Archive for the ‘ Also in the News ’ Category

The future is now

Festo Bionic Learning Network from core.formula on Vimeo. The Flying penguins are actually pretty cool, makes you think. PS please ignore the slightly off putting voice over[ READ MORE ]

Also in the News

This, is funny[ READ MORE ]

Also in the News

And so it begins... Remember how WWII started? Well not started, but escalated; you know friends of friends thing. Behold the US as it constantly antagonizes all other superpowers: Here is the story[ READ MORE ]

Also in the News

\ This is a pretty good representation of what we don't know and why we don't know it. It is also a good indicator of what we fail to notice or see as we do not look outside the box, literally[ READ MORE ]

Happy New Year

So I don't know what you all did for new years, but this guy fucking jumped 200 some odd feet onto a barge in Longbeach Califonia. His name is Travix Pastana, and he is the man: check it out[ READ MORE ]

Also in the News… People are not allowed to use Common Sense.

So today's BBC News front page put a spot on eating and calorie intake, and oh boy did that catch my fancy.  You can read the whole thing here. The gist of it goes something like this: Researchers have discovered that if you exercise, then you can eat more than the standard 2000 or 2500 [ READ MORE ]

Failing to Signal

On my way to work on Monday, a van decided to be impatient. I can not fault the guy for that, for that is how I ride my bike, as anyone who rides with me can attest. This morning was different[ READ MORE ]

Sweet

This is the awesome in technology. This is awesome as it uses materials I highlighted a while ago to trap light and make heat. See it here[ READ MORE ]

Rant From Taylor

First of all something funny, from The Onion: Poll: Happy, Healthy Obamas Out Of Touch With Miserable Americans And now something ridiculous and unneeded, but still time, resources and just general life is wasted on this:Caution, this will blow your mind After reading this, your mind should implode and you should just about now be [ READ MORE ]

The Onion, It’s Great

Is Using A Minotaur To Gore Detainees A Form Of Torture? Ominous Music Heard Throughout U.S. Sends Nation Into Panic[ READ MORE ]