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Here are some youtube videos, or articles that caught my eye - from the New York Times, Consumer Reports, Popular Science etc.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

It's surprising what you can read

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Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.  I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal ...

NYTimes: Can We Build in a Brighter Shade of Green?

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"America's drafty building methods account for as much as 40 percent of its primary energy use, 70 percent of its electricity consu...
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Friday, September 24, 2010

Quotation

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"What more is there to life than to eat well, love well, and wear good shoes." - Kevin Gandhi.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

NYTimes: Too Many Hamburgers?

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Telling it like it is. As you can see from this excerpt, he's not mincing any words. This op-ed columnist berates America for allowing o...

NYTimes: Regimens: Massage Benefits Are More Than Skin Deep

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Massage decreases stress-related hormones. VITAL SIGNS: Regimens: Massage Benefits Are More Than Skin Deep Researchers found that a single s...
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Tips for a family photo shoot

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1. wear something comfortable, colorful but not complex 2. bring a favorite item or two - even a chair or pillow 3. prepare bribes for kid...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

NYTimes: Cleaner for the Environment, Not for the Dishes

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Environmentally-friendly cleaners may not clean as well as harsher chemicals, but here's a documented less obvious benefit of them - hou...

Nautical charts on iphone GPS for free

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I have used this amazing little program for a while (and their subscription-based driving directions program also) but I was surprised re...
Friday, September 17, 2010

Path of a storm

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An interesting set of graphics that look at the concentrated path of destruction this storm. As you can see from these photos , and this vid...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

View your own street view as backdrop for a video - clever.

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A colleague heard about this on NPR. It's a music video that's illustrated using the view looking down your own street, whatever st...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

NYTimes: The 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much History

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Send your oil in for diagnostic analysis. SHORTCUTS: The 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much History Knowing how often to change your car o...

3D 'printing' to manufacture objects

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This is the best description I;ve seen yet of the capability of desktop 'printing' (or manufacturing by depositing thin layers) of ...

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I'm not much of a ballet fan, but take a look at these impressive feats of balance and strength. http://www.nzwide.com/swanlake.htm

NYTimes: F.C.C. Likely to Open New Airwaves to Wireless

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Why is the availability of new airwaves such a big deal? Repurposing the old TV broadcast signals uses a wavelength that penetrates building...
Monday, September 13, 2010

NYTimes: For the Dishwasher’s Sake, Go Easy on the Detergent

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Should you pre-rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher? - "remove baked on food and large chunks, but for the most part, eve...
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