essays & effluvia: Amazing R/C airplane demo

essays & effluvia: Amazing R/C airplane demo: "Amazing R/C airplane demo"

The Subatomic Assembly of H 2 - Popular Science

The Subatomic Assembly of H 2 - Popular Science: "As current flows from a 9-volt battery through a cup of water, bubbles of hydrogen form on the negative electrode (connected to the black wire) while oxygen accumulates on the positive one (red wire)."

Constructional Lighting Projects

Constructional Lighting Projects: "One of the fun electronics projects that one can experiment and build is projects that uses lights. Among the lighting devices that are popular in recent years are LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). LED is fast replacing bulbs as the technology in LED gain breakthough year by year. The luminence of powerful LEDs and the development of various colors of LEDs - in recent years, blue colour has become a common color. LEDs have been used in household appliances, automobile, control circuitry and a host of other applications.

"

CHARLES AND HUDSON | Make It Your Home with our Home Improvement, Remodeling, and Renovation Ideas and Sources

CHARLES AND HUDSON | Make It Your Home with our Home Improvement, Remodeling, and Renovation Ideas and Sources: "Welcome to Charles and Hudson. We're here to help you remodel, renovate, and beautify your home"

Gray Matter - Popular Science

Gray Matter - Popular Science: "Ever yearn to make your own silicon? Preserve a snowflake on a microscope slide? Fuel a rocket ship with sugar? Theodore Gray undertakes these and many more mind-bending projects in his monthly PopSci column, archived here for your entertainment. Just remember that Gray is well trained in lab safety procedures—if you decide to try these experiments, you should be, too."

Transistors

Transistors: "The purpose of this page is to explain the transistor.
The audience to which it is aimed, is anyone who hasn't a clue to how these little Buggers work and/or how to use them. A real problem with previous explanations: for the sake of 'fidelity' authors' include confusing details until the concept, or thread--of how they actually work & how to use them--is lost. "

Wrench Xylophone

Wrench Xylophone: "Want to make a real Garage Band? Then you'll need an instrument. Get out your wrench set, start wacking 'em, and make a xylophone."

The Fantastic in Art and Fiction

The Fantastic in Art and Fiction

PARADE Magazine | How We Make Marines

PARADE Magazine | How We Make Marines: "How does the Marine Corps take 17-year-old civilians and, in 13 short weeks, transform them into Marines? How do they motivate these young men and women to become members of a group that needs to function at the highest level under enormous stress? PARADE Contributing Editor Larry Smith spent two years researching his new book, “The Few and the Proud: Marine Corps Drill Instructors in Their Own Words.” He discovered that drill instructors are the key to making a Marine—and that there are lessons all of us can learn from them."

David Orban's Blog: "Engines of Creation" available in free electronic format

David Orban's Blog: "Engines of Creation" available in free electronic format: "The 'Englines of Creation' by Eric Drexler has been a lightning bolt for me when I read it in the late 80s, and it is great to see it freed for all to enjoy. Nanotechnology has come alive lately in lame textiles or cosmetics products, but the vision of Drexler of nanoscale manufacturing lives on, and is unsurpassed in its bold predictions.

Many authors start to realize that the danger of obsolescence by obscurity is greater to them that the perceived loss of royalties, and they put their books online, sooner or later after publication. Cory Doctorow is one of those who do it simultaneously with his science fiction books, which can be purchased in paper form, or downloaded electronically at the same time. Stephen Wolfram also very positively surprised me when just a year or so after the publication of 'A New Kind of Science' he put it online for free."

Engines of Creation - K. Eric Drexler : Cover

Engines of Creation - K. Eric Drexler : Cover:
"Engines of Creation
The Coming Era of Nanotechnology
K. Eric Drexler"

What Effect Reading Has on Our Minds - MSN Encarta

What Effect Reading Has on Our Minds - MSN Encarta: "Here are two facts that probably won't surprise you: Reading makes you smarter, and the more reading you do, the better.

Why this is so and how the magic happens, though, is quite interesting.

In a paper called What Reading Does for the Mind, Anne E. Cunningham, associate professor of cognition and development at the University of California, Berkeley, makes the case that reading:

* increases vocabulary more than talking or direct teaching;

* substantially boosts general knowledge while decreasing the likelihood that misinformation will be absorbed; and

* helps keep our memory and reasoning abilities intact as we age."

Modern Mechanix » Wear a Flash on Your Head

Modern Mechanix » Wear a Flash on Your Head: "Synchronizing Photo Flash Lamp With a Camera Shutter
THE difficulty of synchronizing the flare of a photo flash lamp with the click of the shutter is frequently encountered by enthusiasts of the camera art. There’s a way to overcome this difficulty, however, and that is by constructing the little gadget shown in the accompanying photo.

The contrivance consists of a flat type pocket flashlight battery mounted between two pieces of wood, on the top of which is affixed a common porcelain socket to hold the photo flash lamp.

On the base of this baseboard is mounted a pair of contacts in such a position that the loading lever will push them together when the shutter clicks. The wiring is illustrated in the insert.

Synchronization is achieved by the simultaneous clicking of the shutter and the closing of the photo flashlamp circuit through the silver contacts. The duration of the flash is 1/50 of a second, which occurs when the shutter is wide open.

For convenience, the flash lamp unit is secured to the head by an elastic band, thus leaving the hands free to operate the camera. The lamp should be backed by an aluminum reflector."

A grease geek will guide you: `Cars' decoded - Los Angeles Times

A grease geek will guide you: `Cars' decoded - Los Angeles Times: "'CARS' is the 'Da Vinci Code' for gear heads."

Animation World Magazine

Animation World Magazine: "Cars: Hitting the Mother Road — Part 1
In part one of AWN’s in-depth Cars coverage, Bill Desowitz focuses on the character and lighting innovations at Pixar Animation Studios."

The Office supplies trebuchet

The Office supplies trebuchet: "Bored at work? Build your own 3' trebuchet out of paperclips and throw balls of blu-tac up to an amazing 4 feet."

DIY:happy » Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap

DIY:happy » Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap:
"How to build a Mosquito trap.

Materials Needed:

2000ml (2 liter) bottle
50 gram (brown?) sugar
1 gram yeast
Thermometer
Measure cup
Knife
Black paper"

Lake Peigneur Disaster

Lake Peigneur Disaster: "The whirlpool easily sucked up the $5 million Texaco drilling platform, a second drilling rig that was nearby, a tugboat, eleven barges from the canal, a barge loading dock, seventy acres of Jefferson Island and its botanical gardens, parts of greenhouses, a house trailer, trucks, tractors, a parking lot, tons of mud, trees, and who knows what else. A natural gas fire broke out where the Texaco well was being drilled. Let's not forget the estimated 1.5 billion gallons of water that seemed to magically drain down the hole."

Lake Peigneur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lake Peigneur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Lake Peigneur is a 1,300 feet (396 meters) deep, salt-water, lake near New Iberia, Louisiana. The name Peigneur is French for 'comber'.

The lake was previously a three foot (91 cm) shallow fresh-water lake until an unusual man-made catastrophe on November 21, 1980. At that time, Diamond Crystal operated a salt mine under the lake while a Texaco oil rig was drilling down from the surface of the lake."

Damn Interesting » Lake Peigneur: The Swirling Vortex of Doom

Damn Interesting » Lake Peigneur: The Swirling Vortex of Doom: "Early in the morning on November 21, 1980, twelve men decided to abandon their oil drilling rig on the suspicion that it was beginning to collapse beneath them. They had been probing for oil under the floor of Lake Peigneur when their drill suddenly seized up at about 1,230 feet below the muddy surface, and they were unable free it. In their attempts to work the drill loose, which is normally fairly easy at that shallow depth, the men heard a series of loud pops, just before the rig tilted precariously towards the water."

OpinionJournal - Taste

OpinionJournal - Taste: "Technology writer Steven Johnson likens the intellectual process at work in video gaming to 'the basic procedure of the scientific method.' True, I might have better used my time reading Phillip Roth's new novel, but as mind-aerobics this exercise surely beat watching the tube. As for my kids navigating the game, wouldn't it be comparable with their playing chess for hours?"

United Nuclear- About Us

United Nuclear- About Us: "The sole purpose of United Nuclear Scientific Supplies, LLC is to put the 'fun' back into science.
Currently, both private and public schools (as well as other learning institutions) are removing chemicals & glassware from their chemistry labs, electronic components from their engineering classes... along with many other important pieces of 'hands-on' learning equipment. In exchange, they have students conduct experiments on computer or simply read text instead of actually coming into contact with the equipment & materials they are learning about.
Most professors & teachers we have spoken with completely disagree with this concept.
It is our intention make these and other interesting/scientific related items once again available to the hobbyist, teacher, experimenter, and professional organizations.

"

United Nuclear - Scientific Supplies

United Nuclear - Scientific Supplies: "United Nuclear has been featured on nationwide CBS television news and 'Coast to Coast' radio with host Art Bell. We're also in the June 2005 issue of MAXIM magazine: 'Top Science Gear' page 164"

MAKE: Blog: Scientific and technical books of yesteryear

MAKE: Blog: Scientific and technical books of yesteryear: "We collect a lot of these old publications and books at MAKE, it's incredibly interesting to note the contrast of what was published for amateur scientists, and everyone just 30, 40, 50+ years ago compared to now, which really isn't a lot."

TVfolk.net - Traditional music from Nothern Europe

TVfolk.net - Traditional music from Nothern Europe
"TVfolk.net now presents 409 videos of traditional music from nothern Europe."

Which of these redfines "traditonal?"
Lars Jobs
Jan Granli
Oort

Aharef: Websites as graphs

Aharef: Websites as graphs: "Since tags are nested in other tags, they are arranged in a hierarchical manner, and that hierarchy can be represented as a graph. I've written a little app that visualizes such a graph, and here are some screenshots of websites that I often look at."

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The Simpsons as philosophy

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | The Simpsons as philosophy: "The Simpsons is more than a funny cartoon - it reveals truths about human nature that rival the observations of great philosophers from Plato to Kant... while Homer sets his house on fire, says philosopher Julian Baggini."

MAKE: Blog: The Making of Stingray and Thunderbirds

MAKE: Blog: The Making of Stingray and Thunderbirds: "The stars of the studio are man made puppets which are known and recognized around the world... Fashioned from fiberglass and made almost alive by painstaking artistry, they bring the age old art of puppetry truly into the 20th century."

GAM3R 7H30RY

GAM3R 7H30RY: "Welcome

Together with the Institute for the Future of the Book, I created this website as a way to think to about games. Games, as in computer games, are the subject of my next book, GAM3R 7H30RY. I am interested in two questions.

1. can we explore games as allegories for the world we live in?
2. can there be a critical theory of games?"

www.SisterZone.com

www.SisterZone.com: "SisterzOn Bridges shows how to build an 'Elementary Level' balsa wood bridge. This particular bridge won 1st place at California Region 11 and California State competitions. It also won 3rd place at the 'Destination Imagination' Global bridge building competition in Knoxville, Tennessee in May 2005. It is especially useful to kids who want to understand the process of building balsa wood structures."

The 'Perfect' Lens Hood

The 'Perfect' Lens Hood:
"How to make:
The 'Perfect' Lens Hood
You can buy one or you can...
… make one out of recyclable materials you have around the house
… about all it takes is some time and care and careful, slow going to cut the material appropriately and such that it fits properly. "

www.abcTronics.com - easy like abc

www.abcTronics.com - easy like abc:
"3 mm LEDs Units Blue Green Red Yellow White
Luminous Intensity (mcd) 2500 6000 3000 3000 3000
Price for 10 pieces US$ $1.49 $1.69 $0.59 $0.59 $1.69"

TrustedReviews - The €7 MP3 Player

TrustedReviews - The €7 MP3 Player: "Just how cheap can you make an MP3 player? You’d be amazed…"

AOJ Outdoors Tip - Eliminate Yellow Jackets With This Non-Toxic Homemade Yellow Jacket Trap!

AOJ Outdoors Tip - Eliminate Yellow Jackets With This Non-Toxic Homemade Yellow Jacket Trap!: "How It Works: The yellow jackets love fish and will begin to cut off small pieces to take back to the nest. In their 'excitement' of buzzing around the bait a few will occasionally hit the water. The soap in the water breaks the surface tension of the waterproof coating on the yellow jacket and it instantly sinks in the water and drowns in a few seconds. Some yellow jackets will successfully haul a piece of meat back to the nest and tell all the other gatherers in the nest where this great food source is. Soon all the wasps from the nest will be working on this fish and over a period of time, all will eventually make mistakes and either fall off the fish and into the water or bump other wasps flying around and knock themselves in the drink, then its curtains for them too. It only takes a day or two to wipe out nearly every yellow jacket in your area."

TeamDroid » DIY Hollow Out A Light Bulb

TeamDroid » DIY Hollow Out A Light Bulb: "When I was growing up I had a keen interest in the sciences. Mostly because of the cool gear that scientists used, you know, beakers, flasks, Bunsen burners that sort of thing. Well, not only did I not have the money for those sorts of thing but I had no idea where to even buy them if I could. So I had to improvise. One of the better improvisations I was able to do was to hollow out a light bulb and use it for other things. The glass that makes the envelope of the build is quite heat resistant and the screw base is good to attach things to (even better if you can find old ones with brass bases, you can solder to those). I made a number of small boilers in order to learn about steam and distillation. I hope to show people that even if a bulb burns out, it can still be useful."

Silicon Chip Online - The Itsy-Bitsy USB Lamp

Silicon Chip Online - The Itsy-Bitsy USB Lamp:
"Parts List - USB Lamp

1 USB male plug moulded to suitable length 4-way screened cable
1 Ultrabright White LED (preferably at least 2000mCd) (eg, DSE Z-3980, 3981, 3982, etc)
1 3AG in-line 2-part plastic fuseholder (eg, DSE P-7912, Jaycar SZ-2015, etc).
1 47Ω 1/4W or 1/8W resistor
Lengths of thin diameter heatshrink (preferably) or spaghetti insulation"

Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer :: Mozilla Add-ons :: Add Features to Mozilla Software

Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer :: Mozilla Add-ons :: Add Features to Mozilla Software: "If you use Firefox on more than one computer, you'll want Foxmarks. Install Foxmarks on each computer, and it will work silently in the background to keep your bookmarks synchronized. As a bonus, log in to my.foxcloud.com from any computer anywhere to access your bookmarks."

Converting a colour photo to a single layered stencil with Photoshop - Tutorials - Stencil Revolution

Converting a colour photo to a single layered stencil with Photoshop - Tutorials - Stencil Revolution: "Once you are familiar with this technique you will find creating stencils with multiple layers easier to master using a similair process."

Converting a colour photo to a single layered stencil with Photoshop - Tutorials - Stencil Revolution

Converting a colour photo to a single layered stencil with Photoshop - Tutorials - Stencil Revolution: "Once you are familiar with this technique you will find creating stencils with multiple layers easier to master using a similair process."

Best Song Ever

Best Song Ever: "Ghost Riders in the Sky, is, quite frankly, the best song that there ever was. There can be no topping it, no stopping it, block rocking beats have tried glocking it but keeps ON, on like a tee vee, you think you can see me like THAT? Yo step up whack. That impromptu rap was just an example of one of the millions of songs that Ghost Riders in the Sky is much better than. Originally written by Stan Jones, the song has stood the test of time, and as an added bonus, there happen to be an incredible number of versions of this song, by an extremely wide variety of bands. This is in part due to the fact that stylistically, the music can be interpreted easily in many different ways, and in part due to the fact that its just really goddamn great. The goal of this page is to catalogue every version ever recorded of this song."

DevilDucky - Star Trek 2.0: Cribs, Director's Cut

DevilDucky - Star Trek 2.0: Cribs, Director's Cut: "Star Trek 2.0: Cribs, Director's Cut "

Literature: The Book of Lost Books by Stuart Kelly - Sunday Times - Times Online

Literature: The Book of Lost Books by Stuart Kelly - Sunday Times - Times Online: "THE BOOK OF LOST BOOKS An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You Will Never Read
by Stuart Kelly"

A Star Is Made - New York Times

A Star Is Made - New York Times: "Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task — playing a C-minor scale 100 times, for instance, or hitting tennis serves until your shoulder pops out of its socket. Rather, it involves setting specific goals, obtaining immediate feedback and concentrating as much on technique as on outcome."

the official East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse website

the official East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse website: "'Every teacher's first stop and every artist's second home.'
6713 San Pablo Ave. Oakland/Berkeley border
510.547.6470
Site Meter
open 11am-6pm Every Day"

Plasma Pong

Plasma Pong: "PLASMA PONG is a variation of PONG that utilizes real-time fluid dynamics to drive the game environment.

Players have several new abilities that add fun twists to the classic game. In the game you can inject plasma fluid into the environment, create a vacuum from your paddle, and blast shockwaves into the playing area. All these abilities have fluid-based kinetic effects on the ball, making Plasma Pong a fast-paced and exciting game."

A Docking Pack for your Gizmology

A Docking Pack for your Gizmology: "A closely related need involves all the stray batteries, as opposed to those that are recharged within their corresponding hand-held devices. I have standardized on Ni-MH, and found this excellent package with 10 AAA, 25 AA, 8 9V, 10 C, and 8 D batteries... along with a tester and a smart charger:"

Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free

Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free: "Publish and Sell Worldwide
Fast Publish a book, CD, DVD, image or calendar — and order it within minutes.
Easy How easy? Take the Lulu publishing tour
Free No set-up fees. No minimum order. No catch. We print and ship each product as it's bought, and the purchaser pays for it.
You keep control ... of the rights, the design, the price and 80% of the profits. Really."

Blurb Create a Book

Blurb Create a Book: "It's this simple:
step one
Download Blurb's aptly named BookSmart software. (We know you've heard this before, but it's free and fast. Really.)
step two
Choose the book you'd like to make today.
step three
Play – add photos, blogs, stories, the works.
Rejoice. Your book is published, and yours to share and sell at Blurb."

Boing Boing: Posh American neighborhoods recreated as Chinese burbclaves

Boing Boing: Posh American neighborhoods recreated as Chinese burbclaves: "Posh American neighborhoods recreated as Chinese burbclaves
Orange County, China is a gated community modeled on the posh neighborhood south of Los Angeles of the same name -- it's one of many recreated US neighborhoods springing up in China, including 'Soho, Central Park, Palm Springs and Manhattan Gardens.'"

chindogu

chindogu: "think it’s time for something on the lighter side, some comic relief as it were. with that in mind i give you chindogu: the not-so-ancient Japanese art of inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that, on the face of it, seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem. However, Chindogu has a distinctive feature: anyone actually attempting to use one of these inventions, would find that it causes so many new problems, or such significant social embarrassment, that effectively it has no utility whatsoever. Thus, Chindogu are sometimes described as ‘unuseless’ - that is, they cannot be regarded as ‘useless’ in an absolute sense, since they do actually solve a problem; however, in practical terms, they cannot positively be called ‘useful’. the following are 12 examples culled from the pages of the book 101 unuseless inventions."

A Docking Pack for your Gizmology

A Docking Pack for your Gizmology: "This is a quick and easy how-to piece, but it can dramatically clean up the space around your computer while making it much easier to 'grab and go' with all your essentials.

I'm sure you know the problem. You probably have a pretty decent collection of portable gadgets: iPod, PDA, digital camera, camcorder, cellular phone... and perhaps a few of the more esoteric things like ham radio, GPS, and weather station. Every one of these items has some support requirements, ranging from a charging cable to a USB-connected dock that lets it interface with your computer while topping off its battery. For most folks, this translates into a big mess of cables and clutter in the general vicinity of the machine, and I bet you've fished around a few times for the right unlabeled connector to shove into the inscrutable socket on some seldom-used widget. Packing it all up to go is an even bigger problem, and it's easy to forget a dusty charger when you're heading out the door in a hurry."

Calculator company list

Calculator company list: "Vintage Technology: Calculators
1970s Vintage desktop and pocket calculators listed by company (121 identified brands, 554 calculators). I am slowly revamping the images and descriptions - and have another 100+ calculators to put on - so keep looking! If you're interested in old desktop calculators try looking at Desktops."

DevilDucky - They're Made Out of Meat

DevilDucky - They're Made Out of Meat: "After years of probing humans, two alien researchers meet to discuss a most unusual discovery about our species. From an act play by Terry Bisson."

Create a personalized CD/DVD cover

Create a personalized CD/DVD cover: "Use your digital photographs to make a personalized CD or DVD cover and a lot more. Just choose a photo, add some text (like a playlist or a note or a dedication), and follow the simple printing and folding instructions. Amaze your friends with your digital-photo-crafting-kung-fu! Works with your photos hosted on Flickr or anywhere else."

bokstavskex.framtid.nu - automatic biscuit image creator

bokstavskex.framtid.nu - automatic biscuit image creator: "Please note that it is not possible to make a direct link to this image, feel free to save a local copy and using as you wish."

Create A Graph

Create A Graph: "Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world.

NCES constantly uses graphs and charts in our publications and on the web. Sometimes, complicated information is difficult to understand and needs an illustration. Graphs or charts can help impress people by getting your point across quickly and visually.

Here you will find five different graphs and charts for you to consider. Maybe it will help explain what you are trying to show. Use homework problems, things you have a special interest in, or use some of the numbers you find elsewhere on this site. Have fun!"

Dogcaught: A Railroad Blog

Dogcaught: A Railroad Blog: "Illustrations of Pacific Northwest Railroading"

iowahawk: The Real Acme

iowahawk: The Real Acme: "Still, even with a rocket there's a lot of weight and inertia involved in moving a large hunk of Detroit steel down a race track. That's why many discerning folks opted for the ne plus ultra of Turbonique insanity: ROCKET THRUST GO KARTS.

'TOO MUCH: The above cart, which is equipped with T-21-A engines, is considered unsafe for 1/4 mile competition as pictured. The thrust/weight ratio is such that speeds over 160 mph are reached within 4 seconds.'

Turbonique, the company where safety comes first!. Such pleas for moderation fell on the deaf ears of 'Captain Jack' McClurg, who eventually coaxed his Turbonique kart to over 240 mph in the early 1970s.

"

PhotoRescue - data-recovery solution for digital photography

PhotoRescue - data-recovery solution for digital photography: "Have you lost your pictures? Do not panic! Try PhotoRescue: the digital photo & picture recovery solution for erased or damaged compact flash, memory stick, xd cards, smart media, sd cards and other media used in digital cameras. Download our demo for Windows or for Mac OS X today and save your cherished memories!"

eyehook - games : COLOR box

eyehook - games : COLOR box: "Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move the color at the top of the page. Press the DOWN arrow key to drop it.

When a color is dropped, its color is added to the colors in adjacent squares, using the additive color system (color theory). There is a color key for reference below.

Make WHITE SQUARES for points."

General Decimal Arithmetic

General Decimal Arithmetic: "Most computers today support binary floating-point in hardware. While suitable for many purposes, binary floating-point arithmetic should not be used for financial, commercial, and user-centric applications or web services because the decimal data used in these applications cannot be represented exactly using binary floating-point."

iPodDisk » About

iPodDisk » About: "To be accurate, iPodDisk isn’t a tool that copies songs from iPods; instead, it enables other applications to do so by emulating an iDisk drive."

3D World of Warcraft Screenshots

3D World of Warcraft Screenshots: "I've been a fan of 3D photography for a long time. Over the years I've built a few 3D cameras, but I've never thought to take 3D images of a game world. The idea finally occured to me, and I've taken a couple of shots to experiment. If I like the idea, I'll take a lot more and build a better website to display them. "

Really cheap homemade diy studio - no lighting needed | DIYPhotography.net

Really cheap homemade diy studio - no lighting needed | DIYPhotography.net: "Here is what I have to offer for about 1–3 USD. This studio utilizes a huge soft box and a background. But before we start lets see some of the prime requirements from a studio. We want to get even light, with good shadow management and a smooth background that will not distract from our main subject."

Computer History Museum - Selling the Computer Revolution - Marketing Brochures in the Collection

Computer History Museum - Selling the Computer Revolution - Marketing Brochures in the Collection

Fake model photography

Fake model photography: "With a very little effort, you can take existing photographs of everyday scenes and make it look like they're actually of miniature models.
It doesn't take much to fool the mind of the viewer, but there are a few basic rules you can follow to help convince your audience that they're looking at a railway set rather than the real world; see the section on picking the right photo at the bottom of this page. You'll need a copy of Photoshop CS or later to follow this tutorial. "

Simply Google

Simply Google: "All of Google on one page."

Simply Google

Simply Google: "All of Google on one page."

HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE - The 10 Most Harmful Government Programs by

HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE - The 10 Most Harmful Government Programs by: "The program with the highest aggregate score -- Social Security -- was given the No. 1 position on this year's list, and next year will be retired into the Government Program Hall of Shame. When the ballots were tallied, we phoned spokesmen for the federal agencies responsible for each program that made the list to see if they could point to the constitutional language, if any, that authorized the program."

UC Berkeley on iTunes U

UC Berkeley on iTunes U:
"ACCESS & DOWNLOAD COURSES on your computer or MP3 player
LISTEN TO EVENTS about the Arts, Education, Politics, Science and Technology
BE CONNECTED with what's happening at UC Berkeley"

Signum sine tinnitu--by Guy Kawasaki: The Top Ten Lies of Engineers

Signum sine tinnitu--by Guy Kawasaki: The Top Ten Lies of Engineers: "After a several month hiatus, I would like to return to my top-ten lies series. So far, I've covered entrepreneurs and VCs, Today's topic is the top ten lies of engineers."

// Protocollon » Episode 1

// Protocollon » Episode 1: "This week’s episode covers building an iSight Tripod Mount for less than $10 in parts."

Feynman's Talk

Feynman's Talk:

"There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom
An Invitation to Enter a New Field of Physics

by Richard P. Feynman

This transcript of the classic talk that Richard Feynman gave on December 29th 1959"

Empties4Cash.com - Welcome

Empties4Cash.com - Welcome: "printer cartridge recycling fundraiser"

The New Yorker: The Critics: Books

The New Yorker: The Critics: Books: "In “Why?” (Princeton; $24.95), the Columbia University scholar Charles Tilly sets out to make sense of our reasons for giving reasons. In the tradition of the legendary sociologist Erving Goffman, Tilly seeks to decode the structure of everyday social interaction, and the result is a book that forces readers to reëxamine everything from the way they talk to their children to the way they argue about politics."

AbsurdlyCool Freebie Finder

AbsurdlyCool Freebie Finder: "Hello. Freebie Finder is an automated free stuff aggregator."

The Dialectizer

The Dialectizer: "You are about to see a 'dialectized' parody of the page located at the URL below. Press the 'Dialectize' button to view it. If you have any questions about what The Dialectizer is and what it does, please see the bottom of this page."

GRYNX » Versatile compact 9v LED lamp

GRYNX » Versatile compact 9v LED lamp: "It’s the same thing every time, no lamp in place when you need one - so why not build a lot of these - always in place !"

Algebrator

Algebrator: "
“You can have Algebrator Start Solving your Algebra Homework in 5 Minutes!”"

Creating Passionate Users: Angry/negative people can be bad for your brain

Creating Passionate Users: Angry/negative people can be bad for your brain: "A few things I'll try to explain in this post:

1) One of the most important recent neuroscience discoveries--'mirror neurons', and the role they play in a decision like Robert's

2) The heavily-researched social science phenomenon known as 'emotional contagion'

3) Ignorance and misperceptions around the idea of 'happy people'"

NPR : Finding Happiness in a Harvard Classroom

NPR : Finding Happiness in a Harvard Classroom:
"Six Tips for Happiness
Advice from Tal Ben-Shahar."

d2k.5 Destination ImagiNation® Global Finals 2005

d2k.5 Destination ImagiNation® Global Finals 2005: "Pin trading:
It's at the heart of DI; a full year of work culminates in the opportunity to participate in the adrenaline-pumping, fast-paced, competitive world of pin trading. Sure, there are some performances and instant challenges scheduled in during the week, but the infectious nature of pin trading is an integral part of the Global Finals experience. Teams from around the world come toting their wares, seizing the opportunity to make friends with competitors and exchanging shared experiences. "

Petit théâtre de Pâques en papier gratuit pour les enfants

Petit théâtre de Pâques en papier gratuit pour les enfants: "Voici un petit théâtre à monter pour aider la famille lapin à trouver ou à déposer leurs oeufs. Un théâtre à utiliser pour raconter des histoires ou pour jouer avec les chiffres et l'association d'images. Une petite règledu jeu vous est proposée en fin de page!"

Incredible Stuff I Made - Giant Costumes, Paper Mache sculptures and other mashups.

Incredible Stuff I Made - Giant Costumes, Paper Mache sculptures and other mashups.: "Please select one of the images below and read the inspiring stories behind the Incredible Stuff I Made."

Building a simple Hero's Engine from a soda can

Building a simple Hero's Engine from a soda can: "I did a little research and found that a soda can is a terrific platform for building a Hero's engine.

I couldn't resist trying such a cheap experiment."

AIGA - Symbol signs

AIGA - Symbol signs: "The complete set of 50 passenger/pedestrian symbols developed by AIGA is now available on the web, free of charge. Signs are available in EPS and GIF formats.

About the symbol signs
This system of 50 symbol signs was designed for use at the crossroads of modern life: in airports and other transportation hubs and at large international events. Produced through a collaboration between the AIGA and the U.S. Department of Transportation, they are an example of how public-minded designers can address a universal communication need.

"

Hoover Institution Archives Firing Line Television Program Collection

Hoover Institution Archives Firing Line Television Program Collection: "The broadcast archive of William F. Buckley Jr.'s television show Firing Line is housed in the Hoover Institution Archives. Firing Line was broadcast from 1966 to 1999, first as an hour-long program and later as a half-hour show. The Preface to the program catalogue explains the program's broadcast history, format, and numbering system. The Firing Line collection includes videotapes of approximately 1,500 shows, as well as transcripts, still photographs, preparation materials, and other items. The material available for a particular program varies."

William F. Buckley, Jr. - Online Archive - Hillsdale College

William F. Buckley, Jr. - Online Archive - Hillsdale College: "This website contains the complete writings of William F. Buckley, Jr. Transcripts from his longrunning TV show, Firing Line are available at the Hoover Institution.

'Well, thanks to Hillsdale College, it is all here, a lifetime's work. Necessarily, you will find infelicities here, and maybe a deviation or two, but it is all an earnest attempt to contribute to the patrimony, preserved here thanks to Hillsdale.'
-- WFB"

Library Sun Tzu The Art of War and Strategy Site by Sonshi.com.

Library Sun Tzu The Art of War and Strategy Site by Sonshi.com.: "SONSHI LIBRARY

Welcome to the Sonshi Library...when Sun Tzu's The Art of War is not enough. The following lists the foremost thinkers and strategists in world history. All works are unabridged and complete. Enjoy!"

GRYNX » TicTac flashlight

GRYNX » TicTac flashlight: "A disposable torch with long life (I hope I don’t invent the wheel once more) I bought ‘tic-tac’ mint candy and found out that this package must be ideal for 3 AAA batteries to make a small torch (or lamp) with.
Yes the batteries fitted perfect - I soldered them in series and used a small micro switch from an old circuit-board together with an ultra bright white LED (25.000 mcd - 3,8 volt and 20 mA - 35 degrees) and a serial resistor of 27 ohm (to make it 3,8 Volt)."

10 Stupid Mistakes Made by the Newly Self-Employed

10 Stupid Mistakes Made by the Newly Self-Employed: "Having been a non-employee for about 14 years now, I’ve made my share of stupid business mistakes. I’ve also coached a number of people to start their own businesses, and I’ve seen many of them make similar mistakes. This advice is geared towards small business owners, particularly people who are just starting (or about to start) their own business.

"

BridgeBuilder-Game.com - The ultimate bridge building games website

BridgeBuilder-Game.com - The ultimate bridge building games website

View Source Chart (Firefox Extension)

View Source Chart (Firefox Extension): "Features

* Creates a Colorful Chart of a Webpage's Rendered Source Code
* Displays Source in its Altered State After the DOM has been Manipulated by JavaScript"

Flashcards: The world's largest library of printable flash cards

Flashcards: The world's largest library of printable flash cards: "Flashcards: 3,943,877
The world's largest flashcard library"

cl1p.net

cl1p.net: "cl1p.net The internet clipboard

With cl1p.net you can copy and paste between computers.

Just enter in any URL that starts with http://cl1p.net (example: http://cl1p.net/vhbrypxuobjsqpdm/) and post. Then from any other computer enter the same URL and copy."

Finding an outlet for plug-in hybrids becomes easier - 04/12/06 - The Detroit News

Finding an outlet for plug-in hybrids becomes easier - 04/12/06 - The Detroit News: "Toyota may have built plug-in hybrids on its own, but it is not showing them, nor has it cooperated with companies like Electro Energy that use the Prius as a base.

That poses a big problem for engineers who have to get around a sophisticated computer that wants to switch on the car's gas engine.

'You're limited to what you can do if you don't have the source code,' Hermance of Toyota conceded. 'You have to try and trick the computer.'"

yorkspace.com Blog Archive » Introducing the Dell De-Crapifier…

yorkspace.com Blog Archive » Introducing the Dell De-Crapifier…: "It’s a sad state of affairs when you buy a new computer these days and it comes pre-loaded with a ton of garbage software that brings your new machine to a crawl. If anyone’s bought a Dell PC in the last few years, you probably know what I’m talking about. Just recently, I was helping a friend set up his brand new Inspiron 1300 and it took FOREVER for it to boot up. It’s a very dissatifiying experience to pull a brand new computer out of the box and be spammed with a bunch of trial software. After removing all of the crap, (wich took a significant amount of time) it booted much faster and performed like it should. I kept thinking it would be nice to have an automated way to remove all this stuff. Thus was born the Dell De-Crapifier script."

Spelling poems.

Spelling poems.: "One reason why I cannot spell,
Although I learned the rules quite well
Is that some words like 'coup' and 'through'
Sound just like 'threw' and 'flue' and 'who';
When 'oo' is never spelled the same,
The 'juice' becomes a guessing game;"

Jack Bog's Blog: The Complete Internal Revenue Code Podcast Project

Jack Bog's Blog: The Complete Internal Revenue Code Podcast Project: "I'm all about public service, and I could not think of a more worthy internet project than to record a reading of the Internal Revenue Code for those who love to download mp3's and play them back on their iPods. You've heard of books on tape? How about tax law coming through those earbuds? Let's kick it with Title 26, people!"

Memorable Quotes from Billy Madison (1995)

Memorable Quotes from Billy Madison (1995): "Principal: Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Billy Madison: Okay, a simple 'wrong' would've done just fine. "