David Copperfield says he has found the Fountain Of Youth on one of the islands in the cluster he recently purchased. He has hired geologists and biologists to look into the phenomenon. I have nothing witty to say on this matter.
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Cape Breton joins space race. Plans are in motion to develop 300 acres of land on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, into the next Kennedy Space Station.
The Onkyo Guitar Speakers sound like a really great idea in speaker technology, designed over 2 years in conjunction with guitar maker Takamine. The entire speaker case resonates giving a full, warmer sound than traditional speakers — and only $2000 a pair.
An amusing Google Map mashup that shows you were you’d end up if you ever attempted every child’s dream of digging a hole straight to the other side of the planet. [via google maps mania]
This is the guy that makes the maps you get when you request directions from Google Maps. What a job. [via google maps mania]
Life explained, on flim. A new niche video-sharing site emerges. VideoJug provides ‘how-to’ videos on everything from ‘How to tie a full windsor knot’ to ‘ How to make Chicken Jalfrezi‘. Other unusual videos include ‘ How to do a testicular self-exam‘. If you want to know how to do something you should find it here.
Universities boycott Maclean’s rankings. Eleven of Canada’s universities are refusing to participate in the Maclean’s university ranking issue. Top ranked University Of Waterloo is not one of the eleven — go figure.
Those kids over at Google always have the best of intentions, but I’m sorry to say what they ask will never be. That’s the funny thing about language, it changes all on its own. Google has sent a letter to the Washington Post claiming genericide and provided examples of the proper use of Google now that it is a verb — and frankly they don’t want us to use it as a verb.
” Appropriate: He ego-surfs on the Google search engine to see if he’s listed in the results.
Inappropriate: He googles himself.”” Appropriate: I ran a Google search to check out that guy from the party.
Inappropriate: I googled that hottie.”
I honestly think it is great that you are trying to protect your brand, but in this case I do believe the people will win. We use Kleenex to blow our noses, we use a J Cloth to clean dishes, we use a Xerox to make copies of documents, and we use a Band-Aid to protect wounds. We google stuff, that’s just the way it is.
I don’t know what’s more impressive, the Google video/map mashup or the fact that this guy raced through the streets of Paris at breakneck speeds and didn’t hit anything (no wait, it’s the latter).
“On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris.
No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit.”
(Wikipedia info on this movie states a consensus that the car never exceeded 140K/h and was actually a Mercedes. Apparently Cluaude Lelouch was arrested after the premiere of the film. See the making of the film on Google Video (only in French) and a larger version of the video as well).
With the arrest of 21 people in connection with an airline bombing plot in the UK new rules have been instituted. Basically you can’t bring anything with you as a carry on — everything must be checked. There are a few exceptions, and I wanted to point out the one I enjoy the most.
for those traveling with an infant: baby food, milk (the contents of each bottle must be tasted by the accompanying passenger) and sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight (nappies, wipes, creams and nappy disposal bags) [source]
This method of checking liquids brought on board is the most simple solution, but one that seems to have an air of barbarousness to it. Who needs an expensive machine to test the contents of the container when you can just make another passenger taste it for authenticity. It reminds me of the Bugs Bunny cartoons where he tests bombs by hitting them with a hammer — then writes ‘dud’ on them when they do not explode.
“Alright mate, if that’s not liquid nitroglycerin then you’d have no problem taking a wee nip right here in front of me”.
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