Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
Why Train Travel Sucks in the United States
Wendover Productions created a video that explains why train travel sucks in the United States compared to trips of similar distance in European countries like…
Soylent Bar, A Portable Plant-Based Snack Bar That Provides 12.5% of a Person’s Daily Nutrition
Soylent Bar is a new portable plant-based snack bar that provides 12.5% of a person’s daily nutritional needs. The caramel-flavored bars are meant to be…
Improv Everywhere Enlists Random New Yorkers to Lead a 100-Person Dance Crew in Bryant Park
Improv Everywhere enlisted random New Yorkers to lead a 100-person dance crew in their latest mission. The group set up a platform in New York…
Backyard Scientist and Mark Rober Experiment With a Pool Filled With 25 Million Orbeez Water Balls
The Backyard Scientist and Mark Rober teamed up to fill a swimming pool with 25 million Orbeez water balls to perform a variety of science experiments…
WordPress 4.6 ‘Pepper’ Streamlines Updates and Improves Content Recovery
WordPress has released version 4.6 “Pepper” named for jazz baritone saxophonist Park Frederick “Pepper” Adams III. “Pepper” streamlines updates to installed themes, and improves content…
The Different Monetary Values of Olympic Medals
Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explained the different monetary values of Olympic medals. Whistler breaks down the cost of the raw materials for…
Cubii, A Smart and Compact Under-the-Desk Elliptical Machine for Exercising at Work
Cubii is a smart and compact under-the-desk elliptical machine for exercising at work. The device pairs with a user’s smartphone or Fitbit to track their…
How the Twitter Account @unchartedatlas Generates Detailed Fantasy Maps
Programmer Martin O’Leary laid out his method for creating the random fantasy map generator used by his Twitter bot @unchartedatlas. The program tries to design…
A Man Recounts the Tragic Story of His Roomba Running Over Dog Poop in the Middle of the Night
Jesse Newton turned to Facebook to share the tragic story of when his Roomba ran over a pile of dog poop while making its rounds…
A Young Boy Laughs and Squeaks in a Hospital Bed After Inhaling a Dog Toy
A young boy named Anthony laughed and squeaked in a hospital bed after inhaling a dog toy.