There was no way I could resist this one. A text message making the rounds in Nigeria is spreading the rumor that picking up phone calls from the number 09141 has resulted in anywhere from 7 to 10 fatalities.

My penchant for browsing strange sites like the U.S. Patent Office often leaves me scratching my head as I try to figure out what something does. As a result, I often figure out with what I think would be a good use for an item, only to realize that I’m an idiot. Let me share [...]

I’ve been busy lately so I haven’t had time to write much, but I’ve had this laying around for a while, so I thought I’d share. As some of you know know, bad English, especially intentional bad English, is one of my pet peeves, so seeing phrases like ‘Who Dat!’ makes me wish we could [...]

Every once in a while I browse the U.S. Patent Office’s website. Each week they publish all the new patents they’ve issued, and invariably there are some interesting ones. This week, among all the genuinely useful mechanical advances, I found four gems I thought I’d share with you guys. Be warned, these deal with some [...]

Some people just need help. Why let failure go unchecked when you can give your fellow man a nudge in the right direction? To that end, I’ve made up a couple of business cards that may result in a better world for us all, based on some of the situations I encounter regularly.