Patrick Havens on April 1st, 2008

“I just got two tickets to Radiohead by being the ‘first’ to respond to a co-worker’s ‘first-come, first-serve’ email. Someone else had already won them, but I told everyone to check their inboxes again. Everyone sort of knows I used Custom Time on this one, but I’m denying it.”
Robby S., Paralegal
[Google's approach to email]
I figured [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 14th, 2007

One of the gifts I had debated getting my son for Christmas was a Nintendo Wii. He’s young enough I didn’t care for a graphics power house, and he’s starting to outgrow his v.smile Children’s Gaming system he’s had for a while now, and I liked the idea of one that would require him [...]

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Patrick Havens on December 11th, 2007

I’ve seen many examples of art or just wow with Tesla Coils. This is a great example of both. Plus with the added benefit of timeliness.
Peter Terren loves toying with Tesla coils. The 51-year-old Australian doctor bailed on his physics major during his first year of college, but that didn’t stop [...]

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