Blog - Page 104

With the cheering of onlookers, the Iraqi embassy in Washington D.C. has been re-opened.

A new breakthrough in imaging technology at Cambridge Uni in England has created a hologram projector that works without lenses or bright bulbs. The technology uses a thin film micro display and a laser to project a hologram in from of the viewer.

I just got back from an excellent cave trip. My friend doug from the Desert Dog Troglodytes grotto went to Northern Arizona to fence off and explore a cave that doug bought. It was great fun!

Due to a recent spate of attacks, Saudi Arabia will allow foreigners to carry guns.

No more fun for Texas... it's just not fair!

Using the rare metal yttrium, researches at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created an alloy based on iron ore that is more like glass than steel. It is extremely strong and light and, like glass, it resembles a liquid more than a solid.

It's already the costliest High School ever built, with over $175 million spent on it so far. It has been put on hold for the last 4 years due to it being built on top of a major earthquake fault and an oil field that is leaching methane and hydrogen sulfide gas. The plan as it stands now is to tear down 2 buildings that are directly above the fault and build 2 more elsewhere, as well as install pipes and monitoring systems to keep the toxic gasses in check.

Paid for with your hard earned money. That's right, our government now has the distinction of having the World's largest private army... hired thugs rejoice!

There may be a free, tax-dollars-supported wireless network in Downtown LA pretty soon... cool deal!

In Canada, the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) has developed some cool software for the command center called Search and Rescue Command System (SARCS). I am currently working on a similar project for the San Bernardino Search and Rescue team, which I am in the process of joining.