As an engineer, when it comes to practical designing, CAD tools are your best friend, allowing you to visualize and simulate your design before you actually put your design into production. However, with a lifelong job in engineering, there will eventually come a day when you finally get sick of loading AutoCAD or Spice Simulation tools every single day at work. Aren’t there any CAD tools out there that are actually fun to use and that you won’t get tired of?

Well, you’re in luck today! Introducing to you today is BlockCAD, a free downloadable CAD software to help you design your lego projects so that you can estimate how many pieces of each part you need to finish your miniature lego Great Wall of China or Statue of Liberty. Show them that Lego isn’t just for kids aged 6-12.

Download BlockCAD here.

Apparently, a lot of interesting events happen around Toronto in which I weren’t aware of before. In addition to the previously posted Toronto Zombie March that happens around Halloween every year, a city wide Capture the Flag Tournament was also held in September earlier this year.
Organized by the people at NewMindSpace, Capture the Flag 2006 had over a whopping 1000 participants joining the event, making it one of the largest real life CTF games ever (imagine 1000 players playing CTF on Quake… chaos!). Happening in the heart of downtown Toronto, there are more than enough empty space for you to run about and hide your flags.
See more of the event in the video below.

I guess this song more or less summarizes the story of all computer science students. The ‘Windows must be terminated’ part was especially hilarious. As an additional note, this song was actually parodied from a hit by the cutest Taiwanese idol ever - Rainie Yang! You can check out the music video of the original song here.

With Christmas coming in less than two weeks and the holiday season bustling in, we decided to compile a list of 10 festive gizmos, gift and ideas that would add a bit of holiday cheer to all techies and non-techies alike.

1. Glowing Rudolph Mug

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose. And if you pour hot drinks in, you would even see it glow.
This cute little mug is the best gift for the young at heart. It even matches the color of hot cocoa!

2. Beer Advent Calendar

If cute mugs or chocolates are not your thing and are looking for something more manly, try to DIY your own Beer Advent Calendar. All you need is a case of beer and some cardboard. Simple and sweet.

3. Original Christmas gift

Have Christians around you always been preaching how the true meaning of Christmas is forgotten with all that commercialism and gift giving? Well prove them wrong by giving them the ‘original’ gift of Christmas - Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. It actually looks really elegant too with its wooden casing.

4. USB Christmas Tree

Plan on coding/WoW-ing straight through the holiday? You can still celebrate Christmas in style without leaving your computer with this USB Christmas tree that gives off a wintery blue glow. M3rr¥ (hr1$7m4$ Ð00Ð.

5. Holiday Toilet Paper

Yup that’s right, even your washroom needs that extra something for Christmas, and these set of holiday toilet paper rolls are just what you need. In case you’re out of wrapping paper for your presents, these holiday toilet rolls could also do the job… i guess =P.

6. Darth Vader/Yoda Nutcracker

For the diehard Star Wars fan, these Darth Vader and Yoda Nutcrackers are the gift for you. Wield the power of the force to crack open your hardest walnuts easily with the help of Vader or Yoda. However, whether to side with the light or to join the dark side, the choice is yours alone. May the force be with you!

7. Pooing Santa/Snowman

This is what you get after a Christmas feast in North Pole - Santa dumping red and green excrements and Frosty dumping snowballs… Poor Santa must have had some major food poisoning to get red poo.
Dumping Santa and Frosty are actually candy dispensers in disguise, and as for the candy… you can figure that out. An appetizing delight!

8. Grow your Christmas Tree!

Instead of buying a Christmas tree every year, why not grow one yourself? With this Magical Christmas Tree kit, just fill a plate with the magic crystal powder, add some water, and watch your Christmas tree come to life!

9. Candycane Shotglasses

Add a pinch of peppermint to your drinks this holiday season when you serve them with these candycane shotglasses. Not only do they look nice with a red and white swirl around them, they’re actually edible. Let’s just hope the candy cane doesn’t dissolve before you finish your drink.

10. Charlie Brown Pathetic Tree

From the classic Christmas cartoon from all of our childhoods, this pathetic Christmas tree comes straight from the hands of Charlie Brown in his 1965 holiday special - A Charlie Brown Christmas. Now you can understand the true meaning of Christmas with Charlie Brown as you pick up his tree and watch his full holiday episode here on youtube.

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