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The rules:
- Only two persons on the raft at a time.
- Only the father, the mother and the policeman know how to operate the raft.
- The father can not stay with any of the daughters, without their mother’s presence.
- The mother can not stay with any of the sons, without their father’s presence.
- The thief can not stay with any family member, if the policeman is not there.
- http://www.mauricewatts.com/iqtest.html
Usually where MicroSoft goes, the world follows, so with the newest version of windows (Windows 7) having multi-touch capabilities, the future looks pretty tactile.
For those of you who haven't purchased Windows Vista yet, that might be a good thing for several reasons. All bad comments about Windows Vista aside, there will be a new version of Windows available in December of 2009.
This version of Windows, tentatively called Windows 7, was recently announced by Microsoft at a recent Conference. It has a lot of similarities to Vista, but the user will apparently have the option of multi-touch applications. It appears to be very similar to the Surface or other touch applications.
If Windows 7 catches on, then it will only be a matter of time before all computer screens will be touchable. I guess this is the wave of the future.
Listen and Write is an interesting online application where you listen to audio clips on the web and type the spoken words at the same time. The audio clips are syndicated from a news website and are always about current events.
There’s a difference between your regular typing software and Listen & Write – here you have to type what you hear not what you see on the screen.
You can create an account to track progress over time. And the application won’t let you proceed unless you get the transcription right.
The app may even help improve the transcription skills of our students.
Listen-and-write.com – Do the Dictation Yourself.
Developed by Ronn Motors, the Scorpion supercar will not only achieve 0-60 mph in just 3.5 seconds, but also earns green credentials by getting 40 miles per gallon.
It's secret weapon is its hydrogen-hybrid engine under the hood (also known as hydrogen-injection, Water4Gas or HHO.) Small doses of hydrogen are generated and fed into the fuel mixture, making for a more efficient burn.
Power, speed and fuel economy aside, the pictures don't lie; this thing is stunning to look at. A key supercar attribute in my book.
It may be available in a limited run as soon as Fall of this year.
I found this on cars.com - Mr.H.
Running on Algae: To the Sears Tower and Back
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Teach for America's David Levine wanted to give his students a first-hand experience that illustrated the energy crisis facing the United States. His class from Al Raby High School for Community and Environment on the West Side of Chicago is part of a generation facing the complications of a century of oil dependence. Although Levine had his class investigate the problems — climate change, two wars in the Middle East, an economy tethered to petroleum — he also wanted to have them look at the solutions. That’s how he came up with the idea to manufacture their own biofuel using algae the class cultivated in the classroom. The goal was to manufacture enough biodiesel to drive a 1982 Vanagon Diesel Westfalia Camper from the downtown high school to the Sears Tower and back. Algae makes for an attractive alternative fuel because it removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (in other words, it negates the energy used to grow it in the first place) and it is not a food crop, like corn is. The class spent much of its junior year growing enough algae to refine one gallon of fuel. The gallon did indeed take the Camper from the West Side to the Sears Tower and back without a hitch. Levine wanted to use the project to give his students an example of how they can contribute a solution for the country and the world rather than just hearing about the problems. In addition to this, however, he also saw a marked improvement in the science portion of their ACT test scores. How much this particular project had to do with those improvements is impossible to calculate, but Levine certainly deserves credit for taking a new approach to teaching about science and energy. Oh, and there’s the fact that a bunch of high schoolers developed fuel from algae! |
I know, my title is corny. I couldn't think of anything better.
This is another new weapon inspired by the fighting in Iraq.
New types of fighting require new types of weapons I guess. Roadside bombs, suicide bombs, checkpoints and the like have changed the game.
Applied Energetics (formerly Ionatron) is developing gigantic lightning guns that will be able to stall a car from a safe distance.
Initially, they had set out to create artificial lightning to fry people, but have shifted their focus to disabling vehicles and IED's. Sure. (Wink Wink)
By aiming at the base of a car windshield, this device can short out the vehicle without frying it, stopping it but not killing it, which would be a big plus for stopping vehicles at checkpoints without completely destroying them. They should be ready in 5-6 years.
I guess war is never pretty, but this machine is just terrifying.
This is the latest killer robot developed byFoster-Miller. Earlier models had some trouble last year in Iraq. Apparently they had trouble differentiating between which humans to slaughter and which to spare. Foster-Miller claims that this 350-pound MAARS (Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System) is "human operated" and should prove much less blood thirsty when it comes to friendly fire. Let's hope so.
The MAARS bot can be equipped with a 40mm grenade launcher or a M240B medium machine gun as well as a laser dazzler, loudspeaker, or pepper spray just in case it gets bored with killin' and just wants to do some hurtin' -n- maimin'.
As far as safety is concerned, on-board software controls allow the robot's driver to select fire and no-fire zones.
I fear the success of this thing. How long until it takes over my cafeteria duty period 6?
Some funny stuff from Gizmodo:
Gigantic, Ceiling-Sized Digital Clock Threatens to Crush You with Time
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Do you ever feel like time is hanging over your head, adding apprehension and dread to your life? Like it could just crash down and kill you at any moment? Like time has an annoying buzz to it and that it throws a harsh, flat light? Either you have OCD or you've got one of these gigantic, florescent digital clocks hanging on your ceiling.
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