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What the hell is up with car salesmen? Do the stereotypical bullshit agressive sales tactics they employ really work on people? Walked in to Pinnacle Nissan today to look at a 350Z they had advertised. At first they claimed it was sold but they had another one – which turned out to be an [...] Installed a new OME suspension on Kim’s 4Runner to get a little lift and some better offroad handling. Her brother was nice enough to do most the work, since he’s pretty handy with cars. She has a V6 SR5, and we put the OME 885 springs with 90000 shocks on the front – which [...] We need energy drinks for the Twilight set? Had a great time in the Great Basin – one of the highlights was stargazing through our Celestron NexStar 6SE telescope from the Wheeler’s Peak campground. Jupiter was a particular highlight after it rose – giving us great views of the planet (including some banding) along with four of it’s moons. Here’s an ugly [...] A cop pulls a car over, and after looking at the driver’s license says “I noticed you were driving erratically. Do you mind if I search your car?” The driver gives him permission. After searching, he comes back to the driver’s window. “Dr. Schrodinger, are you aware that there’s a dead cat in your [...] Halloween Pumpkins – Jack & his dog Zero. In William Gibson’s book ‘Spook Country’ he uses locative art as a minor plot device. Locative art in the simplest terms being the melding of GPS & virtual reality technology to make tie virtual artworks to specific geographic locations. While an interesting idea, it’s impact in terms of art is questionable in my mind [...] Having some issues, hope to have them purchase resolved soon… A lot of interesting investing opportunties this year are underwater. And I’m not just talking about the recent minor correction in the markets. Already this year I’ve looked at a company that aims to make money by converting wave energy into electricity and an underwater logging company. This week in the spotlight is [...] No, not a Spyder coat. A recent article in wired magazine about pharming in Wired magazine brought to mind a topic that I’ve been meaning to write about for a while. Spider silk, as an advanced textile. Spider silk it turns out is ounce per ounce one of the strongest natural materials in the [...] |
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