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If you are as big into architecture as I am, you'll love this collection of unusual buildings from around the world.
A trip down memory lane with a visit back to look at the first of each kind of gadget. Pictured is the first portable computer, the forerunner to the laptop. I remember my first portable computer in the military. It was quite similar to the pictured (slightly bigger screen though) and it made me laugh. Check out the floppy disk drives. Ahhhh, the good ol' days......
In case you ever wondered how to sabre open a bottle of champagne.
Get ready to have your musical mind blown by this Moebius-ifying of a Bach work, the Crab Canon. And by Moebius-ifying, I mean taking the music and playing it from end to beginning at the same time it is also playing normally.
Who said I'm not willing to embarrass myself on the internet?
Did you know that the RIAA go into American schools where they lobby for curriculum to include biased lessons on copyright law? I say biased because they only try to instill that 'songlifting' is as bad as shoplifting and there is no mention whatsoever of the important rights of fair use. Not surprising, as Big E doesn't really believe in fair use at all. Now, the RIAA even ask kids in school to go to the media to talk about the RIAA copyright projects they're working on. So now the kids are being employed as unpaid RIAA PR people. Nice work.
Remember the 3-strikes HADOPI law that France tried to pass back in the spring? The one that was defeated due to it being unconstitutional? Well, the French government didn't give up. They passed a slightly altered version of the law that would go easy on children caught downloading copyrighted material and stipulates that internet users with a Wi-Fi connection must prevent unauthorized users from accessing it.
According to a Gallup poll taken earlier this year, only 39% of Americans say they believe in the theory of evolution, while 25% say they do not believe in the theory, and 36% don't have an opinion either way.
I was wondering how long it would be before someone started using the bible against those who often use the bible to justify their own stance.
OK, so we discovered IKEA in Beijing. How about WalMart?
The marshmallow experiment is a famous test of the delayed gratification concept. In the 1960s, a group of 4 year olds were given a marshmallow and promised another, only if they could wait 20 minutes before eating the first one. Some children could wait and others could not. The researchers followed the progress of each child into adolescence, and it turns out that those with the ability to wait were better adjusted and more dependable.
I'm not a celeb fanatic. I don't watch Hollywood news programs, I laugh as I pass the tabloid rags at the supermarket.
You know how all babies look adorable to their parents even when other folks might think otherwise? I think the same principle may be at work with regards to engagement photos. Because some pictures may look fantastic to the couple in the photos, but to the unbiased observer, thoughts of "What were they thinking?" abound.
You all know how I loves me a good hamburger. Well, I thought I'd dies and gone to heaven when I came across this Guide to Hamburger and Cheeseburger Styles at A Hamburger Today, a site that specializes in all things hamburger. They had hamburger styles I'd never even heard of before.
This city is the second-largest primarily French-speaking city in the world, after Paris. In two years it will be 400 years old (from the time people first started living there). It is one of only 3 world cities named UNESCO City of Design, a title recognizing its design community. It has a 250 acre park in the middle of the city. It is home to 4 universities. It boasts a subway system where each of its 68 stations was designed by different architects with individual themes and features original artwork.
If you like soda, or pop as we call it in Canada, you'll love this video of John Nese talking about soda. He runs Galco's Soda Pop Stop, a store that specializes in the kind of soda not made by the Coke or Pepsi people. There are some interesting flavours (over 500) on those shelves, like cucumber and rose, or green tea cola. Oh yes, and you can get soda that isn't made with corn syrup. Lots of it. Everything seems to be in glass bottles too.
I don't know why I was looking at them, but a recent browse of motor homes and trailers revealed that manufacturers try to cram as much sleeping space into them as possible, at the expense of everything else. I understand that there's a market for that, but what about couples who want to travel in something bigger than a van? The larger you go, the more sleeping space there is, while everything else stays relatively tiny. Why can't they make big motor homes designed for 2 people? One big bedroom, one big kitchen / living room. A bathroom you can turn around in. A shower that is elbow-friendly. Is that too much to ask?
This looks like a good place to call home.
What I find fascinating about people like Orly Taitz (Lawyer, Dentist, and Real Estate Agent), one of the most outspoken members of the 'birther' movement, is not that she spouts unsubstantiated things about Obama. Because it seems quite probable that she actually believes her own accusations. Which begs the question - is she mad as a hatter? If the answer is an obvious 'yes', it begs another question - are her followers mad too? The answer appears to be yes on all counts.
Germans have invented a steel version of Velcro capable of withstanding a tensile load of up to 35 tonnes per square meter at temperatures as high as 800°C. It's called Metaklett.
Here's what I predict airline fares will be like in about a year, if not before:
If you want to see a glimpse of the effects of the recent recession that apparently is being purposely hidden from the world, check out this article. In it, they describe how a ghost fleet of container ships and supertankers sit idle and empty off shore of Singapore.
When people in Beijing need a place to hang out for a while (or in some cases all day), they like to go to IKEA. That's right.
I was about to take what had the potential to be a fun quiz on Facebook (regardless of the R rated title) because the results some people were getting looked kinda funny. Then I saw the disclaimer in accessing the application.
People who protested in Washington against 'Obamacare' don't seem to have a clue about what they're protesting. Or they're just making stuff up. Apparently, if you're a charismatic speaker, you're like Hitler.
Check out how Canadian Private Copying Collective, who collects a levy on every blank CD and DVD sold in Canada is once again pushing for a levy on every mp3 player sold.
The latest in concept motorcycles is seen here.
