Pervasivelight 5.0

brilliant concept.

ABC’s doing a reboot of V, looks like fun

Zombie movie, from the zombies point of view.

Total budget £45

In rural Africa, with limited telecommunication infrastructure the internet consists of printouts.

If you want to look something up, you tell a guy (let’s call him Google) and he gets on his bicycle, rides into the city, looks it up on the internets, prints it out, then brings the printout back to you…

I know that Moral Flexibility’s not doing much with the zombie thing anymore, but last week at SXSW interactive I met the guys behind Lost Zombies a “Community Generated Zombie Documentary” and immediately thought of him and the Zombie Squad.

Looks like a really fun project!

The scientist who invented “Brain Age,” a popular mental training game for the Nintendo DS, has discovered that riding motorcycles can improve cognitive function. Ryuta Kawashima partnered with Yamaha Japan and Tohoku University to study the effects of motorcycle riding on middle-aged men, finding, “In a convenient and easy environment, the human mind and body get used to setting the hurdle low. Our final conclusion is that riding motorcycles can lead to smart ageing.”

On a related note, my bike should arrive with the movers momentarily. YAY!

In 1971, during a drilling, geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The ground on which the drilling rig was placed collapsed, leaving a large gaping hole exposed with a diameter of about 50-100 meters. To avoid poisonous gases coming out of the hole, it was decided to let the gases burn. As of 2009, gases in the underground cavern are still burning without interruption. Locals have named the cavern The Door to Hell.

You couldn’t ask for a more practical demonstration of Point Shooting than Mr. Rufus Hussey

More info on Rufus here

This year is a big one around here… it’s the year we move from the state of TaxUs to Texas.
Interesting aside: As I understand it, the Republic State of Texas’ constitution forbids both an income tax as well as requiring a balanced budget.

There are of course some other side benefits not available here in New York.

Here’s to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2009 for y’all.

Guy builds completely from scratch a Lamborghini Countach …

…in his basement.

Hillarity ensues.

• Type: rangefinder camera
• Manufacturer: Canon
• Year of launch: 1971
• Film: 35mm with speeds 25 to 400 ASA
• Lens: 1:2.8/40mm (4 elements in 3 groups)
• Shutter: programmed shutter with speed/aperture combination 1/30 sec./1:2.8 to 1/620 sec./1:14.5
• Aperture: automatically or manually, 1:2.8 to 1:16
• Viewfinder: bright frame finder with 0.6× magnification, superimposed coupled rangefinder, shutter speed control meter scale and parallax marks
• Metering: CdS photo cell above the lens within the filter ring (EV 8 to 17 at film speed ASA 100). The shutter is locked when the meter indicates over- or under-exposure
• Battery: 1.3 V battery type PX625
• Film advance: Lever, exposure counter, rewind unlock button, and rewind crank
• Flash: hot shoe with second contact allows usage of Canolite D flash in automatic exposure mode. Other types of flashes may need an adapter and can be used only with 1/30 sec. shutter speed with manual aperture setting
• Dimensions 125×75×61mm
• Weight: 550g

freakin awesome collection of 80’s music vidsfrom back when MTV actually played videos…

Finally Picked up my BMW F800GS this Saturday (after only a 9 month wait).

Click to enlarge.

I couldn’t be happier!

how can you not LOVE the MythBusters?

Just watched Ted Nugent on Tony Bourdain’s show.
The ‘Nuge rocks