The Reference II $300k turntables

Remember those $19,000 turntables from last week? Well you must be some sort of poor person to buy those, because Goldmund's "The Reference II" turntables cost a mind-blowing $300,000. They're a limited series and only 25 will ever exist, but at $300,000 they're the most expensive turntables on the ...

Unethicist: The Unethicist: Rabbit, Shut Up

The Ethicist" is Randy Cohen's long-running advice column in the New York Times. Each week, Gabriel Delahaye's "The Unethicist" will answer the same questions as "The Ethicist," with obvious differences. This week, we learn that the only thing more out of touch with the real world than a creative writing ...

Unethicist: The Unethicist: In the Year of the Scavenger, the Season of the Bitch

"The Ethicist" is Randy Cohen's long-running advice column in the New York Times. Each week, Gabriel Delahaye's "The Unethicist" will answer the same questions as "The Ethicist," with obvious differences. In this week's column: How to file expenses for one's garage, what to do with letters of commendation, ...

Unethicist: The Unethicist: I'm Working, But I'm Not Working For You

"The Ethicist" is Randy Cohen's long-running advice column in the New York Times. Each week, Gabriel Delahaye's "The Unethicist" will answer the same questions as "The Ethicist," with obvious differences. I answered an ad for a job as a data-entry clerk at a faith-based charity, but I stopped filling ...

Unethicist: The Unethicist: He's Just Not That Into You, and By "He" I Mean "Me"

"The Ethicist" is Randy Cohen's long-running advice column in the New York Times. Each week, Gabriel Delahaye's "The Unethicist" will answer the same questions as "The Ethicist," with obvious differences. In this week's column: Should one diary one's infidelities? Should one buy women on the internet? ...

Unethicist: The Unethicist: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter Gives Head

"The Ethicist" is Randy Cohen's long-running advice column in the New York Times. Each week, Gabriel Delahaye's "The Unethicist" will answer the same questions as "The Ethicist," with obvious differences. My husband, an excellent and experienced preschool teacher -- he is the best at what he does -- ...

Unethicist: The Unethicist: You Can Never Go Home Again, if You're Lucky

"The Ethicist" is Randy Cohen's long-running advice column in the New York Times. Each week, Gabriel Delahaye's "The Unethicist" will answer the same questions as "The Ethicist," with obvious differences. I sent out many e-mails searching for a scalped ticket to a Michigan football game. A woman offered ...

PHOTOGRAPHER - Jan von Holleben

There's nothing cooler than making children's dreams come true. By the way, look at the most recent work of the talented German native photographer here (http://www.janvonholleben.com/dog/i_01.html) by Yvan Rodic.

Guitar Hero controller out of a Fender guitar

If you take your gaming serioulsy and want a full-size Fender guitar when you play Guitar Hero then check out what this guy did. Because he, uh, did just that.

How To Get Applecare's Executive Customer Service

Don't abuse this how-to, but if regular Applecare can't get you the satisfaction you deserve—or think you deserve—here's how to get in contact with people who have the power to do anything (within reason). 1) Call Apple Corporate: 408-996-1010) 2) Ask the operator for Gene (like denim) Teluse, ...

Dealzmodo: Canon PowerShot SD900, $383

If you are looking for a high-end camera but still nervous about the jump to DSLR, this camera may fit the bill perfectly. Dell Home has the Canon SD900 for $383 after all is said and done. The camera retails for $499, then apply the coupon code 3V8QZ$8XRDP6B1 for 20 percent off and sign up for an use ...

Beautiful steampunk laptop

Cory Doctorow: This crazy sculpture of a steampunk Japanese laptop includes a Morse key over the trackball and a manual typewriter keyboard straight out of Naked Lunch. If this was a working laptop, I'd carry it everywhere. Link (via JWZ)

Logitech diNovo Edge makes your keyboard look like poo

If you've got $200 to spend on a keyboard then stop reading this and mail it over, because I sure could use $200. But if you don't feel like doing that Logitech released their new Edge keyboard yesterday and it pretty much makes every other keyboard out there look like human feces. Plus it's only 11mm ...

Ruben's Tube

The classic physics experiment involving sound, a tube of propane and fire. Created for Flash Forward 2006, but useful in any case where you are not allowed to have fire. I push through the tube 449 Hz then higher frequencies, then some jazz and then some rock. This is real life sound visualization.

Javelin judge gets hit

At least the javelin doesn't look disgusting or rusted or anything.

Download of the Day: Perian (Mac)

Mac OS X only: Perian is a freeware plug-in designed to enable the playback of almost every popular video codec in Quicktime. In fact, pretty much the only major codec not supported by Perian is Windows Media Video files (WMV), but previously-mentioned Flip4Mac should take care of your WMV needs. ...

Nobody's Watching Diet Coke & Mentos

Everybody knows what happens when you mix Diet Coke and Mentos. What about other stuff?

High speed demo

There will be a day when high speed video of bullets and explosions gets old. Today is not that day.

Stickman Madness

I bet the PS3 won't even have graphics this awesome. Bang bang!

Epson Launches High-End USB Projector

The EMP-1715 is a small projector that can connect via USB and even do multi-screen displays—up to four screen simultaneously, all with different content. The USB transferability also means that you can simply plug a USB flash drive into the projector and present slideshows without the need for ...