Camera for Search and Rescue Dogs
Posted in Life in General on Mar 18th, 2009
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Gulf Coast Faces Sea Level-Sinkage Double Whammy
Posted in Life in General on Sep 5th, 2008
Gulf Coast Faces Sea Level-Sinkage Double Whammy
Hurricane Gustav has been a harsh reminder that it’s only the whim of a hurricane track, a few miles this way or that, which can make the difference between a close call and another Katrina-like catastrophe for New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities.
With the one-two punch [...]
Bering Glacier Melting Faster Than Scientists Thought
Posted in Life in General on Aug 29th, 2008
I’m starting to collect news about environmental issues here.
Bering Glacier Melting Faster Than Scientists Thought
A new system of measuring water melt shows that the Bering Glacier–the largest glacier in North America–is melting at double the rate that scientists thought. The glacier is releasing approximately 30 cubic kilometers of water a year, more than twice the [...]
Finally a new Teo video!
Posted in Life in General on Aug 23rd, 2008
Types of Plastic
Posted in Life in General on Jul 2nd, 2008
Have you ever wondered what the numbers in the little recycle triangle on plastic products mean?
Here is a nice list with explanations:
Types of Plasic
There are about 50 different groups of plastics, with hundreds of different varieties. All types of plastic are recyclable. To make sorting and thus recycling easier, the American Society of [...]
Don’t be fuelled…
Posted in Life in General on Mar 19th, 2008
Nice article regarding peak oil and transition towns even though a few months old…
Don’t be fuelled.. - Sunday Mirror
Remember when we were told by some wise observers that the Iraq war might be justified because it would help stabilise oil at about $20 a barrel? Most of the experts now agree we have passed the [...]
Suburbia and its End: Food for Thoughts
Posted in Life in General on Feb 28th, 2008
I watched a few weeks ago the video below about the state of Suburbia
Now I came across this article that covers the same topic:
The Next Slum?
The decline of places like Windy Ridge and Franklin Reserve is usually attributed to the subprime-mortgage crisis, with its wave of foreclosures. And the crisis has indeed catalyzed or intensified [...]
Gmail’s Buggy IMAP Implementation
Posted in Life in General on Feb 26th, 2008
via John Grubers Daring Fireball:
Tim Altman, QA lead for Opera Mail, on Gmail’s IMAP support:
Gmail’s labeling system could integrate marvelously with IMAP clients if only it used IMAP keywords. Instead, IMAP mailboxes are used to represent labels. All messages (sent and received) are always available in the “Gmail/[All Mail]” mailbox, so any time a message [...]
Doggy Park
Posted in Life in General on Jan 2nd, 2008
A new video featuring Teo and Roxie:
Happy 2008!
Posted in Life in General on Jan 1st, 2008
I have decided to celebrate the new year with two blog related things:
1. New years resolution: I shall blog more regularly!
2. I’ll upgrade WP from 2.2 to 2.3.2, so if my blog looks odd or is down, that’s why…