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Van driven onto Sea-Tac runway. Nobody notices, cares.
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on May 20, 2008
Ross Hershberger says: "This is a story relating to Homeland Security Theater. A retired Army Lieutenant Colonel was able to drive a van onto a runway at Sea-Tac to pick up a military passenger with no challenge, inspection, attention or concern from security personnel. Subsequent investigation revealed no problems with the airport's security measures." "We were sitting there, the engine...
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projectiondesign demos single projector 1080p 3D system
via Engadget by Richard Lawler on May 21, 2008
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainmentprojectiondesign is apparently working on a 3D projection-based solution to fit anyone's need. If a rotating panoramic display or eight camera visualization system seems like overkill, try its latest 2D/3D 1080p projector on for size. When driven by a dual-head PC via DVI it can deliver 3D in 1080p at 60Hz from a single projector, courtesy of a pair of...
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kill your tv
via dennis yang dot com by dennis on May 13, 2008
Ever wonder how “people find the time” to create things like Wikipedia? Clay Shirky gave a fantastic talk a few weeks ago about the so-called “cognitive surplus” that is finally being tapped into with the many changes in interactive media that we’re seeing in recent years…Definitely worth 10 minutes of your time to watch.. and then, go blog or twitter about it or something. Here’s...
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INVENTOR: Inventor Poetry
via mCADForums.com - Only News Items by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
Shared by SugarSmax Almost makes crashses fun...Author: SeanDotsonSubject: INVENTOR: Inventor PoetryPosted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:16 pm (GMT 0)Topic Replies: 0Over the years Walt Jaquith (author of the wonderful Otto Deskus stories), I and a few others have posted some Inventor poetry to the discussion groups. We ranged from free verse to limericks to Haiku. I decided to gather all the old posts...
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Smart receives top crash scores - Yahoo! News
via news.yahoo.com by (author unknown) on May 13, 2008
Shared by SugarSmax Tiny. Yellow. Different.The 2008 Smart fortwo micro car, the smallest car for sale in the U.S. market, has earned top scores in crash tests conducted by the insurance industry.
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Fun with metronomes
via MAKE Magazine by Gareth Branwyn on May 11, 2008
How to synchronize five metronomes with two soda cans and a board.Synchronisation [via][Read this article] [Comment on this article]
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For now, these are the Top Ten Automotive X entrants
via AutoblogGreen by Sebastian Blanco on May 01, 2008
Filed under: MPG, Green Daily, Automotive X-PrizeNew York's mayor Bloomberg standing by the Hybrid X.We're a long way from determining the winner - if there ever is one - in the Progressive Automotive X Prize. I mean, the race only got started (officially) at this year's New York Auto Show. Still, there are 64 teams that have signed a "letter of intent" to participate in the contest...
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The Harmonium: Amazing Analog Computer
via Retro Thing by james on April 30, 2008
This thing is so gorgeous it makes me want to cry. The Harmonium is a mechanical computer designed to perform sine wave synthesis and Fourier Analysis (in other words, it draws and analyzes sine curves). This complex gadget is the brainchild of 64-year-old Dutch inventor Tatjana van Vark, who has a long history of building complex gadgetry (there are several shots of an oscilloscope on his...
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SEV Solar Roof Modules - solar roof retrofit your hybrid vehicle and drive on sunshine
via The Red Ferret Journal by Nigel on April 29, 2008
You’ve gotta love this SEV Solar Roof Module which fits right onto a stock Toyota Prius roofline to provide 215 watts of energy to keep you driving electric eco style for 20 miles a day. No plugging in required, just a goodly amount of that old sunshine magic. The company has [...]175 words | email this | permalink | no comments | digg thisrelated entriesSolar parking.Solar Powered Bug Killer -...
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Video: Lenovo’s humorous take on the MacBook Air
via CrunchGear by Matt Hickey on April 28, 2008
Lenovo pretty much sums up my opinion of the MacBook air in this very clever, very cheeky parody of that Air commercial you’ve been seeing for the last two months. In it, an Air is taken out of an manila envelope, just as Steve the Great did at MacWorld in January.Then, all the components it’s missing (optical drive, 3G wireless, etc.) are plugged into a hub, which is plugged into the single...
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