Uh oh
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | What is the 2030 Perfect Storm idea?
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
#E-Solar: The greenest Energy Around
The first plant has gone live and it could be cheaper than coal. Revolutionary!
eSolar’s green edge — critter friendly solar farms - Green Wombat
eSolar’s green edge — critter friendly solar farms - Green Wombat
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Finding my goddess, in the form of a Poinzi scheme
There's a lot of clatter going around the internet at the moment about this guy:
Looks harmless enough, if a little creepy (oh and... Note: In the photos my teeth are yellowish, but I recently got them whitened by my dentist. I will do another photo shoot soon)
Nice (although more than a passing resemblance to the father in Arrested Development).
Anyways, this enterprising young man has set up a website to find his Goddess:
Smart, Sexy, Spiritual Goddess Desired for Awesome Relationship with Extraordinary Man
As one blogger put it, "This has to be the most extensive, detailed order form for a Real Doll I've ever seen in my life."
He's no loser though. In his own words, "I am on the brink of a large-scale financial success that many people believe will escalate me, over the next decade, from member of the middle class—to billionaire."
He goes on to explain that he'll be turning computing and science into light. Or something. I can almost feel the computing world shaking under the brilliance of his revolutionary thinking. And here it is:
http://angelbase.com/main/home/home.php
A Ponzi scheme. The likes of which Mr Madoff would have been proud. So all you budding Goddesses out there, grow your hair to just the right length, give this nutter 540 bucks and your guaranteed to be a mug.
Looks harmless enough, if a little creepy (oh and... Note: In the photos my teeth are yellowish, but I recently got them whitened by my dentist. I will do another photo shoot soon)
Nice (although more than a passing resemblance to the father in Arrested Development).
Anyways, this enterprising young man has set up a website to find his Goddess:
Smart, Sexy, Spiritual Goddess Desired for Awesome Relationship with Extraordinary Man
As one blogger put it, "This has to be the most extensive, detailed order form for a Real Doll I've ever seen in my life."
He's no loser though. In his own words, "I am on the brink of a large-scale financial success that many people believe will escalate me, over the next decade, from member of the middle class—to billionaire."
He goes on to explain that he'll be turning computing and science into light. Or something. I can almost feel the computing world shaking under the brilliance of his revolutionary thinking. And here it is:
http://angelbase.com/main/home/home.php
A Ponzi scheme. The likes of which Mr Madoff would have been proud. So all you budding Goddesses out there, grow your hair to just the right length, give this nutter 540 bucks and your guaranteed to be a mug.
Be Cool to the Turtle
Try to ride on my back, I think your tripping fool
Take yourself to Sea World, and play with Shamoo
Genius
YouTube - Hawaii Sea Turtle Rap
I reckon the bikini clad backing singers might have a shot at the next x factor.
Take yourself to Sea World, and play with Shamoo
Genius
YouTube - Hawaii Sea Turtle Rap
I reckon the bikini clad backing singers might have a shot at the next x factor.
Poker proved in court to be a game of skill
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation are clearly bored. Very bored. However, some good has come of the work their idle hands have done. After a "sting" operation (or maybe more of a flick than a sting) they arrested some guys for playing poker in a bar. Pulse quickening stuff. The Poker Players Association got behind the defendants and forked out for an expert witness to state that poker is skill, not luck. Full article below. And maybe now Party Poker shares can stop scraping the floor.
9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | Definition clears man of gambling charges
9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | Definition clears man of gambling charges
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Doing something absurd? Map it!
Motion X is an application for the I-Phone that allows you to map your routes, be it shopping, going to the ballet or climbing the third highest peak in North America.
Motion X and Orizaba
We would have used it in Belize but battery power and tree cover thwarted that idea. Still, the summit pic made it to the above website. Good work Dan!
Motion X and Orizaba
We would have used it in Belize but battery power and tree cover thwarted that idea. Still, the summit pic made it to the above website. Good work Dan!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Bot Fly Madness
Things to do in Belize:
1. Have a car crash on the journey there.
2. Climb the highest Peak in the country.
3. Bring back three passengers - mis hijos.
When I was in Ecuador I gave a talk to the new volunteers about the diseases etc you could get in the jungle. It was called the Tropical Health lecture, but was often referred to as the Tropical Death lecture as most things you could catch usually lead to "severe health risks or even death". One thing that I found particularly interesting was Bot Flies.
The bot fly is a crafty beast and lays its eggs on the proboscis of a mosquitoes. When said mosquito bites you the eggs are implanted under your skin where they hatch into larvae. The larvae then have a merry old time living off you until they are ready to flee their (not so willing) host and become big, grown up bot flies.
As luck would have it I got not one but three whilst climbing Victoria Peak in Belize. These guys have been living in my back since the end of May, a good 7 weeks now. I went to the doc's three times to be told I had abscessed bites and she wouldn't hear any of it when I mentioned the possibility of bot flies. We had an attempted removal last night but it failed (although definitely a positive sighting).
So today my back is covered in duct tape to starve mis hijos of air. This apparently weakens them making them easier to remove. Until tonight here's something for your viewing pleasure. This guy picked his up in Panama:
YouTube - Bot Fly
1. Have a car crash on the journey there.
2. Climb the highest Peak in the country.
3. Bring back three passengers - mis hijos.
When I was in Ecuador I gave a talk to the new volunteers about the diseases etc you could get in the jungle. It was called the Tropical Health lecture, but was often referred to as the Tropical Death lecture as most things you could catch usually lead to "severe health risks or even death". One thing that I found particularly interesting was Bot Flies.
The bot fly is a crafty beast and lays its eggs on the proboscis of a mosquitoes. When said mosquito bites you the eggs are implanted under your skin where they hatch into larvae. The larvae then have a merry old time living off you until they are ready to flee their (not so willing) host and become big, grown up bot flies.
As luck would have it I got not one but three whilst climbing Victoria Peak in Belize. These guys have been living in my back since the end of May, a good 7 weeks now. I went to the doc's three times to be told I had abscessed bites and she wouldn't hear any of it when I mentioned the possibility of bot flies. We had an attempted removal last night but it failed (although definitely a positive sighting).
So today my back is covered in duct tape to starve mis hijos of air. This apparently weakens them making them easier to remove. Until tonight here's something for your viewing pleasure. This guy picked his up in Panama:
YouTube - Bot Fly
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sonic Mosquito Repellers
Genius. Anyone coming to Mexico soon from the states? Fancy bringing this with you?
Sonic Mosquito Repellers
Although perhaps they're not that great:
Sonic Mosquito Repellers Do Not Work
Sonic Mosquito Repellers
Although perhaps they're not that great:
Sonic Mosquito Repellers Do Not Work
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Sarah Palin - What a leg end
Oh Sarah. Words escape me.
Sarah Palin: Drill, baby, drill | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The comments are priceless too. Favourite has to be from necroflange
Sarah Palin: Drill, baby, drill | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The comments are priceless too. Favourite has to be from necroflange
Friday, July 10, 2009
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Bottle Water Banned
Not sure how much impact Bundanoon will have. There's only 2500 people living there.
Australian town, state government ban bottled water | World | Reuters
Australian town, state government ban bottled water | World | Reuters
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Revolicktionary Technology
Now this is kind of weird. As I post this, it will update my twitter account with a link to this post. Twitter in turn will up date my Facebook status... with a link to this post. It would seem that all links lead to the Revolicktion. Maybe it's time to start blogging in earnest again? Or perhaps I should stop being such a geek and do something useful with my time. Answers on a postcard... or a comment, which will also go to twitter to facebook aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Too much.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The Victoria Peak Mission
At the end of May, Danny and I conquered Victoria Peak in Belize. It's only 1 and bit kms high but a full on 3 days of trekking through the jungle. Fewer people have climbed to the summit of Vic Peak than have climbed Everest. You can come up with your own reasons as to why. For those of you that missed the Facebook links you can see them by clicking here. Here's a wee taster and proof that we made it (don't worry the clouds cleared... no repeats of Colca Canyon...)
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