Lifehacker - Out of Topics

I think Lifehacker finally ran out of material given this recent post that recommends making a better grilled cheese sandwich BY GRILLING BOTH SIDES OF THE BREAD!

Even the frat guys in a dorm room know to flip the sandwich over and grill the other side with a clothes iron.

Next up... for better night time reading, turn on a lamp!

QYT UV-9A

Sorry, not much to see here, but I mention it merely as a place holder and to get it on my list in case someone does say it is better than any other radio ever!

Hans - New HT: QYT UV-9A

Hams at the Boston Marathon

Tim (W3ATB) tells his story of working at the Boston Marathon.

Via the ARRL story about hams at the race.

Captain Kirk's Guide to Fighting

andrewchen Captain Kirk's guide to fighting - Imgur bit.ly/16WwaPzWed, Apr 17 23:07:16 from Buffer

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Name: Andrew Chen

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Web: http://andrewchen.co

Bio: Bay Area entrepreneur, blogger, formerly in online ads and venture capital.

Following: 2898 Followers: 34850 Updates: 10493

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Wrong Target

"If you're trying to defeat the human spirit, marathoners are the wrong group to target."

Mighty Brighties Facebook Page

Keep Calm and Run On

Bruce Schneier on the bombings at the Boston Marathon.

And now for something...

... completely different: The Mantis Shrimp. What a bizarre creature!

Digital Vacuum Cleaner

marksenk Just heard about a digital vacuum cleaner. It picks up bits of dirt. Fri, Apr 12 04:48:44 from SenseTwit

Google TNG

google The destiny of Google Search is to become that Star Trek computer. @Slate looks at how we're getting it done goo.gl/12gGF Thu, Apr 11 20:29:14 from web

 "What does it mean that Google really is trying to build the Star Trek computer? I take it as a cue to stop thinking about Google as a “search engine.” That term conjures a staid image: a small box on a page in which you type keywords. A search engine has several key problems. First, most of the time it doesn’t give you an answer—it gives you links to an answer. Second, it doesn’t understand natural language; when you search, you’ve got to adopt the search engine’s curious, keyword-laden patois. Third, and perhaps most importantly, a search engine needs for you to ask it questions—it doesn’t pipe in with information when you need it, without your having to ask."

Time to China

whatifnumbers 216: Minimum possible ping time, in milliseconds, to the opposite side of the world via surface fiber-optic cables Sun, Apr 07 20:47:47 from web retweeted by LA3ZA

My results…

C:\ping a_china_server

Pinging a_china_server [10.55.6.14] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.55.6.14: bytes=32 time=339ms TTL=124
Reply from 10.55.6.14: bytes=32 time=335ms TTL=124
Reply from 10.55.6.14: bytes=32 time=342ms TTL=124
Reply from 10.55.6.14: bytes=32 time=349ms TTL=124

Ping statistics for 10.55.6.14:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 335ms, Maximum = 349ms, Average = 341ms