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more about #history Stndsh0: To quote Robin Williams: "The French are some of the few people who still test their bombs. And where do they test them? In the Sahara, in ze total wa... more » I_Like_TDs: All you really need to know is e=mc^2 The speed of light (186,000 MPS) multiplied by itself. Then by mass. That is why converting mass to energy is s... more » EdgarJPublius: "an unflattering portrait of the fifties and sixties not as golden years of postwar recovery and American prosperity, but as the years that the US and... more » Toastie: Look at the bright side, thanks to all those underground tests we never have to fear the mole people again! more » rockboy04: USA! USA! We're number 1! On a side note, I think they determined that the North Korea nuke wasn't a nuke. more » red014: Remarkable that with all these tests and fears of terrorism, the word "attack" shows up once... Just sayin' is all... more » philibuster: Is this a map of where to go in order to gain super powers by getting bitten by the local fauna? Nevada here I come! more » MrEvil: I have a Seidio Innocase for my Touch Pro. Doesn't really cover up the design, and I got a color I prefer to the factory colors. Of course with Zagg... more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: What I want to know is how does an underground test work? more » lpranal: The scale is not linear, but then again neither is the blast radius in a nuclear weapon. I don't know the exact numbers and I'm too lazy to look them... more » crazy0000: OVER (9)2000?!?!??!??! more » FriarNurgle: Would you like to play a game? more » OCEntertainment: Mother of God, there's still been tests going up into 2007? Even the U.S. conducting tests on into the 90s. And that's just documented. One can only a... more » Odin: I don't use one for my phone as it's a semi dumb phone with a small screen. Therefore I don't really care what happens to it so long as it remains usa... more » kylenalepa: I hate cases and never used them... until I dropped my iPhone 3GS, shattering the screen and necessitating the $200 purchase of a new one. Now it's wr... more » Xagest: I use a magnetic clip wallet-style case for my phone. It's just something that folds over can covers the screen. I got it mainly because I have a te... more » Skid-Vicious: It depends on where do you carry your phone, if it's in your jeans pocket, then, you will probably drop it more often. more » fuchikoma: I have an overpriced clear ZCover for my iPod Touch. It makes it more grippable and makes it feel a bit less like you're holding a piece of glass in y... more » nutbastard: a case is essential for an iphone/ipod touch. even then, the mirrored back will be noticeably blemished within 24 hours. also a screen protector is a ... more » otko: Don't forget the percentage of douchebags that spend the money they should use on a decent case for BT headsets. I use a case, just because there's n... more » -
#data
Our Century of Fallout: Every Nuclear Detonation, Mapped
Everyone's got a notion of how the last century went, in terms of nuclear explosions. There was Hiroshima, then Nagasaki. There were some nuclear tests out in the desert, and the ocean. But would you believe there've been over 2000? More » -
#cellphones
Forty Percent Of You Clowns Use a Case On Your Phones
Slate cites a survey back in July that showed 40% of cellphone users use a case for your phones. 40%! More » -
#berlinwall
Collapse Of Berlin Wall Recreated With 1,000 Giant Dominoes
On November 9, 1989, thousands rushed through the ruins of the Berlin Wall, celebrating the unity of East and West. 20 years later, millions across the world watched as one thousand seven-and-a-half foot tall dominoes fell marking the occasion. More » -
#internet
Happy Birthday, Internet! Let's Celebrate Your History, You Old Gal
We've had many cake-themed posts lately, but it's not that we're fatasses. We're just celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Internet. And there's a lot to celebrate, because, as the Guardian shows, she's seen a lot of action . More » -
#history
Geocities Is Dead, Long Live Geocities
Today's the day: Yahoo has officially killed the once-ubiquitous free hosting service, taking down thousands of the ugliest and least-updated pages on the web. It's really the end of an era. A moment of silence, please. [ComputerWorld via Daily What] -
#photoshopcontest
Put the Cross-Promotional Domino's Delivery Man at Other Historic Occasions
Apparently, Domino's Pizza is now in the business of delivering pizzas during "legendary occasions," such as yesterday's Windows 7 launch. What other legendary occasions did they show up for? More » -
#retromodo
How to Disguise an Airplane Factory as a Subdivision
During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers wanted to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant in case the Japanese decided to attack the West Coast. So, of course, they built a fake subdivision on its roof. More » -
#hdtv
First HDTV From 1958 Doesn't Have HDMI Inputs, Unfortunately
Historic tech collector Michael Bennett-Levy just auctioned off his collection in London, and amongst the goods was a Teleavia type P111, an HDTV from 1958. More » -
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#apology
It's About Time: Britain's Prime Minister Apologizes to Alan Turing
Remember how we told you that there was a petition to ask the British government to apologize for chemically castrating computer science legend Alan Turing during WWII because he was gay? Yea well, Prime Minister Gordon Brown finally did today! More » -
#apology
Let's Ask the British Government Apologize to Alan Turing
Alan Turing, a father of computer science and WWII code-breaker was prosecuted by the British government for being gay. Then chemically castrated. Sign this petition if you think this is fucked up and want them to apologize. More » -
#apple
12 Years Ago Today, Bill Gates Showed Up at a Stevenote
Remember this? When Steve Jobs had Bill Gates appear like the Wizard of Oz in a MacWorld keynote? Bill appeared to assure the world that Microsoft was going to keep developing Office for the Mac. More » -
#retromodo
The First Integrated Circuit Chip: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
The Computer History Museum is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit, pictured above, with a multimedia exhibit called "The Silicon Engine" to explain why many claim the IC as one of mankind's greatest and most important inventions ever. More » -
#photoshopcontest
Design Some Video Games From Bygone Eras
For this week's Photoshop, I want you to design some video games as if they were made in a time before video games existed. That's a big windows of time, so get creative with it! More » -
#computers
25 Of The Most Influential PCs Ever Made
A visit to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA has Maximum PC feeling all nostalgic about the history of the personal computer. More » -
#cameras
Oldest Camera In The World Didn't Worry About Megapixels
From elaborate DSLRs, to point-and-shoots, to that crappy thing in my iPhone 3G, all cameras can trace back their lineage back to this simple wooden box. More » -
#retromodo
Olde Timey Notificator Machine Twitters Like It's 1935
Featured in a 1935 issue of awesome futurist-comic-book-slash-science-mag Modern Mechanix, the Notificator is almost certainly the world's first Twitter client. More » -
#photoshopcontest
106 Historical Scenes Rendered Hilariously Inaccurate by Technology
For this week's Photoshop Contest, you were charged with inserting technology into historic scenes where it didn't belong. History would be a lot more interesting if there were this many Wiimotes in it. More » -
#photoshopcontest
Insert Gadgets Throughout History
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I want you to inappropriately insert gadgets throughout the ages. More » -
#history
VHS Cover Wall Is 3600-Strong, May or May Not Have A Tanning Salon Out Back
Our children may never get to experience the revelatory joy of wandering through the miles of barely organized VHS shelves of a sleepy local video store, but at least they'll have this. [3600 via Metafilter]
