A wry editorial on Time Magazine’s site about tapping into your neighbors’ Wi-Fi tells of how the author [Lev Grossman] stole internet access from his neighbors’ open networks for years. He finally decided to pay for his own connection, which he fittingly leaves on an open network. He makes the point that leaving it open is a violation of his … Read the rest
Confessions of a Wi-Fi thief
June 21, 2008 By 40 Comments
KT88 tube amplifier
June 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
Here’s a classic project for the weekend. This KT88 based tube amplifier is surprisingly simple. The parts count is low, but the sound produced by the amplifier is considered quite pleasing. For the budget conscious, there are several optional tubes that can be used in place of the primary KT88.… Read the rest
Rear view jacket
June 21, 2008 By 10 Comments
Is your popped collar so epic it emulates horse blinders? Are punk teens always skitching your coattails? Are you constantly moonwalking into power poles, trash cans, and the elderly? [Paul Coudamy]‘s Hard-Wear Jacket solves all of these problems. It has a micro-camera embedded in the back of the neck and streams live video to a sleeve mounted monitor. The goal … Read the rest
Free web development tools
June 21, 2008 By 1 Comment
OStatic has a collected some great free tools for web developers. We talked about Quanta in an earlier post, but this article reaches beyond just HTML editors. LaunchSplash can be used to generate splash pages while you build. IBM, responsible for the Eclipse IDE, has built Project Zero to encourage web app development; even the IDE is web … Read the rest
Receipt FAIL
June 21, 2008 By 17 Comments
Today’s fail comes courtesy of GNUCITIZEN‘s [pdp]. This would have made that TJX WEP crack much easier.… Read the rest
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HMD try out for Gizmodo commenters
We had a decent response to our HMD post, but $400 might be a little too steep a price to pay for the Zeiss Cinemiser glasses. Luckily, Zeiss is offering registered Gizmodo readers the chance to try them out free for two weeks. All you have to do is comment on the Gizmodo post announcing the offer with … Read the rest