ChocolateChipCookiesRock

Almost as good a Pixar

2012-01-27T12:05:00.000-08:00

Ex ET from Benoit Bargeton on Vimeo.

Coolest Science teacher ever!

2011-12-20T19:59:00.000-08:00

Wonderland

2011-12-14T18:20:00.000-08:00

China's Fake Disneyland

Sunflowers

2011-12-12T16:44:00.000-08:00

The Strange History of the Sunflower

NewTimeWaster: SlipNSlide

2011-11-11T20:06:00.000-08:00

Frazil Ice

2011-04-20T17:28:00.001-07:00

Guitar Rift of the Month: John Petrucci - Glasgow Kiss - G3 2005

2011-01-12T18:59:00.000-08:00

Sportscar of the Month

2010-12-10T16:44:00.000-08:00

Saw this Tesla on the 91 freeway this afternoon.
Wow $100K

SpaceCraft of the Month Falcon9

2010-12-08T18:04:00.000-08:00

There is a small explosion at 1:07 (T+08) I wonder what that is?

2 to the 100th

2010-11-20T13:03:00.000-08:00

This website illustrates the power of geometrically increasing numbers.

Spacecraft of the Month - A rmadillo Aerospace

2010-10-30T17:24:00.000-07:00

Tractor Idle of the Month

2010-10-26T20:14:00.000-07:00

Guitar Rift of the Month

2010-10-20T19:11:00.000-07:00

Bullshit Bingo

2010-09-30T17:30:00.001-07:00

Reminds me of this.

Seasick Steve Rocks

2010-09-15T20:31:00.001-07:00

This one is very good too.

Nancy Pelosi, Wicked Witch of the West

2010-09-14T15:40:00.000-07:00

Aircraft of the Month

2010-09-10T16:17:00.000-07:00

The X-37 Space Plane.
I hope to see it tonight.

Guitar Rift of the Month

2010-09-06T18:37:00.000-07:00

SRB Falling from up high.

2010-08-19T17:09:00.000-07:00

This is a long Video, but it is pretty interesting to hear how when the SRB first starts to drop, there is not much air, so basically it's pretty quiet.
As it gets into thicker and thicker atmosphere the sound gets louder.
Pretty cool huh?

Gimli Glider

2010-08-02T19:18:00.000-07:00

This is a good Damn Interesting Article
Gimli Glider

Polar Clock

2010-07-11T13:09:00.000-07:00

I Like this Clock, Especially the Calendar portion of it. This was posted somewhere near July 11th.
I think it was a Sunday.

Megalon 14

2010-06-19T20:33:00.001-07:00

That sounds like a great idea.
That way the Aliens will come locked and loaded.

FunFlash

2010-06-08T21:48:00.000-07:00

http://chrismckenzie.com/

Watercraft of the Month

2010-05-18T19:54:00.000-07:00

SeaBreacher

Nice tagline.
Ultimate Diving Machine.
Don't tell the Lawyers over at BMW

April Fools: Math Class Shadow

2010-04-30T16:46:00.000-07:00

RoboPlow

2010-03-15T20:38:00.000-07:00

I've never lived in a place where I could use this, but if I did...

Propeller Clocks

2010-03-06T20:45:00.000-08:00

http://www.innovativedevice.com/asp/information.asp

Car of the Month

2010-02-27T17:47:00.001-08:00

The IngoCar
Hydraulic drive, and Suicide doors.

Evolution of Cars by Country

2010-02-20T18:56:00.000-08:00

Nice post here, You have to scroll down to Russia.

Tee Shirt Stop Action War

2010-02-10T20:14:00.000-08:00

Bridge to Nowhere

2010-01-22T17:02:00.000-08:00

This Bridge over the East fork of the San Gabriel River is sometimes used for Bungee jumping.
The road East Fork Road that it serviced was abandoned in 1969.
Cool story Here about Convict Road
It was built in 1936 back when bridges were built for function and Beauty.
We used to ride motorcyles and Jeep 4X4's in the sand washes below this bridge.

YosemiteInTimelapse

2010-01-05T18:32:00.000-08:00

Yosemite is Great I especially like the fluctuations in waterflow of the Waterfalls.
The climbers on El Capitan are fun to watch too.

People in Yosemite: A TimeLapse Study from Steven M. Bumgardner on Vimeo.

Cuteness Factor

2009-12-14T18:26:00.000-08:00

The Cuter the animal, the more likely it will be decimated by Global climate change in the next ten years.
Coincidence?

Astronomy Question of the Week: How far into outer space have space probes penetrated?

2009-12-09T19:28:00.001-08:00

Astronomy Question of the Week: How far into outer space have space probes penetrated?

Posted using ShareThis

Crack A Master Lock

2009-11-15T22:05:00.001-08:00

Here's a way to drastically reduce the numbers attempted to guess a locks combination.

Virtual Tour of the City of London

2009-11-14T20:53:00.000-08:00

VirtualTourofLondon

http://www.vrwebdesign.co.uk/london-aerial-virtual-tour/
You can click on the bubble reflectors to change your bearings.

"Guitar" Rift of the Month

2009-11-06T15:26:00.001-08:00

Robert Plant did this many moons ago.

Halloween2009

2009-10-31T22:01:00.000-07:00

Well Trick or treat counts were Up again.
We had 123 this year.
We were not at home last year, so I don't know how many we would have had, but we did have 8% more this year than we had in 2007.
Year Total
2005 66
2006 97
2007 113
2008
2009 123

HalloweenMath

2009-10-31T17:17:00.000-07:00

This Teacher seems fun.
He seems a little like Randy Pausch

TimeLapseRocks

2009-10-23T22:31:00.000-07:00

Timescapes Timelapse: Mountain Light from Tom @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

JetPack of the Month

2009-10-01T19:48:00.001-07:00

Now this is Cool!

cAPSLOCK sWITCHER

2009-09-06T18:09:00.000-07:00

I finally found a website that can change my text.
sOMETIMES i WRITE AN ENTIRE LINE OF CODE BEFORE I REALIZE THE CAPS LOCK IS STUCK
(Sometimes I write an entire line of code before i realize the caps lock is stuck)

Now there is a Text utility that can fix it. Yes it does require cutting and pasting.

I don't even know the name of the site. StreetPC?
Here is the link.

Text Utilities by Adrien Lavoillotte is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 France License.

Flip It // ʇı dı1ɟ

2009-08-22T21:20:00.000-07:00

ʇxǝʇ pǝddı1ɟ oʇ pǝʇɐɔıpǝp sı ʇsod sıɥʇ

I have no idea how this works?
I think that it uses special characters, not a special font.
Flip it

"Basically, it uses letters that are 180° rotations of other letters to spell a sentence upside-down -- some letters are in the Latin alphabet (e.g. "u" and "n" are rotations, as are "p" and "d") while others are used by linguists to represent certain sounds, and were therefore included in Unicode."

Earth and Moon

2009-08-22T18:37:00.000-07:00

The relative distance in a photograph

Here is the website.

Here are some more great Moon Facts

Newton Balls

2009-08-10T20:50:00.000-07:00

Nice Flash

100 Guitar Rifts of the Month

2009-07-26T21:33:00.000-07:00

100 Famous Rock Guitar Riffs - one take

BetterExplained

2009-07-26T21:02:00.000-07:00

BetterExplained

I love the way some writers explain some things.
Here's one on Mental Shortcuts.

Apollo11 Launch

2009-07-22T19:44:00.000-07:00

Yeas I know 40 years and a week late.
I can't think of many other indistinguishable sounds like that of the Rocket Flames.

Now This is Flying

2009-07-13T22:13:00.000-07:00

wingsuit base jumping from Ali on Vimeo.

Double click to get a Full Screen View.

United Breaks Guitars

2009-07-13T21:54:00.000-07:00

Satire is sometimes the best revenge.

Corn growth

2009-07-05T19:22:00.000-07:00

I planted a couple of seed packets in the back yard the first of April.
This grouping is from one seed packet. ( about 100 seeds)
About half of the seeds grew up to be plants large enough to produce ears of corn, and about half of those look like they will produce ears large enough to eat.
I picked one ear on July 4th in order to see how it was doing.
It was small, but otherwise perfect. The taste was great.
I couldn't find a gif creator online that would work for me with more than a few frames.
Next year, I'll plant more.

Train of the Month

2009-07-05T14:45:00.001-07:00

The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad

They are having a Steam Up a week from Sunday
The engine will make its first public steam-up on Sunday, July 19, 2009 in the the museum's railyard. Steam operations will be from 10:00AM - 4:00PM and the public is invited to this free event.

LightPainting

2009-06-27T15:08:00.000-07:00

Nice examples of painting with light.
LightMark

A Star is Born

2009-06-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

I don't understand the physics behind it, but whenever you add Vanilla extract to milk, it expands out in the shape of a star.

Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough products

2009-06-19T16:14:00.000-07:00

Nestle is recalling some premade Cookie dough because of the fear of E-Coli.
Another reson why you should always make your Cookies from Scratch.

I'll continue to use Nestle Semi Sweet Morsels.

Biking In Toronto

2009-06-12T21:23:00.000-07:00

This has the perception of speed.

Biking with 5D Mark II from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo.

The Bangles

2009-06-12T16:18:00.000-07:00

Heard this on the radio today.
Don't know when the original was released, but I like this song.

Wow! What a shirt!

2009-05-31T21:38:00.000-07:00

It kinda caught my eye, but after reading the reviews,
"One cannot overstate the utter awesomeness of the shirt"
I gotta get me one of these.
Check out the customer images

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

2009-05-25T20:20:00.000-07:00

This would look good hanging on the wall.

Woody's Chalkboard

2009-05-22T07:53:00.001-07:00

Woody's Chalkboard on Josh Madison.
Well worth the read.

I've never watched "Around the Horn".
I bet I'd like this guy.

Future Space Colony

2009-05-11T17:50:00.000-07:00

This Concept by a Canadian High school Student is detailed to the nines.
The Google Sketchup Blog notes:

You can read all about Eric in this Globe and Mail article from last week. You can even download his report as a full-color PDF. Congratulations Eric – maybe this isn't as far off as most people think.

SpaceCraft Of the Month

2009-05-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

The Buran
I knew this existed, but I didn't know the details.
They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.
It may come back?

Train of the Month

2009-05-03T19:37:00.001-07:00

Chinese Coal Train

CrabbyOldFart

2009-04-28T20:58:00.000-07:00

The Problem With Young People Today

Battleship Island

2009-04-24T13:43:00.000-07:00

I'd love to explore this place.
I guess it was once a coal mine, with housing that once held the distinction of having the highest population density in th world.
There are probably shafts that go down to coal seams that are underneath the sea floor.
It kind of reminds me of Kowloon walled city in Hong Kong.

Planets

2009-04-22T19:48:00.000-07:00

This will keep you busy for awhile.

Higher Voltage

2009-04-19T21:42:00.000-07:00

Boat of the Month!

2009-04-19T13:39:00.000-07:00

FastTrack.
Now that's cool.
It needs a rollbar.

The Debt Star

2009-04-05T21:44:00.001-07:00

This made me laugh.
Then it made me cry.
Not really, the future will be here soon enough, and it's gonna be alright.

Great Flight Story

2009-04-04T15:49:00.000-07:00

This is a riveting story about falling out of the sky.

Super Chimney

2009-03-27T19:23:00.000-07:00

This sounds like a good idea.
Build it into the side of a mountain.

Kodak uses threats to get you to fork over cash

2009-03-25T17:20:00.000-07:00

I have used Kodak Gallery to share photos with Friends.
It was a Free service and I thought that it was pretty good. I personally haven't bought any prints though.
I know that my sister has.
Today I get an Email from them letting me know that they will burn my photos if I don't pay up.
Because you currently do not meet the minimum purchase requirement established by our new storage policy, your stored photos will be deleted from your Gallery account if you do not act soon.

Here is your current status:
Current photo storage:	2.10 GB
Purchase requirement:	$19.99
Amount you have spent:	$0.00
Amount you need to spend:	$19.99
Deletion date:	05/16/2009

So if I buy $20.00 worth of Coffee mugs and 4 x6's they'll put the matches down, but only for a year.
I think that they pretty much lost any chance of ever selling a camera to me in the future.

Look Closer

2009-03-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Nice Close up Shots Here

Frank The Duck

2009-03-14T21:07:00.001-07:00

Working Duck
Uploaded by funnytoo

Sequence Shots

2009-03-09T20:33:00.001-07:00

Awesome Sequence photos Here. And Here.

SteelHouse

2009-03-07T20:59:00.000-08:00

This house looks like it was designed by a famous architect.

Strangeland Impressive Cow

2009-02-23T21:01:00.000-08:00

The Scientific Farm
Strangeland

Why learning to spell is so important!

2009-02-22T14:58:00.000-08:00

HDR

2009-02-14T09:42:00.001-08:00

High Dynamic Range pictures are so captivating.
Lots of pictures here.
Even a tutorial on how to make your own.

Amphicar

2009-02-13T13:34:00.000-08:00

One of my all time favorites.
The Amphicar.

I didn't know that Lyndon Johnson had an Amphicar.
I was perusing this site on Presidential Limousines, and they noted that "LBJ used to love to scare unsuspecting guests by driving into the water."

EpochTime

2009-02-10T19:24:00.000-08:00

Its getting closer!
Eventually it will read 1234567890! (Friday, February 13th 2009, 23:31:30 UTC)

Good thing someone built a counter.
Here it is.

What the heck is Epoch time anyhow?

"The Unix epoch is the time 00:00:00 UTC on January 1, 1970."
Of course Excel uses the number of days since 1/1/1900, so the Excel date code of 123456789 won't be here until 03/16/12233. Probably not gonna make that one.

Blog For Sale

2009-02-06T19:32:00.000-08:00

I think that the time is right
to hang the old For Sale sign
up on the Blog.
Of course I will accept payments.
I wonder how accurate this is?
Check yours?

$5,28502

Motorcycle of the Month

2009-02-03T21:20:00.000-08:00

Hubless Monster
I really like the look of this.
It took me a while to figure out how the drive works.
Its friction driven, so there is a smaller drive wheel in between the back wheel and the rear wheel.
Like a Ferris wheel.
According to Amen design's Milestone page, it's 5 years old.

Store Bought Cookies

2009-01-29T19:04:00.000-08:00

Yahoo has this article on store bought Cookies.
I think that most of these are horrible, but I would like to try some of the higher ones on the list.
I have to admit, Rita Mauceri and Elycia Rubin are easy on the eyes.

More Hardware Store Pics

2009-01-24T12:46:00.000-08:00

I found the pictures that I took of the Hardware store in Anson.
These were taken in March of 2005, almost three years ago.
You can see that a few more of the upper windows have been broken, but the inside of the building is pretty much the same.
Compare to this post

George Moss Hardware

2009-01-23T20:20:00.001-08:00

I was working in Abilene this week, so I drove up to Anson Texas one afternoon.
On the Northwest corner of the town Circle there is an old hardware that closed at least 15 or 20 years ago, maybe longer ago.
The roof of the building has caved in so it is not safe to enter the building.
You can still see the tools and paint cans left right on the shelf or display case.
This is the type of hardware store that I remember going to when I was a kid.
This old store is right next door to the sheriffs office, but I do find it amazing that nobody has broken in and stolen any of the tools.
If they ever can fix the roof, I hope that they can preserve the store as a museum.

MiceAge

2009-01-20T20:09:00.000-08:00

I love Disney, but not all things Disney.
What I love most is the parks, well really one park Disneyland.
It's the only Disney park that I have been to.
I enjoy going there with the family, and I love the history.

I especially love the magic of how it is built.
I remember as a kid wondering how they could fit all of those scenes below New Orleans Square.
There is a site with lots of Disney Fanatics on it called MiceAge, or MiceChat
I pretty much stick to the posts about Disneyland Resort
Some of the posts are funny, and there is a ton of information there and amazingly talented individuals.
One member is building a Virtual Disneyland, but the best part is that it includes all of the backstage buildings.

Martin Luther King Jr.

2009-01-19T19:15:00.001-08:00

Great Speech. You really should watch it all of the way through.

Taser Story

2009-01-17T19:38:00.000-08:00

These type of stories always crack me up.

pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries)

Bogie

2009-01-17T16:23:00.000-08:00

I didn't know that the wheel sets on a rail car were called Bogies.
There are a lot of different designs.
Some of them are pretty high tech.
Even some Model sites with lots of pictures like this Australian site.

I also thought that a Bogey in Golf was named after Humphrey Bogart, but alas, that is not the case either.

DatePalindrome Sort of

2009-01-11T10:58:00.000-08:00

Well not really, but symmetrical nonetheless

01-11-09

09-11-01

Boat of the Month The New Carrissa

2009-01-10T19:26:00.000-08:00

Actually the salvage of the ship that ran aground near Coos Bay Oregon back in 1999 is documented here quite well.

The Removal of the New Carissa

FullMoon

2009-01-10T07:44:00.000-08:00

Biggest Full Moon of the Year tonight.
Nasa

WikiMapia

2009-01-09T08:14:00.001-08:00

This is even better than GoogleMaps.
It shows locations of mundane things like restaurants, stores and parks.
Anybody can add a location, but I am not sure how items get approved, or removed if incorrect.

I knew there there were Missile Silos out in the midwest, but I had no idea that there were so many around Southern California.
Many former sites are indicated in WikiMapia like this one.
Links to websites like the Ft MacArthur Museum.
Ah a little research reveals that the Nike sites were for Surface to air defense.

Jet-Packs

2008-12-31T17:17:00.000-08:00

This is a Cool Jet-Pack Video

This one is even better.

SkyWatch

2008-12-08T19:12:00.000-08:00

Another service brought to you by NASA
SkyWatch
You can track when the I.S.S., or many other satellites are visible.

Guitar Lick of the Month

2008-12-07T18:59:00.000-08:00

Daniele Gottardo
GottyBoy

Will it Blend?

2008-12-06T19:28:00.000-08:00

I always enjoy these.

The Beauty of Math

2008-12-06T10:23:00.000-08:00

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn’t it?

And finally, take a look at this symphony:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321

I got this from Ajay

Muxicall

2008-12-03T21:17:00.000-08:00

Muxicall
Its fun to hold down the shift key and move the mouse over the board.