Josh Smith Online

I got a new Targus bag from Staples a few weeks ago and my only complaint was the poorly designed shoulder strap.  Thankfully my wife got me a Superbungee Strap from Skooba Design and BAM totally transformed my messenger bag!  The strap from Skooba Design is so comfortable i had to fight with the cottonelle [...]

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I wanted to share a recipe which I enjoy both making and eating. Monterey Chicken combines so many things I love it is hard to find another meal I enjoy more, at least when it is too cold to grill out!
I found the recipe which combines red skin potatoes, butter, lime, cheese, cilantro and [...]

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My wife recently got me Wastelands, an Anthology edited by John Joseph Adams for an Easter gift.  I am only a few stories into the book but I wanted to share some initial thoughts and what it has done right so far.  One of the strongest parts of the anthology thus far is the decision [...]

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If you are having a party or just feel the need to rock out to Tim-may in Rock Band without beating the game you can use the following code on the title screen, where it says “Press Start”.
Press the following buttons in order:
Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Red, Blue, Blue, Red, Yellow, Blue
If you enter it [...]

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Apparently ‘Down Under’ they like to do things..uh..differently where it is an Easter tradition to dress up ducks like high fashion ladies and get them to prance about in front of a crowd.  The reporter shares that this spectacle is a celebration of “rural industries”.  I caught a version of the above video on the [...]

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I found this cool flip clock while flipping through the feed from Apartment Therapy, a slick blog dedicated to living in small spaces in regards to design and technology.  The main site also has a section called Unplggd which focuses even more on technology!  I really love the flip clock design and this is the [...]

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I’ve sat through enough off topic banter during meetings over the last few years of my life that I could have easily watched every episode of MTV’s Real World, not that I’d want to but that should put it into perspective.  I decided to make the above poster using despair.com’s [...]

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A father shares the wonders of NWA with his wife and son, with some selective self editing to keep mom happy.

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This is an amazing video of the “Big Dog” Robot from Boston Dynamics.  This 4 legged beast which sounds like a swarm of flies or an underpowered chainsaw can maneuver through snow, ice, hills rocks etc.  He/She/It even catches its balance when it is pushed or slips on ice. The robot is meant to be [...]

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This morning while avoiding a paper for school I found this fun Guitar Hero flash game.  The game is called Guitar Masters and provides a quick and fun implementation of Guitar/Rockstar Similuation.  You play by using the keys on your keyboard all of which are picked up very well without any noticable lag.  the game [...]

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