Johnny Depp’s character in The Rum Diary is just the latest in a series of memorable film drunks. Check out Wired.com’s quick history, from John Belushi in Animal House to Mickey Rourke in Barfly. Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/10/film-best-boozers/ Michelle Obama Michelle Rodriguez Michelle Trachtenberg

Grain conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland has ordered three dry bulk carriers that blow bubbles to improve fuel efficiency. The boats, to be completed by 2014, rely on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ proprietary Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System (MALS). The setup uses massive blowers to create a layer of bubbles underneath an already streamlined hull in order to further [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/10/mitsubishi-builds-a-bubble-boat-for-better-efficiency/ Liz Phair Lokelani McMichael Lori Heuring

If it’s good enough for Jimmy Buffet and his ridiculous Hawaiian-shirt clad followers, then it should be good enough for you. A blended margarita is the official drink of summer, beaches, and ladies’ night out. With the Margaritaville DM1000 Key West Frozen Concoction Maker, you can keep the inner girl-drink-drunk happy for only $160. While everyone else is chugging hot coffee to fight off the cold, you’ll be enjoying a smooth margarita and possible hypothermia. [...]

Monday is Halloween, but all the parties are probably being held tonight or this weekend. If you still haven’t figured out what to dress up as, I have a great idea that might help and I bet it that you already have all the required costume components. Dress up like Steve Jobs This one is [...] Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/10/28/last-minute-halloween-costume-idea-for-geeks/ Sarah Shahi Sarah Silverman Sarah Wynter

The tablet, similar to how we know it today, has a decently long history, in idea if not in physical reality. With all of this hubbub of iPads, Android tablets, and the relatively recent news that the Tribune people are developing a tablet, I thought I’d take you back in time. Not all the way [...] Source: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/10/the-tablets-long-history/ Melissa George Melissa Howard Melissa Joan Hart

Cloud Girlfriend, despite what it sounds like, doesn’t really have anything to do with cloud computing. Rather, it uses a cloud of women to pose as your girlfriend on Facebook, or your favorite social network of choice. The service is scheduled to launch ‘soon,’ and there’s no indication of how much it will cost. With the tagline ‘The easiest way to get a girlfriend is to already have one,’ Cloud Girlfriend promises to be a [...]

Mozilla Messaging, citing Mozilla’s increased focus on Web-borne communications, will be reintegrating with Mozilla Labs. The Messaging subsidiary was formed in 2008 to focus on Thunderbird, but given Mozilla Labs’ current focus on identity and contact management, it now makes sense for the groups to be merged. Thunderbird will be unaffected by the change — some URLs might change, but that’s it — and presumably Messaging’s F1 and Raindrop will thrive in the Labs playground. [...]

Years of computer use have taught us that the mouse cursor is “above” the windows. It doesn’t push anything around; at least not without you clicking anything. Balance takes that ingrained bit of knowledge and cancels it out. Suddenly your cursor (a blue dot) is solid – and if it touches the blue block, it pushes it around. Your job is to use your cursor to nudge the blue block over to the orange block. [...]

PC manufacturers are playing catchup to Apple’s best-seller, and their efforts are yielding interesting results. Source: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/10/acer-aspire-s3/ Samantha Morton Samantha Mumba Sanaa Lathan

The convenience of using your smartphone to store, stream and curate your music collection — or simply stream music from online, personalized radio stations like Pandora — doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice your home stereo system for the dubious quality earbuds that came with the phone. The investment you’ve made in the stereo gear is as valid as is it was when you bought it. Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/73597.html Michael Michele Michelle Behennah Michelle Branch