DARPA Harnesses Hummingbird Flying-Style for Defense

DARPA Harnesses Hummingbird Flying-Style for Defense Chances are, the only people who will be able to watch Aerovironment’s new Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) will be those who are controlling it. If all goes well for this DARPA initiative, the targets of this potential reconnaissance, device deliver, and (gulp) assassination technology will never know, see, or hear [...]

The Future of Television: Adobe’s Flash of Genius

The Future of Television: Adobe’s Flash of Genius As people migrate away from sitting in front of the television and focus on getting more of their entertainment and information from the Internet, Adobe’s Anup Murarka, their forward-thinking Director of Technology, Strategy and Partner Development, discusses ways that new flash technology can bring people back to the [...]

Your Carry-On Luggage Won’t Fit There

Your Carry-On Luggage Won’t Fit There When a luggage cart parked too close to a Japanese 747, the result was predictable. Video from The Telegraph after the jump. It has been “suggested” that the cart was too close, but it hasn’t been confirmed. The 246 passengers and 18 crew were all unharmed. * * * Find more offbeat news [...]

Warning: Choking Hazard

WARNING: Choking Hazard

The 14 Types of Twitter Personalities

The 14 Types of Twitter Personalities Twitter. It’s all the rage with news sources, celebrities, politicians, and millions of everyday folks getting in and playing around with it. The premise was simple: in 140 characters or less, answer a simple question that your followers and anyone who visits your page can see: “What are you doing?” Since [...]

Giving Back to the Givers in Tough Times

Giving Back to the Givers in Tough Times Teachers, Fire Fighters, Police Officers and Social Workers are all worthy of our appreciation and praise. They serve our communities day in and day out, sometimes with rewards that are not in proportion to their service. It would be great to show our appreciation beyond words, but these [...]

XML Codes that Bring Joy to the World

XML Codes that Bring Joy to the World ‘Nuf said.

College Football Playoff System

2008: Proof Positive that We Need College Football Playoffs Every year, the debate rages over whether or not to have a playoff system that enhances or replaces the current Bowl Championship Series.  This year more than any other is proof of how badly we need one. After 10 years of hit-or-miss BCS National Championships, the time [...]

Learning from the Past

Economic Crisis: Solving Today’s Problems with Yesterday’s Solutions They say that it is important to learn and understand history to make sure that the bad is not repeated.  Some of the lessons learned during the Great Depression have gone unheeded in recent years.  As a result, just about every active party in the economy from the [...]

Earthquake Preparation in Midwest

Scientists Warn of Devastating Earthquake… in the Midwest When you ask someone where the next catastrophic earthquake will hit in the United States, almost everyone would say California.  Warnings of “the big one” have been in circulation for a while, from movies to government programs - everyone knows that California is the most likely spot for [...]