by jtpratt | Apr 15, 2008 | distractions, youtube
This is quite possibly the craziest and most incredible thing I’ve ever seen (all in one). This is video shot somewhere (in Africa?) of an elephant that paints. And this elephant doesn’t just put random scribbles on the canvas, it paints in great detail,...
by jtpratt | Apr 11, 2008 | car tech, distractions, diy, youtube
Check out this dude that made his own Panzer tank in college! It’s half scale, and so bloody scary that when he drove it down his parents street for fun the neighbors called the cops thinking it was WWIII or something! It runs on an old diesel generator motor,...
by jtpratt | Apr 11, 2008 | computers, diy, gadgets, gift ideas, hardware
I’ve found a secret cache of cool computer gadgets I’ll be posting over the next few months. For the first installment I want to highlight something really cool that I wish I had about a thousand times. This is an “IDE to USB Converter Cable”,...
by jtpratt | Apr 3, 2008 | hardware, linux, tech news
Asus Eee – Linux Finally Beating the Piss out of Windows? The sale of new PC’s with windows is declining! The average person watching TV would think that Mac is winning this war, with all the “Mac vs PC” and the new Mac Airbook. Just read...