I was responding to the implication in the article that folks would get beat up by nasty trolls on their posts / pics, etc. I have friends who joke around on Facebook and that's cool. Not the same as being an ass on someone's wall though - the few times I've run into that it's always been acquaintances, not friends -…

Really, not an issue. My friends wouldn't pull the douche comments, and no one else can even see my pics. What, your friends would? Guess what, not worthwhile friends - Loose 'em or put up with the douchiness without complaint.

VFD, not Nixie. Still awesome.

I'd stick with just AdBlock, for now at least. My coworker uses ABP on Firefox, and I'm frequently spotting ads on pages that he loads, which I never see on my AdBlock Chrome install. And if the latest ABP for Chrome "is now basically on par with the quality of the Firefox version" then I would expect it to still not…

Damn, some real hate for the cable guy tip there. People boggle my mind sometimes.

@starbuck13: No, the turbine is definitely making that noise. A) You can pretty clearly hear the noise scale to the spin-up of the blades. B) The classic "jet sound" is created by the air moving through the spinning blades, so compressed air pushed through a small scale model would produce the effect just as well as a…

Awesome. Its a jetski

I haven't tried it myself, but it looks like picplz will sync to Dropbox. Not something I've pursued because I don't trust Dropbox - they nuked all my files once and synced the "changes" down to each of my computers. Lucky I didn't use it for anything important.

Android option — PicPush (30 day trial / $4.99). Works like a charm, sends to Facebook, Flickr, Shutterfly, PhotoBucket, SmugMug, Gallery and Picasa (though I've only tested Picasa). You can customize the watch folders, delay before sending, network / battery conditions to observe before sending. Only downside I've…

Did you look at the linked article and example photos?

I can't see anything unique about the app. Honestly, I was surprised to hear there even *was* an app. When I first heard about the service here on Giz I liked that it was an easy way to link up in a group chat with my dumbphone using friends. That's a handy feature. The rest just seems like a duplication of many…

I mixed up projects a bit when I wrote that — Before finding the Metku one that I remembered, I stumbled on another project that drove the LED rings with a 9V battery. Since they're sold for automotive use they're fairly forgiving of different voltages. Fair point that you could get expensive depending on what option…

If you want a ring light for macro work, here's a cheaper and possibly better quality DIY option:

@NeverEden: Opinions differ on how stable a beta app should be. Alpha is definitely unstable, beta should be feature complete and (IMO) fairly stable, you're just chasing down non-obvious glitches at that point. Personally, I'd expect an adblocker in beta testing to actually block ads, just have some minor bugs or…

Yeah, it is a brilliant idea. Private industry needs to build an orbital recycling station to go along with a few of these ships. Haul in and scrap old satellites, break them down into reusable parts and raw material. Contract out repair services as well - no launch expenses to replace a bad battery, blown…

Did you see the side of the ship? Colaboration of NASA and Waste Management. Seems fitting.

Don't see why not - all my devices tell me signal strength per SSID, not channel.

I'd actually really like to have one that just responded to a single network - walk around and visualize your own coverage, or the neighbor's interference. Nifty.

Beta status doesn't make a poorly performing app better than a stable and functional app.

For Chrome - AdBlock is far superior to ABP. I had to check a few sites to even tell ABP was working, because it was letting so many things by.