Monthly Archives: January 2012
Nissan LEAF, electric cars means no oil changes, no tailpipe, and a big market for “charging stations”
The all-electric Nissan LEAF is coming soon to a neighborhood near you. It’s a fascinating new car with many exotic features, as compared to our normal gas-engine cars. To learn more about it, I’ve pulled out some of the more interesting Frequently Asked Questions. After reading them one realizes that we are facing some serious …
Nissan LEAF, electric cars means no oil changes, no tailpipe, and a big market for "charging stations"
The all-electric Nissan LEAF is coming soon to a neighborhood near you. It’s a fascinating new car with many exotic features, as compared to our normal gas-engine cars. To learn more about it, I’ve pulled out some of the more interesting Frequently Asked Questions. After reading them one realizes that we are facing some serious …
Favorite Commercials: Gas powered everything…except the Nissan LEAF
Created to promote the electric-powered Nissan LEAF, the commercial takes a humorous look at the advantages of electricity. More interestingly, Nissan takes a swipe at the Chevrolet Volt which is a range-extended electric vehicle that uses a petrol engine to extend its 25 to 50 mile (40 to 80 km) range on electricity alone.
The Apple Store at Grand Central Station, NYC, an open store with no walls (photos)
And the Oscar goes to…Researchers, computer scientists, and photographers
Just a few days ago the Academy Awards for Scientific and Technical Achievements were announced. The 8 awards go to a wide range of professionals in areas such as computer software, high-speed cameras, aerial cameras, and laser film preservation. In many ways these descriptions are beyond our understanding, but they do, at the very least, …
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Downton Abbey – British costume drama from the creator of Young Victoria – Season 1 free on PBS
Julian Fellowes is as English as Earl Grey and clotted cream. As an actor, director and writer, he has continually peeked under the petticoats of British mores and conveyed the details with relish to audiences. His writing of the upstairs-downstairs whodunit Gosford Park won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2002, and his subsequent films Vanity …
Six awesome animated GIF’s of the universe
Six awesome animated GIF's of the universe
The most interesting man in the world…on Google+
Whenever I watch those Dos Equis commercials about the ‘most interesting man in the world,’ I can’t help but imagine the real person. I’m sure we’ve all encountered several of them in our lives. Well it turns out that I’ve found one in a social networking site. His name is Trey Ratcliff and I consider …
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