Google Chrome

Google released their own web browser today called Google Chrome. This begs the question, is this YAFB: yet another flying browser.

I tried it out for a few minutes. It has a cool feature whereby you can drag a tab and make it a new window. You can also take a tab and drag it back to an existing window. I've often wanted to do that. So far so good.

El Camino del Rey

I wasn't going to watch this video because I though it would be crap. After I did anyway, I wish I hadn't watched it. Once I realized what the guy was doing, it really freaked me out.

Watch this guy walking a "trail".

Intel Programmable Matter

Just think of the possibilities programmable matter would bring. It's mind boggling.

"Jason Campbell, senior staff research scientist at Intel Research, gave a broad idea during Rattner's Thursday keynote just how disruptive the technology could be to users' daily lives--by replacing the electronic devices that people carry. Size is no longer an issue--the device can take the form of a wristband or thumb-drive, and stretched to a larger size to answer a call or send off an e-mail."

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What's Up With The Dark Knight's Voice

Hilarious video that examines Batman's speech.

Cool Post About Swimming from Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss of Four Hour Work Week fame put out a post about swimming. It's got a neat video with Natalie Coughlin and another one with a guy swimming laps who looks like he's expending zero effort.

Google Image Labeler

Google Image Labeler has to be the worst thing to happen to office productivity in years.

Basically, google wants you to help them tag images. To do so, you play a game with a random, unknown partner. The two of you apply labels to images. If the two of you enter the same tag, you both get points. You try and match labels on as many images as possible in 2 minutes.

They even amp up the difficulty as you improve by making the easy tags "off-limits".

Good stuff. You quickly find yourself trying to figure out your partners head.

THE 6 BEST SMART ASS ANSWERS

SMART ASS ANSWER # 6


It was mealtime during a flight on Alaska Airlines. "Would you like dinner?" the flight attendant asked John, seated in
front. "What are my choices?" John asked. "Yes or no," she replied.



SMART ASS ANSWER # 5


A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check
tickets. As a man approached, she extended her hand for the ticket and he
opened his trench coat and flashed her. Without missing a beat, she said, "Sir, I need to see your ticket not
your stub."



SMART ASS ANSWER # 4


A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store but
she couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, "Do these turkeys get any bigger?" The stock boy replied, "No ma'am, they're dead."



SMART ASS ANSWER # 3


The cop got out of his car and the kid who was stopped for speeding
rolled down his window. "I've been waiting for you all day," the cop said. The kid replied, "Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could." When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way
without a ticket.



SMART ASS ANSWER # 2


A truck driver was driving along on the freeway. A sign comes up that reads, " Low Bridge Ahead." Before he knows it, the bridge is right ahead of him and he gets stuck
under the bridge. Cars are backed up for miles. Finally, a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks to the truck driver, puts his
hands on his hips and says, "Got stuck, huh?" The truck driver says, "No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of
gas."



SMART ASS ANSWER OF THE YEAR 2007


A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow's final exam.
"Now class, I won't tolerate any excuses for you not being here
tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury,
illness, or a death in your immediate family, but that's it, no other
excuses whatsoever!"
A smart-ass guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked,
"What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and
utter sexual exhaustion?"
The entire class is reduced to laughter and snickering.

When silence is restored, the teacher smiles knowingly at the student,
shakes her head and sweetly says, "Well, I guess you'd have to write the exam with your other hand."