January 2009

Red Dwarf is returning! The crew of the mining ship Red Dwarf will be going "Back to Earth" later this year, reports the BBC.

Yum…

The goal of the new game Electric Box is simple enough: get electricity from the generator to the target. What makes it a challenge is the tools at your disposal: steam kettles, windmills, lasers, and more.

The game includes 15 levels, and a level editor is included so that you can create your own puzzles.

(via JayIsGames)

"Drawing for Children is a free drawing program for children with many nice options. You can draw with many different pens, you can put stamps on your drawings, create all sort of text effects, and much more. The program is suitable for very young children and has a child mode especially for them. But it also provides lots of fun to older kids. It is used by hundreds of thousands of kids all over the world. The best way to see what is possible is to simply download it and install it. Remember, it is free."

The Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is now available from Amazon.com, or you can download the PDF version for free.

Yowza! What kind of great dad does a new edition of Lunch Bag Art for his kids every single day?

(via MetaFilter)

Patrick McGoohan, actor and director, has passed away. He was most famous for the iconic role of Number Six, in the cult TV series 'The Prisoner'.

As mentioned earlier, you can watch the entire series on the AMCTV website.

Klingon Language Keyboard:

What can you do with Google Maps besides find Grandma's house? Check this list of 100+ Google Maps tools and mashups.

"You can find recipes for four of the Scouts’ best sellers here, including an easy to make version of Thin Mints that you don’t need a cookie cutter to shape…"

You don't need expensive, smelly, dangerous chemicals to clean your toilet bowl — just pour in some Coke.

(via Make: Blog)

In a run-up to their miniseries remake, AMC TV has made all seventeen episodes of the cult classic TV series "The Prisoner" available for viewing online.

via Slice of Sci-Fi

Can you plan the most efficient way to manufacture a colored ball? Find out in Bart Bonte's Factory Balls 2.

Wikipedia defines "lifehack" as "anything that solves an everyday problem in a clever or non-obvious way". Check out this list of The 80 Best Lifehacks of 2008.