July 2008 Archives
Came across this on Boing Boing. Bleep Labs is an outfit that makes the Thingamagoop and ThingamaKIT, which are essentially light controlled synthesizers. $100 and $65 respectively.
These things are very cool. I want -- no I NEED -- one of these things around the house, just to drive everyone crazy.
Worth a look.
Found, or rather birthed, in China.
OK. This is funnier than it should be. Worth the watch.
It's almost 2100, and Sam and I are watching King Kong on TNT. Must be a director's cut, because there are some scenes that we've never seen before. Nice to watch a movie that you've seen, and to be surprised because of the new adds.
Today was a rampage, but a good one regardless. This is the stuff you do as a parent and homeowner that make Saturdays productive.
Kyle had a championship swim meet this morning/afternoon. He finished second in his heat for 50m backstroke, and first in his heat for 50m crawl. We were very proud of him. The meet was HOT -- lots of people under tents in a field next to the pool, and not enough wind. Everyone is sunburned.
After we got home, I got a hankerin' to drop a couple of trees on the property that were dead and were potential fallers. Had to sharpen the chain saw blade, and got to cuttin'. Always good when nobody gets hurt. Then, I pruned some suckers that were coming up on the holly trees, and watered some bushes that were droopy.
After that, I was filthy, and thought, "An outdoor shower would be killer." So, I made one. $15 in parts and the use of some old wood I had laying around, and I'm showerin' outside like it's cool. I've been needing this for a long time. We get out of the kayaks, and you ALWAYS need a shower. I'll make it a more permanent structure next, with a little more privacy.
After getting cleaned up, I made Sam and me some dinner, started some wash, and turned on the movie.
Oh, Michelle, Savannah, and Kyle went to Busch Gardens to see Rick Springfield in concert. I had no problem NOT making that one . . .
All in all, a great day, because lots of good things happened. I'd settle for above average, so good is great!
Today was a rampage, but a good one regardless. This is the stuff you do as a parent and homeowner that make Saturdays productive.
Kyle had a championship swim meet this morning/afternoon. He finished second in his heat for 50m backstroke, and first in his heat for 50m crawl. We were very proud of him. The meet was HOT -- lots of people under tents in a field next to the pool, and not enough wind. Everyone is sunburned.
After we got home, I got a hankerin' to drop a couple of trees on the property that were dead and were potential fallers. Had to sharpen the chain saw blade, and got to cuttin'. Always good when nobody gets hurt. Then, I pruned some suckers that were coming up on the holly trees, and watered some bushes that were droopy.
After that, I was filthy, and thought, "An outdoor shower would be killer." So, I made one. $15 in parts and the use of some old wood I had laying around, and I'm showerin' outside like it's cool. I've been needing this for a long time. We get out of the kayaks, and you ALWAYS need a shower. I'll make it a more permanent structure next, with a little more privacy.
After getting cleaned up, I made Sam and me some dinner, started some wash, and turned on the movie.
Oh, Michelle, Savannah, and Kyle went to Busch Gardens to see Rick Springfield in concert. I had no problem NOT making that one . . .
All in all, a great day, because lots of good things happened. I'd settle for above average, so good is great!
Dye-coated glass to channel energy into solar cells
Science Centric (11 Jul 2008 15:04 GMT) - Can you imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers report a new approach to harnessing the solar energy that could allow just that. The work, published in the today's issue of Science, involves the creation of a novel 'solar concentrator'... [full story]
Balloons attached to a French building. Pretty cool, huh?
I laughed, really hard, at this.
Tell me this isn't funny . . .
Tell me this isn't funny . . .
