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Very few hybrids ever pay you back in fu...

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:31:00 GMT

Very few hybrids ever pay you back in fuel savings for the extra money they cost.

Print me off some solar cells, willya?...

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:02:00 GMT

Print me off some solar cells, willya?

Robot dog.

Tue, 25 May 2010 16:52:00 GMT

Robot dog.

I didn't expect that a 12x12 lego chess ...

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:56:00 GMT

I didn't expect that a 12x12 lego chess set would be any good, but it sure is!

Dalek photo pool on flickr....

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:09:00 GMT

Dalek photo pool on flickr.

Knitted daleks.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:08:00 GMT

Knitted daleks.

Good news! Tufte appointed to help us vi...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:21:00 GMT

Good news! Tufte appointed to help us visualize stimulus funds.

The technical steps behind the scenes wh...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:01:00 GMT

The technical steps behind the scenes when you load an URL in your browser.

Laundry stonehenge.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:45:00 GMT

Laundry stonehenge.

New Zealand photos are up. Or just revie...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:41:00 GMT

New Zealand photos are up. Or just review the best of NZ if you're short on time.

Happy MMX.

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:47:00 GMT

Happy MMX.

Dalek with ipod.

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:21:00 GMT

Dalek with ipod.

CotD: Jonathan Coulton does a slowed-dow...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:11:00 GMT

CotD: Jonathan Coulton does a slowed-down cover of "Baby Got Back".

CotD: David Gilmour & David Bowie perfor...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:02:00 GMT

CotD: David Gilmour & David Bowie perform "Comfortably Numb". Yes, I know David G. was in Pink Floyd, so it's not a pure cover.

CotD: Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies co...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:08:00 GMT

CotD: Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies cover "Sloop John B.".

CotD: Siouxsie Sioux and the Plasticines...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:00 GMT

CotD: Siouxsie Sioux and the Plasticines have rocking versions of "These Boots Are Made For Walking".

CotD: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts cove...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:43:00 GMT

CotD: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts cover "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James.

CotD: The Flaming Lips cover "War Pigs"....

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:20:00 GMT

CotD: The Flaming Lips cover "War Pigs".

CotD: Asobi Seksu covers "And Then He Ki...

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:29:00 GMT

CotD: Asobi Seksu covers "And Then He Kissed Me". So does KISS.

CotD: Black Sabbath covers "Blue Suede S...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:54:00 GMT

CotD: Black Sabbath covers "Blue Suede Shoes" for the win.

CotD: Sophie Ellis Bextor covers Blondie...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:21:00 GMT

CotD: Sophie Ellis Bextor covers Blondie's "One Way Or Another". Embarrassingly, I thought Blondie's version was a cover, but it turns out she wrote it in the first place.

Newly-discovered evidence of another sto...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:41:00 GMT

Newly-discovered evidence of another stone circle near Stonehenge adds weight to the argument that it was a burial site.

CotD: Cowboy Junkies cover "Sweet Jane"....

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:38:00 GMT

CotD: Cowboy Junkies cover "Sweet Jane".

CotD: Sugarcult covers "I Melt with ...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:24:00 GMT

CotD: Sugarcult covers "I Melt with You". So does Nouvelle Vague.

CotD: Bowie covers Springsteen's "It's H...

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:50:00 GMT

CotD: Bowie covers Springsteen's "It's Hard to be a Saint in the City".

CotD: Goldfinger covers "99 Red Balloons...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:10:00 GMT

CotD: Goldfinger covers "99 Red Balloons".

Lego monsters via Grant....

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:05:00 GMT

Lego monsters via Grant.

CotD: Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies co...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:41:00 GMT

CotD: Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies cover Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl".

Word on the street is that Ace of Cakes ...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:28:00 GMT

Word on the street is that Ace of Cakes made a dalek cake.

CotD: Frankie Goes To Hollwood covers "B...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:34:00 GMT

CotD: Frankie Goes To Hollwood covers "Born to Run".

If you like Eddie Izzard and Lego, then ...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:20:00 GMT

If you like Eddie Izzard and Lego, then you'll enjoy his comedy bits animated with Lego minifigs.

CotD: Everlast's modern take on "Folsom ...

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:09:00 GMT

CotD: Everlast's modern take on "Folsom Prison Blues".