Eliot

Eliot Phillips is a mechanical engineer who until recently was based in Nebraska. Growing up on a dairy farm he gained a strong mechanical aptitude; he dedicated time to more electronic pursuits as well. He is the lead hacker at Hack-A-Day and how-to editor emeritus for Engadget. Eliot stopped attempting to keep a regular sleep schedule years ago, finding it much more fun to go crawling through search results for new bizarre bits of knowledge. His personal blog is RobotSkirts.

Status | Member Since: April 26, 2006

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 36 votes / No sinks

I Can Has Rezearch Papar?

Humor – Cyle Gage does his best to explain memes like LOLCats both in what they mean and where they come from. Read on to discover the horrible depths of the internets and how 14-year-olds will be the downfall of us all. If anything you'll walk away knowing exactly what everyone is laughing about.

View Story Discuss (0) (cylegage.com) 190 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on January 15, 2008 07:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 32 votes / 1 sink

Automated projector calibration (cooler than it sounds)

Gadgets & Tech – One of our readers sent in this awesome project. It automatically calibrates the projector to hit any surface perfectly in less than one minute. It works when the detector is facing away, through a mirror, you can even stitch to images together seamlessly, or map an image onto an arbitrarily placed 3D model.

View Story Discuss (2) (hackaday.com) 251 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on November 15, 2007 06:45pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 92 votes / 1 sink

Mahalo the people powered search engine

Gadgets & Tech – Just launched today, Jason Calacanis' newest venture features search engine pages crafted by a team of editors. It aims to be a spam free search engine that can be improved through user suggestions.

View Story Discuss (13) (mahalo.com) 420 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on May 30, 2007 06:38pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 22 votes / No sinks

Mazda Rotary Engine Motorcycle

Autos – This is a custom motorcycle built around a Mazda RX-7 engine. It has a BMW rear drive and a GSX-R front fork.

View Story Discuss (1) (thekneeslider.com) 434 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2007 10:22pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / No sinks

Comix Worst to Best

Movies – Rotten Tomatoes counts down from the worst reviewed comic book movie to the best.

View Story Discuss (3) (rottentomatoes.com) 435 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2007 03:13am

Avatar uploading fixed
This story has mostly positive ratings. 73 votes / 3 sinks

Avatar uploading fixed

News – We know many of you have been waiting for this and we're pleased to announce that all avatar uploading issues are now fixed. Visit your profile settings page to upload a new avatar. Remember: It may take 5 minutes or more for the changes to appear. Please be patient. Let us know in the comments or via sitemail if you run into any new issues. Enjoy!

Discuss (25) 449 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on May 01, 2007 05:49pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 21 votes / No sinks

The flying saucer snapped up by US army

Gadgets & Tech – The former hovercraft engineer has designed and patented a flying saucer from his workshop in Peterborough that has grabbed the imagination of the American military establishment.

View Story Discuss (1) (dailymail.co.uk) 472 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on April 08, 2007 04:35pm

Google launches My Maps
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Google launches My Maps

Gadgets & Tech – Google has finally provided tools for making your own custom Google Maps. Now you can leave placemarks, draw, add photos, add video, and even add HTML descriptions.

View Story Discuss (3) (maps.google.com) 476 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on April 05, 2007 03:24am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 22 votes / No sinks

Group Recipes - Food Social Network

Food – Group Recipes is a recipe sharing site that lets you find recipes based on ingredients, flavors, and what others liked.

View Story Discuss (2) (grouprecipes.com) 476 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on April 05, 2007 12:07am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 35 votes / No sinks

Triumph Street Speed 675?

Autos – There have been rumors of Triumph producing a naked 675. No official announcement, but this may be what we're looking at come July.

View Story Discuss (2) (thekneeslider.com) 482 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on March 29, 2007 06:45pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 13 votes / No sinks

THQ forging Warhammer 40K MMOG

Video Games – The first hints at such a project came last November, when Relic Entertainment, developer of the Warhammer 40,000 real-time strategy series, posted a want ad for MMOG developers. As it turns out, though, another studio--Austin, Texas-based Vigil Games, will be working on the new project, which should not be confused with the swords-and-sorcery MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

View Story Discuss (1) (gamespot.com) 509 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on March 02, 2007 05:47pm

Buell XB12R Firebolt dyno pull
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Video Buell XB12R Firebolt dyno pull

Autos – My friend Jai invited me along today to witness his Buell XB12R's first run on the dynomometer. His bike has a straight pipe exhaust which makes the bike horrendously loud. Today's run also proved that it screws up the air/fuel ratio as well and that the O2 sensor is probably bad. The bike made 74.6Hp and now we know what problem areas to attack to pull that up.

Discuss (1) 510 days ago by Eliot Watch Video!

Submitted and Voted for on March 02, 2007 01:57am

Vote for Brigitte!
This story has mostly positive ratings. 103 votes / 18 sinks

Vote for Brigitte!

Television – Our very own vlogger extraordinaire Brigitte Dale from TV Squad Daily was nominated for Valleywag's Vlog Hot competition. Show your support by voting for her. Polls are open through the weekend and you can vote once daily. Some upsets are already happening with popular vloggers like Amanda Congdon and Ze Frank getting trounced, which is either a sea change... or no one reads Valleywag.

View Story Discuss (11) (valleywag.com) 510 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on March 01, 2007 09:01pm

YouTube - Dodge Demon concept roadster
This story has mostly positive ratings. 38 votes / 1 sink

YouTube - Dodge Demon concept roadster

Autos – Chrysler has put together some B-roll footage of their Dodge Demon concept. Bring your own soundtrack.

View Story Discuss (2) (youtube.com) 523 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on February 16, 2007 04:25pm

Gleno McIntosh memorial ride
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Gleno McIntosh memorial ride

Autos – Last Tuesday, the president of Sin City Sportbikes, Gleno McIntosh, was killed by a motorist. The club was formed to promote a positive image of the sportbike community and develop safe riding skills in all its members. At least 145 bikes showed up for his memorial ride on Sunday.

View Story Discuss (0) (s61.photobucket.com) 527 days ago by Eliot

Submitted and Voted for on February 12, 2007 04:30pm

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