Fabrice Bellard, a computer scientist from Somwhere, Doesitreallymatter, recently calculated pi to a staggering 2.7 trillion digits. That’s a lot of digits ! I don’t even have that many in my cell phone and I entered every number in the phonebook (I’m super popular). Fabrice Bellard used a desktop computer to perform the calculation, taking a total of 131 days to complete and check the result. This version of pi takes over a terabyte of hard disk space to store. Previous records were established using supercomputers, but Mr Bellard claims his method is 20 times more efficient. Well congratulations, Fabrice. Too bad I already calculated pi ALL THE WAY TO THE CRUST. It was crushed graham cracker. So yeah, stuff that in you 3.14158675309-hole and choke on it! Pi calculated to ‘record number’ of digits [bbcnews] Thanks to Camille, Erica and Scooper, who know a delicious avocado pie when they see one. I WOULD HIT THAT LIKE GUACAMOLE! (except with a fork instead of chips)

I like this clock . I can’t exactly say why but I think it’s because it costs $2,338 and is definitely something my son team of highly skilled artisans could recreate for a fraction of the cost, ultimately saving you, the sucker, a bundle. one of our favorite wall clocks, the catena wall clock harkens back to traditional mechanical clocks. copper digits mounted onto a bicycle chain place emphasis on the cyclical nature of time. this clock is a striking clock, literally and figuratively. IT’S A GEAR AND BICYCLE CHAIN. Sure it’s awesome looking but you can’t justify a $2,400 pricetag. Besides, what if some punk steals my chain for his BMX? Then I’m timeless! Which, God just look at my chiseled features , I really am. Product Site Thanks to Danundertheice, who knows what time it is. Am I right, Flavor Flav? Nice viking helmet.

Because there’s no better way to market a new operating system, Burger Kings in Japan are selling limited edition Windows 7 Whoppers to coincide with the release of the operating system today. What is a Windows 7 Whopper? Try seven mostly-beef patties stacked high on a sesame seed bun with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, ketchup and mayonnaise . What, no cheese? But I want to die! 30 customers a day will be able to buy the whopping Whopper for ¥777 ($8.55), but after that it’ll set you back a staggering ¥1,450 ($17.10). Which, I’m sorry, but no way. $17 for a burger? THOSE BETTER BE SNOW LEOPARD PATTIES. See what I did there? God I’m L337. Burger King selling a Windows 7 Whopper in Japan [engadget] Thanks to nichire, Jamez, and Billy Avenue, who could each eat two of these and still down a chocolate milkshake and some onion rings.

Yelling, as you may well know, is a great way to get your point across. And capitalization is yelling’s written equivalent. Don’t believe me? LET’S TAKE THIS OUTSIDE! An accountant in NZ has been awarded $17,000 NZD for unfair dismissal after her boss fired her without warning for using uppercase letters in a single email to co-workers. The email, which advises her team how to fill out staff claim forms, specifies a time and date highlighted in bold red, and a sentence written in capitals and highlighted in bold blue. It reads: ‘To ensure your staff claim is processed and paid, please do follow the below checklist.’ Her boss deemed the capital letters too confrontational for her co-workers to read after they woke up from naptime. I love capital letters. I don’t want to marry them or anything, but I would go out on a couple dates and maybe slip a big W the tongue. Don’t judge me — I’LL TELL EVERYONE YOU BANG NUMBERS AND SYMBOLS! Woman Fired For Using Uppercase In Email [slashdot] Thanks to Jen, who once popped a caps lock in some bitch’s ass for frontin’.

This is a conceptual design of an XBox 720 by Tai Chiem. Why he assumes that Microsoft is even gonna call the new console the 720 is beyond me. It’s not like there was a 180 . Maybe they’ll call it a 540. Or, if they’re really high, the 420. Anyways, I only posted this because it reminds of the spaceship in ‘Flight of the Navigator’ and that movie is badass. Who else wants one of those little Puckmaren aliens that the kid stuffs into his backpack at the end? I do. Also, Sarah Jessica Parker when she was 21. And no, that’s not creepy of me. “See you later, Navigator!” Hit the jump for several other renderings from different angles.

Worried about somebody getting at the precious files on you flash drive ? Try keeping it in your pocket and not leaving it on the bus. But if you’re really worried you should handcuff it to your wrist like a briefcase filled with pirate treasure. Alternatively, get a Personal Pocket Safe USB Drive ($99). [The drive] features a built in num keypad that requires you to enter a pin code before you can access your data. It is the 256bit encryption, if someone try to access your data by forcing access, the Personal Pocket Safe USB Drive will automatically destroy all data stored on the drive. However, if you do worry that you’ll forget your PIN you can back everything up online, and there’s also an optional PIN replacement assistance service available too. Wow, that seems pretty intense. You must have some seriously serious files in order to require this much security. What are you, a spy? And, if so, how about hooking me up with a bow tie camera? Personal Pocket Safe USB Drive [likecool] Thanks to Ste, who keeps his data protected the old fashioned way: with hungry lions.

Personally, I’ve always wanted a font created out of my handwriting because I have the cutest damn handwriting in the world (I even dot my i’s with hearts!), but hey, a driving font, that’s cool too. Graphic designers Pierre Smeets and Damien Aresta, known collectively as pleaseletmedesign, teamed up with professional race car driver Stef van Campenhoudt to…create a font. As you can see Campenhoudt did the “writing”. The 4 dots on the roof of the car was tracked in real time using a camera and a custom software designed by fellow artist Zachary Lieberman of openFrameworks. If you ask me, I’d say it turned out pretty well. So go ahead — ask me. I think it turned out pretty well. Told you! I AM A MAN OF MY WORD. Hit the jump for a video of the font creation in action, complete with soundtrack that gave me an aural seizure.

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That’s right folks, the once- twice-(12 hours apart)-in-100-years time and date just went down (at least here, not yet if you live out west). So if you missed it, that’s too bad, because you won’t live to see another one. I will though, because I’m being cryogenically frozen . And in 100 years I am going to be unfrozen and take a harem of future-women. Or, thawed out by robots and forced into slavery. Which is why I’m gonna be frozen complete with cyanide capsule . Because I’m smart. Ooooh, a Tic-Tac! For those who missed the big event, 04:05:06 07/08/09 will still be coming up a little later this afterGYAAHHHH *thud* You Guys, 12:34:56 7/8/9 Is a Once in a Lifetime… Oh, You Missed It [gizmodo] Thanks to Julian M. and Matt, who are smart enough to know the world is going to end when I say it will (tomorrow). Last night on the planet! Ladies?

The LED watch was designed by Hironao Tsuboi and appears to just be a metal band . But it’s actually hiding a deep, dark secret: it once ran over a bum and didn’t stop! Or, LEDs . Push a button, BOOM: the time. Don’t push the button, BOOM: no time. Push my buttons, BOOM: fisticuffs. Hit the jump for another picture.