We are not alone…

July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »

Apollo 14 astronaut claims aliens HAVE made contact - but it has been covered up for 60 years

Aliens have contacted humans several times but governments have hidden the truth for 60 years, the sixth man to walk on the moon has claimed.

Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell, said he was aware of many UFO visits to Earth during his career with NASA but each one was covered up.

Dr Mitchell, 77, said during a radio interview that sources at the space agency who had had contact with aliens described the beings as ‘little people who look strange to us.’

He said supposedly real-life ET’s were similar to the traditional image of a small frame, large eyes and head.

Chillingly, he claimed our technology is ‘not nearly as sophisticated’ as theirs and “had they been hostile”, he warned ‘we would be been gone by now’.

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Just go read the rest.  I’m not really commenting on this one just yet.

Speaking of Alice and Chess

July 8th, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »

Yasmin Sethi designed a chess set inspired by “Alice Through the Looking Glass”.  Interesting design idea, not sure what I think.

From the site: “In ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’ by Lewis Carroll, Alice falls through a mirror and on the other side of the mirror, she becomes a piece in a game of chess. Inspired by this, the chess pieces have an opaque mirror finish, when they touch the surface of the board they magically turn transparent and reveal the identity of the piece contained inside them. When removed from the board they revert to being opaque, hiding the identity of the piece.”

Alice

July 7th, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »

I was poking around IMDB while watching a movie this past weekend, and ran across some interesting stuff.  If you know me, you know I am a bit obsessed with Alice, and the characters created by Lewis Carroll. My handle, my machine names, etc… Anyway, I found out the Sarah Michelle Gellar will be playing Alice in an upcoming movie called “Alice” based on American McGee’s Alice, an awesome game that I still play 8 years after it was released. According to IMDB,

“The game takes place after her second adventure Through the Looking-Glass And what Alice Found There. A candle in Alice’s house is knocked to the floor by a cat and causes the house to catch fire - Alice luckily survives, but her parents die. Alice enters a deep state of catatonia and is institutionalized in an Asylum. After being in the asylum for several years, she responds to a mysterious summons to return to Wonderland, and the place is barely recognizable. Something has gone very wrong. Undaunted by the diseased atmosphere, confusion and mortal danger that surrounds her, Alice commits to restore Wonderland to its proper state, in hopes of regaining her sanity as well.”

I love the concept and I really hope they do it justice.  Oh and no SMG is not Playing Alice, that is how I found the film, but she is no longer involved.

While looking at the FAQ on this movie I ran across a couple of others, “Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll” that is Marilyn Manson playing Lewis Carroll and something or else…  Not sure about this one yet.   The other Mr. Manson was cast to play the Queen in another Alice film, “Living Neon Dreams” but I can’t find much on it and the link IMDB game me was “Page Not Found” so there you go…

I know I am excited.

Anti-terrorist drill in Shangdong

July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »

(Xinhua News Agency July 3, 2008)

Members of China’s armed police demonstrate a rapid deployment during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province July 2, 2008, roughly one month ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

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A member of China’s armed police operates a flame sprayer during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province July 2, 2008, roughly one month ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

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Members of China’s armed police operates water canon vehicles to disperse a “mob” during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province July 2, 2008, roughly one month ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

I’ve Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch

July 1st, 2008 Posted in Computers | No Comments »

“It used to be that just the entertainment industries wanted to control your computers — and televisions and iPods and everything else — to ensure that you didn’t violate any copyright rules. But now everyone else wants to get their hooks into your gear.

“OnStar will soon include the ability for the police to shut off your engine remotely. Buses are getting the same capability, in case terrorists want to re-enact the movie Speed. The Pentagon wants a kill switch installed on airplanes, and is worried about potential enemies installing kill switches on their own equipment.

“Microsoft is doing some of the most creative thinking along these lines, with something it’s calling “Digital Manners Policies.” According to its patent application, DMP-enabled devices would accept broadcast “orders” limiting capabilities. Cellphones could be remotely set to vibrate mode in restaurants and concert halls, and be turned off on airplanes and in hospitals. Cameras could be prohibited from taking pictures in locker rooms and museums, and recording equipment could be disabled in theaters. Professors finally could prevent students from texting one another during class.”

Tampon Shooter

June 30th, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »

Inspired by marshmallow shooters, this air-powered tampon gun turns your feminine hygiene products into high-flying projectiles. Have a shootout between rival tampon brands, or use it as a fun alternative to paintball. The tampon shooter has a range of 10 to 20 feet depending on your ammo and lung capacity. The matching bandolier lets you carry a full “clip” (i.e., box) of 20 tampons, so you’ll never be caught short in the heat of battle.

Dubai plans ‘moving’ skyscraper

June 26th, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »

The Dynamic Tower will constantly change its shape

The world’s first moving building, an 80-storey tower with revolving floors giving a shifting shape, will be built in Dubai, its architect says.

The Dynamic Tower design is made up of 80 pre-fabricated apartments which will spin independently of one another.

“It’s the first building that rotates, moves, and changes shape,” said architect David Fisher, who is Italian, at a news conference in New York.

“This building never looks the same, not once in a lifetime,” he added.

9-year-old Texas girl duct taped to tree as punishment

June 25th, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »

9-year-old Texas girl duct taped to tree as punishment 2:30 PM CT

02:51 PM CDT on Wednesday, June 25, 2008

By RACHEL SLADE / The Dallas Morning News
sslade@dallasnews.com A 35-year-old man is accused of duct taping his 9-year-old stepdaughter to a tree in the midday heat, the Wise County sheriff’s office said today.

Glenn Castille was arrested Tuesday at his Cottondale home after authorities arrived to find the girl taped to a tree in 91-degree heat, Sheriff David Walker said.

Mr. Castille, who told authorities he and the girl were playing, is accused of injury to a child. He was being held in lieu of $20,000 bond.

“It’s just not something you do,” Sheriff Walker said.

Officers were alerted to the incident when an oilfield worker saw the girl run in tears from a driveway and get taped to the tree by a man with an airsoft gun, the sheriff’s office said. The man also placed tape over the girl’s mouth.

When officers arrived, her 11-year-old brother was attempting to free her.

It was not the first time the siblings had been taped to the tree for disciplinary reasons, Sheriff Walker said. Investigators found cell phone pictures of both children tied up, and Mr. Castille could face additional charges.

Child Protective Services has placed the children and their 18-month-old sibling in the care of family friends, the sheriff’s office said.

Cottondale is located about 70 miles northwest of Dallas.

Wasp Knife

June 20th, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »

This weapon injects a frozen ball of compressed gas approximately the size of a basketball at 850psi nearly instantly. The effects of this injection will drop many of the world’s largest land predators. The effects of the compressed gas not only cause over-inflation during ascent when used underwater, but also freezes all tissues and organs surrounding the point of injection on land or at sea. When used underwater, the injected gas carries the predator to the surface BEFORE blood is released into the water. Thus giving the diver added protection by diverting other potential predators to the surface.

Snake Inspired Robot

June 20th, 2008 Posted in Unspecific | No Comments »