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25,000 Years and Still Improving
Folks over at eatmecrunchy.com have a bowl that keeps your breakfast cereal dry It features a shelf that separates most of the cereal from the milk. It is amazing to me just when you think things could go any further, … Continue reading
Second Life… no hands
Using a brain-computer interface, folks are able to operate an avatar in Second Life. (Article) While I don’t think doing simple things with computers via brain waves is all that new, it is cool to see it used in a … Continue reading
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A Case for a Simulated Hospital
As readers of my blog may know. I travel around Second Life looking at healthcare related sites… I also sometimes wonder what good they might do. Now I find the Methodist University Hospital has a Virtual Welcome Center that includes … Continue reading
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Sailing the Oceans of Topographical Dishes
The folks at Topoware have a nice set of dishes lined and labeled in ever increasing amounts. More fun in that they are not in your typical standard cooking measurements. This is especially topical given recent articles on Brian Wansink’s … Continue reading
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Project: Messier
I tried out my scope and the audio recording of the SED’s Messier info that I blogged about last week. I really enjoyed it. I especially liked listening the historical descriptions and thinking about folks looking at these things hundreds … Continue reading
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