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Cool Inventions

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:12:03 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: Some of these I want, some of them I just shake my head...

Cool Inventions

Smart cup in which you can put 2-3 of your favourite cookies.

BANANA GUARD - Protect Your Banana!

Lock Cup - Anti-Theft Coffee Cup. Are you tired of others stealing your coffee cup? Well now there’s a solution. The Lock - Cup has a hole which prevents most people from using it. Only the owner of the cup can use his/hers shaped key to close the hole.

PENGUIN TEA TIMER

TRANSPARENT TOASTER

You love toast, but you always burn it? Than, this invention us for you.

DAYCLOCK

Chalk outline crime scene beach towel - be the coolest person on the beach!

Laser ScissorsCutting a straight line has never been easier.

Do you wish you could see in the dark? Remarkably bright LED lights are triggered by your footsteps and light up the floor 30 feet in front of you

TRAVELER’S PHRASE BOOK T-SHIRT

just point a finger at the pictogram you need and then point it twice at the question mark, which means, “Where is it?” and in no time you have found what you were looking for…

MODERN LADDER

WHEEL-MOVING BENCH

Tags: cool, inventions, bizarre, funny, future

Cat adopts ducklings

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:06:22 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: The photos are too adorable. ^^

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

At first glance it looks like these ducklings don't stand a chance of survival. But this three-year-old moggie is not eyeing up a tasty snack. Instead she has become their surrogate mother.

Her owner Norio Endo had bought a pair of spot-billed duck eggs from a local farmer in Sugito village in Japan. However, when they hatched he shut his cat Hiroko in the same room as the ducklings by mistake.

Mr Endo returned fearing the worst, but found the unusual trio snuggled together and Hiroko looking after the fowl as if they were her own.

The caring feline, who had recently lost three kittens, had chosen to adopt them. She gently grooms her feathery friends and allows them to cuddle up for warmth.

What a purrfect family!

Tags: animals, cats, baby, ducklings, cute, bizarre, funny

Web tool to get past internet censorship released

Sat, 26 May 2007 21:59:31 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: Cool, an interesting way to get past internet censorship in those repressive countries. Good for the people who created this.

Clip Source: psiphon.civisec.org

psiphon is a censorship circumvention solution that allows users to access blocked sites in countries where the Internet is censored. psiphon turns a regular home computer into a personal, encrypted server capable of retrieving and displaying web pages anywhere

psiphon operates through networks of trust. There are psiphon providers who install and administer a psiphon server (psiphonode) in an uncensored country, and psiphon users (psiphonites) who login and access the server from a country that censors the Internet.

psiphon encryption provides strong protection against electronic eavesdropping. However, there is a known attack that attempts to trick users into accepting a forged certificate (see 'Man-in-the-middle attack' below). If psiphonites follow instructions provided, regarding certificate fingerprint validation, this attack can be averted.

psiphon is free.

part of the CiviSec Project run by the Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto

Tags: censorship, internet, web, security

20 Ways the World Could End

Sun, 20 May 2007 17:59:51 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: Ah it may be silly but it sure is fun to imagine some of these... who knows, maybe one of these is the way we'll all go. Enjoy musing over them.

Read info on each hypothesis on the site.

Clip Source: discovermagazine.com

20 Ways the World Could End

We've had a good run of it. In the 500,000 years Homo sapiens has roamed the land we've built cities, created complex languages, and sent robotic scouts to other planets. It's difficult to imagine it all coming to an end. Yet 99 percent of all species that ever lived have gone extinct, including every one of our hominid ancestors.

Asteroid impact

Gamma-ray burst

Collapse of the vacuum

Rogue black holes

Giant solar flares

Reversal of Earth's magnetic field

Flood-basalt volcanism

Global epidemics

Global warming

Ecosystem collapse

Biotech disaster

Particle accelerator mishap

Nanotechnology disaster

Environmental toxins

Global war

Robots take over

Mass insanity

Alien invasion

Divine intervention

Someone wakes up and realizes it was all a dream

Tags: doomsday, world, science, technology, space, earth, disasters, astronomy, future

Best Tips for being Productive 2

Sun, 20 May 2007 17:34:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Some more.

Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

32. Set some exciting goals.

33. Learn keyboard shortcuts and create keyboard shortcuts with AutoHotKey.

36. Reward yourself for finishing a big task.

41. Improve your typing speed to save time.

48. Cook your meals in bulk so that you will have plenty of leftovers. Avoid having to cook everyday.

49. Learn to speed read.

Tags: productivity, life, tips, advice, list, ideas

Best Tips for being Productive

Sun, 20 May 2007 17:24:34 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: Some ideas you maybe haven't heard... I left out the ones you hear every day. I get annoyed hearing those. ^_^

Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

1. Take a break. You can’t always be working at optimum productivity. Instead, you should shoot for working in short bursts at your most productive times.

2. Set a timer for each of your tasks.

4. Distractions should be avoided, but sometimes a bit of music in the background can help you focus

5. Love what you do.

7. Use JDarkRoom. This application allows you to write more efficiently by removing all distractions. You’re given an entirely blank page on which to type. This way, you’re not distracted by the web, e-mail, or IM.

8. Just start.

9. Everyone has a certain time of the day in which they are more productive than others. For me, it’s the morning. Find out when your prime time is for productivity and optimize your work schedule accordingly.

10. Keep a notebook and pen on hand at all times. This way, you can write down your thoughts, to-dos, and ideas at any time.

11. Write a blog to chronicle your own personal development and achievements.

27. Tell other people about your goals

Tags: productivity, life, tips, advice, list, ideas

Ways to be likeable

Sun, 20 May 2007 17:18:11 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: Some really excellent tips- we all know them, but it's always nice to remind yourself of ways to show other people your best side.

Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

Practice being friendly and open with others. First impressions truly matter. If you’re seen as approachable and fun to be around, people will seek you out.

Focus on the other person, not on yourself. Self-centered people aren’t attractive or likeable. If you genuinely concern yourself with others, you’ll be swiftly rewarded.

Be yourself. We’re nearly all born with a highly-sensitive “phoney radar”. Unless you’re an Oscar-level actor, people will sense immediately if you’re simply playing a part.

Slow down and take time with people. Time and attention are gifts of immense value. Give them freely. Likeable people have endless time for others, regardless of how busy they are. Unpleasant people only have time for themselves.

Talk less and listen more. Ever been in a room with a boorish, nasty type? Who talked most and listened least?

We all like good listeners.

Develop your senese of fun and humor. Have you ever heard anyone criticized for being fun to be around?

Tags: life, people, tips, advice, personality, relationships

Adorable Creative MMORPG

Sun, 20 May 2007 16:36:08 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: So much fun! And so cute and original.

Clip Source: www.horseisle.com

Horse Isle is a vast multi-player horse based world. It allows for many players to interact while searching for wild horses roaming the lands. Once you have a horse, you can train it, take care of it, and compete with other players. Although the world graphics are simple 2D, they have been beautifully designed to create an interesting and vast world to explore. This land is completely non-violent. A great place for any aged player to have fun.

You can play Horse Isle for FREE!

Tags: mmorpg, rpg, game, games, kids, fun, horse, horses, graphics

Creative Photos

Fri, 18 May 2007 01:04:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: There are some really unique and funny ideas here, worth taking a peek!

Clip Source: haha.nu

Tags: photos, pictures, bizarre, cool, creative

Amazing Storm Photos

Sun, 13 May 2007 16:44:39 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: Unbelievable pictures of storms- tornadoes and more.

Clip Source: www.tinyvices.com

Tags: weather, storm, photos, pictures, cool, sky, clouds, tornado, hurricane

Chinese Snow and Ice Festival Photos

Sat, 12 May 2007 20:24:11 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Some of these sculptures are really amazing; this looks like an awesome event to go to.

Clip Source: www.rtoddking.com

The temperature in Harbin reaches forty below zero, both Fahrenheit and Celsius, and stays below freezing nearly half the year. This Chinese city is actually further north than notoriously cold Vladivostok, Russia, just 300 miles away. So what does one do here every winter? Hold an outdoor festival, of course! Rather than suffer the cold, the residents of Harbin celebrate it, with an annual festival of snow and ice sculptures and competitions. The festival officially runs from January 5 through February 15, but often opens a week early and runs into March, since it’s usually still cold enough. This is the amazing sculpture made of snow greeting visitors to the snow festival in 2003.

Tags: china, asia, travel, snow, ice, winter, festival, events, sculpture, pictures

Life's short. Get a divorce.

Wed, 09 May 2007 19:07:44 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: Chicago pulls down a billboard encouraging divorce.

Clip Source: cbs4.com

A pair of lawyers in Chicago have offered up a whole new way of looking at divorce.

Last week, the attorneys posted a racy billboard in downtown Chicago that proclaiming "Life's short. Get a divorce." A week later, city officials have pulled the ad after it drew scores of complaints from neighbors and other attorneys who said it reflected poorly on their profession.

Bookended by pictures of a partially clothed man and woman, the ad offered the services of lawyers Corri Fetman and Kelly Garland.

Fetman and Garland say they're upset the sign was removed from the posh Gold Coast neighborhood.

"They ripped our billboard down without due process," Fetman said. "We own that art. I feel violated."

Despite its brief run, the sign has been good for business. Since it was posted last week, the two women said calls to their law firm have gone up dramatically.

Tags: divorce, law, lawyers, news, advertising, ads

Artwork with Words

Wed, 09 May 2007 18:58:54 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: Neat idea- these are really cool drawings.

Clip Source: www.frogview.com

Tags: cool, art, drawing, pictures, images, rooms

Awesome Creative MMORPG

Sat, 05 May 2007 02:16:51 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: This is one of the coolest ideas I've seen for an rpg, and totally adorable. A must for horse lovers and anyone who likes cute, fun, and original multiplayer games. I thought it was really ingenious.

Clip Source: www.horseisle.com

Tags: mmorpg, game, rpg, multiplayer, fun, cool, horses, horse

Adorable Kitten Photos

Fri, 04 May 2007 03:20:53 GMT

clipped by: robynbird
clipper's remarks: What I thought were the cutest of a site with totally adorable kitten photos. I don't know why but I love them so much! ^_^

Clip Source: www.petebevin.com

Tags: cat, cats, kitten, kittens, cute, photos