newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/7ZpBJZHPq3Q&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); This worker at a snow resort has the right idea: don’t squeegee an automatic sliding door if it can just squeegee itself. But don’t ask me why she chose to wash it while it was still snowing though. [BuzzFeed] More »
If you’re going to have a door as elaborate and beautiful as this, you’d better have a damned impressive house for it to open into. Otherwise, it’s all disappointment once you cross the threshold. More »
The hackers at Makers Local 256 have created a secure door lock that can use any USB device as a unique key, from a memory stick to a mouse to an iPod. The ingenious system doesn’t require you to store anything in memory, which of course could be replicated, because it uses the USB serial number in the chip itself. The authentication process is simple:
