Archive for February, 2006
Materials retrofitted with nanotubes found to vibrate less
0 Comments Published February 8th, 2006 in TechnologyResearch suggests that materials that are retrofitted with nanotubes vibrate less under intense heat. The reason for this is because the nanocomposite materials experience better damping–the characteristic of a material to correct itself after undergoing vibrations, thereby reducing the resultant vibration of the material.
The following is the first of a series of articles about the former technology community Next L3vel that I was administrator/owner at for two years. This article talks about how Next L3vel got off the ground.
Next L3vel had some humble yet unfortunate beginnings.
In the second half of 2002 a website known as Windows XP […]
Star Trek fan goes bankrupt transforming house into Starship Voyager
0 Comments Published February 7th, 2006 in WierdHow much of a Star Trek fan are you? Enough to max out 14 credit cards to transform your home into the Starship Voyager? Well this person was. Now he’s bankrupt.
Take a look at this parody of McDonalds where you get to run your own fast-food franchise.
Looks a lot like The Sims doesn’t it?
This person shows the step-by-step process that went into converting a whiskey bottle into a case for a “quiet” PC.
Seventh grade student writes essay threatening President Bush, Oprah Winfrey
0 Comments Published February 5th, 2006 in WierdA Rhode Island middle school student was suspended from school after writing an essay that spells out what he could consider a perfect day: killing President Bush, Oprah Winfrey, executives of Coca-Cola company and Wal-Mart, and attacking a Walgreens pharmacy.
The student’s teacher alerted the authorities after the student turned in the essay. The student […]
Blogger is a great blogging tool. Many websites support it, and it is easy to use. Best of all, it is free and no hosting is required to get it up and running.
However, as a frequent viewer to other blogs and as a former forum administrator, there are a few things that I […]
Beverages that contain aspartame to be banned in NM?
0 Comments Published February 4th, 2006 in WierdA bill to go before the New Mexico state legislature would ban the sale of drinks that contain the artificial sweetener aspartame. The bill calls the sweetener “a poison,” and that it is a known carcinogen.
If passed, the ban would begin on July 1.
Pay your bill on time, you are golden, right? Wrong.
0 Comments Published February 4th, 2006 in WierdA British credit company will begin rewarding customers who pay their bill on time by making their monthly payment due sooner than the previous month. Failure to pay in time would result in a 20 pound ($35 USD) late fee.
The reasoning behind this decision was because the company was not making as much money […]
Google developing cheap PC’s that connect to a special Internet?
0 Comments Published February 4th, 2006 in Media/TV/Internet, TechnologyGoogle is allegedly working on a cheap PC, called a Google Cube, that will provide access to a separate internet, known as “GoogleNet.”
An Internet Service Provider is in talks to provide the service to Google Cubes.
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