Peter Weller (RoboCop/Buckaroo Bonzai) left Hollywood and went to study Italian Renaissance in Italy. He liked it so much, he’s on his way to a PhD. Now he teaches classes on Ancient History and Hollywood and hosts History Channel Shows. I wonder if I could host History Channel shows if I get my PhD? Maybe Discovery HD? Wired 15.02: Posts
A guy in Wales built a house in a hill. No big surprise…people have been doing that since the 70’s. The cool thing is it cost around $3000 and looks like a Hobbit house. I’m not sure I could live there permanently, but, it would make a sweet vacation home. A Low Impact Woodland Home
but I’d still take it! [Link]
Now it will be even easier to scare my cats. Go-Robo! Creative computer programming with robots
Merry Christmas…I want this. Digital Hero Waterproof Wrist Camera – Discovery Channel Store – 767731
Wow. This was a Flash Game and now it’s for a console?!?!? Rad. Game|Life
Maybe I’ll build my next cell phone… Wired 14.12: Posts
I was told by my wife that I couldn’t have one. Table of Malcontents
Some towns in Europe are taking the bold move of removing all street signs in order to foster personal responsibility and increase courteousness while driving. What's more, the glut of prohibitions is tantamount to treating the driver like a child and it also foments resentment. He may stop in front of the crosswalk, but that only makes him feel justified in preventing pedestrians from crossing the street on every other occasion. I doubt the US could follow due to our tort laws and income generated from parking tickets/ traffic violations. ...
Like belt making machines in a belt factory, software is one of the biggest capital costs in a small, information-based business. Here is an article from Wired with some niche companies answering the call of providing tools to start-ups. Wired News: The Business SIde of Web 2.0