Category: Quickhit

[How to maximise your use of caffeine](http://scienceblogs.com/developingintelligence/2008/02/optimally_wired_a_caffeine_use.php). Hmmm, I could go for a coffee about now…

[Lego Monty Python](http://gizmodo.com/355912/lego-monty-python-beats-lego-star-wars-with-a-stick). Personally I’d love to get a Black Knight minifig. (And if you haven’t seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail, none of this will be the slightest bit funny).

[A Racetrack shaped goldfish bowl](http://gizmodo.com/356239/racetrack-fishbowl-for-goldfish-daredevils). I’m not sure how well the fish could handle the hairpin turn, to be honest.

[A panoramic view of inside the A380’s cockpit](http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm). Takes a little while to load. Really nicely done webpage. But somehow I find the interior a bit underwhelming – can’t we make something that looks a bit more high tech than this? Maybe we should get Apple to design these things.

[A Ford truck that comes with RFID tags for all your tools and a tracker](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/06/ford-truck-with-rfid.html). Your truck tells you when you’ve left something behind. Really clever. Can someone do the same thing for a laptop, so I can stop leaving USB sticks behind?

[How about this 5200mm lens from Canon?](http://www.canonfd.com/mirrorlenses/pages/page10.html). 100kg and 2 metres long, so you’ll probably need a pretty good tripod…

[The adoption rates for technology, from the telephone to the Internet](http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/02/10/opinion/10op.graphic.ready.html) (at the bottom). Lots of fascinating bits in the graph. Even the incredibly rapid take-ups seem to need over 10 years to get into more than half of households.

[How to put all of Wikipedia on your iPhone or iPod Touch](http://collison.ie/wikipedia-iphone/) Clever. The only problem is you need to update way too often to keep track of changes – you don’t know what state any page is in when you load it…

[David Suzuki proposes jail time for climate skeptics](http://www.reason.com/blog/show/124862.html). I understand the thought. But seriously, a little bit out of whack? And where does it end? Jail time for 4WD owners?

[Bundle Wrapping](http://www.onebag.com/pack.html#bundle). How to avoid creases and wrinkles through clever wrapping techniques when packing your bags. The only disadvantage I can see is that you need to completely unpack and repack each night. That’s good if you’re just going to one place, but if you have a series of one-night stays it could be a…