It there anything better than maps? Whether you’re looking for something, need to know the state of something or need to know where you are relative to something you choose some sort of map. Take away someone maps and they’re screwed, give them a map and they’re you make them productive. As you know I’m [...]
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Better Than Maps
Posted in GEEKDOM, HEH on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Common-Pool Resources
Posted in CARBON STATS, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, ENERGY, GEEKDOM, HEH, PEEPS on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You could say we brought upon ourselves the economic and environmental tragedies of today. And you’d probably be correct. Everyone is still finger pointing because, by definition there can be no absolute answer, so it’s safe. Fairness is at the bottom of all of this, but where? And why. Perhaps a narrow definition of private [...]
August Vacation
Posted in FOOD, GEEKDOM, HEH, tagged bbq, cheese, daiqueris, pizza, provoleta, provoletta, steak, summer, vacation, wine on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the great things about summer is friends visiting town, hanging out and hitting the beach a lot, frescobol, BBQing and breezy nights sharing good wine, grappa and our other fav adult bevs. And let us not forget banana daiquiris (have you tried my recipe?), my Brazilian carnaval concoctions and other experiments at lunch [...]
Fun with Superconductors
Posted in ENERGY, GEEKDOM, HEH, VIDEO DU JOUR on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I know, I know. It’s been a long time between posts. My only explanation, truth be told excuse, is it appears there’s an global conspiracy to keep me from enjoying recreation time. Until I solve this one, here’s a video that caught my attention. Enjoy.
Fun With IR and Wii
Posted in ARCHITECTURE & ART, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, GEEKDOM, HEH, PEEPS, SHINY, VIDEO DU JOUR on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Johnny Lee’s TED presentation, pairing an IR camera (the one in the Wii controller in this instance) and and IR source to make complex UIs available and affordable for the masses:
Marissa Mayer
Posted in GEEKDOM, HEH, PARTICIPATORY MEDIA, PEEPS, SECURITY & PRIVACY on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m at home tonight, working my way through my inbox which is about at attractive as a coastal USA beach after the spring breakers have been partying there all day. But I will get to the bottom of it, I’m going to do it! Anyway, I’m not going to post anything half clever here tonight [...]
Interesting Water Statistic
Posted in ECONOMICS & FINANCE, GEEKDOM, HEH, STATISTICS, WATER on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I read a statistical claim re water today I find interesting if it’s anywhere near accurate. The claim is that one cup of coffee requires about 140 litres of water. For your tea people it’s not quite at bad, however still completely over the top imho, it’s about 35 litres. We found that for drinking one standard [...]
Cool Gadget
Posted in BICYCLING, GEEKDOM, HEH on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I want one:
Enhanced Geothermal
Posted in ENERGY, GEEKDOM, VIDEO DU JOUR on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The folks over at google.org put some money to work in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The energy from the heat beneath the earth’s surface is essentially an unlimited resource. What if it could be developed to help solve our energy challenges and fight global warming? Enhanced Geothermal Systems, or EGS, attempts to do just that. [...]
Cool Cooling Concept
Posted in ENERGY, GEEKDOM, HEH on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Refrigeration consumes a significant amount of electricity. Dear Lazyweb, if someone out there knows the percentage estimate for the USA and elsewhere I’d appreciate an email from you. Gadolinium (Symbol: Gd) is a metal with some interesting magnetic properties. When placed in a magnetic field it heats up, then when the magnetic field is removed it cools down. [...]
Antikythera Mechanism
Posted in ARCHITECTURE & ART, GEEKDOM, VIDEO DU JOUR on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay all you culture, Olympics and clock geeks, here’s something you might find captivates your attention for a few minutes. Previous research on the Antikythera Mechanism established a highly complex ancient Greek geared mechanism with front and back output dials. The upper back dial is a 19-year calendar, based on the Metonic cycle, arranged as a [...]
Two Well Done Commercials
Posted in ARCHITECTURE & ART, ENERGY, GEEKDOM, HEH on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two commercials I’ve seen recently intrigued me, though I would share: and
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