Category: Quickhit

[A bicycle-powered supercomputer](http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/15/the-bicycle-powered-supercomputer/). I’m worried. I’m working on a computing project at the moment related to climate change, and this could look very attractive to management as a way to offset our carbon emissions.

[Just a poster so far](http://www.indianajones.com/site/media/downloads/posters/ij4-poster5.jpg). Coming May 22 (hopefully including Australia).

[A native iPhone interpreter for Lucasfilm games](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-gaming/native-lucasarts-games-emulation-makes-iphone-absolutely-perfect-326257.php). This is completely fantastic, and will be the first third-party application I install if I ever get an iPhone.

[A series of Chicago postcards with papercraft models the landmarks of the city](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/09/21/chicagos-landmarks-a.html). If you’re going to Chicago, please send me some.

[The complete archives of Robert A Heinlein are being scanned and loaded online](http://www.heinleinarchives.net/upload/). Original manuscripts of every piece Heinlein ever wrote. I think I’m going to be spending quite a bit of time (and money – the scans aren’t free). Plus personal correspondence and other documents. *: There Aint No Such Thing As A Free…

[A pop-up lamp which actually lights](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/lamp/book-of-lights-pop+up-lamp-is-simultaneously-sexy-and-pretentious-301251.php). I’d be a lot more impressed if it came with more than one lamp, so you could change your decor with just a flip of the page.

[Why not buy your loved one a gutted 747](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gigantic-diy/buy-a-gutted-747-and-do-whatever-you-want-with-it-300030.php). A thousand and one uses, no doubt. Of course, the price doesn’t include the shipping costs.

[What happens when you throw a cup of water in the air in Alaska](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFj_i6HtebM). Looks nice right about now…

[Dopplr](http://www.dopplr.com/) – an online tool for frequent travelers. The idea is to let your friends know when and where you’ll be.

[SF author William Gibson thinks the present is so strange no publisher would have accepted it in 1977](http://www.kottke.org/remainder/07/11/14501.html). He’s pretty much right. Despite its best efforts, SF often turns out to be too pessimistic about change, especially the negative ones.