Daily Post by Nick

Saturday.Science || Whales and Cows Have Common Ancestors

I recently read something in a book by Christopher Hitchens that surprised me: “We have only recently established that a cow is closer in family to a whale than to a horse: other wonders certainly await.” Whoa. What? I did not know that. Then I learned that baby whales and cows are both called calves. [...]

Friday.Fail || The Happiness Hat Makes Me Sad

If you’re feeling a little down about the economy, or H1N1, or winter’s approach have no fear! Inventor Lauren McCarthy has a solution. It’s a hat that rewards you for smiling. Well, it more accurately punishes you for NOT smiling. So the reward is that you DON’T get stabbed in the back of the head. [...]

Thursday.TV || Stars From Cancelled Shows Make Comeback

Kevin McKidd from NBC’s Journeyman to ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. Matt Bomer from ABC’s Traveler to NBC’s Chuck and USA’s White Collar. Sonya Walger from HBO’s Tell Me You Love Me to ABC’s Lost and Flashforward. Well done.
Kevin McKidd
On September 24, 2009 a sci-show aired on NBC that told the story of Dan Vasser’s [...]

Wednesday.WTF || MC Hammer & Vanilla Ice Performed Together?

When I was a kid I bought a book about MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, and I remember sealing it (in tin foil) and storing it. Why? Because I thought they were gonna be huge and it would be worth something. Haha! How ridiculous is that? About as ridiculous as these two washed-out artists performing [...]

Tuesday.Technology || Let’s Make Your Firefox Better!

If you’re not already using Firefox, you’re really missing out. Its creator, Mozilla, actually cares about making your browsing experience an enjoyable one. Being open-source, developers can create extras for your browser. I have SO many add-ons for Firefox and many of them really do make my life easier. Here’s a look at a few [...]

Monday.Must-See || “BlackBerry” Watch Called inPulse?

What would you say if I told you there will soon be a bluetooth watch that will allow you to get notifications from your BlackBerry phone? You’ll probably fall into one of two camps. The “Oh, that could be really cool and useful” or “What? That sounds ridiculous”. I’m somewhere in between. According to the [...]

Sunday.Screenplay || Unbound

Unbound
An optimistic widow invites special guests to an unusual
gathering spot, but will everyone attend?
Link to Google Doc Version
FADE IN:
INT. HOTEL ROOM IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN – NIGHT
A weathered man, SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, is asleep in a
small hotel room. He lies fully clothed on his back,
snoring, the tips of his mustache moving every [...]

Saturday.Scam || Windows Live Messenger Nonsense

If you’re like most people who use Windows Live Messenger, you’ve received a message from a friend that is filled with bogus links. Only one time in my life have I mistakenly clicked on such a link. In a moment of inattention I followed the underlined text and instantly I had sent that same message [...]

Friday.Fail || iTunes Displays Name First, THEN Artist!

If there’s one thing that drives me nuts, it’s the fact that iTunes displays songs by Name first and THEN by Artist. You can rearrange ALL other fields except the one for Artist. My overwhelming preference is to see the who sings the song first and then see what it’s called. The other way around [...]

Thursday.Tips || iCal Alarms Without a Mac Email Address

I’ve owned a Macbook for almost 2 years but have never really bothered with iCal. I tried it out a while back and had set it up to send me reminders (they call them alarms) via email. Then my trial .Mac email address expired (that’s the email address it used to send me reminders) and [...]