Posts tagged “technology”
UPC
Want to learn some really cool stuff? There is a soopah-neat-o article on Howstuffworks.com about UPC product bar codes. Y’know … you aren’t going to find high quality links like this just anywhere, dear reader.
Titanic
Did you know that if you have an extra $35,000 in your pocket you can visit the Titanic with National Geographic? How cool would that be? “By 1,000 feet, all traces of sunlight will be gone and you will be immersed in total darkness. To conserve power, the MIR submersibles run without external lights, however,
Tiny
Nanotechnology rules. [link via rebecca’s pocket]
I Want to Fly
Wow! Have you seen the PHASST (Programmable High Altitude Single Soldier Transport) that Kinetic Aerospace Inc. is developing?! You do want your own jet-pack, don’t you?
Weather Control
A company in the United States claims it has invented a powder that can be used to remove clouds from the sky and even stop the development of hurricanes. [link via me-fi]
Miami, Part II
Grrr … and, even though I can access GreyMatter to post, for some reason the folks at AT&T have determined that davidgagne.net is a porn site or something. The Public Phone 2000i won’t let me view my own page. So. I guess I’ll go read Rolling Stone. The paper, handheld, old-fashioned version. In a chair.
Hidden Pocket
Classic khakis on the outside. Hidden pockets on the inside. It’s all in your pants. link via Bob
Cats
I’m interested in learning how you feel about this: A company called Transgenic Pets is attempting to create genetically modified cats. These cats, “will be like any other cats except they will no longer have the protein that causes an allergic reaction in human beings.” BBC article NY Times article
Powers of Ten
This quote is from one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen on the ‘net. I cannot believe that this site is associated with FSU. You really need to see it, though. View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders
We Have the Technology
The folks at BIONIC SYSTEMS have an incredible Flash site. I haven’t looked at anything beyond the entrance page and I’m already very impressed. This amazing splash page is worth a visit even if there’s nothing else at the site. Check ’em out.