Archive for February 18th, 2007
Cop Tech 2010
Stink bombs, pain beams, spy drones—this is the future of law enforcement, brought to you by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.
For a gallery of the latest and greatest crime-fighting gadgets, click here to launch the gallery.
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Resources @ N.Design Studio
A great resource for Adobe Illustrator tutorials, free wallpapers, MSN display pictures, and some other useful links.
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Top 10: Beautiful Beaches
Imagine lying on some warm sand, with drink in hand and having sunscreen gently rubbed all over your body. So sit back and enjoy as we embark on a trip to the world’s most popular beaches, after the jump..
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Turning Black Coal Green
A radical new power plant aims to convert our dirtiest fossil fuel into clean-burning hydrogen.
Big lumps of sooty coal hardly seem like the future of energy, but that’s exactly what the U.S. Department of Energy predicts. Consumption of the fossil fuel—the main source of greenhouse gas and a major contributor to acid rain, smog [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )30 Essential Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows
Recently, I received a fresh new laptop from Dell. Upon receiving it, I did the traditional “installation of Windows from scratch” on it to remove a lot of the garbage that is preinstalled on Dells. Then I got really busy installing tons of great software that takes care of pretty much every software need I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )All Sonic, No Boom
Long hampered because the planes were too loud to fly over land, supersonic air travel is now on its way back—without the big bang.
If you’re ever lucky enough to fly a Quiet Supersonic Transport between New York and Los Angeles, you’ll have just enough time to get through a movie—a short one. Instead of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fine Living: 10 Edible Endangered Animals
In different environments around the world, there are a great number of different culinary tastes. And for the most part — if you look hard enough — someone, somewhere, will be cooking just about anything you can think of. The general rule is: If it’s edible and someone is hungry enough, it will be eaten. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )LAGO: Forward Thinking Design
When it comes to thinking outside the square, Italian furniture design company, Lago, is well outside the parameters of traditional thinking. With the talents of its prized designers Daniele Lago and Massimo Bonnetti virtually on tap, the boundless creativity and functionality is evident in their current range.
The company takes a step back from the design [...]
20/20 Stupid in America
20-20 investigation by John Stossel entitled “Stupid in America” highlighting some of the flaws with the education system in the United States. The outcome is…well “was” expected.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Create your own comic strip with Comeeko
Make your own personalized comic strip with Comeeko, a fun (free!) site that lets you take your personal photos and transform them into Dilbertesque creations.
Comeeko is simple to use; just follow the wizard. You can choose your unique layout, color schemes, photos, and then you can apply various comedic elements (whap! Bam! snappo!) to your [...]
