.: Above The Aether :.

Forty-five minutes after the coveted iPhone went on sale, the folks at iFixit have taken one completely apart.  Pretty confidently, I must say. Link (via Technorati) -Dave

Thanks to Jesse Thorn for the great video link. There are appearances from Eddie Izzard, Trey Parker, Matt Stone and other comedians that Python has unknowingly influenced. – Dave

The next time you hear a serious journalist use the word “celebutante” in reference to celebrity/debutante, Paris Hilton,  try swapping that word (in your mind) with “celebutarde” instead. I can almost guarantee this will make you feel better (or at the very least, smile). -Dave

A gym in Hong Kong has come up with a brilliant idea.  Hook up all those treadmills, stairmasters and bicycles to generators and store all of that “free” energy that people are creating in the gym to help power the building. Link to Treehugger article. “Mr Chang, can you please pick up the pace?  The [...]

Part of me thinks the whirlwind of hype surrounding the iPhone is absolutely ridiculous. Another part of me (the nerdy, gadget-loving part) wants one anyhow. Will the iPhone revolutionize mobile communication as all of the commericals promise? Who knows. However, there are phones out today that can do all of the things the iPhone is [...]

Well I did it. I completed the Avon Walk for the Cure. Or, I should say, I completed 20 miles of it. The first day was unusually hot and humid for Chicago, and I managed to not put my orthotics in my old walking shoes. My reasoning? “I’ll just wear these old trainers today and [...]

OK, this is a pretty cool service.  Do you want to get out of a cell phone contract to get that new iPhone? You can swap your cell contract with someone looking to do the same at CellSwapper. This is a genius idea.  I’m surprised someone hasn’t come up with it sooner. -Dave

What are the odds of this happening? If it hadn’t been for the distinctive suede coat, there would have been no chase through the streets of San Francisco, no heroine and, in all likelihood, no justice. But when Karen Lodrick turned away from ordering her latte at the Starbucks at Church and Market streets, there [...]

There is a very entertaining short story by Terry Bisson, called “They’re made out of meat.”  It’s a one-page science fiction story about two aliens talking about humans in a very funny way. “Oh, there’s a brain all right. It’s just that the brain is made out of meat! That’s what I’ve been trying to [...]

I just discovered a most wonderful site called “Overheard in New York.”  New Yorkers submit the crazy things they hear people say while they go about their lives in the Big Apple.  Funny stuff. Mom: Are you okay in there, sweetie? Little girl in stall: I can’t button my pants. Mom: It’s alright. Just come [...]