What the Heck

Homely Refresher, Valuable Gift

2009-11-10T14:53:00.002-05:00

The packaging for some green tea I bought on sale at Hong Kong Market (Super 88) recently.

10% of U.S. Power Comes From Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons

2009-11-10T13:24:00.001-05:00

"Salvaged bomb material now generates about 10 percent of electricity in the United States — by comparison, hydropower generates about 6 percent and solar, biomass, wind and geothermal together account for 3 percent."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/business/energy-environment/10nukes.html?_r=1

Did You Know That Gob Bluth Appeared on Sesame Street?

2009-11-06T14:54:00.001-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsuvBrXcm0Q&feature=player_embedded

Banner Ads Attached to Flies Defy Gravity and Logic

2009-11-03T13:58:00.000-05:00

http://mashable.com/2009/10/29/banner-ads-on-flies/

Periodic Table

2009-11-03T13:43:00.001-05:00

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/10/periodic_table.html

Big Head Mode Halloween Costume

2009-11-03T13:27:00.001-05:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchct/sets/72157622591528101/

Comic Book Character Makeup & Halloween Costume

2009-10-30T14:16:00.001-05:00

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/10/a_real_comic_book_character_fo.php

Cheerleader Gets Dystonia From Flu Shot (and can now only walk backwards)

2009-10-28T18:51:00.001-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2YlTVg_7Ko

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystonia

Meat Hand

2009-10-28T18:30:00.001-05:00

delicious looking meatloaf

http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2009/10/27/meat-hand/

World's Smallest Train Set

2009-10-27T19:09:00.001-05:00

It's a model train set that will sit in the window of shop that is part of a model train set.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6414891/Worlds-smallest-working-model-train-set-unveiled.html

Women Fashion: LED Eyelashes

2009-10-26T19:29:00.001-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5484m-tCeA&feature=player_embedded#

Better DVD Players Thanks To The Eyes Of Shrimp

2009-10-25T14:22:00.001-05:00

"They can see in 12 primary colors, four times as many as humans, and can also detect different kinds of light polarization -- the direction of oscillation in light waves."

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59O1DJ20091025?feedType=RSS&feedName=scienceNews

Internet for Kidz

2009-10-22T11:11:00.000-05:00

http://www.everythingisterrible.com/2009/10/internet-for-kidz.html

Modern Nativity Scene

2009-10-21T08:33:00.001-05:00

A modern nativity scene made of hand made wood blocks.

http://www.oliverfabel.de/

Hybrid Cars to Sound Like Jetsons' Car

2009-10-14T12:31:00.001-05:00

"So safety experts, worried that hybrids pose a threat if pedestrians, children and others can't hear them approaching, want automakers to supply some digitally enhanced vroom. Indeed, just as cellphones have ring tones, "car tones" may not be far behind — an option for owners of electric vehicles to choose the sound their cars emit."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/automobiles/14hybrid.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

PhotoSketch

2009-10-06T08:09:00.002-05:00

PhotoSketch: Internet Image Montage from tao chen on Vimeo.

We present a system that composes a realistic picture from a simple freehand sketch annotated with text labels. The composed picture is generated by seamlessly stitching several photographs in agreement with the sketch and text labels; these are found by searching the Internet. Although online image search generates many inappropriate results, our system is able to automatically select suitable photographs to generate a high quality composition, using a filtering scheme to exclude undesirable images. We also provide a novel image blending algorithm to allow seamless image composition. Each blending result is given a numeric score, allowing us to find an optimal combination of discovered images. Experimental results show the method is very successful; we also evaluate our system using the results from two user studies.

http://cg.cs.tsinghua.edu.cn/montage/main.htm

2001 A Space Odyssey titles school performance

2009-09-14T06:02:00.000-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKH3iemEd-A

Will Your Shipment Fit in the Box?

2009-09-10T08:11:00.001-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp0EyeXayNM&feature=player_embedded

Governor Declares 09.09.09 Video Game Innovation Day in Massachusetts

2009-09-09T14:10:00.000-05:00

The following is the full text of a proclamation by Governor Deval L. Patrick

Whereas Massachusetts, a world leader in technological innovation, is home to one of the largest and most diverse clusters of video game companies and talent in the country, generating over $3 billion in sales in 2008; and

Whereas In 1961, MIT students Martin Graetz, Steve Russell and Wayne Wiitanen invented the game Spacewar!, one of the first video games ever created; and

Whereas Throughout the Bay State, innovative companies are developing new gaming technologies from diagnostics to social media. Our universities feature programs and curriculum that support the growth of the videogame industry; and

Whereas On this day, Harmonix Music Systems, the Cambridge-based inventors of Rock Band and developer of the original Guitar Hero games, is releasing The Beatles: Rock Band™, a game that will not only bring the creativity and joy of The Beatles music to countless people, but will introduce the Fab Four to new generations of fans,

Now, Therefore, I, Deval L. Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim September 9th, 2009 to be,

Video Game Innovation Day

And urge all the citizens of the Commonwealth to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.

Given at the Executive Chamber in Boston, this ninth day of September, in the year two thousand and nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the two hundred and thirty-third.

By His Excellency
DevaL L.patrick
Governor of the Commonwealth
William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth

Cats Don't Care

2009-09-08T21:29:00.001-05:00

Bike Race Finish Line

2009-09-08T20:59:00.000-05:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e75XUks9ts

Lego House

2009-09-06T21:33:00.002-05:00

"the building is going to use 3 million colorful bricks, will feature a Lego toilet and LEGO furniture." http://freshome.com/2009/09/01/james-may-builds-himself-a-real-lego-house/

Cat Massage

2009-08-25T22:05:00.000-05:00

vid

Star Wars Dance Off

2009-08-18T22:11:00.001-05:00

Shake Weight

2009-08-15T22:15:00.001-05:00