The Falkirk Wheel
Monday, March 6th, 2006This is the type of design that motivates people to become engineers: simple, elegant, and mind-boggling.
Archive for March, 2006
How to Save a Bunch of Money on Aluminum Foil
Sunday, March 5th, 2006Modifying a room to block RF transmisions is fairly simple, but the difference with NaturalNano’s nanotube-based shielding paint is one of cost and ease of application. I couldn’t find a price, but it sounds like the process would be less expensive than traditional methods—perhaps even within the price range of your average conspiracy theorist. Another significant selling point is the ability to easily enable/disable RF transmissions inside a shielded room.
Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD
Sunday, March 5th, 2006
After all the salvos in the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD battle, it appears Toshiba (HD-DVD) will launch an actual product this month, while Sony’s (Blu-Ray) initial offering will be in May. The number and variety of available titles are extremely limited, however, and I don’t see this as much of a victory for either camp—although HD-DVD does appear to be ahead on the hardware front.
How to Lose a Billion Dollars in One Day
Friday, March 3rd, 2006Another day in the life of Google, as well as an example of why it’s always a good idea to diversify your financial portfolio.
Get a Free USB Drive From Microsoft
Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
Microsoft is offering to send out USB drives filled with “Valuable Information” about its products and services. The folks at digg.com quickly recognized this as a great way to get a free USB drive (although it will most likely have a small memory capacity).
Here’s how it works:
- Go to this link.
- Click on the image that says “Valuable Information”.
- Log in to your Passport account, or create one if necessary.
- Fill out the form, being sure to un-check all the boxes asking if Microsoft can contact you. The answers to the four questions are: 2, true, true, true.
- Follow the instructions for verifying your email.
- Wait 6-8 weeks for delivery
If you’re worried about the Passport account, I’ve had one for years without any problems.
