Monthly Archives: March 2010
Get Ready for More Expensive Kindle Books From HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster [Amazon]
Publishers HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have signed a deal with Amazon to follow the agency pricing model for their books—the same deal publishers have with Apple for the iBookstore—allowing the two publishers to set their own books prices. More »
Google Japan’s Drum Keyboard: Not Quite Practical [Keyboards]
Terminology : comment please !
Hey, folks !! nice to see you ! Since I am not an english native speaker, I actually have small problems with choosing a proper word (terminology). There is a word "suspension". When you hear that word at first, you … Continue reading
NCBI ROFL: Why it’s so hard to intercept a ninja. | Discoblog
Influence of the epicanthal fold on the perceived direction of gaze. “Judged direction of gaze from straight and turned heads is known to be biased from its true direction. We have tested the additional influence of epicanthal folds on the … Continue reading
Sneak Preview: Inside the iPad App Store [Ipad]
Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Faster Than a Speeding Bullet Edition [Remainders]
Hulking Russian Radiotelescopes [Image Cache]
Even Antisocial Tortoise Hermits Learn From Each Other | 80beats
When it comes to picking up clever tricks and learning to do something the way everybody else does it, social animals like humans, birds, and monkeys excel. One individual looks at what others in the group are doing and quickly … Continue reading
Climate Change Deniers Are Inventing a New Scandal
Senators Demand Explanation of NASA’s Flawed Climate Data, Fox “Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and David Vitter (R-La.) have written a letter to NASA chief Charles Bolden demanding answers to questions surrounding newly uncovered irregularities in the space agency’s climate data. … Continue reading
Why do Petrol Bowsers Dispense Fuel Full of Air Bubbles?
G'day Yall, Why do Petrol Bowsers dispense fuel full of air bubbles? I pose this question because I've noticed this "phenomenon" over a few years now. It usually rears its head as an issue when I'm trying to fill, one … Continue reading
Percussion Instrument Made From Old Floppy Disks [DIY]
VADE Knifegate Valves
We have Vade – knifegate valves complete with pneumatic linear actuators. we have been looking for the seals but emails have not been responded to.(TP- Tajadera Pasante(through going)) the seals that we are after, are for the pneumatic cylinder actuator, … Continue reading
Apple Refunds All iPad Rush Shipping Charges [Ipad]
Amazon to Produce YouTube Clips of Your Shipments? [Amazon]
Switched Reluctance Drive
I am currently stumped on a Switched Reluctance Motor drive. It has to be open loop, isolated, be soft start and run at a minimum of 20 RPM. I was going to use a PLD but a friend mentioned that … Continue reading
‘Glee’s’ MySpace Auditions: What Not To Sing – Wall Street Journal (blog)
'Glee's' MySpace Auditions: What Not To SingWall Street Journal (blog)To be considered, you need to upload a video to MySpace of yourself singing one of the show's hit songs a capella or with one instrument. … and more »
How Deep Fryer Grease Can Become an Energy-Saving Coating for Your Roof | Discoblog
What’s to be done with the waste oil left behind in fast food restaurants after all the French fries, onion rings, and chicken nuggets have been sizzled to perfection? While many enterprising tinkerers use the stuff to run modified cars, … Continue reading
OD to Thread check
What equipment/method will check the Threads to another outer diameter on the same part?