project bike

So I met my cousin-in-law last night, being a motorcycle guy we talked about bikes, in fact that was just about all we talked about. Something he said to me got me thinking today "...you need a project bike...". Indeed. I've been thinking about this for a few months, …

joost beta - updated

Joost is no longer by invite only! Check out the download page and start watching streaming TV over the Internet. I'm downloading it myself right after I publish this post and I'll give an update when I have some time to check out the beta.

I've played around with the …

simple

Awhile back I wrote this post on simplicity. John Maeda gives a great talk about his appropriately simple analysis of the subject:

Colin McRae dies in helicopter crash.

Former World Rally Champion Colin McRae was killed and his five year-old son feared dead in a helicopter crash yesterday afternoon.read more | digg story

Eye Tattooing

Just when you think you can no longer be shocked by a body modification, along comes the eyeball tattoo.read more | digg story

Calgary's finest

On the way to work this morning I stopped for a cup of Tim's, as I almost always do. This is what I found:

the problem with hybrids and EVs

Electric Vehicles (EV) and Hybrids are promising technologies although still in their infancy. As a consumer, hybrids cannot be justified from a pure economic standpoint, take this Wired article I previously mentioned as an aside:

Hybrids can cost from $1,500 to $4,500 …

neave.tv

neave.tv "It's like television, but nicer."

freedom

Wal-Mart Tries Out A New Wage In Mexico: $0 An Hour

Thousands of adolescents work as unpaid baggers in Wal-Mart's Mexican stores. The retail giant isn't breaking any laws--but that doesn't mean the government is happy with the practice.read more | digg story

music and life

the worlds first freed mobile phone

In a much earlier post I mentioned the openmoko, the open source mobile phone. It's a few months behind schedule, but openmoko.com is open today to take orders for the developer kits of the Neo 1973. The consumer phone is now scheduled for an October release, with …

Driving Sustainable Design

John Thackara looks at daily life as a design opportunity and tackles social issues in small dosesread more | digg story

Teenager From Rural Malawi Who Built A Windwill To Power His Home

Meet William Kamkwamba. At age 15 he built a windmill entirely from scrap parts, generating enough electricity to power his home in rural Malawi. His personal blog details the steps day-by-day with pics.read more | digg story

kinetic scuplture

There are many reasons for my passion of machinery, motion being near the top of the list.

british land speed record, for steam powered vehicles

Yes, you read that right, and it's no typo. I have just one word: cool.





The car is powered by a 325bhp two stage Curtis turbine, fed via 4 LPG fired boilers. The current official steam powered land speed record was set in 1906 by Fred Marriott at 121.57mph. In 1984 …

$175 Fee If You Cancel iPhone, Even Though You Paid Full Price

You better frickin' like your full-price iPhone because if you don't, AT&T plans on charging you the full $175 early termination fee, even though the phone's cost isn't at all subsidized under a long-term-agreement.read more | digg story

Smart Hosting Experiment - Who Can Survive the Digg Effect

Great little experiment with 9 different hosting companies to figure out which ones can withstand the traffic surges caused by web 2.0read more | digg story

iPhone will require iTunes account to set up

Apple will require iPhone customers to have an active iTunes Store account, in order to set-up their device, the company has revealed.read more | digg story

Liquid Lens Can Magnify at the Flick of a Switch

The first liquid camera lens with no moving parts, and that can switch between two levels of magnification, has been designed by a German research team. The work is an important step towards liquid zoom lenses that can sweep through a range of magnifications.read more | …