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Archive for August, 2005

Star Wars Heliodisplay Come to Life

Posted by Juicio on August 25th, 2005

How many of us thought you could buy an R2-D2 heliodisplay during our lifetime?

Well, now you can. IO2 Technology has officially created the marvel.

The Heliodisplay Free Space Display is capable of displaying any video source in high-resolution without the need for a screen. You can walk around, or even through, the floating image. […]

Modified Prius Gets 250mpg

Posted by Juicio on August 25th, 2005

Tired of spending $2.85 on gas every other day? Perhaps, you should invest in a Toyota Prius hybrid and a soldering iron.
Ron Gremban, an electrical engineer and committed environmentalist, modified the electrical system in his Prius to achieve an incredible efficiency of 250 miles per gallon. With $3,000 and a few months of tinkering, […]

Life Update with a little Nudity in Hawaii

Posted by Juicio on August 25th, 2005

Well, Matt Kelley is back in town, which means bars, putt-putt, and computers for me. I like to tell myself that he’s here to visit me, but I’m sure that his lovely girlfriend, Erin, has something to do with it. Speaking of girlfriends, I would like to send out a warm happy b-day […]

The Reality of People

Posted by Juicio on August 21st, 2005

On March 20th, 2003, I was in El Mozote, El Salvador, when the bombing of Iraq began by the United States and the United Kingdom. That evening, my group saw the first visuals of the war on a small television in our hacienda. I believe it was Mary O’Malley who made the comment, […]

Time-in-Space Record Broken

Posted by Juicio on August 20th, 2005

Last Tuesday, August 16th, Russian Commander Sergei Krikalev became the human with the most cumulative time in space. Since 1988, Krikalev has spent more than 752 days floating around the globe. Currently aboard the International Space Station, he will continue to rack up zero-g points for the Guinness Book of World Records. […]

HIV Hunter

Posted by Juicio on August 20th, 2005

While research scientists around the globe are trying to find the cure for HIV, the answer might be right in the biodiversity at our local zoo. Scientists in northern Australia have discovered that a crocodile’s immune systems kills the destructive virus. Not only deadly to HIV, crocodile serum destroys a wide range of […]

iStampede

Posted by Juicio on August 19th, 2005

What do get when you combine a mob of over 1,000 people and a sale for $50 Apple iBooks? An iStampede!
Last Tuesday, a rush to purchase cheap laptops from the school system in Richmond, VA, turned into a violent stampede. CNN states:
People threw themselves forward, screaming and pushing each other. A little girl’s […]

Elephants in Your Own Backyard

Posted by Juicio on August 19th, 2005

As if it was not hard enough looking out for deer crossings, what about an elephant crossing?
A group of prominent ecologists suggests relocating endangered African species to North America. Since protection is inconsistent at best within the African countries, the idea proposes creating a large wildlife preserve in the plains of the United States. […]

MIC: Missing in Cincinnati

Posted by Juicio on August 19th, 2005

Sorry that I haven’t updated anything recently. Between trips to Duff’s, yummy Chinese dinners, and that work thang, I’ve been unable to fill your computer screen with ridiculous things. But, now that I’m back from running through life, I believe this to be fit:

Run World, Run

Californians On Edge

Posted by Juicio on August 11th, 2005

Apparently, California is more dangerous than I thought. Shortly after 5:00am on August 9th in Antelope Valley, CA, two different sheriffs offices received calls from dozens of people reporting a shooting. Apparently, they all awoke to a loud bang that they assumed was a gun.
In reality, they experienced the earth shaking double sonic […]