Inspirational, Motivational, Uplifting and down right Positive Stuff
Posted in General on Dec 31st, 2007
Got a giggle out of this. Kind of a "stupid thing to do" moment.
Keith Allen Sturgill tried to rob a Columbus, OH East Side Wendy’s on Deember 27th, 2007 by forcing an employee back inside where two other employees were getting the restaurant ready to open.
He demanded money, but the safe had a time […]
Posted in General, Technology, Video on Dec 18th, 2007
Ever wonder if those Smartcars are really safe? My wife does, convinced they are deathtraps. Well… Honey, this video is for you
These Mercedes built cars are becoming very popular in the rest of the world and apparently stand up very well. They will soon be available in the US although some people […]
I LOVE it. Get the neighbor’s to sync their Christmas lights, over the Internet, so that you get a cool effect. In fact, head over to their web site and link your own lights if your technical inclined (or have a friend who is ;-)…
Posted in General, Technology, Video on Dec 13th, 2007
Remember when James Bond used something like this in Thunderball? A bit of a fantasy? Looks like Jet Pack International has 3 models available that allow for flight times of up to 9 minutes with a 180 Lbs person. Price runs around $200K, but you get training
Check out Jetpack International for more information.
Although the video doesn’t do it justice, have a look at a new ride/swing that drops up to 5 passengers from 150 feet at up to 80 miles per hour.
Unfortunately this is only available in Singapore and New Zealand. Sorry sweetie (my wife loves these things…)
Creative? Bored? Nothing better to do? Got an old car hanging around? Got a blow torch?
Here’s an example of "repurposing" brought to a new level at the Siam Paragon shopping center in Bangkok.
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Posted in General, Motivational, Video on Dec 11th, 2007
Those of you without kids may have missed this (unlikely), but I was amazed at how popular this song/dance was. I have to "enjoy" my younger daughter doing this at home, in the car, in parking lots…
So, how many videos are there? A TON. People have even been cutting videos up and matching to the […]
Member of Canadian Parliament Olivia Chow and has been a year-round committed bike rider for years. She has prepared a video with bike safety tips, where she demonstrates how to avoid the opening car door, dealing with streetcar tracks and share the road with cars.
It’s great to see politicians setting an example…
Posted in Environment, General on Dec 5th, 2007
I love shots from space and stumbled across these provided by the European Space Agency.
After its closest approach to Earth, Rosetta looked back and took a number of images using the OSIRIS Narrow Angle Camera (NAC). If you click on the image, you’ll see the hi-res version.
This particular image was acquired 15 November 2007 […]
Posted in General, Inspirational, Video on Dec 4th, 2007
This is a very cool picture, but I got to wondering how the people over at Burton|Stroube did this.
Well, it took a lot of shots and a bunch of editing in my favorite graphic editing tool (Photoshop).
I wish I had this skill, but then I have a day job where I don’t get […]