Joe Brown
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Wi-Fi On Planes: Innovation Or Invasion?
Ah the sweet sweet mother’s milk of mainlined internet access. Who can deny what a terrific luxury it is to blast down the Infobahn while soaring through the clouds? I can! Remember what it was like to be unreachable? Here’s my Harvey Dent moment: I do remember what it’s like to be unreachable; it meant…
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How You Get Dry Supplies To An Underwater Base — Without A Submarine
You think carrying your grocery and laundry up to your fifth floor apartment is a pain in the arse? Try bringing that stuff into an undersea base without it getting soaked. How do you do it? The answer is surprisingly low-tech: pressure pots.
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Sonos SUB Review: Lots Of Bang, Lots Of Bucks
Sonos is badass with its brainless setup, seamless backend that affords easy access to all of your music, and good sound from its standalone, networked, jukeboxe-y Zone Players. Notice the term “good sound”. Not great sound. While the self-contained S3 and S5 sound very nice, they’re simply too compact to deliver rump-shaking beats.
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The Little Glass Bowls I Can’t Cook Without
If you’ve ever worked in a professional kitchen, you’ve probably heard the term “mise en place” (meez•on•ploss). I don’t speak French, but I’m told the phrase means “put in place.” Makes sense, because that’s the whole idea with these bowls.