Archive for September, 2003

The secret to crime prevention: dogs, lights and Metallica.

Here you go, a bear trampoline video.

Build yourself a homemade Segway.

What’s on the shopping list for the $20 billion for Iraq.

A Jurassic age tree once thought extinct, the Wollemi Pine will soon go on sale as the perfect patio plant.

Today is William Faulkner’s birthday.

With laptop batteries under the hood, the Tzero by AC Propulsion is an electric car that goes 0-60 in 4 seconds with a 300 mile range.

It’s about being in the right place at the right time. And it definitely all came together in Sweden during the 1970s. It must have been a magical time.

Juego super adictivo

Well, my money’s on Willi Chevalier, the current world champion. The World Beard and Moustache Championships will take place in Carson City, Nevada, on November 1, 2003.

Google has launched a new search by location feature.

How well does the U.S. stack up against the rest of the world? Check out nationmaster.com to find out. We are 47 in the world for education spending per person, ranked between Brazil and St. Vincent. And only 42 in the world for life expectancy — nestled between Jordan and Guadeloupe. And while the U.S. is ranked first in rape, we should at least be thankful we pay low taxes– 30th in the world.

Just brilliant. What fifth graders think of Radiohead.

From parts salvaged from junk yards and charity drops, freshman creates a nuclear fusion reactor.

The chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, Kenneth Rogoff, said today if a ‘poor developing country’ tried running a deficit equal to 5% of annual output, the market would give them ‘just enough rope to hang themselves’ before credit stopped and the currency went into freefall. He’s talking about the U.S.!

Create your own Historic Tale. A beautifully useless flash site.

This Macy*s sign is broken. Find pics of more broken things at thisisbroken.com.

Yeah buoys, check live raw data reports around Isabel. Or if you’re really geeky, try Dial-a-Buoy at (228) 688-1948, and just punch in the buoy id. The open-sea buoys #41001 and #41002 are already reporting 25ft waves.

This webcam from the top of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse might be a good window to watch Isabel. Until the camera gets blown the hell outta there.

Do you know Mr. X ? An amnesiac 20 year old turns up in an Oslo hospital. He may have lived in SF.