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8 reasons to rejoice when gas hits $8/gallon - Short term pain? You bet. But the long term gain is what this excellent article is focusing on.Labels: currentEvents, green power, transportation
—Mike @ 10:29
The 3 Meter Clock - I don't pretend to know how to make one of these (even with the instructions provided; I never did finish that Cleveland Institute of Electronics correspondence course as a teenager), but it's definitely one of the coolest and most inventive clocks I've run across. [Thanks, Rob!]Labels: time
—Mike @ 23:07
I was actually starting to sweat while watching this video - To fully experience the insanity, watch this in full-screen mode. Apparently, this walkway was built more than a century ago (easy to believe). Reminds me of a recurring nightmare I have.Labels: videos
—Mike @ 17:44
521 bicyclists and 10-20,000 spectators - filled our downtown today for the 65th annual Tour of Somerville, "one of the largest free sporting events in the country".
—Mike @ 21:20
Memorial Day Weekend Photos -
It was a houseful at the lake for the holiday this year, as Dennis & family were returning from a vacation in Quebec and joined us for the weekend. Click the photo to view the full album.
—Mike @ 20:07
Energy from the sea - According to this article from ecogeek.org,Recently Marine Current Turbines successfully completed the installation of the world's first megawatt-scale tidal turbine. And now we've got the first images of the turbine installed to prove it. The 1000 ton SeaGen tidal turbine was secured to the seabed and linked with Northern Ireland's electric grid. MCT will now spend about 12 weeks testing the capabilities of the turbine before regularly feeding power into the grid.It's estimated that this technology has the potential to supply 20% of the energy used by the US.
Tidal power has several advantages over wind. The power generation is more predictable (since you always know when the tide will turn) and it is believed that they will have less ecological impacts.Labels: green power
—Mike @ 09:05
New Jersey's best beaches - In this survey, Wildwood was named NJ's best beach. I would've voted for Wildwood Crest myself, always our favorite -- wide, free and clean. But it did come in at #2, so I can't complain.Labels: NJ
—Mike @ 00:02
Imagine being the first human to ever see a star go supernova - This actually happened to a Princeton astronomer, who happened to be looking in the right place, at the right time, with the right telescope.The star is 88 million light-years from Earth and is closer to this planet than any supernova ever observed.Amazing.Labels: space
—Mike @ 17:48
Exciting news - Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center report the development of a vaccine that triggers an immune response to the amyloid-beta peptide protein in animal testing. In other words, the vaccine prevents Alzheimer's from forming in the brain. To satisfy regulatory requirements, it could be at least three years before human trials of the vaccine can take place.Labels: medical
—Mike @ 21:10
A quick history of cell phones - Click here to view the video clip.Labels: communications, technology, videos
—Mike @ 10:35
Prius sales top one million - Want one? Better move fast. [Thanks, Mace!]Labels: green power, transportation
—Mike @ 12:15
NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change - Oops, how did this slip by? I'm surprised the government didn't try to squash these results too, or at least change the science.Labels: science
—Mike @ 17:18
A star among savants - Stephen Wiltshire is an accomplished autistic architectural artist with a truly amazing gift. He can look at a target once and then draw a very accurate and detailed picture of it. He once drew the whole of central London after a helicopter trip above it. In this video, he takes a 45 minute helicopter ride over Rome and then draws a 15 foot wide panoramic picture of the city without having a second glance at it. Then they examine the accuracy of his drawing. The results are astounding.Labels: videos
—Mike @ 16:17
Our spectacular spring front yard -
—Mike @ 09:17
Unleash your creativity - Have "phun" with a 2D physics sandbox, at phun.at. The video will give you a good idea of what it's about.Labels: games
—Mike @ 23:25
Too many junk mail catalogs clogging your mailbox? - Here's a new solution to help eliminate the ones you don't want: CatalogChoice.orgLabels: services
—Mike @ 07:37
Prius.3 - Consistent with the change from the first generation Prius to the second generation, Toyota is once again rumored to be offering a roomier, more powerful, yet more economical vehicle in the upcoming 2009, third generation Prius. This article has more of the details of what we can expect next January.Labels: green power, transportation
—Mike @ 07:26
Root, root, root for the home team -
Here are some photos from Joey's baseball game yesterday. He pitched well, fielded well, got a base hit, plus his team won; a good game!
—Mike @ 13:10
"Bang, zoom, straight to the moon!" - Sign up before June 27th, and you can send your name to the moon with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter when it launches late this year. [Thanks, Bonnie]
—Mike @ 11:27
Flying wings that never land? - Sounds like sci-fi, but within five years, that's exactly what we might have circling around our own skies, according to this Avionews article.Labels: technology
—Mike @ 09:51
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