Carbonating water at home.

by WyldKard on May 2, 2008

We’ve had an article from MAKE Magazine starred in Google Reader forever, and only recently got around to seriously looking into building a home carbonation system ourselves. The Cool Tools article linked to by MAKE describes a simple system for carbonating beverages at home, and is pretty dead on in regards to its description of [...]

Starbucks dumps T-Mobile… kind of.

by WyldKard on February 11, 2008

When I read on Daring Fireball that Starbucks was dropping T-Mobile as the carrier behind their hotspot service, I was overcome with annoyance, as this meant that the bundled hotspot service I get with my T-Mobile data plan would be next-to-worthless, and put me squarely back in a position of having to pay $20 per [...]

Manchu Wok gives you food poisoning.

by WyldKard on March 7, 2006

There is a little franchise you’ve likely seen but may not remember, for it blends in so well with the dozens of other fast food asian cuisine outlets throughout the country. I am no foreigner to these establishments, for I have been known to seek out a Panda Express from time to time (if only [...]