Wes Maldonado: Data Junkie

Technology gets better everyday. That’s fine. But most of the time all you need is a stick of gum, a pocket knife and a smile. Nathan Muir from the movie Spy Game

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A controversial Texas program to send undercover agents into bars to arrest drunks has been halted after a firestorm of protest from the public. Reuters via Yahoo! Odd News

I mentioned earlier that Texas was arresting drunks in bars and now they have stopped. My favorite part, [...]

SPOKANE VALLEY — A cow that wandered into traffic near a freeway shopping mall was killed by Spokane County sheriff’s deputies who repeatedly stunned it with a Taser. Seattle Times

I don’t know how much you have to tazer a cow to kill it, but I’m guessing it isn’t just a little bit. [...]

There aren’t many books out there about Ruby on Rails yet, but that shouldn’t stop you from learning all about Rails from the excellent work that authors and bloggers across the internet have put into their Ruby on Rails tutorials and blogs. The following lists are your guide to the best Rails [...]

[I/O Brush](http://web.media.mit.edu/~kimi ko/iobrush/) is a new drawing tool to explore colors, textures, and movements found in everyday materials by “picking up” and drawing with them. I/O Brush looks like a regular physical paintbrush but has a small video camera with lights and touch sensors embedded inside. Outside of the drawing canvas, the brush [...]