Hip to be Square

So, let's state the obvious: Technology doesn't always mean moving electrons and light shows.

Doing my usual tech reading, I came across this. As the website describes it:

A very cool concept from industrial design student Andrew Kim. Not only is the simplified branding fantastic, the square bottle is beautiful, and a smart use of space.

Obviously, the image is small, but click to view in better detail. Better yet, check it out at TheDieline.com.

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Funny Friday: FACEinHOLE.com

I found this website, FACEinHOLE.com through a friend of mine (Thanks Terena!) and it's pretty damn funny.

You can upload some pics with face shots on them, you can even make up your own templates. Best for me? You can just use the web cam to obtain random and spur of the moment shots.

Check it out here.

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Guilty Pleasure: Breaking Bad

It's not too often that I come across a show that I become engrossed in, but sometimes you find one with a truly interesting story.

Breaking Bad is an original series on AMC that I got hooked on about two years ago. The premise? Chemistry teacher gets diagnosed with terminal cancer, worries about his wife, unborn child, and handicapped son, and decides to start cooking meth.

"Whoa...!" you say. Yeah, obviously I really sped that up, but that's the whole thing of it. Imagine a dealer with scruples.

My wife laughs at the incredulity of the entire situation, but I wonder if it could happen. As a teacher, I seriously doubt that even a former teacher would go this route, but considering all the resources available to a teacher it's not that far of a stretch (but it's still a stretch). Even though I despise drug dealers, the storyline within this story really keeps me captivated

So, what are your thoughts about it? Stupid? Groundbreaking? Comments are always welcome.

If you've not had a chance to check it out, you can catch up at Watchbreakingbad.com or start off on Season 3 beginning tomorrow night.

Friday Funny: Failblog

I've been to this site a few times in the last few years, and for whatever reason, it never fails to at least get a smile on my face.

Obviously, it's not going to appeal to everyone, but I wouldn't call myself so callous as to just go out and ridicule someone for a slight oversight, but as you can see from the pictures, there are errors and then there are fails.

Ol' boy who didn't see the need to fasten his seat belt while performing a not so safe car maneuver, well, he's lucky he can watch the video...

You can check out more fails at failblog.org.

The TECH-Mertiverse is now open...

It has begun...

Yeah, that's right. I got a little tired of the too varied topics coming up here, with a great many of my topics being tech based, it was simply time.

The TECH-Mertiverse is now open for bidness. It'll basically keep the same kind of tone and commentary, but be more focused on technology news and trends.

Hopefully, you'll find something interesting there.

As always, comments and questions are welcome.

Cheers!