The absolute, coolest, freaken awesome thing ever built in 1890

What's the coolest thing someone did in 1890? It wasn't creating the car, making a camera without powdered explosion flash either. So what was it?

Witley Park.
Oh, wow, that sound's like fun....?

Take a look at some of these pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybergibbons/sets/72057594107271287/

Basically, it's a giant underwater dome-ballroom. UNDERWATER! Why don't we have more of these things! Natural light, a nice green tint from the alge, what could go wrong! I mean, this one lasted for over a century, right! It's not like the glass panels are extremely thin and could still break at any moment, or anything...

That statue is on top of the underwater dome. To get that angelic look, people put bright lights in the dome at night, creating this awesome final photo. 

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Google's Secret: Its own internet speed

I find it pretty hard to believe, but regardless I sit here with barely 15 MB/S thinking of where I went wrong. I blame FIOS....

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Look at your old statues, prepare to be embarrassed

Just click the connect button on http://archivedbook.com/ and you're in.

It even features a handy tool for stalkers worldwide! Here, they can see even their friend's statuses.......
Awkward.

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MSG Varsity Doesn't Care About Robotics: A Rant

I was thrilled to see MSG Varsity taking videos and pictures at the Long Island FIRST Robotics Regional at Hofstra this past Friday and Saturday.

Unfortunately, they seemed to not care about posting the pictures. Once they posted the single album from Saturday, I was greeted with a heartwarming:

Even worse, their highlight video was ridiculous, cutting off every interview, even replaying one interview.

To see it for yourself, visit: http://www.msgvarsity.com/2011-sbpli-robotics-competition-highlights-1.427837?p=&qr=1

My message to MSG: Thanks for your interest, but get your act together, because robonerds are the future of America, not some high school LAX star.

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If only my iPhone had a screen this strong....

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Thoughts on Facebook's New Question Service

I love it! With one exception. This will not replace Yahoo Answers, ChaCha, etc for one reason: Odds are, 95% of your facebook friends aren't going to sit there for 3 hours going through all your life questions. On top of that, 95% of your facebook friends probably don't care about you. 

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Quick Chrome Update #5: Is that a Chrome Notebook?!

I've been asked a few times at probably the only place you could imagine being asked: A FIRST Robotics competition of course!

I even saw another person with one! Probably the last time that will EVER happen D:

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Some people REALLY don't get it.

For the last time:
YOU ARE NOT GETTING A CR48 IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE ONE! GOOGLE HASN'T SENT OUT A CR48 IN OVER A MONTH AND THEY CONFIRMED THEY SHIPPED THEM ALL OUT!!


I'm not even kidding, I'm still getting emails from people asking for tracking info that I don't have!
I even took the time to write a long paragraph on why I am not a tracker and the data I had expired over 2 months ago. I don't know what to do anymore!

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Search Amazon's Oddest, Cheapest or coolest items.

Find the cheapest items on Amazon
Find the oddest items on Amazon
Find the XYandZ items on Amazon

Created by people, for people: Amazon's democracy.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/toplists

Just click the link and search something; a topic, anything!

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Control a Billboard in Times Square, This Time "For Real"

No way I will believe it until I do it myself.... But anyway:

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"Can you hear me Mao?"....erm. Now.

 Obviously, if this phone were an actual phone in China, it wouldn't be in English, but none the less.

Phone lines are being cut off if you say the word protest!

Read the full story here

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Good.is is the coolest blog ever! Besides mine of course.

No I did not talk to them, ask them, email them, telegram them or anything.
I just stumbled onto this site and my god, it's great!

Here's one of the things that caught my eye:


After seeing this, it looks like I better hop on the Nail Polishing biz!

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FrankenStories, my new project

The goal of this project is to have a daily blog post including a single sentence story. This sentence is then continued in the comments page to form a complete story. 

Remember, this is a test before bringing the site to an actual time slotted website where each writer has a limited time to write their addition to the story.

Help me out:
http://frankenstories.blogspot.com/

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Crash Chrome, a Built In Feature

Type in or copy the following to instantly crash Chrome:
(Note, it's more fun when you type it with Google Instant enabled)

about:inducebrowsercrashforrealz
(Yes, that is a Z)

This is an example of true nerd humor.

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Holy someone stole my blog post.....

It's a mumbo jumbo'ed mess, but it's MY mumbo jumbo!
http://www.connemara-pony.com/xyz/slickdeals%20cr-48.html

My pictures and everything!

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Something big is coming to JCoinster

Sorry, its not an interview with Justin Bieber, but its something you are going to enjoy! Stay tuned

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iFans, My New Chrome Web Store App

for iPod, iPhone and iPad fans
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fdmlnkkbnhnkgpblpnoigkoiojnipmml

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Hands down, the coolest hack for Chrome

Who needs Ubuntu, Mac OS and umm, that other crappy OS! 

Just paste this into your URL bar and click enter. I've been playing with this hack for a good 20 minutes!

javascript:var i,s,ss=['http://kathack.com/js/kh.js','http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.5.1/jquery.min.js'];for(i=0;i!=ss.length;i++){s=document.createElement('script');s.src=ss[i];document.body.appendChild(s);}void(0);

Yeah, no need to tell you to not enter it with quotes, because I didn't give you any.

Enjoy!

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It doesn't get worse than this. The Story of my iPhone

It all began one morning at a gas station. I watched as someone accidentally ran over someone's phone, sped off, and left one angry girl. She picked up the broken up iPhone and threw it in the garbage. Luciky, I have an appreciation for technology, so, I picked it up and brought it home. It seemed to only need a digitizer(touch screen) so I fired up amazon and ordered one for a whopping: 15 dollars. I coated it in saran wrap to prevent me from scratching myself while I waited for the screen, and installed my Apps and Music.

When It arrived, I followed the poorly written, broken English, instruction sheet and opened the Youtube video they provided, since it was my first time attempting to fix an iPhone's screen. It went well, with the exception of a small dot on the top of the LCD known as "bleeding", which I ignored. 

After a few months, I broke the LCD while listening to my genius plan to squish the black liquid back into the edge of the screen. Back to Amazon I went, only this time for an LCD. Upon installing, I cracked the digitizer in the process, again. So, the Noob I am, kept the cycle going and ordered another one and installed it, this time perfectly. I put a screen protector on as well as a nice case to prevent any further mistakes. 

But, my luck, the LCD I was sent crapped out on me while riding home on the train. I contacted the seller and he gave me another one, but only after I reported him to Amazon because he ignored my claim for a good 2 weeks. Now that I was a pro, I didn't crack the screen or touch screen while I installed it. 

Recently, I was showing someone a picture and it slipped out of my hand, slowly falling to the ground. Unlike ALL the other times i've dropped it, it cracked right on top, but luckily not over the screen. Unfortunately, the screen stopped working after a few days and I have ordered the pricey 7 dollar screen once again. 

All in all, It would have been MUCH cheaper to buy an iPhone 3G online someplace than to keep buying these touch screens. As for now, here are some pictures to demonstrate my destruction.


Yeah......I don't have the best luck with this device.

My makeshift saran wrap cover meets in the back of the iPhone

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Can't find your drill bit? No problem!

Macgyver it!

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Here comes the sun, Do, Do, Do, Doo

My little solar powered flower is finally getting enough sunlight to start flapping its stems.

The story behind my pink solar powered flower? I was actually paid to take it in a gift raffle. It has since been a wonderfully unique addition to my room.

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My 5 year old sister can do a better wire job!

Seriously..... Ever hear of an EXTENSION cord? Yeah, they have those.

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The most Annoying Video. Ever.

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Why people need to proofread. Remember kids, "you need to get into a good colleague"

"Do you dream of going to an Ivory Legal Colleague like Harvard, Jail, or Prison? You know, Prison, NJ."

This guy's great.

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Rant: What FIRST Robotics Should Be, And What It's Not

In Robotics, there are a few factors that give some teams a better advantage:

1. Lots of dough

2. Lots of teachers

3. Lots of Kids

Two of these factors are not appreciated when excess amounts of it appear.

Perfect example of how a FIRST Team should run: Gear Ratios

Student: Gear 1

Teacher: Gear 2

Direct drive= terrible, but i've seen it happen

1:2= ridiculous

2:1= better

4:1= closer

8:1= Student run team, this team learns how to do something useful for their future

I've seen teams from bad neighborhoods, missing functionality on their robot, with kids trying to compete with students with around 1 million dollars in spending money. These kids may be in the same competition, but they are far from similar. The kids without the money are trying to build something together, getting other team's help, and getting the most from their experience. These are the idealist teams, the ones who should be winning the prizes, because these people are motivated to do their best.

There's my rant. I hope this is heard by the people of FIRST

*I am not aiming this at certain teams, it is just a trend I am noticing*

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IE9

Enough Said.

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How to tell when your CR48 automatically updated

Simple. Try to tap to click. If it doesn't work, there you have it. Fastest guide yet.

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Google Mobile App actually doesn't suck now!

That's right! It is finally something more than a bunch of links to Safari (Which doesn't work on my iPhone anyway. Oh, while I'm on the subject.... Yeah, another touch screen busted, totally now. Not just a crack...) Anyways, it offers IN APP functionality now.

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Well, first it was Billy Mays, then it was Tony the Tiger, now the Aflac Duck...

Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of the Aflack Duck, tweeted a few tweets recently that were trying to be funny about Japan. Apparently, Aflac was not happy.

Now, they are searching for a new duck voice. Here's a tip Aflac: Use a REAL duck. Then you don't have to worry about it tweeting about controversial issues.

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A game inside the search bar, who knew....

Check it out: http://probablyinteractive.com/url-hunter
I couldn't get a single "kill" Stupid A's....

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EVERYONE! Follow Chris Macho! Wheat Thins said he's awesome!

Follow him here: http://twitter.com/#!/chrismacho

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Blogger FINALLY going to compete with Wordpress

Google is adding some much needed additions to their blogging service. Check 'em out!

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So a massive earthquake occurred .... and they are focused on a bent antenna?

Just saying....

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Ridiculous Prices Appear on Web Store

So let's say you love the Ad block feature... Let's say you REALLY love the Ad Block.

Support them by paying a good 25 bucks for a useless app! Apparently, 22 people have done just this.

Support them here!:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore
/detail/hifbcaaoohafbleflddflhjkndhjgbcj#

JK, you're all idiots.

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New Chrome Web Store App By JCoinster

Random Website
No, seriously. A random website every time
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bgmdljelnongogjcagechmhjnabdipha

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Seems Apple Is Getting Made Fun of Lately. Here's Why:

Think about it. They make a device that barely changed. There is a ridiculous British guy in the video. There is a ridiculous front facing camera that no one will ever find a use for.



The top comment: "It's better to lose a bar in the iPhone, than losing the iPhone 4 in a bar." By Dilster3k

Lastly, Apple's magic factory looks more like this:

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What Would The World Be Without College Humor

The most annoying video I have ever seen.

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Recap of the Week's Most Ridiculous Crap: AKA- ROTWMRC!

Yes, that name is great, I'm keeping that obnoxious Acronym.

Anyway: 

1. A baby was put in overhead storage for a whole 10 seconds. OHmygod. Get over it.

To hear more on this ridiculous story and how it caused one woman to lose her job:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/overheard-locker-tot-outrage/story-e6frf7kx-1226016403074

2. Gizmodo didn't double check their blog post before posting it to their thousands of readers. Look here:

(This image is a double whammy: It shows the ridiculous formatting AND the next ridiculous story)

3. Not only did these robbers successfully steal a TV, they stole it from a prison. I am so glad I don't live in New Zealand right now. I'd be pissed! Their prisons have nicer TVs in their cells than I have in my house! That's be a nice "CBS New Zealand follows the money" story.

Expect more of these.

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Ubuntu, the amount of updates per day is ridiculous...

So you're telling me that in 15 hours, it was necessary to push out 87 updates? Well then.

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Friends with someone you don't like on Facebook? Here's how to silently block them

*To block one person, start at step 6*
*To block more than one person, or to shut them off in chat, follow the whole guide*

1. Click "Friends" on the sidebar
2. Click "Edit Friends" at the top
3. Click  "Create a List"
4. Give it some ridiculous name
5. Add the person (or people) who you wish to ignore
6. Click "Account" at the top
7. Click "Privacy Settings"
8. Click "Custom"
9. Click "Customize Settings"
10. Finally, Click one of the options and choose "Customize"
11. Now type your ridiculous name for the list (Or person's name)

I suggest having a list for family

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I just don't have any luck with these things......

Cracked my....well, "i've lost count"th iPhone screen....

I'm not even going to bother fixing it this time. It shows character!

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How to take killer water droplet photos with a regular camera!

Follow these few steps:
1. Go into Manual Mode, not program
2.Set your camera to the fastest shutter speed
3. Set Aperture to F8
4. Set ISO to the lowest setting
5. Put Flash Power to the lowest setting
6. Set focus to macro (Sometimes you need to go manual)
7. Shoot away. And try not to get your camera TOO wet ;D

 Some examples:

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a House?

See that tiny, tiny dot? That's a house.

I take my little rant back! The house from UP was made in real life! And the best feature? It flies up to 10,000 feet!

What a great way to attract interest in the new show: How Hard Can It Be? From Nat Geo.

To see the rest of the amazing photos: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs
/upinspired-floating-house-14

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Rant: The iPad 2 and anything else not significant in the tech world

Person 1: "OMFG! The iPad 2 is 33% thinner! I have to go waste another $500 on one RIGHT now!"

-No. No one cares.

Person 2: "OMFG! The iPad 2 has TWO cameras!"

-The front one, great idea Apple. The second one.... Who the hell is going to hold up a freaken iPad to take a picture!

Person 3: "The CR48 sucks. The trackpad sucks. The offline mode sucks. The file browser sucks."

-Sure some things need to be worked out, but isn't that why it's called BETA. Dual boot Ubuntu while they finish their OS or give it to one of the thousands of people who didn't get one.

Person 4: "OMFG! Did you see Charlie Sheen on the news yesterday?! He was caught walking with a new dog! I bet his old dog is PISSED!"

-Just another stupid thing that only lone, bored people use to make them feel better about themselves

So yeah. That's what's going on in the tech world. Nothing to see. Nothing cool.

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Now on Facebook, for real!

My blog posts were not showing up on my Facebook page for quite some time......

It's up and running now though! 

If you haven't liked this blog, feel free to click below or click the side icon. 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/JCoinster/169524789732424

I'm so nice. I give my readers options.

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Chrome Notebook Pilot Forum Web Store App

 New app from JCoinster: A quick way to the forums.
No more will you have to type the 4 letters: "grou" before getting a link to the pilot program!

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hfppcipnnnlamjcpmbglgkjniblobcig

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Bill Gates caught trying to steal Apple secrets on camera, erm... flash

Fooled you! I love college humor! They are so right about how crappy the Zune is!
Cue angry Microsoft supporters flocking to my site.....NOW!

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Why do people waste their lives creating spam websites?

http://spamclock.com/ is a great way to visually see how many of these unneeded, useless, no-one-likes-you, sites.

At the time I visited,1,488,896,517 have been created since 1/1/11 at the rate of 1 million per hour... Losers...

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The iPad 2.......

I can't wait until I see someone holding up a giant iPad to take a photo

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CNN Doesn't Like The CR48, Huh. Let's Break him to the ground, right here.

So Mr. Mangalindan, I loved your new post on CNN, NOT.

Quote #1:
"it totes a single-core Atom processor and 2 GB of RAM, typical parts for netbooks that sold two or three years ago. (Now, if you pick up a netbook at all, it probably has a more capable, dual-core Atom.)"
-I'll have you know, my Dell Mini 10V, and MSI Wind, from the same time period as what you are describing, both had a single core Atom processor, and 1 GB of RAM, unlike the newer, HD Video capable, Pine Trail in the CR48's with included double RAM.


Quote #2:
"The cursor jumps around, pages sometimes load slowly"
-That's because you're to retarded to realize Google is trying to get rid of the click, by using two finger tap, scroll and single click tap.


Quote #3:
"more than two or three open tabs can slow work to a crawl."
-Sorry, the CR48 doesn't support the browsing of more then one porn site.


Quote #4:
"As for video playback? Hit or (mostly) miss. Netflix isn't supported yet, while YouTube and Hulu are only watchable at their lowest settings, though even then, they'll occasionally stutter. "
-Seriously? Netflix? It's a PILOT program, what the hell did you expect. As for youtube and Hulu, I think the 30,000 some odd CR48 users disagree.


Well, at least he likes the stickers. How unappreciative....

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Micro Managing Your CR48 3G Usage? Here's How To Make It Last

Have a long car trip? Happen to own a CR48 with 100 mb free monthly? Here's how to make that trip great. I was able to browse and chat for hours on end while only using 20 MB of data.

First off, make sure you click the wrench and open Preferences. Under Privacy, click Content Settings. Turn off images.

There, done. Now stay away from flash and youtube. Also, if you really want to save data, visit the site http://blit.li/, which converts sites into only text.

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