The old man in me who relies on the money I am currently investing in my 401k shook his fist at those damn kids on wall street today… ouch!

The young kid in me who still likes video games is frustrated at how difficult it is to find accessories in stock for his Nintendo Wii.

The present […]

Have you noticed? People are beginning to pay attention.
After decades of finger pointing, opposing scientific conclusions and flat out denial, if seems now as though the general populace of the nation is starting to come to it’s senses and realize we’ve got a problem on our hands. In the past few weeks I’ve been […]

A good friend of mine sent me an instant message the other day. To paraphrase, he said ‘you have a Wii? I have two…‘
SOLD! I said, without hesitation, and proceeded to write a check.
Since their initial release, I’ve been telling myself that when the Wii becomes more readily available at retail price, I’d buy one. […]

Inspired by Chris…
I like that harmony created Conor Oberst and Jim James when they sing “The whole world’s waking up”.
Brilliant backup vocals from James.
iTunes Song Link

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Base jumpers and budding equipment designers are scrambling to create what amounts to a human flying squirrel rig. The wearer will be able to huck off a typical base jumping cliff, but rather than pulling a chute after a period of free-fall, they will be able to spread their wings, and glide gracefully to a […]

After some effort, was able to get all of the broken old bits out of the way with the help of a blowtorch, saws-all (gotta love power tools) and two heavy duty pipe wrenches. This was the first point in the operation that I began to think I might actually be capable of fixing this problem without digging up the front yard and replacing the entire thing with a new pipe as the plumbers had suggested would be required. They also mentioned that, provided I had dug then entire trench to a depth of 6 inches below the pipe, and 24 inches wide before they came out, it would still cost at least $600 to replace the pipe.

Some of them like the tremendously successful X prize have helped the world realize that we as a people are capable of much more than public funding can pay for and standard motivation would suggest. Today came word that Sir Richard Branson has once again raised the bar, challenging the worlds top minds to address the very real problem of climate change.LONDON (AP) — British tycoon Richard Branson dangled a $25 million prize before the world’s top scientists Friday seeking to spur research into devising ways to suck greenhouse gases out of the air.Former Vice President Al Gore lent his support to the challenge, which came a week after a landmark report by the world’s leading climate scientists and government officials warned that global warming will continue, creating a far different planet in 100 yearsThis is only one small step in the overall battle to put right what we have for so long been making wrong. That’s saying something considering the twenty five million dollar sum.

Charlie Brooker writes:
I hate Macs. I have always hated Macs. I hate people who use Macs. I even hate people who don’t use Macs but sometimes wish they did. Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe […]