These are my rants about what is happening in the world, technology, computing, and the Internet.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
How To Carry Groceries With A Square Of Cloth
Are you looking for an environmental friendly way to carry home your groceries? Check out this video on furoshiki. The techniques shown are very interesting, its pretty amazing what you can do square with piece of cloth.
According to a poster on the site: "This is actually being promoted by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, as Japan is one of the biggest users of plastic bags, and are encouraging their citizens to adopt the "old ways" again. Here's a link to a nice PDF that shows many more types of techniques: http://www.env.go.jp/en/focus/attach/060403-5.html"
For more information on furoshiki, check out the following site (http://furoshiki.com) for more techniques.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Tauren's Kilt (WoW Machinima)
When Tauren are bored with fighting monsters and Alliance, they like to frequent pubs for some light drinking. Of course, when that drinking gets a little too heavy and a fellow gets drunk, who knows what will happen to him while he is passed out cold? It's best not to wear a kilt when drinking.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Backyard Theater for Less Than $260
Electronic House reports: "That headline is not a typo. Ed Sweeting built a full-fledged theater in his backyard for under $260. While it may not boast a huge stack of expensive, state-of-the-art equipment, it definitely makes us want to bond with Mother Nature a little more."
Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America
This is a pretty interesting flash video to watch. You can see how many stores Walmart has opened across America over the last four decades.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Super Efficient Cars
Here are some new super efficient cars all competing for the $10 million dollar automotive X-Price. The three cars are the 'Air Car', the 'Fuel Vapor Car', the 'VentureOne (aka Carver three wheeled vehicle)' and the 'Hybrid Attack'.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
GasBuddy.com - Find Low Gas Prices in the USA and Canada
GasBuddy.com can help you find cheap gas prices in your city. It is a network of more than 181 gas price information websites that help you find low gasoline prices.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Sales Guy vs. Web Dude:The Website Is Down
From the web site: "A mashup of true and mostly-true stories from IT hell. If you've ever called tech support and wondered what the hell they are doing down there... well, this should answer some questions for you." Watch the video.
Kinetic sculpture at the BMW Museum
Watch this amazing display of 714 metal balls on strings. It really gets creative after 1 minute. So be patient.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Michio Kaku: Time Travel, Parallel Universes, and Reality
Fascinating interview with Michio Kaku. He is speaking about his new book "Physics of the Impossible," Dr. Kaku explains with how Physics one day may allow us to go back in time.
Top Gear - Supercar Fuel Challenge
Top Gears Jeremy Clarkson tests out 5 modern Supercars to see how far they well go on a gallon of fuel. Check out the video here.
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