Exasperated Calculator

Month: February 2008

  • The reality of fabric

    [An awesome cloth simulator](http://www.custom-logic.com/exp/cloth/cloth.html”). OK, it’s possible that wasn’t the most persuasive sales pitch ever. But have a play with it, it’s clever.

  • Coming Soon: Diary of the Dead

    [George A. Romero returns to the zombie milieu, this time a la *Cloverfield* or *Blair Witch*](http://www.apple.com/trailers/weinstein/diaryofthedead/trailer1/). I love a good zombie movie, and (if done right) this is a really good way to present it. I’m not that optimistic from the trailer though.

  • Indiana Jones and the Cash In of Doom

    [Indiana Jones LEGO kits](http://shop.lego.com/ByTheme/Leaf.aspx?cn=519&d=70). I have to admit to being a little excited by the movie. I mean, come on. It’s *Indiana Jones* here. On the other hand, we know what George Lucas likes to do to treasured childhood memories.

  • Understanding the US Election

    [A guide to the GOP by analogy to Buffy villains](http://www.cogitamusblog.com/2008/01/the-gop-primary.html). Hard to disagree with any of these. Now will someone do the same kind of thing for the Democrats? I’m thinking ‘The Democrat primary field in Battlestar Galactica characters’.

  • Blades go in… Blades go out…

    [A ceiling fan with retractable blades](http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/01/02/fanimation-air-shado.html). I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that I could happily play with these for hours.

  • Car in a bubble

    [The CarCapsule – just in case your car wasn’t looking silly enough](http://gizmodo.com/339414/carcapsule-will-not-help-you-swallow-your-car-whole). I can see how someone got to this product – what’s the point of a cool car that people can’t see? But it’s hard to imagine any car cool enough to justify this that you wouldn’t need to keep inside in a garage…

  • Story: The Day I Created a New Nation

    Well, the first annual [IntShoStoWriWe](http://www.exasperatedcalculator.com/archives/2008/02/nanowrimo-for-short-attention-spans/) was a success, with 100% of participants completing a short story of at least 2,500 words. OK, so it was just me this year. But I actually finished a story for a change. It’s a little rough around the edges, but I think it works as a complete piece. The…

  • Design & the iPhone

    [Revered designer Edward Tufte reviews and critiques the iPhone interface](http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00036T&topic_id=1). Just makes me want one all the more. Even though most of what he says applies to the iPod Touch as well.

  • Coming Soon: 10,000 BC

    [Emmerich takes the action movie to prehistoric times](http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/10000bc/trailer2a/). So much of this is *so* stupid, so I’ll just focus on the fact that the saber tooth tigers were extinct by 10,000 BC.

  • Need some more productivity

    [Reviews of high energy caffeine drinks](http://kotaku.com/352207/pure-energy-a-critical-look-at-energy-drinks). Personally, I still stick with the [tried and true](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso) for my caffeine fix each morning.