Category Archives: Gadgets

Green Revolution Cooling’s Four Rack CarnotJet Installation

Posted on April 13, 2011 by sammy

Green Revolution Cooling’s Four Rack CarnotJet Installation.  

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What Could Go Wrong?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by sammy

I am no fan of this sort of device. How long before someone is accidentally shot with the “wrong” load?

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Want.

Posted on March 4, 2010 by sammy

Update by Scott: More videos here.

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Texas Flashlight

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Scott

This thing is pretty cool. Watch this video:

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ChainLink 4X4

Posted on January 5, 2010 by sammy

This is fantastic:

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Love This

Posted on January 4, 2010 by sammy
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Swype

Posted on December 15, 2009 by sammy

Swype is a new input method for smart phones that looks promising:

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Oh Thank Goodness

Posted on December 4, 2009 by sammy

Now I can shoot a .17 HMR without fear. I was thinking of building my own muzzle break, but the good people at Mossberg have answered my prayers.

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RC Racing Bikes

Posted on May 6, 2009 by sammy
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Aimee Mullins at TED

Posted on March 15, 2009 by sammy
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The Jetlev Flyer

Posted on February 21, 2009 by sammy

The Jetlev Flyer

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Little Bits

Posted on August 13, 2008 by sammy

Little Bits: littleBits intro from ayah bdeir on Vimeo.

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Squirt 2

Posted on June 4, 2008 by sammy

Squirt 2 is a turbine powered jet boat built in Canada.

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Monitoring Internet Connectivity

Posted on April 11, 2008 by sammy

The Hubble Project at UW is a real-time Internet monitoring effort. Geek sexy. Of course, I want to know why something approaching 10% of their vantage points can’t reach sammytaylor.net: Here are your results: Reachable. At least 90% of Hubble … Continue reading →

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Taliban Demands Cell Service Off at Night

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Scott

The Taliban is afraid the US Military is tracking them down when they use their cell phones at night, and so they’re demanding that wireless providers in Afghanistan turn off service in the country between 5pm and 7am. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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