For those of you interested in the making of the original Star Wars feature movie… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vW38mY5RHQ[/youtube] As a fan of science fiction back in the 1970s (Star Trek, Lost in Space, and the other low-brow stuff on TV), I recall
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Fantastic Jet Plane Flybys
For you airplane afficiandos… Check out this video of the Top 10 Low Pass Flybys [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dr2ZB36p9Y[/youtube] Hat tip to Dandy Don…
Stereotyping is Human Nature
There are many citizens (particularly politicians) that believe you can legislate improvements in human nature… People seem to forget that traits such as jealousy and corruption are very strong base human instincts. In a similar manner, stereotyping is a normal ‘defensive’
The “If Only Tricks” Your Brain Plays on You
An interesting article about the biases of the human brain Have you ever thought that you’d be happier if you had less to do? Or, you could just avoid doing the things that you don’t like doing? Take a
Israeli Scientist Wins Nobel in Chemistry
Son Leonard sent an email alerting me that an Israeli scientist had won a Nobel Prize. After I clicked on the link, I realized that I knew the winner — Dr. Danny Shechtman! He used to work on sabbatical at Wright
No Such Thing as An Energy Crisis
Everyone has been watching the Solyndra scandal and sharing their opinions about the best investment in the future of energy… I always tell people that there’s no such thing as an “energy crisis”. There is nearly an infinite amount of
Software for Lean Quality
A very interesting article in American Machinist magazine about the use of software tools for “lean quality”.
Colonel West and Moslems
Colonel West shares his insights on how to deal with the anti-western values of Islam… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYbaln3Uqfc[/youtube]
Determining Relative Levels of Danger
An interesting story: Freakonomics » How Are Sharks Less Dangerous than Vending Machines? An Exercise in Conditional Risk.
Old Muscle Cars vs Newer Techno Cars
I often think about comparing the muscle cars that my oldest brother used to own in the early 1970s (GTO, Charger, etc.), and ponder how they would compare with the newer cars such as my BMW M5. Well, a recent