Building a Millennium Falcon Mardi Gras Golfcart for Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew
Sculpture artist Ryan S Ballard (aka Space Commander Chewbaccacabra) of New Orleans-based Mardi Gras parade organization, The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus, has launched a fundraising…
Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR, Where The Magic Is In The Hole
During my January 2010 visit to Portland, OR I stopped by the legendary Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, OR, both the original downtown location and Voodoo…
Broadband Wi-Fi Coming to JetBlue
JetBlue has announced it will be bringing high speed wireless Internet connectivity to its fleet starting in late 2012. The broadband connection will be made…
Blandito, A Transformable Burrito-Like Pad for Lazy Living
Blandito is described as a “transformable pad for lazy living” by its creators at Italian design company, Oradaria Design. While not yet available, this round…
ASCII Google Street View
This wonderful real-time ASCII art conversion of Google Street View was created by programmer Peter Nitsch of Toronto design firm Teehan+Lax. Type in an address…
Google Handwrite, Handwriting Recognition for Mobile Device Search
Google Handwrite is a new mobile search feature that lets smartphone and tablet users hand write search queries into Google search (video). As the user…
We Can Chew It!, Rosie the Retriever T-Shirts Help Support ASPCA
The Fluffington Post has joined up with the ASPCA to sell limited edition Rosie the Retriever t-shirts through TeeSpring for a good cause. $3 will…
RE/Mixed Media Festival 2012, Celebrating Remix Art & Culture
Now in its third year, the RE/Mixed Media Festival is an annual event that “celebrates remixing, mashups, copyright reform, and fair use.” This year’s event…
World Map of Banknotes Featuring the Currency of Each Country
The310Investigator created this world map from digital images of banknotes from around the world. Each country on the map is represented by its own currency.…
National Cryptological Museum at the National Security Agency (NSA)
Last fall I visited the National Cryptological Museum located at the National Security Agency (NSA) in Ft. Meade, Maryland. The museum features an amazing collection…