I saw this tweet come across over at Twitter and my inner GEEK couldn't help but re-post. Invisibility cloak 'step closer' For now, the invisibility cloak remains a thing of science fiction Scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible. Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have developed a material that can bend light around 3D objects making them "disappear". Read the entire article HERE … [Read more...]
New feature: Odiogo Reader
I forgot to mention... I've added a new function to the blog. The Odiogo reader. You may have noticed this little icon just above each post: You can click that icon and a player will (should) start and read the entry to you. Instant Podcast! Well, kind of. I'll have to say, it makes my lame attempts at humor in the Friday Funnies post a lot more entertaining. Hope you all enjoy. Also you can subscribe to my Odiogo enhanced rss feed by clicking Here … [Read more...]
New site in progress: HornSpit dot com
Got a new site officially in progress now. This is a site that came about from one long night in the Opera Pit. As another horn player and I were talking, about internet needs none the less, HornSpit.com was born. This site is planned to be a repository of all things irreverent about the French Horn (or properly known as: Horn). Funnies, how tos, How to-nots, etc. So if there are any would be Horn players out there that would like to contribute to, what I am sure will be history in the making, … [Read more...]
Post to multiple social networks at one time
If you are a web social butterfly with your facebook, plurk, twitter, friendfeed, brightkite, etc accounts then the ping.fm service is your you! Ping.fm is a simple and reliable service that makes updating your social networks a snap. You simply log in, set-up the services you want to update and you're done! Type your message and hit submit! All your social accounts are updated in one fail swoop! nothing easier! Now ping.fm is still in beta. But, if you want to give them a try hop over to … [Read more...]
While I'm sharing…
Heard about this little ditty from the June 20 edition of Windows Weekly. If you use FireFox you know you can type: about:config into the address bar and make some changes to the FireFox configuration. Well, If you type about:robots into the address bar of FireFox you will see a pretty funny little message. [More] … [Read more...]
Just had to share!
This has to be one of the greatest breakfast food ideas in a long while... A synergy of flavors so to speak! [More] … [Read more...]
150 miles per Galleon?!??!?
Oh Man, Oh Man, Oh Man!!!! My cousin forwarded this to me the other day. I just took a second and checked it out. Amazing!! If this thing is real, my gas troubles are over. With gas getting up to $3.00 per gallon here in TN I would spend the extra $$$$$ to get that kind of mileage. Check this out: You can read more on the company at their website. … [Read more...]