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Evil Mad Scientist creates own coffee bean cooler

Evil Mad Scientist creates own coffee bean cooler

I must say I’m liking what Evil Mad Scientist has been doing recently, such as this fine creation: a coffee bean cooler. If you tend to buy ready-brewed coffee at Starbucks, buy ready-ground beans for use at home, or (shock) drink instant coffee, you might wonder what all the fuss is about. However, if you take the trouble to roast your own beans, you might actually need some way to cool them down afterwards (they continue roasting for as long as they’re hot, apparently). Well, EMS now uses two hot-air popcorn makers. One roasts the beans and the other has been modified to cool them down afterwards. I’m sure you Read more »

IE6IFY and totally bork your website

IE6IFY and totally bork your website

In memory of (the nearly dead) Internet Explorer 6 comes this nifty little piece of JavaScript that will wreak havoc with your web page, turning it into a pile of unreadable junk that even Steve Ballmer would be proud of. The IE6IFY site proudly proclaims: “After years of observation and reverse engineering I am proud to say I have been able to reproduce the IE6 algorithm to break even the most standards-compliant websites.” Before I show you the results, here’s the piece of code that does the damage: Read more »