Apple shares up on tablet rumor
Apple shares rise by more than 1% in early trading on Wednesday amid further speculation over new products.
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Apple shares up on tablet rumor
Friday, December 25, 2009
Easy build TelePrompter for your video camera
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via Instructables: exploring by Behnt on 12/1/09
This is how I made a TelePrompter for my podcast to save me having to memorize lines. Which I am terrible at. I found a application on the itunes store for the ipod touch and iphone for TelePrompter but could not afford the hardware they offered to sell me. So I made my own out of Coroplast and a CD...By: Behnt
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The Christmas Truck
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Kris Marshall was hauling a generator and some Christmas lights to his church in his $50 used truck. Inspiration struck and Kris decided to turn his truck into The Christmas Truck. He taped about 3000 twinkle lights to the truck and plugged them into the generator in the box. The pictures suggest it's a delightful sight in the nighttime...not so much in the daytime, I'm guessing. This begs the question...do you string/tape lights onto things that are not typically decorated at Christmastime?
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How to Fix the Red Ring of Death on the Xbox 360
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Don't you just hate it when you get the red ring of death (rrod) on you xbox 360? Well I do. That's why I've made this cheap and easy guide to help you get rid of and prevent the rrod on your xbox 360. IMPORTANT ***THIS IS MY FIRST INSTRUCTABLE. PLEASE THINK BEFORE COMMENTING*** Identify the p...By: kid007la
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Original blueprints of the Eiffel Tower
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At the Eiffel Tower's official web site, you can check out scans of the original blueprints created by Gustave Eiffel in preparation for the 1889 World's Fair. The famous tower in Paris was the source of much controversy (many thought its skeletal design ruined the classical cityscape) and remained the tallest structure in the world until the Chrysler Building in 1930.
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
The elephant in the testing room
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via Boing Boing by Maggie Koerth-Baker on 12/11/09
Hemant Mehta, "The Friendly Atheist", is also a math teacher. This is what he found on one of the tests he was grading this week. The ol' Elephant Excuse. Pretty crafty. So how does a responsible educator of young minds respond to such a stunt? The answer is after the jump ...
If you're going to throw a Hail Mary Pachyderm on your final exam, you damn well best get your artwork correct.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Why Switzerland Has The Lowest Crime Rate In The World
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When thinking about the mass extermination camps of a holocaust think.. The key to freedom is to be able to have the ability to defend yourself &, if you dont have the tools to do that, then youre going to be at the mercy of whomever wants to put you away. Guns are deeply rooted within Swiss c
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Look Out Below! Wingsuits Pushed for Airborne Assaults
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via Wired: Danger Room by David Hambling on 12/3/09
Yves Rossy, aka "Jet man" and "Fusion Man," has grabbed headlines with his jet-powered flights with an 8-foot wing strapped to his back. But he could be joined sometime soon by commandos on an airborne assault.
Last year, Rossy successfully flew 22 miles across the English Channel. Last week's attempt to cross from Africa to Europe by flying from Morocco to Spain was less successful. Strong winds were against him, and Rossy ended up in the sea three miles short of the coast. Undaunted, the Swiss former military pilot now plans to fly across the Grand Canyon.
Rossy has reportedly refused requests from the military and stated that his powered wing, which cost more than $190,000 to develop, is only for aviation enthusiasts. However, he's not the only one in the wingsuit business.
The Special Parachute and Logistics Consortium, is a German venture between two companies with expertise in this area. SPELCO produces a variety of parachute systems, helmets, oxygen supplies and other gear and services. But their most eye-catching project is the Gryphon Next Generation Parachute System (PDF, pictured).
This is described as a modular upgrade for parachute systems for use in "high-altitude, high-opening" jump missions, typically carried out by Special Forces. This 6-foot wing gives a glide ratio of 5:1, which means that a drop from 30,000 feet will allow you to glide about 30 miles. The makers estimate that this would take around 15 minutes, giving an average speed of about 60 miles an hour.
"All equipment is hidden in a lifting body optimized for stealth, the radar-signature is extremely low," says the Gryphon data sheet (PDF). "Detection of incoming Gryphon soldiers by airborne or ground radar will be extremely difficult."
Gryphon has a guidance system and heads-up display navigation. Best of all, the company are looking at an option for bolting on small engines similar to those used in Yves Rossy's setup. These will increase the range to more than 60 miles, but will also make it possible to cover long distances from low altitude so that the entire mission can be more stealthy.
The company does not seem to have had any public offers for Gryphon yet — although, given the nature of likely customers, those offers might be kept relatively quiet.
Wingsuits are an addition to normal parachutes that allow better gliding. A parachute has to be deployed in order to land. However, wingsuit skydivers want to overcome this and are developing techniques to land safely without a parachute. This sounds like a practically suicidal manuever, but it seems likely that in the next few years technology and the careful application of technique will make it possible to land with a wingsuit alone. It's certainly possible from a theoretical aerodynamic point of view, but whether it's practical may be another matter.
This might just be the future for ultrastealthy airborne assault. Aided by extremely precise instruments and a flight computer, the wingman comes in at low level and high speed, before pulling up and dropping gently to the ground at exactly the right spot. It might sound wild, but it would certainly surprise the bad guys.
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Paper Thin USB Key Turns Magazines Into USB Distribution Method
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via USB Powered Gadgets and more.. by Editor on 11/30/09
It's a bit complicated of a article title, but the point is this: It is now possible to put a paper thin USB key into a magazine ad to drive customers to your site.
This fresh approach to implement USB technology into marketing is extraordinary to say the least.
Now don't misunderstand me, I'm not talking about a flash drive with storage, I'm talking about a "web key."
A USB webkey is simply a device that auto launches your web browser to a specific web page. That's it. But it's incredibly powerful.
Now a major retailer or manufacturer can send a magazine reader directly to a webpage via a paper thin USB key. I'd try it just to see if it would work. I would try it just to see if there was storage on there [if I wasn't a USB-super-geek].
The process is simple.
- Step 1 - Open magazine and see the ad
- Step 2 - Pop out the webkey
- Step 3 - Connect it to a USB port on your PC
That's it. Now your reader is on the web checking out your next greatest invention [Honda Unicycle]
To learn more about the USB webkey contact USBcopier.
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'A 10-Year-Old Can Do It Blindfolded!' [Retromodo]
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There is so much odd and potentially wrong in regards to this vintage dishwasher ad, I don't even know where to begin. [Flickr via copyranter]
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Couple Busts Out Their BlackBerrys at the Altar
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This one made me laugh .. a lot. I can only image the hole I'd be in if I dared to pull out my Berry on the altar (not that anyone would be surprised). Check out this couple who are true BlackBerry addicts. In the middle of the ceremony not one, but two devices pop out as the couple updates their relationship status on Facebook.. The video is good for a laugh or two. Would you pull out your Berry on the altar? Do you think its awesome or completely rude? Drop a comment and let us know your thoughts. Thanks to CJ for sending this in!
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"Play Safe With Your Young Ones—Make Sure They Get Sugar Every Day." [Oldies...
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The next time anyone gives me crap about eating Pop-Tarts with a side of Sweet Tarts for breakfast, I'm going to show them this vintage ad, which praises the powers of sugar, claiming that "sugar's got what it takes." [VintageAds]
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When Putin met Reagan
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In May 1988, President Ronald Reagan travelled to Moscow for his 4th summit with Mikhail Gorbachev. The Soviets prepared a grand welcome; buildings across from the Kremlin were repainted, streets repaved and trees and flowers planted along the boulevards. The president's schedule included attending the Bolshoi Ballet, speaking to students at Moscow's State University and visiting Danilov Monastery, while First Lady would tour Leningrad.
The visit was not without its own share of diplomatic incidents. The First Couple took an unscheduled walk through the Arbat, a Moscow shopping pedestrian street, when security police rushed in and roughed up a throng of onlookers, including children. "It's still a police state," Reagan was heard to say. When the president's advance team asked the Russian Orthodox Church to pave the way to the Danilov Monastery so that the president could arrive in the limousine, a clergyman retorted that "One does not ride to see God. One walks either upon his feet or upon his knees." Because he wore no ID badge, White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater was pursued by security personnel on his way to a Kremlin dinner. The president dozed off during the performance at the Bolshoi and Secretary Gorbachev had to wake him with a tap on the shoulder as the curtains were coming down.
The most telling incident was only revealed 20 years later. In the above photo, the man with the camera around his neck standing behind the boy was the current Russian Prime Minister (and former president) Vladimir Putin. He was pretending to be a tourist on his capacity as a KGB agent. On that day, on the Red Square, Gorbachev introduced Reagan to various tourists, who asked the American president pointed questions about subjects such as human rights in the United States. The photographer of this picture, Pete Souza, turned to the Secret Service and commented, "I can't believe these tourists in the Soviet Union are asking these pointed questions." The agent replied, "Oh, these are all KGB families."
Pete Souza is the official chief White House photographer for Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama administrations. The Kremlin, however, had denied that it was Putin.
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You Tube - Hello Amateur Radio
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Incredible Underground Residence in Switzerland
This is a really cool house. Build underground, the cost saving on energy would be substantial. Pretty good idea.
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via Interior Design, Decorating, Furniture, Architecture, Home & House Design Magazine by Lavinia on 12/5/09
Have you ever thought how it would be like to live in a bunker or an underground tunnel? Well, today we bring you the upgraded version of that, which is an all-equipped underground home. Situated in the Swiss village of Vals, deep in the mountains, the house is very hard to spot, which makes for a perfect gateway. The unusual architecture plan comes from SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects, and includes all the facilities a common house has, such as a guest room, an entertainment area, but also "specialized" interiors like an underground pathway. The entrance is a wide oval opening that you are driven to by some traditional stairs made in stone. Large windows make it noticeable and draw attention to the inside décors- that is when the people living there are up for some company. – via Trendir
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