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The children of Donor 401

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:41:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I found this to be a very interesting story.

One morning in 2006 Kimberly, then a 38-year-old New York therapist, was getting her three children ready for their day at preschool. She was cooking breakfast for her two daughters and one son when her husband, Ken, called out from another part of the house, telling her there was a morning show segment on that she should watch.

Kimberly's daughter was right: Every single child did look remarkably like hers. Then she heard the commentary: "Sperm Donor 401...German background..." The seven women onscreen were talking to the show's host about a man neither she nor they had ever met: the biological father of all their children.

Tags: donor

Dyson, the vaccuum guy, is developing a solar powered vehicle

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:52:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Definitely not someone I would have expected in this market, great to see though.

Clip Source: www.trendhunter.com

According to the U.K. Daily Mail, “Engineers at the entrepreneur’s Wiltshire HQ are developing a lightweight electric motor that could power a family saloon for hundreds of miles. The battery would be charged by solar panels mounted on the vehicle’s roof, or on the roof of a garage where the car is kept.”

“Sir James, whose inventions have made him a fortune worth around £800million, believes electric cars will outnumber petrol ones within a decade,” say the Daily mail.

Apparently the motor will be based on the same powerhouse used in the Dyson vacuum cleaners. Will that make the car a street cleaner as well?

Tags: dycon, vaccuum, solar, solar power

This is true devotion!

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:21:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This lady did an amazing job putting most peoples feeling of brett into a song...

Clip Source: www.railbirdcentral.com

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Is your car too quiet?

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:58:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: At first I thought this was a joke but after reading it, it makes sense...

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

Fisker Karma's recently announced hybrid sports car that generates motor noise through some external speakers might have received a good bit of derision when it first made itself known, but it now looks like it may actually be a bit ahead of the game, at least if a bill expected to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives ever actually becomes law. As AutoWeek reports, the bill was apparently prompted by concerns that hybrid and electric vehicles are a little too quiet, and pose a risk to pedestrians, especially the blind. To address that supposed danger, the bill reportedly demands that the U.S. Secretary of Transportation initiate a study to determine if a minimum sound level is in fact needed and, if so, require that automakers comply with it (possibly as early as 2010).

Nexi the insanely creepy robot...

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:26:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It's so real it's very scary!

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

MIT is really taking its robotics program to a whole new level with its "MDS" platform, which stands for Mobile, Dexterous and Social. The flagship bot so far is Nexi, who certainly fits the bill, albeit with an extra dab of creepy. The bot stands on a Segway-esque wheel base, has articulated arms and hands, and can convey a wide range of emotion with that pasty white face. Nexi has a computer on board to manage sensors and instinctual responses, while it offloads the heavy duty AI work to a stationary computer over the network. MIT's eventual goal is to have Nexi and others participate in Socially Situated Robot Learning -- observing and interacting with humans to figure out how best to integrate with them. Don't worry Nexi, we like you for you. Video is after the break.

Tags: nexi, mds, mit, robot, robotis

Brett Favre is retiring... :-(

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:33:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It's gonna be a really sad day here in Wisconsin. I can here my mom and my grandma crying already...

Clip Source: www.sportingnews.com

Favre's brother, Scott, told the Biloxi, Miss. Sun Herald that the quarterback will retire. The newspaper also reported that Favre has told Packers coach Mike McCarthy that he won't play next season.

Favre's retirement comes on the heels of one of his finest seasons in which he led the young Packers to a 13-3 record and the NFC championship game, losing to the New York Giants in overtime.

Favre ends his career having started an NFL-record 253 consecutive regular-season games -- 275, counting playoff games -- and also ranks first in NFL history in touchdown passes (442), passing yards (61,655), completed passes (5,377) and attempted passes (8,758). He also played in 22 playoff games, including two this January. His biggest postseason win came after the 1996 season, leading the Packers to a 35-21 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 31.

digital music... iPhone/DS style

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:41:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I really love the sound that comes from a lot of the newer digital music devices and these definitely have that sound to me.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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"TILAPIA EAT POOP" (Really?)

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:24:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I was looking for a way to get some frozen sushi delivered and just as I added some Tilapia to my cart my friend said to me that Tilapia eat poop so of course I had to look it up. Anyway, I came across this really great blog post about it so I thought I'd clip it in case any one else heard about this...

Clip Source: cleanerplateclub.wordpress.com

So, yes. The answer, to all you TILAPIA EAT POOP Googlers, is “sometimes.” Which maybe should turn me off to eating tilappia, but the more I researched, the more I thought about other things that are fed on disgusting things (like free-range chickens, which eat the bugs out of cow poop; or mushrooms, which feed off decay; or really any kind of food that takes organic fertilizer…including the tomatoes and greenbeans and carrots I myself grew last summer, which were fertilized with composted manure from a nearby horse farm…).

Are rear projection tv's really dead?

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:47:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: It sure sounds that way. It's amazing how fast technology moves these days. It was less than a year ago that I was looking at a rear projection DLP HDTV because they were the only way to get a good HDTV for not a lot of money. Now LCD's are so cheap it's almost pointless to buy a DLP.

Clip Source: www.pcmag.com

LAS VEGAS - One HDTV trend that I could not overlook at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show was the near absence of rear-projection televisions on the main show floor. Why? Because they're basically dead.

Among all high-definition television technologies, the rear-projection TV (RPTV) continues to offer the best overall value for the biggest HD screen sizes. However, if the 2008 retail predictions hold true, the already steady decline of RPTV retail sales will plummet by more than 50 percent by year's end.

Sony's recent announcement that it will discontinue its entire RPTV line in order to focus its manufacturing efforts exclusively on OLED (organic light emitting diode) and LCD flat panel display technologies was but one sign that the tide was quickly turning for this once popular TV technology.

Display Wars - Graphic Screen Size Comparator

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:04:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Really a nifty tool when you're in the market for a new TV.

Clip Source: www.displaywars.com

Uses

Choose between two sizes
Can't decide between a 32 inch LCD and a 42 inch Plasma? Display wars will show you graphically just how big the size difference really is.

Compare your current TV
Comparing a 37 inch LCD to a 50 inch Plasma in a store makes the LCD look deceptively small. In your own home it can look a lot bigger. Use Display Wars to visually compare your current TV and it's potential replacements.

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Wall of fans... Art? Maybe not but cool anyway!

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:53:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is pretty darn cool but I'm not sure I'd consider it art.

Clip Source: technabob.com

This unusual art installation took hundreds and hundreds of individual cooling fans, and tied them together with sensors that detect the movements of passersby to produce an amazing visual and sensory experience.

Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde worked with a team of technical wizards to create this mammoth interactive work entitled Flow 5.0. The display dynamically adjusts the speed and direction of the fans, reacting to visitors’ movements. The installation was constructed as two 10-meter-long walls which immerse visitors in the center of the artwork (and gives them a nice cool breeze while they’re at it).

Another reason I don't hunt! Hunter shot and killed.

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:08:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I knew this guy and he was truly a great guy. He's been going to school to be a doctor because as he said, doctors saved his life when he was just a couple years old. The worst part is that he just got married. A very sad day here in Wisconsin.

Clip Source: www.wsaw.com

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The Price County Sheriff’s Department along with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating a deadly hunting accident.

Emergency crews were called to a rural area near the Town of Kennan at about 12:10 pm Saturday.

Upon arrival they found a 26-year-old man had been shot by another hunter.

The victim was taken to the Rusk County Memorial Hospital in Ladysmith, where he was pronounced dead.

Right now, investigators say the shooting appears to be an accident and foul play is not suspected.

The name of the victim has not been released.

Tags: hunting, accident, guns

Amazon.com customers vote 2-1 for deal on HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:08:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More good news in the war on high def dvd's. Between this and Wal-Mart selling an hd-dvd player for $99, i think blu-ray is gonna be left in the dust. It's not that I like one more than the other, it's that I want the stupid war to be over so we can all get on with our high def lives!

Clip Source: promotions.amazon.com


24% of votes	Samsung BD-P1400 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player Amazon Price: $369.36 Winning Price: $149 500 units available at this price	46% of votes YOUR VOTE	Toshiba HD-A35 1080p HD DVD Player Amazon Price: $414.96 Winning Price: $149 500 units available at this price	30% of votes	TiVo HD Digital Video Recorder Amazon Price: $254.49 Winning Price: $89 500 units available at this price
Thank you for your vote. Come back to http://www.amazon.com/customersvote on Monday, Nov. 26 between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. PT to see if you're offered a deal on the item you voted for in this round.

"The Golden Compass" created to stray children from christianity?

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:55:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: All evidence says yes! I don't care if your religious or not, this is just wrong. go to the source to see more.

Clip Source: snopes.com

Claim: The 2007 film The Golden Compass is based on a series of books with anti-religious themes.

Status: True.

Tags: the golden compass, movies, christianity

Wal-Mart to sell HD-DVD players for $99 this friday!

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:30:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Love them or hate them, this is one heck of a deal that I'm not going to miss out on!

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

Still waiting to jump into the high def disc game? Or just wanted another weaker, cheaper player for the last-gen TV you phased out to your rumpus room? Well, whatever your reasons, some (not all!) Wal-Mart locations will be selling Toshiba HD-A2s for $100 -- down from $200 -- this Friday. Ridiculous, we know. Blu-ray gonna fight back? We hope so, we'd really like to get our hands on one for under $300, and not just by using our hookup that sells gear out of his trunk, you know?

Tags: hd-dvd, wal-mart, dvd, hd