Someone forgot to tell Sam the Dog he’s blind

DJ’s dog Sam went blind. But no one told Sam. Watch the video!

Never stand in front of a man with a loaded gun

That’s what Sue’s dad made her promise after the Kent State shootings. When the Iran protests started, she said, don’t they know what’s going to happen, that the government will come down on them hard, smashing heads and killing people.

Do I think the government will eventually fall? Yes. But ‘I see dead people’ too.

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So you want to be a GMail ninja?

Well then, get their guide that tells you how.

Massive solar thermal plant to launch in Israel

Tracking mirrors reflect sun to the top of the tower where it is heated to 1000 degrees Celcius, then used to power a gas turbine which converts the thermal energy into electricity.

AORA’s power station is the world’s first commercial hybrid solarized gas-turbine power station capable of producing green power during the day.

Other [...]

Bloodbath in Iran. Police killing, beating protesters

Tweets from the highly reliable persiankiwi.

Andrew Sullivan has continuing coverage.

Warning to scamsters

German retirees kidnap and torture financial adviser who lost their money.

Clusterstock says they might have lost the money on a Florida real estate deal / scheme that Germans were heavily invested in.

Hydrogen fuel tanks made from chicken feathers

This is actually a big deal, because the special qualities of heated chicken feathers make them perfect nanotubes for storing hydrogen, as in fuel cell car storage tanks, and the price is way cheap too.

In addition to hydrogen storage, the new method could turn chicken feather fibers into a number of other eco-products [...]

Some fun, weird, snarky sites

Heart Attack fries. Cheese-covered french fries with grilled onions, bacon and beef. From ThisisWhyYoureFat.com

Ok, things got Really Serious and Militantly Political here for a few days. So, now some fun websites for your viewing pleasure. Atlas Obscura. “A compendium of the world’s wonders, curiosities, and esoterica.” Awkward Family Photos

Look at this fucking [...]

Maya 300 electric vehicle has game-changer battery

The new Maya 300 has a revolutionary new lithium ion battery that recharges in 8-10 hours from a regular 110 volt outlet with a range of 120 miles. It will have an expected price of $20,000-25,000, which will make it highly competitive when it is released in 2011.

The battery and car were developed [...]

The Borg is back in town

All reports are that Windows 7, Microsoft’s coming replacement for Vista, is seriously good, bug-free, and powerful. This is even coming from hardcore geeks who loathe Vista and expected to hate Windows 7. Instead, they like it.

Microsoft recently released Bing, their new search engine. The same thing is happening. Reviewers who assumed they [...]