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Largest minature world (train set)
Watch the video the most spectacular scale world with an awesome train set included.
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Video – Wallops Flight Facility
A video of what happens at Wallops Flight Facility.
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TSA Body Scanner – how to get even
With all the talk and problems the TSA has had over this past year, I feel it is my duty to help you though the body scanner process.
First put this on before you enter security.
The text is hard to read in this picture but it goes like this “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
Now to get yours just click on this link.
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Cool water based animation
This is one cool wet computer animation done with water. Trust the Japanese to come up some amazing computer controlled stuff that produces some amazing effects. Take time to watch the whole video.
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Free education classes for the masses
There is a guy named Salman Khan on Youtube that has a passion for education. He has produced hundreds of videos about math, economics, banking, and biology to name a few. His goal is to provide common sense education for all to understand and make it freely available through Youtube.
The following is quoted from his web site “It is our mission to accelerate learning for students of all ages. With this in mind, we want to share our content with whoever may find it useful. The videos have been categorized within the playlists.”
The following is the link to his Youtube site.
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News for geeks
My favorite news site along with Slashdot is Original Signal. This site has the best aggregates of all the geek, technical, hardware, Internet, and business news all in one place. It is my home page for everything technical both hardware and software related. I find that I can keep up with all the latest in the worlds of geeks at this site.
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A robot on your power lines
A company called Electric Power Research Institute has came up with a robot that scales power lines checking for trees to close and any obstruction that might cause the power line to fail. This could be a real boost in keeping power lines clean from debris and keeping the power on for us power users.
Read the complete article at Technology Review.
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D-Drive variable transmission – Huh?
If your are even a least bit interested in transmissions, gears, or mechanics you need to watch this video.
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Cloud pictures from space
Wired Science has some great pictures takes from the shuttle and other space vehicles that show very interesting cloud formations. These formations form some interesting patterns. Click the link to view these cool pictures.
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Old vintage TV tech commercials
If you have been around computers and technology over 20 years you will appreciate these old TV commercials for some of the old computers and software of years ago. If you were born in the video game and Internet generation, have a look of what we had in the years past. Personally I like the VIC20 add. It really fit the late 70′s and early 80′s.
Take the time to view the old commercials and let me know your favorite in the comments. Old TV tech commercials
