Sunday, March 23, 2014

A chandelier made from . . . pickles???

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I did a double-take when I came across this article at Ars Technica, describing a chandelier that used gherkin pickles as 'light bulbs...
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NSA spying on China has nasty implications for the world

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It's been reported that the NSA has put a lot of effort into monitoring (a.k.a. 'spying on') not just the Chinese government, b...
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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Pulp fiction fans, rejoice!

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For those who grew up on the 'pulp fiction' that spawned authors such as Robert Heinlein , E. E. 'Doc' Smith , Theodore Stu...

A Russian re-imagining of 'drive it like you stole it'

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We've seen CGI video clips from Russian outfit Digital Light Studio before - a steampunk steam train race and a steampunk wizard SWAT ...
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Friday, March 21, 2014

A hybrid drone/satellite?

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Wired brings us news of an interesting idea . With UAVs crowding navigable airspace and plans underway to put giant mega-satellites into...
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A desert river runs again

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A river in Israel, dry and arid for years, flowed again last week.  Yahoo News reports : The river Zin , which drains into the Dead Sea,...
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Turning on a dime

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Readers will recall my occasional mention of the venerable Antonov An-2 biplane in these pages.  Here's a video clip of one being thr...
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In Memoriam: Fred Phelps

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The founder of the Westboro Baptist Church died yesterday .  He did so excommunicated from his own church, hated by a very large proportion...
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Quote of the day

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I'm not a ' III Percenter ', but I glance at some of their blogs now and again out of general interest.  Kerodin came up with a...
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AAARGH! My eyes!

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This gun was released last year, but I came across Iver Johnson's Eagle LR Zombie pistol only today. In the name of mercy, who ...
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A (literal) blast from the past

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Here's a film from 1952 describing the activity of the US Naval Gun Factory, which had produced many of the cannon for US Navy ships du...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

A very expensive Easter egg . . .

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I was pleased to read that a long-lost Fabergé egg has been rediscovered - much to the surprise of its owner. A scrap metal dealer who...
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Escape artist at work

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Good luck keeping this cat caged!  It's the mascot of a veterinary clinic in Marseilles, France.  Apparently it was only put in the cag...
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Bookworm WANT!!!

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How I'd love to be rich and in England right now . . . The Telegraph reports : Spend half an hour in Franklin Brooke-Hitching’s libr...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A magnificent failure

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Last year rally and stunt driver Guerlain Chicherit was the first person to back-flip a car unassisted.  He used a Mini tuned and specially...

The first ever organization chart?

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Wired online magazine has a fascinating article about what may be the world's first ever business organization chart . It was pr...
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What college majors really mean

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Tickld has published a list of ' 37 Slogans for College Majors If They Were Actually Honest '.  Here are a few to whet your appetit...
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An elephant in the orchestra?

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If you're playing the trombone in a particularly solemn and moving passage of music . . . it helps not to sneeze in mid-blow. Oo...
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Monday, March 17, 2014

Bowing out with a smile

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A Delaware grandfather penned his own obituary before dying.  It's a wonderful blend of humor and insight into the human condition.  As...
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Another perspective on current events and the economy

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Twice in the past week I've highlighted warning signs about the current state of the world economy.  In his latest 'Things That M...