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Archive for January, 2006

The Pee Tree

Posted by Alex on January 31st, 2006

The Pee-tree urinal for public spaces. His bright ceramic white colour is a strong signal that can be seen from far â�� making it accessible when in urgent need. The trunk offers a perfect place for messaging, e.g. “I was here” or “done that” statements. The urine is directly flushed down to the underground sewage […]

Inexhaustible Energy; The N Machine

Posted by Alex on January 31st, 2006

Physicist Bruce DePalma has a 100 kilowatt generator, which he invented, sitting in his garage. It could power his whole house, but if he turns it on, the government may confiscate it. Unfortunately the U.S. is not interested (thanks to its energy monopoly), but Japan is.
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Why Reboot?

Posted by Alex on January 31st, 2006

Exodus WhyReboot is a small (60KB) Windows application that displays a list of pending file operations that will occur after rebooting your computer. This is useful in determining why an installer has notified you that a reboot is needed.
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Expose for Windows

Posted by Alex on January 31st, 2006

This brings my favorite feature with macs to windows. Expose’. TopDesk is a quick and easy way to switch between applications. With a single key press, you can instantly view thumbnails of all open windows, display thumbnails of windows belonging to the current application, or hide all windows to quickly access the desktop.
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Scientific American - Obesity caused by virus?

Posted by Alex on January 30th, 2006

A new study, published on Scientific American’s online website, suggests that the real culprit in the growing obesity epidemic may not be consumption of large amounts of junk food, but a contagious virus…
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