![Change Windows Power Plans with a Keyboard Shortcut [Windows]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/b93b0f01ae4c30d3265.jpg)
Switching between Windows' built-in power schemes from the taskbar can be kind of a pain, so reader Keithb1 shows us a few different ways to change them with a keyboard shortcut.
I got rather sick of choosing plans from the system tray. It's just a little clumsy and clunky trying to manage it with a trackpad all the time. Plus, I will jump at just about any chance or excuse to make something like that happen from the keyboard instead. After...
![Skiing on Poo Snow Is Perhaps Even Grosser than You Think [Health]](http://www.thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/7c86a576500x_skis.jpg)
Flagstaff, Arizona wants to expand it Snowbowl Ski Resort, and is working with the Forest Service to find a way to make it happen. The solution? Use reclaimed poop water to get that powder you need. Gross! Except the poop might not be the problem.
You recall that there's the problem of psychological contagion, right? It makes the gross stay gross even after it has been cleansed of whatever makes it gross. Like how purified water will stay dirty...
![If Pixar Made the Rocketeer, It Would Look Like This [Video]](http://feeds.thatsovietguy.com/~ff/gizmodo/vip?d=qj6IDK7rITs)
In short, awesome. Filmmaker John Banana made this fan film in honor of the original movie's 20th anniversary and the late, great Dave Stevens. It's really too cute for words. [The Mary Sue]
In short, awesome. Filmmaker John Banana made this fan film in honor of the original movie's 20th anniversary and the late, great Dave Stevens. It's really too cute for words
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If Pixar Made the Rocketeer, It Would Look Like...
![RIM Can’t Win These Days [Lawsuits]](http://thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/4fb10572im-playbook.jpg)
Just when you thought RIM's fortunes couldn't get any worse, along comes Dolby Laboratories to knock the beleaguered company a little bit lower.
What is Dolby's deal? Patent infringement. It's seemingly the soup de jour of lawsuits these days, if lawsuits were soup and the legal system some kind of uber-litigious diner.
Anyway, quoth the audio-friendly company in an unfriendly statement about RIM:
"[RIM infringes upon patents covering] highly...
![Turns Out That Jet Surfboard Is Pretty Fast [Video]](http://thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/c57618fcard-640x327.jpg)
Remember that crazy battery-powered jet surfboard? Turns out it's pretty quick, pushing 20 pounds of thrust good for up to 12mph for a run time of almost 40 minutes. That's 3 times faster than most humans can paddle. The drawback is that the kit weighs an extra 15 pounds. Good for stability, bad for maneuverability, but since average surfers aren't going to spring on the $4500 for this tech, it stands to reason that lifeguards on rescue boards,...
![FlyNano Single-Seater Aircraft Requires Death Wish, But No Pilot’s License [Airplanes]](http://thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/90acb53ano_nint6_48.jpg)
Fun fact I learned of this morning: To skirt the annoying "pilot's license" thing that's typically required to take a potentially deadly craft into the wild blue yonder, just build something that's super-light and does not qualify as a plane.
That's technically what pilot Aki Suokas did at the Aero Friedrichshafen this past week, where he revealed the ultra lightweight Fly Nano water plane. It's a single-seat, gas-powered aircraft that's just...
![This Is BioShock Infinite, How It Used To Look, And How Impressively It Should Play [Video]](http://thatsovietguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/39fdb1d8922_skyline.jpg)
At PAX East today, the makers of BioShock Infinite, the big 2012 sequel from Irrational Games, shared what they said would be their cutting-room-floor material. They showed what won't go into BioShock Infinite, but that will help shape the gaming experience. Of course, their cutting room floor material is fascinating. So stop looking at this already-released art and flip to the new stuff...
First up... This is sort of a joke concept sketch from...
