Month: August 2007

During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.

This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math.

Multi-monitor displays are becoming more and more common. Let’s face it, computers are so powerful these days that we can run more applications at a time than we have monitor space for… so if you haven’t tried it, it’s time to upgrade to a dual-monitor

Dedicated to the mighty Imperial Star Destroyer, and all things Star Wars!

The purpose of this site is to encourage people to not buy the new high definition DVD technologies which seek to greatly reduce or eliminate the concept of fair use and first sale rights. Our goal is to provide information so you can make your own decisi

The spectacular eclipse occurs the morning of August 28. Circumstances favor observers west of the Mississippi, who missed out on the March lunar eclipse. Better still, this event marks the first central lunar eclipse since 2000.

The days of sexist science teachers and Barbies chirping that “math class is tough!” are over, according to pop culture, but a government program aimed at bringing more women and girls into science, technology, engineering and math fields suggests otherwi

CBS is strongly denying allegations that its upcoming reality skein “Kid Nation” violated New Mexico child labor laws or put any of its youthful participants in danger during production. The New Mexico attorney general’s office said Thursday that in light

Photographs show square watermelons.

From a lead role as Eve’s tempter in the Bible to regular appearances in the Harry Potter books and movies, snakes have slithered their way into world mythology and popular culture with tales born of fear as well as respect.

Verunks writes “In honor of the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, NASA will launch Luke Skywalker’s original Jedi lightsaber into space along with the crew of the space shuttle Discovery. The launch is slated for October.”

The techniques shown are advanced level and require more than just technical knowledge of Photoshop, they actually require talent and knowledge of design, layout, balance, color theory, subtlety, etc. If you are an advanced user, I hope you find these tec

US job website Monster.com has suffered an online attack with the personal data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen, says a security firm.

In terms of friends, you might think the most important people are your team members and sucking up to the boss, but there are a few key people who are often ignored and could make your job easier. These mission critical people are the ones you should be

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The Death Star explosion from the vector Star Wars arcade machine as made by Atari. Not the best footage as it was taken a few years ago.

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Deezer is the first juke box on demand totally free in the world! Our concept is simple: -Give consumers a full and free access to all their favourite songs -Pay artists and their producers through a revenue share based on our advertising revenues –

When it comes to the science of surviving a potentially deadly outbreak, there is one question that has always proved particularly tricky for experts. How do you study the spread of an epidemic, and thus form an emergency plan to ensure the survival of th

A MIRACLE material for the 21st century could protect your home against bomb blasts, mop up oil spillages and even help man to fly to Mars. Aerogel, one of the world’s lightest solids, can withstand a direct blast of 1kg of dynamite and protect against

Hundreds of thousands of people have been exposed to the risk of blackmail after the website of the world’s largest online recruiter was hacked. Personal details stored on Monster.com, a website that lists job vacancies, were taken after a raid by hackers

What happens if participants in a business meeting behave like Internet commenters? Here’s a funny (because it’s true) video clip: Hit play or go to Link [College Humor]. Warning: crude language. Thanks Stephanie Belsky!

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It’s got 8 levels and funky high score tables. It’s a little glitchy so it’s possible to cheat sometimes, this is reflected in the highscores.

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A Saint Louis Missouri progressive rock band covering fresh original material.

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St. Louis. – Scottrade (https://www.scottrade.com), the leading branch-supported online investment firm, announced the hiring of Kimberly Wells as Director of Interactive Marketing and Erin Eschen Liford as Search Marketing Lead and webmaster of Scottra

Since Google has discontinued their labeling of pages as Supplemental Results, what shall we call them now? I guess until Google names them officially, I’ll call them the “CrappyPages”. The words, “Supplemental Results” always required a long ex

I thought I’d try my hands at WordPress tweakery, and so I thought I’d mark up my first custom theme. For whatever reason, I decided that a rendition of the monochrome MacOS from circa System 6 would be cool – with a few liberties taken for the sake of th

We are a company working to fullfill your video and film needs as a Professional or Hobbyist. We do not always have the answers, but then again, we never stop learning! With the pace and demands ever increasing on the video industry, you are challenged e

PHP is simultaneously the most infuriating and joyful languages I’ve ever worked with. I say “infuriating” primarily because the function names are so inconsistant. Despite the fact that I use it almost everyday, I still have to think to myself “I

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To discover and meet the needs of the community by presenting the message of Christ through a variety of life-changing, cutting edge and relevant ministries in a loving, accepting and exciting environment.

Satan hates a Kanawha County church, and the church has a billboard that says so

I have sat on this information for more than a year now. A good friend has allowed his reputation to suffer, rather than disclose what we knew. I continue to see web sites that are affected by this issue. After giving Google more than a year to resolve th

The song’s lyrics are mostly an analogy. Barb donated several organs, including her heart. She was close with Ed and the guys and died in a car collision with a fleeing armed robber. These lyrics are constantly misunderstood! Yes, Ed is speaking to the ci

While a dynamic, personalized storefront will automate some aspects of the online merchandising process, the role of the online merchandiser will become even more critical. There will always be a need to overlay the right set of business rules to align pe

Stage 6: A place for people who love video to post videos, share videos, download and watch streaming videos.

TeliaSonera, which lost the northern leg of its U.S. network to the cut, said that the outage began around 7 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday night. When technicians pulled up the affected cable, it appeared to have been shot. “Somebody had been shooting with

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 – “There’s a lesson to be taken away from ‘Sin City’. The movie was brilliant because of Frank Miller’s input! With most films. The comic book writers and artists get no say in them! Let the comic book creators in on the film-mak

Sometimes, you need to reboot Windows (e.g. when installing new software), but there is no need to restart BIOS, too. However, the default is to reboot both. (That’s called doing a “cold boot,” rather than a “warm boot.”) There’s a trick that

Buttons for navigating through the checkout process of an e-commerce site should be large and easy-to-find. These new buttons accomplish that objective. Each downloadable set has 15 buttons that can be used within the checkout area of the MonsterCommerce

Muppet Mobile Lab, a Walt Disney Imagineering ‘test’ inside DCA, featuring classic Muppets, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & his ever-able assistant Beaker, independently-operating, self-balancing and amazingly interacting with Guests of all ages, while cruising thr

Keep Me In Suspense is your door to the inner workings of writing inspirational suspense and mysteries.

Become a high-earning affiliate champion – The Affiliate Masters Course is an intensive 10-DAY course on becoming a high-earning affiliate champion. How? By “building income through content,” …

Let’s take a break from the stream of songs and allow me to talk briefly about the quality of MP3 files. I’ve always loved them since the first time I’ve used them. I will admit that I have noticed that there can be a quality difference in some instances

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