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How to Build a Supercomputer Using LEGO and Raspberry Pi

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LEGO Raspberry Pi Supercomputer
LEGO Raspberry Pi Supercomputer

When news of the Raspberry Pi first came out, hope bloomed in the hearts of real computer enthusiasts. When I say real, I mean those who actually do not mind getting their hands dirty digging into the guts of devices and doing mods here and there. Old school computer tinkering. Creativity and technology coming together in a beautiful blend.

Here’s something more beautiful than that, though: LEGO and Raspberry Pi used in conjunction with each other to create a supercomputer.

If that didn’t make your jaw drop and your mind explode with possibilities, I don’t know what will! [Read more…] about How to Build a Supercomputer Using LEGO and Raspberry Pi

PROFICON Lets You Play Around With Your Profile Icon

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P-icon.net
P-icon

How much attention do you pay to your profile pictures or icons? How often do you change yours on Facebook, Twitter, and whatever other social network you use?

I know some people who constantly change profile icon, for one reason or another. Now, you can always display your face for the whole world to see, but when you’re feeling artsy and fun, there are ways to add a little bit of quirkiness to your profile icon.

Enter P-icon.net. [Read more…] about PROFICON Lets You Play Around With Your Profile Icon

The Walking Dead TV Series 2 Action Figures Revealed!

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Walking Dead TV Series 2 Action Figures
Rick Grimes

Who’s missing The Walking Dead? I know I am! Just the other night, I dreamt that I was battling zombies with long sharp machetes and swords that had some magic powers as well. I don’t know if that was a missing The Walking Dead sign, but yeah, October 14 cannot come soon enough. ((I guess it doesn’t help that my housemate has thing for knives, and that we have a really nice machete above the front door.))

If you are feeling just as bereft, and you like collecting action figures, then you’ll love the fact that McFarlane Toys and AMC have announced The Walking Dead TV Series 2 action figures. Up there we have Rick Grimes, whom you either hate or love – with a passion. But, is it just me or is it hard to see the resemblance in the facial features?
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Do You Have the Chops to Solve the World’s Largest Maze?

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Joe Wos

There are puzzles, and there are puzzles. Then there is Joe Wos’s puzzle that will puzzle even the most experienced and skilled of puzzle solvers in the world.

Mr. Wos is the director of ToonSeum, a cartoon museum in Portland. Not only does he manage the place, he also founded it himself. He has been doodling since he was a kid, and he has made a fairly solid reputation as a maze maker. In fact, some of his colleagues have solved his mazes in the past.

His latest – and largest – creation is proving to be a challenge from the get go, however. There are no takers as of yet. Even those who have tried Wos’s mazes in the past. [Read more…] about Do You Have the Chops to Solve the World’s Largest Maze?

The Popinator Takes the Finger Out of Finger Food

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Popcorn launcher
The Popinator

How many times have you played the game of “throw popcorn at me, and I’ll catch it with my wide open mouth” with your friends or siblings? I have not done it in a while, but there it is hard to think of a silly activity that can offer so much fun. Well, unless you count throwing peanuts, and other similar finger food.

All that is fun if you have a throwing partner whose aim is ace, but what if you’re alone? Or what if you simply don’t feel like expending much energy but want to eat some popcorn. Yeah, sometimes you can’t believe how lazy people get, huh?

Enter the Popinator. The machine that takes away the need to use your hands to have some popcorn fun. [Read more…] about The Popinator Takes the Finger Out of Finger Food

Must-have: First Aid App by the British Red Cross

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Red Cross First Aid App
Red Cross First Aid App

There are lots of cool apps to download for practically any smartphone today. Then there are cool AND useful apps.

The First Aid App by the British Red Cross definitely falls under the second group, and it is something that I believe everyone should download. The First Aid App is totally free – woohoo! – and contains vital information that can help save lives in case of emergency. [Read more…] about Must-have: First Aid App by the British Red Cross