September 13th, 2005
Chris Rock
Can’t wait – starts Sept 22nd… there’s a short preview of the show on the site:
Inspired by Chris Rock’s life….
September 12th, 2005
East, Meet West
“Asians live in a more socially complicated world than we do,” he said in a telephone interview. “They have to pay more attention to others than we do. We are individualists. We can be bulls in a china shop, they can’t afford it.”
September 12th, 2005
Living Longer
Millions of Americans take steps to reduce their risk of heart disease, such as taking cholesterol-lowering drugs and watching the salt in their diets.
But most people don’t know how to protect themselves from cancer, says Karen Collins, nutrition adviser to the American Institute for Cancer Research. Many people worry about possible environmental causes of cancer, such as pollution and food additives, but are unaware of proven ways to reduce their cancer risk, such as exercising and eating more vegetables, Collins says.
September 12th, 2005
Nip/Tuck
Fire up your PVR’s folks… another season of Nip/Tuck is on its way… w00t! 🙂
The cast members of FX’s Nip/Tuck ditched their surgical scrubs for designer duds Saturday night to celebrate the premiere of the show’s third season (Sept. 20, 10 p.m. ET/PT).
September 11th, 2005
Your Privacy and the TSA
There’s a form letter at the bottom of this page you can use to request your info…
Are you curious what kind of information the U.S. government has collected about you to test their Secure Flight passenger screening system? Want to find out whether the system works? Did you fly in the U.S. during June 2004?
Demand Your Data! Exercise The Right To Your Travel Records Held By The TSA
September 10th, 2005
Floating Billboards
Zach sent me this one:
What’s 42 feet tall and 150 feet long and has some visitors to Vancouver’s beaches shocked and annoyed?
September 10th, 2005
Fighter jet meets bird
Evidentally, if you hit a bird at the wrong time you lose the entire plane… in this video it happens really early, and they spend the rest of the time trying to get set up to eject… [yikes]
September 9th, 2005
Anaphylactic Reactions
Woah, this is pretty scary stuff:
As kids head back to school, experts are urging that parents of children with allergies inform teachers and other school staff about anaphylaxis — a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction triggered by allergens.
September 8th, 2005
Opera on Treo
Wow – you can finally get Opera on the Treo… yay!
Opera Mini can be successfully installed on a Treo 600/650. There are some rough edges, but the speed will win you over.
September 7th, 2005
Color laser printers snitch on their owners
You may not be aware that your printer is leaving a trail that could point directly to you.
September 7th, 2005
Free Running
A few years ago I had heard about this, and recall being fascinated with it… now it doesn’t look that amazing, but its still oddly interesting to watch…
September 6th, 2005
Used Book Market
While Amazon is best known for selling new products, an estimated 23 percent of its sales are from used goods, many of them secondhand books. Used bookstores have been around for centuries, but the Internet has allowed such markets to become larger and more efficient. And that has upset a number of publishers and authors.
September 6th, 2005
Rebuild your laptop battery
September 6th, 2005
Dodge Magnum SRT8
This is one freak’n bad-ass car:
Dodge Magnum SRT8
- 6.1L V8
- 5 Speed Automatic
- Power (SAE net) 425 bhp @ 6000 rpm
- Torque (SAE net) 420 lb-ft @ 4800 rpm
- Zero to 60 mph 5.0 sec!
Here’s Motorweeks video review of it (incidentally, they love it!):
September 5th, 2005
Luxury Hospital Rooms
Medical City is among hospitals across the nation adding a little VIP treatment for those willing to pay extra.
September 5th, 2005
Zeigarnik effect
Apparently you can game the Zeigarnik Effect for more effective studying, employ it to goose your direct marketing plan, or just consider it as one excellent explanation for the allure of multi-tasking.
September 5th, 2005
Austin’s begging ban violates free speech – 2005-07-26
The City of Austin’s anti-begging statute has been ruled unconstitutional.
September 4th, 2005
Cingular expanding Texas wireless network – 2005-07-27
Maybe we’ll get some UMTS action soon…
Cingular Wireless is investing about $245 million to expand its wireless network throughout Central Texas, San Antonio, Bryan-College Station, Galveston, and Southeast Texas.
September 3rd, 2005
PalmAddicts: Using reverse BT DUN w/ Treo 650
Here’s the instructions to allow your treo 650 to use your pc’s Bluetooth connection to use the internet, email, etc. I found that using this instead of my cellular connection via sprint is much faster for home use.
September 3rd, 2005
Virtual Memory Optimization Guide
Everything you EVER wanted to know about Virtual Memory…
September 2nd, 2005
Canon PowerShot SD200 + 1GB SD Card $208
This is such an awesome deal… if you don’t have a camera, I highly recommend this bundle:
September 2nd, 2005
Stopping Hurricanes
Sailors who traditionally dumped barrels of oil into the sea to calm stormy waters may have been on to something, a new study suggests. The old practice reduces wind speeds in tropical hurricanes by damping ocean spray, according to a new mathematical “sandwich model”.
September 1st, 2005
Bowden’s Hobby Circuits
A small collection of electronic circuits for the hobbyist or student. Site includes over 100 circuit diagrams, links to related sites, commercial kits and projects, newsgroups and educational areas. Most of the circuits can be built with common components available from Radio Shack or salvaged from scrap electronic equipment. Most all of the circuits have been built and tested and believed to perform as described, however possible mistakes may be found.
September 1st, 2005
FeedMesh
So, what is the FeedMesh?
OK, here is the basic idea: When a blog is updated it pings—sends a signal—to a number of services to let them know that the content has been updated. This method, of the blog pinning the search engine, is much more efficient then the blog search engines check the blog every day, hour, or minute to try and see if there has been an update.
September 1st, 2005
What’s That Stuff?
Fascinating:
Ever wondered about what’s really in hair coloring, Silly Putty, Cheese Wiz, artificial snow, or self-tanners? C&EN presents a collection of articles that gives you a look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products.
August 31st, 2005
Hotel Laundry
So are the hotels being GREEN? Or perhaps they’re simply cutting costs?
Fresh bed sheets every day aren’t automatic in hotel rooms anymore.
August 30th, 2005
Blogging Software
This is interesting – in case you’re shopping for a blogging tool:
Blogs are one of the hottest publishing tools around, but picking blog software can be confusing and frustrating. Use this primer to get a feel for what’s available and what will work best for you.
August 30th, 2005
Opera Browser
Opera is having their 10-year birthday today…. and for a little while, you can get free registration codes for their browser:
http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml
Happy Birfday, Opera!