Damien Walters – Making Gymastics Metal

I am easily impressed by anyone who can do crazy physical feats – this time by UK native Damien Walters. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Also be sure to check out the Danny Macaskill video – equally awesome stunts, but with a...

Interesting Bit of the Day – Sight for the Blind

Is this what comes to mind when you think of prosthetic sight? The keynote speaker for the “All Hands” meeting today was Erik Weihenmayer. Erik gave an amazing and inspirational talk about overcoming adversity and achieving great things when others believe you can’t. This is often the topic of various motivational “You Can Do Anything” speakers. If I remember...

Interesting Bit of the Day – Dyson Trees and Stuff the Orbits Other Stuff

Wheat in space - Nasa.gov Today’s interesting bit of the day is an old favorite of mine – Dyson Trees. Dyson Trees were proposed by physicist Freeman Dyson as a means of creating atmospheric conditions on comets. The comet would provide the minerals and water for the tree to grow and the tree in turn would produce atmospheric gasses. This was all theoretical, but presumably is highly...

Interesting Bit of the Day – Peter Principle

A special thanks to David Hauser for finding this one… The Peter Principle is a  concept developed Lawrence J Peter in the 60s as a bit of office humor that states that all employees get promoted higher and higher until they attain a position which they are not suitable for and thus do not get promoted further. Another way to look at it is “If you are not currently in a position...

Get Well Chi

The week I was sick saw a few black marks on history – Michael Chriton Died of cancer and Chi Cheng, bassist for one of my favorite bands, was involved in a serious car accident. “Chi is one of the strongest people I know, and I’m praying that his strength will get him through this,” Moreno added in a note on the Deftones’ blog. “Please say a prayer for him as...