Exasperated Calculator

Month: July 2007

  • Making exercise a little lazier

    [The easy way to cycle up a hill](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/norwegian-bicycle-lift-proves-europeans-are-just-as-lazy-254664.php).

  • More geek toys

    Your very own [Sonic Screwdriver](http://www.thinkgeek.com/8cff/?cpg=wnrss).

  • Has the tone of SF changed?

    Just recently I found myself listening to a reading of [*Nightfall* by Isaac Asimov](http://escapepod.org/2007/04/05/ep100-nightfall/). This is a fabulous story that I’ve read many, many times. But the slower pace and forced attention of the audio book led me to notice a change in the tone compared to the SF stories that I normally listen to.…

  • Culture clash

    [Tribeswoman with AK-47 and iPod](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/04/22/mursi_tribeswoman_wi.html).

  • Guns don’t shoot people

    [People demonstrating gun safety to a classroom shoot themselves](http://www.reason.com/blog/show/119713.html).

  • A new Sydney to Canberra flight?

    A company is looking in to running a [flight from Lake Burley Griffin to Sydney Harbour](http://the-riotact.com/?p=4698).

  • Metal Gear papercraft

    [Model of Solid Snake sneaking around in a box](http://kotaku.com/gaming/papercraft/papercraft-snake-in-a-box-252378.php).

  • For your next vampire hunt

    [A 19th-century vintage vampire hunting kit](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/04/11/quack_19th_cen_vamph.html).

  • Hugo Review: Best Short Story, 2007

    The Hugo Award isn’t just for novels, of course, but also has sections for Short Story, Best Novelette and Best Novella. All the nominees for Best Novella, Best Novelette and Best Short Story are all online. As are three of the Best Novel nominees. This year I’ve only read the Novel and Short Story categories…

  • Not your average puppet

    [A 10-foot high T-Rex puppet](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/04/giant_dinosaur_puppet.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890).