tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59884642011-04-24T06:42:38.511-07:00Randomness from surfingTechnogeekology Spoken HereNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.comBlogger4461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-28972094463154075252008-03-26T23:24:00.000-07:002008-03-26T23:24:50.550-07:00Ay Caramba!No wonder I can't lose weight, the calories are out to get me....seriously, 2,900 calorie fries! Wow.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-71593872281582460162008-03-21T12:00:00.000-07:002008-03-21T12:00:08.054-07:00Water water everywhere...now a drop to drinkDean Kamen has introduced a truly amazing new device that purifies ANY water.The claims he makes are truly astounding, such as the ability to get water from the ocean, from poisoned wells, from urine...he claims this device has the potential to eliminate 50% of the diseases the world faces by bringing clean drinking water to the 20% of people of this planet who do not have it. If this thing pans Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-24091545080662954342008-03-20T13:00:00.000-07:002008-03-20T13:17:13.754-07:00Two New(ish) TechsNot really related to anything, but thought I'd share.Room temperature superconducting materialandFlying laser cannonNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-71019816547897945882008-03-20T12:58:00.000-07:002008-03-20T12:58:58.641-07:00Need a laugh?Pointing out awful errors from bad photoshopping should do it.Check out PhotoShopped for some chuckles.* * *Funny thing is, I remember seeing some of these images at the grocery story and the movie theater, but I didn't really notice. They might not have looked right, but I didn't think on it long enough to figure it out. Sad state of affairs when we don't notice when a movie poster portrays Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-55941326083840449592008-03-18T15:18:00.000-07:002008-03-18T15:18:53.179-07:00PapercraftPaper animation - yes, using real paper, with the image cut out. Yes, it takes a LONG time. The effect is really cool though.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-69328029633123365532008-03-07T01:19:00.000-08:002008-03-07T01:20:46.954-08:00WowI'd never have guessed I'd have the same thing to say about two totally different movies...and yet have it mean such completely opposite things.- - -First up: Tropic Thunder - I'm not sure what to say except check out the picture. Guy in front, Ben Stiller. Guy in back, Jack Black (with blond hair). Guy in the middle...the black guy in the middle...Mr. Robert Downey Jr. - yeah, I had to do a Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-67267346518120396182008-02-29T04:56:00.000-08:002008-02-29T04:56:27.748-08:00Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP)What the heck is Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis? Well, basically, it's a procedure whereby a person can regain their lost sight through, basically, putting a tooth in their eye. Yeah, I know, I had to double check to make sure it wasn't a hoax, but it's not, it's a real procedure. This world is a strange place.(FYI, if you didn't know, they're doing face transplants now as well. And bionic eyes Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-52511626351937616382008-02-26T14:43:00.000-08:002008-02-26T14:44:49.478-08:00Let 'Er Float!High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas - the business of Sea Salvage.(Sounds odd, but this is really an interesting article)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-9990249203848584912008-02-25T16:11:00.000-08:002008-02-25T16:12:00.982-08:00Free!!!It's the future of business.(No, really)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-13621933561703172292008-02-12T16:29:00.000-08:002008-02-12T16:29:38.621-08:00Now these are some nice desktop backgrounds...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-48121890394076886562008-01-12T23:11:00.000-08:002008-01-12T23:11:19.867-08:00Getting from Here to There...takes about 7 hours and 51 minutes.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-55181921081155857952007-11-15T15:53:00.000-08:002007-11-15T15:53:22.039-08:00Surfer dude flabbergasts scientists with new (possible) Holy Grail of physics - Unification Theory:Like, the universe is one, man...No, really. I'm not kidding. Seriously. This is not a joke. It even has a name. So does he. Garrett Lisi, and the E8 pattern. Yeah, I know...but at least if this whole physics thing doesn't work out, he's got a cool name for a band.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-8091491844544379472007-11-14T11:43:00.000-08:002007-11-14T11:43:26.195-08:00I just found my dream home - a very cool Modern Log CabinDaddy wants...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-27552171473974339002007-11-02T04:38:00.001-07:002007-11-02T04:46:45.600-07:00WowMy life will never be the same...I have discovered manualism.Check it out. I suggest starting with the William Tell Overture or the Super Mario Brother's theme. His name is Jerry Phillips, and his ouvre and info is here. It includes everything from Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" to the "William Tell Overture" to Guns 'n Roses "Sweet Child of Mine."Just Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-59786365424143835892007-10-12T00:44:00.000-07:002007-10-12T00:44:04.947-07:00I love random information.Here are two great articles from one of my favorite sites, Damn InterestingThe first up is titled Amoebic Morality, and is about how single cell organisms can come together and cooperate, even sacrificing themselves for the greater good. Fascinating.The second is the (true life) story of the origins of Assassins. Almost a thousand years ago, actually.Have fun reading!Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-83923812941337351222007-10-08T16:30:00.000-07:002007-10-08T16:30:57.628-07:00The real world and the virtual get closer to intersecting.Which car is real and which is in a video game?(The video game being Grand Turismo 5)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-82282928673134858972007-10-05T22:58:00.000-07:002007-10-05T22:58:04.251-07:00The Sultan’s Elephant - definitely the most giganormous marionette show you will ever see. Wow(BTW, this is from one of my fav sites, the Athanasius Kircher Society blog)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-8190173655875910762007-10-05T17:13:00.000-07:002007-10-05T22:58:59.931-07:007 Animals used in the military I don't know about you, but to me there's just something inherently wrong with a dolphin sticking you with a hypodermic needle and pumping you full of CO2 so that you die and your body floats to the surface.Somehow, that's just not right. But, I guess that's better than being killed by a flaming war pig...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-77427518639023897992007-10-05T16:57:00.000-07:002007-10-05T16:57:48.770-07:00The speed of light is slower than...the speed of light???!High Energy Gamma Rays Go Slower Than Lower Energy PhotonsWell isn't Einstein going to be upset...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-68226054424100363642007-10-05T01:57:00.000-07:002007-10-05T23:32:13.835-07:00Craigslist Meets WallStreetWow - great, honest response to a woman that is looking "to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year." Good read. Check it out.And in the same vein (kind of...in a way) - proof that:There are no unattractive womenAmazing what a few hours of beauty treatments and makeovers can do.BTW, this is from a great, often inspirational site called Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-50801132815833610842007-10-04T23:14:00.000-07:002007-10-04T23:14:35.348-07:00I love tehnology - just imagine the possibilities with this product:New plastic is as strong as steel, and is transparentVery cool.This is pretty cool too.Personal home observatoriesNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-57986735922951028682007-10-04T16:15:00.000-07:002007-10-04T16:15:17.134-07:00Intelligent cat door - or "Flo Control" as they like to call it.Might sound kind of strange, but actually is a pretty cool project.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-39023243721803787902007-09-28T03:04:00.000-07:002007-09-28T03:04:23.923-07:00Simply Beautiful: 32 Amazing Bridges from Around the WorldNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-53468434126327067722007-09-26T14:08:00.000-07:002007-09-26T14:08:52.653-07:00Wow - Every woman has beauty. The proof is in the pictures.The question is can she afford to show it. A free makeover can help.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-9085746550430963542007-09-23T22:36:00.000-07:002007-09-23T22:36:09.376-07:00Yes, I'm a geek, I admit it - but this stuff fascinates me...Parallel universe proofandImaging Quantum EntanglementNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-77984259645677512542007-09-23T02:45:00.000-07:002007-09-23T02:56:45.389-07:00Spider-Man 3:How It Should Have Ended - Hilarious and oh so true(most all the "How it should have ended" clips are good)AND...you have not lived (or at least laughed really good" until you've seen the Indian version of Superman...just watch the clipNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-68233305566197888602007-09-22T17:45:00.000-07:002007-09-22T17:45:30.098-07:00Transparent frogs - courtesy of Hiroshima scientistsNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-13344391696363411152007-09-21T16:29:00.000-07:002007-09-21T16:29:02.935-07:0010 Best (Worst?) Animated Movies for (Traumatizing) KidsKind of ho-hum till you get to the end (though I agree some of the mentioned movies are not kid flicks (see: Hunchback of Notredame, etc), and Watership Down is kind of violent, but the last one was so funny I nearly fell out of my seat. Wow.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-71449485308183686572007-09-21T03:35:00.000-07:002007-09-21T03:35:01.542-07:00God responds to getting sued...and I thought the whole $67 Million Lost Pants suit was enough legal ridiculosity for one year.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-28426270189124131752007-09-21T00:22:00.000-07:002007-09-21T00:22:27.024-07:00Sweet little headless robot dog...thing.DARPA is behind it, and it traverses a rocky terrain like nobody's business. Good job, BostonDynamics.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-85565423123583904322007-09-19T19:05:00.000-07:002007-09-19T19:08:20.392-07:00Cats Listening to MusicJust click it. You know you want to.You will laugh, I guarantee.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-62799993424614950472007-09-15T22:46:00.000-07:002007-09-15T22:46:56.332-07:00Proof: Cats are stupid.Cute, I'll give you that, but stupid.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-12129990155642918592007-09-15T22:30:00.000-07:002007-09-15T22:30:48.448-07:00Cheap legal software for students/those related to an educational institution: JourneyEd.comNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-26737261550191920952007-09-14T17:30:00.000-07:002007-09-14T17:30:07.808-07:00How to think like a millionaire.Now I just the car to make this work...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-72728822310897201492007-09-14T02:28:00.000-07:002007-09-14T02:28:19.100-07:00I want this Aweso shirt.(It's just Aweso because it doesn't have me in it) *grin*Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-12587030624978940922007-09-14T01:23:00.000-07:002007-09-14T01:23:39.563-07:00Thoughts from the Singularity Summit, such as:Will Super Smart Artificial Intelligences Keep Humans Around As Pets?Now there's a question to keep you thinking for a while...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-23565621021730577522007-09-12T22:02:00.000-07:002007-09-12T22:02:52.824-07:00Homer Simpson Teaches RhetoricActually, it's a very good article.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-28675337914558527112007-09-10T09:55:00.000-07:002007-09-10T09:55:22.640-07:00You might not think of libraries as being beautiful, but these examples most definitely are:Beautiful LibrariesNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-57336192014249830482007-09-10T08:57:00.000-07:002007-09-10T08:57:10.824-07:00Question:Which one work's better for you. A Pirate's keyboard or a Programmer's keyboard?Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-44120337206745001482007-09-10T00:03:00.000-07:002007-09-10T00:03:41.403-07:00----Rainbow Hash Cracking----The article is interesting enough, but the title is great :DNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-69548810637879167652007-09-04T18:30:00.000-07:002007-09-04T18:30:04.117-07:00Original Macintosh User Manual - kind of interesting look at how paradigms are formed and shifted.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-67920859333549791492007-08-31T02:21:00.000-07:002007-08-31T02:21:30.021-07:00Researchers at USC develop a 360-degree holographic displayNot perfect by a long shot, but still really cool.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-30738637491464235592007-08-31T01:37:00.000-07:002007-08-31T01:57:34.233-07:00Leave it to Texas...Monster spider web found! - more specifically - "a sprawling spider web that blankets several trees, shrubs and the ground along a 200-yard stretch of trail"(video here)Canada also gets in on the giant spiderweb weirdness too. Except they outdid that puny 200-yard stretch, and instead covered 60 acres with web.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-11075253186682051022007-08-19T23:29:00.000-07:002007-08-19T23:30:31.779-07:00Prius vs. Hummer - you wouldn't have guess who would win, enviornmentally speaking - appearances are not everything. But then again, there are better options than either.Prius vs. HummerJust really makes you stop and think beyond your first thought. Here's a mantra for the day - "Think Deeper"Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1156498069284204912006-08-25T02:27:00.000-07:002006-08-25T02:47:36.870-07:00The Green Hornet - by Aurelien Poitrimout - seriously, one of the *BEST* fan films I've ever seen - amazing stuff. Somebody, please, get these guys Hollywood contracts.It might not have the "cool" factor going for it as much as Batman: Dead End does (a batman vs alien vs predator lineup), but the production value is at least as good, and the fight scenes are better. Definitely, check it out. Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1156239417962572092006-08-22T02:36:00.000-07:002006-08-22T02:36:58.073-07:00Snakes on a plane? Pshaw - that's so yesterday - today, it's Snakes on a FiretruckNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1155794663507756892006-08-16T23:04:00.000-07:002006-08-16T23:04:23.506-07:00Coffee - Just what the doctor orderedNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1155794507112364532006-08-16T23:01:00.000-07:002006-08-16T23:01:48.020-07:00Amazing example of what one can do with digital art as a medium - Philip Straub's Afternoon LightNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1153727680907651322006-07-24T00:54:00.000-07:002006-07-24T00:54:43.866-07:00I so want one of these: Tesla RoadsterAll electric, all amazing - * 0 to 60 in 4 seconds* 250 miles to a charge* 1 to 2 cents a mile* $80 grand price tagThis is cool. This is revolutionary.I want one.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1152603657819910462006-07-11T00:40:00.000-07:002006-07-11T00:40:58.640-07:00Now this is a cool - a tank-motorcycle hybrid - the Hyanide.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1152598063906371842006-07-10T23:07:00.000-07:002006-07-10T23:07:50.090-07:00He is the ultimate slacker - Kyle MacDonald.He traded a paper clip for a house - literally.Of course, there were several intermediary trades in between, but the point is - a paperclip for a house!Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1151000461702599832006-06-22T11:21:00.000-07:002006-06-22T11:24:20.846-07:00Create sweet sweet music with a thereamin program and a graphics tablet.(Wacom graphire tablet for example)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1150351338059715502006-06-14T23:02:00.000-07:002006-06-14T23:02:18.776-07:00you knew it was going to happen someday - Star Trek vs. Star WarsNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1149536012616786062006-06-05T12:33:00.000-07:002006-06-05T12:33:32.640-07:00World's thinnest e-paper - new from Bridgestone.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1149412181398116812006-06-04T02:09:00.000-07:002006-06-04T02:09:42.520-07:00200 liters of Diet Coke + 500 Mentos = A whole lot of fun!Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1149385986554406442006-06-03T18:53:00.000-07:002006-06-03T18:53:06.656-07:00This is just nutty - first there were "Snakes on a Plane", and now there's a snake getting married.Not kidding.And no, it's not to another snake.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1149354341031638662006-06-03T10:05:00.000-07:002006-06-03T10:05:41.176-07:00Snakes on a Plane - for real!Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1149325952289460082006-06-03T02:12:00.000-07:002006-06-03T02:12:32.306-07:00WOWArt in extreme miniature - by Willard WiganNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1148416136325602152006-05-23T13:28:00.000-07:002006-05-23T13:28:56.643-07:00Light travels faster than light - MOVING BACKWARDS!Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1145008463259815492006-04-14T02:54:00.000-07:002006-04-14T02:54:23.303-07:00Wow! - the hyper-realistic art of sculptor Ron Mueck.Definitely worth a look.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1143615477112479722006-03-28T22:57:00.000-08:002006-03-28T22:57:57.170-08:00This is fun - an Animation of Asteroids Passing Near EarthNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1143438394489129042006-03-26T21:46:00.000-08:002006-03-26T21:46:34.500-08:00Story of the Bionic Man.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1141138688577197552006-02-28T06:58:00.000-08:002006-02-28T06:58:08.640-08:00This is pretty sweet - getting closer to when computing will be really cool - True Three Dimensional Image Projection.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1140749691391454302006-02-23T18:54:00.000-08:002006-02-23T18:54:51.403-08:00Now this is some crazy Russian freerunning... Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1139084732595945382006-02-04T12:25:00.000-08:002006-02-04T12:25:32.650-08:00Now this is funny - Doctors embarrassing moments.The whistling one really cracked me up.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1137889605521139062006-01-21T16:26:00.000-08:002006-01-21T16:26:45.576-08:00Now this is some cool stuff - Ferrofluid Sculptures - by Sachiko Kodama(magnetic fluid art - I want some to play around with, make some photos of...)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1137079215044501112006-01-12T07:20:00.000-08:002006-01-12T07:20:15.106-08:00Now it can be a reality - no, not "Green eggs and ham" but rather Green Ham and eggs.Maybe they'll make some green eggs next...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1136482433764856512006-01-05T09:33:00.000-08:002006-01-05T09:33:53.776-08:00I'm still laughing - Best Blonde Joke EverNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1135987491910934762005-12-30T16:04:00.000-08:002005-12-30T16:04:51.970-08:00Pseudo- conspiracy theory and yet real also, you should know about RFID 'spy chips' - they're a realitySo, basically, everything you buy can be tracked to you specifically. And they're virtually undetectable, or close to it (with conductive ink they can, or soon will be able to, make tags as small as the dot of a printed "i" - so they cen be pretty much anywhere).Definitely something to keep an Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1135901793769662202005-12-29T16:16:00.000-08:002005-12-29T16:16:33.813-08:00The Million Dollar Homepage - brilliant piece of advertising, and a million dollar boon for a college kid - he sells ad space on his site, pixel by pixelNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1135892359671166362005-12-29T13:39:00.000-08:002005-12-29T13:40:13.830-08:00Wasps are the new anti-terror weapon - I'm not kidding - they can also sniff out other contraband besides explosives, crops that are rotten underground, and maybe even cancer.Now that's some WEIRD science.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1133430806170917992005-12-01T01:53:00.000-08:002005-12-01T01:53:26.230-08:00World's First Face TransplantNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1133216060413625572005-11-28T14:14:00.000-08:002005-11-28T14:14:20.426-08:00Some interesting goings-on in the world of science. Such as melding matter with antimatter and a patent for something that sounds for all practical purposes like a Warp Drive.A little snipet from the latter abstract, which after describing the machanism of the anamoly states that, and I quote:"the highest pressure of inflationary vacuum state is pushing said space vehicle forward in modified Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1132263642440210772005-11-17T13:40:00.000-08:002005-11-17T13:40:42.500-08:00It's finally a reality - $100 laptops - specifically for 3rd world countries.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1131733731929839032005-11-11T10:28:00.000-08:002005-11-11T10:28:51.980-08:00Eight year old in college - now that's pushing it just a bit, IMHONathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1131441087967302692005-11-08T01:11:00.000-08:002005-11-08T01:11:28.020-08:00It's neiher a toy nor a prop - it's the military's new PHaSR Rifle - Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response - basically a fancy laser that temporarily blinds you.
(more info here.)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1131121184832045482005-11-04T08:19:00.000-08:002005-11-04T08:19:44.886-08:00The world keeps getting smaller and smaller - Anonymous sperm donor tracked down via internet - by his 15 year old son.
What's especially interesting about this is the forensic possibilities for crime scene investigations.
(Anyone remember 'Gataca' - when they sweep the building for a DNA sample after someone was killed?)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1130981321901416992005-11-02T17:28:00.000-08:002005-11-02T17:28:42.006-08:00Is this kind of like the American version of the African tribal tradition of having to kill a lion with a spear to become a man? - Man battles buck with his bare hands, and winsNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1130739287066713982005-10-30T22:14:00.000-08:002005-10-30T22:14:47.130-08:00Urban Legends Reference Pages: Photo Gallery (Grand Canyon Skywalk)I'm game if you're game - Grand Canyon SkywalkNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1130579290558135182005-10-29T02:48:00.000-07:002005-10-29T02:48:10.606-07:00The possibilities for this are just - wow.
Introducing the KHRONOS PROJECTOR: "a video time-warping machine with a tangible deformable screen"
Check it out.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1130509940395372462005-10-28T07:32:00.000-07:002005-10-28T07:32:20.453-07:00Sound traveling faster than light.
....interesting...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1130388633526305252005-10-26T21:48:00.000-07:002005-10-26T21:50:33.536-07:00Step aside, Superman, technology is going to make your abilities obsolete. Power currently under review: X-Ray Vision that can see through concrete.And that's the "good" use of it. In a similar but more disturbing devlopment, a type of infrared camera lens has been developed for normal cameras, that allows see-through images to be taken. Intersting technology, but disturbing nonetheless.I can Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1130232917506965622005-10-25T02:35:00.000-07:002005-10-25T02:35:17.543-07:00C-R-A-Z-Y - the Top Thrill Dragster rollercoaster - 420 feet tall, 120 mph
...even I would think twiceNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1130230362498040812005-10-25T01:52:00.000-07:002005-10-25T01:52:42.580-07:00Another day, another step closer to the future:
Qubit Links for more powerful computers (waaaaaay more powerful)
Buckypaper for an amazing material 10 times lighter than steel, but 250 times stronger (and twice as hard as a diamond)Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1130184291210112032005-10-24T13:04:00.000-07:002005-10-24T13:04:51.263-07:00Top 10 things likely to be overheard from a Klingon Programmer Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1129909484866622652005-10-21T08:43:00.000-07:002005-10-21T08:44:44.873-07:00This is so wrong and so funny: "Rat Boy Monster"Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1129908323969140082005-10-21T08:25:00.000-07:002005-10-21T08:25:23.976-07:00Wow - I posted a while back (I think) about Sir Mix-A-Lot's song, "Baby Got Back" being translated into Latin (see here). Well, now Jonathan Coulton has gone and made the world that much better by making an actual song of "Baby Got Back," but remixed into a folkish kind of tune, or as he put it, "whiteified."
Very amusing, so check it out.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1129513082549252352005-10-16T18:38:00.000-07:002005-10-16T18:38:02.643-07:00Sears Tower in jenga blocks!
...and people accuse me of having too much time on my handsNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1129378780804579892005-10-15T01:17:00.000-07:002005-10-15T05:19:40.810-07:00Don't believe everything you see on TV:Feaseability of Archimedes Death Ray proven by MIT students, contrary to what the show MythBusters said.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1129234773289853782005-10-13T13:19:00.000-07:002005-10-13T13:19:33.366-07:00This makes me think of a dragon.
This makes me think of a sea monster.
Kinda cool I think.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1129189079642404812005-10-13T00:37:00.000-07:002005-10-13T00:37:59.650-07:00Silicon Zoo - what's on YOUR chip?Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1128752394845048592005-10-07T23:19:00.000-07:002005-10-07T23:19:54.896-07:00Diamond knee replacements!
Well, yes...that is one possiblity now that we have learned how to make 'real' diamonds.
They're already up to two carats, and are planning on ten.
Another possibility is a car paint that would never scratch. Lots and lots of possibilities...
The 10,000 *movie* iPod sounds kind of interesting too.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1128583525774638562005-10-06T00:25:00.000-07:002005-10-06T00:25:25.813-07:00Carbon nanotube memory chips - ten times faster than today's flash memory.
Basically, what they're talking about is "instant on" computers - no start-up time.Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1128510812596835292005-10-05T04:13:00.000-07:002005-10-05T04:13:32.653-07:00www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.com
- that's one seriously long domain nameNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1128504235126085202005-10-05T02:23:00.000-07:002005-10-05T02:23:55.130-07:00World's Tallest BuildingsNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1128501121308479922005-10-05T01:32:00.000-07:002005-10-05T01:32:01.373-07:00This could make things interesting - an anti-sniper robot.
It can't fire back (yet), but it locates the source of the shot pretty darn quick, or, as they claim "before the smoke disappears."Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1128069442239197712005-09-30T01:37:00.000-07:002005-09-30T01:37:22.283-07:00This is just plain fun - Tessellating ImagesNathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1127982145776674512005-09-29T01:22:00.000-07:002005-09-29T01:22:25.816-07:00Another step closer to having useful self-assemblying robots.
Quandry: Scary or cool?
When did SkyNet go on line?Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1127194097664594542005-09-19T22:28:00.000-07:002005-09-19T22:28:17.663-07:00Weird - guy builds up 40,000 volt charge in his jacket - from static electricity!
Talk about not being grounded...Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988464.post-1127193890414866142005-09-19T22:24:00.000-07:002005-09-19T22:24:50.453-07:00Sure, Superman can stop speeding bullets, but can he stop light?Nathanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936838203610892583noreply@blogger.com0