Activity Corner

• Have a cat that jumps on your counters? Would like to teach him to stop? Then you need a Blender Defender.


• Top ten TV news mishaps.


• In these tough economic times, you might need to know how to live in your car.


• Kim the talking robot clock.


• Just what you need for the modern nomadic life: the walking house. (Here's a movie.)


• 15 dumbest Web 2.0 startup names.


• Fight sleep apnea by playing the didgeridoo (see the section near the bottom).


• A brilliant bit of editing and short enough to enjoy: McCain Drums.


• Food sculptures.


• What do you do with doo in the big city? Call in the Sprinkle Brigade.


• Stop motion chess game. Much better than it sounds, especially when the pieces do battle.


• Cemeteries in parking lots.


• Chimpanzee on a Segway.


• If you like 80s music, you could spend hours on this site: 80s Music Videos.


• Kirk and Spock nutcrackers.


• 34 geeky Halloween pumpkins.


• Rant time. I just returned from a trip, and I can't tell you how livid the "security check" makes me. Just ask Raggs. And to vindicate my rage, I point you to the following article.
  Airport security in America is a sham “security theater” designed to make travelers feel better and catch stupid terrorists. Smart ones can get through security with fake boarding passes and all manner of prohibited items—as our correspondent did with ease.
  The Things He Carried.