A tribute to the weird, funny, twisted, technology-driven world we live in.
Quiz: The week in quotes
Who's an unlikely expert on wireless interference? Who has an itchy email trigger finger? Who hates following the rules? Who thinks workers become human when they leave the office? Think you know? Take the quiz and find out.
Two one-man Channel crossings; two different endings
Do you dream of being the first person to cross the English Channel strapped to a jetpack? Well, my friend, I'm afraid you're out of luck. But if you want to be the first to make the crossing suspended from a balloon, you're still in the game.
Note to everybody: GPS systems are not infallible
We know that your GPS system is very convenient and helps you get around in confusing areas that you're unfamiliar with and you don't need to keep unfolding a map and blah blah blah, but really, if the thing suggests that you drive onto railroad tracks, maybe you'd be better off learning from Jose Silva's mistake and, you know, not driving onto the railroad tracks.
Computing power pooled to find very, very large prime number
A hardy network of 75 PCs running Windows XP managed to suss out a 13 million digit prime number -- and earn a $100,000 prize.
