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The blatently obvious
Sometimes you read something that for a few seconds you think is interesting. E.g. a studyscrutinizing 360-degree feedback data on over 11,000 leaders to find out what are the ten characteristics of the worst leaders. Then you think about it … Continue reading
Solar Highway
Startup Solar Roadways has received $100,000 to further investigate an energy generating solar panel meant to replace asphalt on roadways and in parking places. Nice. Via inhabitat.com
Augmented Reality
Needed: a camera-phone with GPS, compass and high bandwith internet. What it gets you: point your camera at a street, object or in a direction and the phone will tell you, through an overlay on the camera-image where the nearest … Continue reading
Tech-support cheat sheet
xkcd.com once more has a funny one: a tech-cheat sheet that shows how we usually help our (grand)parents, neighbours, co-workers and other ‘non-computer people’. I find it to be very accurate! via boingboing.net
Once more: the solar-hydrogen economy
In times where all we hear is ‘going electric’, it is sometimes good to read the summary of an overview article written by Australion professor Abbott on invitation of the IEEE. The article still has to appear, but the highlights … Continue reading
2-seater hydrogen car for lease… in 2013
Small British company RiverSimple demonstrated the prototype for a two-seated hydrogen powered vehicle that might start production in 2013. What I like is that they plan not to sell it, but to lease it for about $315 per month, including … Continue reading
Battery life statistics…
Newsweek brings us the truth behind battery life claims. We all know that we never get the manufacturer’s claim but now I finally understand why. As Newsweek brings it: “Imagine if automakers got together and started measuring the gas mileage … Continue reading
Howcast – HowTo video’s
I just learned of a great site. Both useful and fun to watch. Howcast, around 100,000 video’s of HowTo stuff. Ranging from How To Tie a Tie to How To Reform a Spoiled Brat to the brilliant How To Survice a Bear … Continue reading
Electric car sharing
Streetcar, the UK’s largest pay-as-you-go-car-sharing-club, has announced that it will offer members a specially adapted Toyota Prius. It can be expected that this is a success, since members of a car-sharing-club in general care about the environment. While a trial … Continue reading
Crop Circles
A couple of years ago some people strongly believed aliens created them. Of course it turned out to be humans who thought it was funny. And then they dissapeared. But now they are back! Crop circles, better than they were … Continue reading