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How to wash a cat, version 1 (the first 1:10 could be fast-forwarded): How to wash a cat, version 2 (might contain a single profanity – please do not watch if profanities are uncomfortable to you): It doesn’t have to be this way, however. The following video suggests that you: 1- Start bathing your cat [...]
A field guide to tree houses – from the simplest to the most elaborate
by Marshall Brain | November 22, 2010
We finished Irena’s version 2.0 tree house this weekend. The kids and I have been working on it for 3 weekends, and this is as far as it’s going to go this round. Along the way I came across several tree house videos that I would like to share (and store here) in case we [...]
I have no idea why this is so interesting to me, but I will tell you the story anyway in case you might be interested too. The kids and I found this 39-year-old Coke can this weekend and the most interesting thing is what it is missing… Near our house there is a lake with [...]
Up until 2010, it was generally assumed that if you were looking at something “live”, you were seeing reality. Yes, photos could be photoshopped into non-reality, and movies bend reality all the time with special effects. But a live feed was thought to be an accurate view of reality. No more: It is called Diminished [...]
From 2000 to 2001 someone calling himself John Titor claimed to have traveled to the past from the year 2036. His predictions caused a flurry of conspiracy theories, but whatever happened to him? Tune in to get Chris and Jonathan’s take in this podcast.
Intel: 1000-core processor possible – “The architecture for the Intel 48-core Single Chip Cloud Computer (SCC) processor is “arbitrarily scalable,” said Intel researcher Timothy Mattson, during a talk at the Supercomputer 2010 conference being held this week in New Orleans. “This is an architecture that could, in principle, scale to 1000 cores,” he said. ” [...]
I know everyone’s got Pottermania at the moment. It’s a bittersweet time as fans prepare to leave Hogwarts behind for good, but one devotee of the beloved book and film series has decided to keep Harry’s memory alive by forming a real-life Dumbledore’s Army dedicated to wiping out hunger and disease around the world.
Starting word count: 35,407
Wednesday’s word count: 2,068
Yesterday’s word count: 2,561
Total word count: 40,036
The product: More time with the mentally unwell and a trip to a restaurant, which I realized later was basically the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, aka Milliways, only with a different shtick. So, should this book be available in public one day and that part is still in there, don’t come tell me I basically ripped off Douglas Adams. I know that already.
It is hard to beat the iPad… But HP, Samsung and Blackberry are trying
by Marshall Brain | November 19, 2010
Since it came out early in 2010, the iPad has been indestructible in the marketplace. It has sold millions and millions of units, and almost a year later it has no serious competition. Samsung tried to make a dent with its Tab tablet, but the Tab has not gotten very good reviews at all. See [...]
Public Service Announcement – Exercise is even more valuable than we thought
by Marshall Brain | November 19, 2010
You always hear that it is good to exercise. But why? And how good is it? A new study shows that exercise is incredibly valuable to human beings: Regular Exercise Reduces Large Number of Health Risks Including Dementia and Some Cancers, Study Finds People who take regular exercise could reduce their risk of developing around [...]
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