Are there any more? Why does food come naturally in every color …
Although my last gadget purchase was a new alarm clock, I don’t use the alarm. I naturally wake up between 7 and 7:30 each morning, Well, except when I don’t. Fortunately I have a backup system. It requires no batteries and is sufficiently annoying to wake me from any slumber. This morning I rolled over …