Archive for February, 2009

Things I Can’t Stand About The iPhone

Posted in Ramblings on February 28th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

I think there are definitely more than 8… but this is a decent start… :)

The iPhone is like the bacon-wrapped scallop of the mobile world. Both are quite visually pleasing relative to their peers, easy to use, and generally liked by the masses. Spend a little too much time with either, however, and you start to see the flaws. With the scallops, the grease and animal fat that was oh-so delicious on the way down begins to clog your arteries and slow your saunter. With the iPhone, the interface that seemed oh-so-polished when it first met your fingertips begins to show signs of oversight and imperfection.

8 Little Things We Still Can’t Stand About the iPhone

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Extreme Makeover: Server Room Edition

Posted in Ramblings on February 27th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

My inner-geek loves this spoof… hah!

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Jeff Bezos on Daily Show

Posted in Ramblings on February 24th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

Jeff Bezos visits Jon Stewart and The Daily Show

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Most awesome-est presentation at TED 2009

Posted in Ramblings on February 23rd, 2009 by Richard Yoo

Of all the presentations I sat through this year at TED in Long Beach, this was probably the coolest technology related one:

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High-speed video of Lightening

Posted in Ramblings on February 23rd, 2009 by Richard Yoo

I think its crazy that lightening contiues to kill 60 people a year on average in the US…

New high-speed video cameras are helping reveal the structure of lightning, allowing scientists to study these deadly bolts of electricity in much greater detail than ever before.

High-speed video captures the nuts and bolts of lightning

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Worlds most over-engineered pencil sharpener

Posted in Ramblings on February 22nd, 2009 by Richard Yoo

CNC lathe pencil sharpener:

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Bluetooth Headset Hacking

Posted in Ramblings on February 20th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

Your bluetooth headset is NOT secure… just watch this howto video:


How To Hack Bluetooth Headsets
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The UP Experience at Tony’s

Posted in Ramblings on February 19th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

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Vitamin Pill Controversy

Posted in Ramblings on February 19th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

I admit it, I take some vitamins… maybe I should stop?

Ever since the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Linus Pauling first promoted “megadoses” of essential nutrients 40 years ago, Americans have been devoted to their vitamins. Today about half of all adults use some form of dietary supplement, at a cost of $23 billion a year.

But are vitamins worth it? In the past few years, several high-quality studies have failed to show that extra vitamins, at least in pill form, help prevent chronic disease or prolong life.

Vitamin Pills: A False Hope?

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32gigs for only $40

Posted in Ramblings on February 13th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

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Sony Product

Posted in Ramblings on February 11th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

The latest from Sony…

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Fixing jetlag with blue light therapy

Posted in Ramblings on February 9th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

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Tweaking WinXP

Posted in Ramblings on February 7th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

I don’t know if these actually improve the performance of XP, but its probably worth trying…

Windows XP is made up of a bunch of different applications running side by side. These applications are broken down into services, DLL files, and registry entries. Before I get a bunch emails, I know it’s far more complex than this but I am trying to keep it simple. Today we are going to focus in on some default XP services that are completely useless, or close to it. These services run in the background and take up memory, so disabling some of them will increase the amount of available memory in your system.

The ultimate guide to tweaking useless Windows XP services

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From TED University: How to grow your own fresh air

Posted in Ramblings on February 6th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

I actually missed this talk after misreading the schedule… but I heard it was great:

The Discovery:
With only three varieties of plants, we can “grow our own fresh air” indoors, to keep us healthy.

How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air – TED 2009

How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air – TED 2009 Talk
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Triple access points per location

Posted in Ramblings on February 5th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

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TED 2009 – Bill Gates interviewed with a Mac

Posted in Ramblings on February 4th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

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TED 2009 in Long Beach

Posted in Ramblings on February 4th, 2009 by Richard Yoo

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Scientist Teleport Particles a Few Meters

Posted in Ramblings on February 3rd, 2009 by Richard Yoo

More progress on teleportation… this time – for real.

Teleportation is no longer science fiction. If that information is hard to swallow check this out: A U.S. science team has successfully teleported a bunch of Ytterbium metal ions across their laboratory. For real.

Scientist Teleport Particles a Few Meters, Beaming Up Kirk Still Far Off

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2009 Super Bowl Ads

Posted in Ramblings on February 2nd, 2009 by Richard Yoo

USA Today has all the Super Bowl ads in one place to watch… they’re even set up on a playlist so you can watch them back to back…

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RFID Cloning

Posted in Ramblings on February 2nd, 2009 by Richard Yoo

Cloning passport card RFIDs in bulk for under $250

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