Happy Pi Day Mr Einstein

How ironic that a mathematical genius should be born on a mathematical date… Anyway… things are coming along slowly but surely.  Just wanted to drop a line here so that everyone doesn’t think I’ve dropped dead or something. I’ll catch all of y’all later. crd

Google Earth Expands to the Sky, Nikon goes to Space

Google’s done it again with their Google Earth product. The latest version now includes the ability to explore the sky above any location on earth. I stumbled across this feature while I was checking out a Gizmodo item on a group in Alberta that sent a Nikon Coolpix camera on a weather balloon along with [...]

Salt Water – Fuel of the Future?

It seems that a retired broadcast engineer from Pennsylvania, while working on a way to use heavy metals and radio waves to cure cancer by basically microwaving the damaged cells has stumbled upon a new fuel source, a most unlikely one at that. Salt Water. You know, the thing that covers 2/3 of the surface [...]

Apple gives the finger to freedom of choice with iPhone update

PC World – Firmware Update Breaks Hacked iPhones PC World reported Saturday that with Apple’s new firmware release (1.1.1) for the iPhone, which several phones have already started updating to automatically thanks to the built-in iTunes software update on the phone, breaks (permanently in some cases) or disables iPhones that have been unlocked or hacked [...]

New Device Turns Waste Heat into Electricity | LiveScience

New Device Turns Waste Heat into Electricity | LiveScience What will they think of next?   Although this is a good idea…   Perhaps they should look into a way of using the heat exchangers for our air conditioners here in Texas to regenerate the electricity we use on cooling with the heat coming off [...]