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more about #obituary LaraPandion I: I met Kim when I was young, I remember being at an assembly. He would ask a child for their name, he would then tell them there phone number. When ask... more » Mayor McRib: I watched a documentary on Kim a few years ago. They were studying his brain and basically came to the conclusion that his fantastic memory was actual... more » chumleyex: This guy was proof of the power of the mind, just imagine if their were a younger person to come along with this ability. more » SkipErnst: That's sad. Now we have a gaping hole in our lives where Kim Peek was that can only be filled by ... cybernetic implants! Let's get a move on scientis... more » Benguin: Is it just me or does he look like Roger Ebert? more » omgwtflolbbqbye: *pours box of matchsticks on ground* This one's for you homey... more » soggy_cheerio: K-mart sucks. more » Millah: Introducing the new KimPeek, from the makers of the Twitterpeek! Your own personal encyclopedia, and thats all it does! more » senatormayer: I'm rarely ever sad when someone I don't know has died but having seen plenty of footage of the man... He will definitely be missed. more » madog: That's pretty sad. I already feel embarrassed about what my obituary will say: "Got 101% in Donkey Kong Country, and used to be able to touch his toes." more » met2art: Make it go. #ngagedead more » Jux: Oh, like "engage." I get it now! #ngagedead more » seapathac: You're telling me that this hasn't already been dead and in the ground for years? I could've sworn it's been dead since 2005... ..guess I should go d... more » Kaiser-Machead: BLam, you should've just said: Here is the story of n-gage, my friends It suckethed most hard And this is the end #ngagedead more » nachobel: I mean, just look at that thing. I should sit on panels that have Veto power over products. And especially movies. And TV shows. #ngagedead more » emag: Sidetalkin'! Obligatory [www.sidetalkin.com] link. more » -
#brain
Remembering Kim Peek, The Uncanny Human Computer
The New York Times has a fascinating obituary on Kim Peek, the man who was Dustin Hoffman's inspiration for Rain Man's character Raymond Babbitt. Some of his powers were absolutely uncanny: More » -
#cellphones
Bang Bang, Nokia n-Gage: You're Dead
Bang, bang, n-Gage: you're dead. Again. Maybe for the last time. Here's a short look at your meaningless life. More » -
#oops
Bloomberg News Accidentally Publishes Draft of Steve Jobs's Obituary
Note to Bloomberg News employees: when you're in the system updating your draft of Steve Jobs's obituary, do NOT press publish. That, though, is exactly what happened late last night, as sleuthed by our buddies over at Gawker. Now, pre-writing obits for prominent figures such as the Steve, in good health and in bad, is totally S.O.P. in the media—so this should not be viewed as yet another non-statement on Jobs's personal health. But unfortunately, we're all going to die (but not all of us will come back more powerful than you can possibly imagine), so reading this and imagining a world without Steve is more an entertaining mind fuck than anything else. And that's just for us—imagine what it must be like to read your own obituary. Read on for an excerpt, with more over at Gawker. More » -
#obituary
Sony Trinitron Timeline Shows Why It Will Live Forever In Our Hearts
After 280 millions tubes sold, Trinitron will be officially dead this month. Few Sony inventions have had the same gravitational pull as their Trinitron display technology, perhaps only second to the Walkman. Trinitron became a synonym of the best quality TV sets and computer monitors on the planet, despite the thin cables that secured its aperture grille in place. This timeline shows TV history since 1873, how color TV became a reality in the '40s, and how Sony became the king of TV, with more than 100 million sets sold by 1994, to later fall under the weight of plasma and LCD technologies: More »
