gentry i/o

How to open wine in a pinch

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Jruiter + Studio city bike

first novel + rideable bike i've seen in a while...

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Speaking piano

You can keep the questionable 'social message' and the German rationalizations, but the messenger itself is absolutely incredible.

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Low-budget space exploration

Two MIT students spend $150 on a weather balloon, a digital camera, and a GPS-equipped cellphone. It flies up to 93,000 feet and takes pictures:

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Single male seeks...

Apparently all the real catches were in the 1980s.

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Bobby McFerrin: the audience is his instrument

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Yellowbird is amazing

wait till about 1:40 where the sound comes in... now imagine this in HD over VR goggles with motion detection... link if you cant see the above is here (oh, and this Yellowbird is also amazing)

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The last 4 phonebooths in NYC

"It’s funny to think how the idea of an enclosed space to have a phone conversation now seems like an incredible luxury." This is yet another case of where our advances in technology come at a hidden and unexpected price.

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Tornado 1, Freight Train 0

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Wifi anywhere in the US

For $40-60 month or $15 each day you need it, this little gadget creates a wifi network wherever you are (it uses a cellular 3G network to connect to the internet). $100 to buy, and works with the push of a single button. Fantastic.

Verizon's version

Sprint's version

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