This site consists of gleanings from the Web and e-mails that I receive that you might find entertaining to look at if you have nothing else to do.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Snowflakes Under an Electron Microscope | Wired Science | Wired.com
Rare Cambodian Elephant Captured on Video | Wired Science | Wired.com
Monday, December 27, 2010
Something to consider
This is a great idea, think about it...
> >>
> >> I want to ask each of you to consider doing the
> following when you are
> >> talking on the phone to any US customer service
> representative that is based
> >> in a foreign country (like India). I have
> done this twice and it works!
> >> Any time you call an 800 number (for a credit
> card, banking, charter
> >> communications, health insurance, insurance, you
> name it) and you are transferred
> >> to a representative (like in India), please
> consider doing the following:
> >>
> >> After you connect and you realize that the
> customer service representative
> >> is not from the USA (you can always ask if you are
> not sure about the
> >> accent), please very politely (very politely -
> this is not about trashing other
> >> cultures) say, "I'd like to speak to a customer
> service representative in
> >> the United States of America." The rep might
> suggest talking to his/he r
> >> manager, but, again, politely say, "Thank you, but
> I'd like to speak to a
> >> customer service representative in the USA." YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY
> >> CONNECTED to a rep in the USA. It only takes
> less than one minute to have your
> >> call re-directed to the USA. Tonight when I
> got redirected to a USA rep, I
> >> asked again to make sure - and yes, she was from
> Fort Lauderdale.
> >>
> >> Imagine if tomorrow, every US citizen who has to
> make such a call and then
> >> requests a US rep, imagine how that would
> ultimately impact the number of
> >> US jobs that would need to be created ASAP. Imagine what would happen if
> >> every US citizen insisted on talking to only US
> phone reps from this day on.
> >> If I tell 10 people to consider this and you
> tell 10 people to consider
> >> doing this - see what I mean...it becomes an
> exercise in viral marketing
> >> 101.
> >>
> >> Remember - the goal here is to restore jobs back
> here at home - not to be
> >> abrupt or rude to a foreign phone rep . If
> you agree, please tell 10
> >> people you know and tell them to tell 10 people
> they know....etc...etc...
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Anthony Harper
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Did John Wilkes Booth get away? - Boing Boing
Friday, December 24, 2010
iNdians: Cherokees First to Use iPhones for Native Language
Sue, Baby, Sue! Mapping the Legal Repercussions of the BP Spill
Is Chinese the New Language of the Internet? - Nicholas Jackson - Technology - The Atlantic
Thursday, December 23, 2010
New IRS Rules Impact Online Sellers in the U.S.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Digital Tools Unlock Ancient Medical Mystery
Giant Slides Should be Obligatory In Every University and School Building
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Ant swarms acting like fluids - Boing Boing
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Look Forward To Per-Service, Per-Page Fees - Slashdot
Crazy Guy BASE Jumps off Bridge to Escape Arrest
Friday, December 17, 2010
Scallywag & Vagabond » Savage Predator » Google’s Satellite Images Reveal Chinese ‘Ghost Cities’
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Court Rebuffs Obama on Warrantless Cell-Site Tracking | Threat Level | Wired.com
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Appeals Court Rules Police Need a Warrant Before Reading Email
EPA Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Bees - Slashdot
Judge Declares Federal Healthcare Plan (Partly) Unconstitutional - Slashdot
Supreme Court Rules Against ‘First-Sale’ Copyright Doctrine | Threat Level | Wired.com
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Dramatic video of Antarctic Cruise ship in rough seas after losing engine -
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Google Maps Mania: Dracula's Castle Now on Street View
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Gainful Employment - Is higher education leading to higher employment? - Baltimore Sun
SUV Crashes Through Barbershop, Barber Keeps Cutting Hair
Government Prints $110 Billion in Unusable Money, Hides It
A Nude Awakening — the TSA and Privacy - Slashdot
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Wikileaks: new diplomatic cables 'contain UFO details', says Julian Assange - Telegraph
CitizenTube: How the TSA videos went viral
Friday, December 3, 2010
The Life and Times of a Colombian Cocaine Submarine Captain
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Congress Passes Bill To Stop Obnoxiously Loud Commercials
Feds Warrantlessly Tracking Americans’ Credit Cards in Real Time | Threat Level | Wired.com
NASA Finds New Life Form | Wired Science | Wired.com
What You Need to Know When Buying a Web-Connected TV | Product Reviews | Wired.com
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Watch Global Wealth and Health Evolve in Minutes | LiveScience Etc.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
AndroidSPIN » Google TV products set to explode at CES. Vizio, Toshiba and Samsung coming soon
Crows vs. Kitteh vs. Kitteh ULTIMATE INTERSPECIES STREET FIGHTING
US Government Seizes Torrent Search Engine Domain - Slashdot
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Michael shoots his 1911 with his feet | The Firearm Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
CitizenTube: Visualizing Changes in the Balance of the Two Party Vote
A Proposal to Classify Happiness as a Psychiatric Disorder
Pornoscanner CEO flew with Obama to India - Boing Boing
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
1,200 Toy Cars Circulating on a Tiny Freeway System
Monday, November 22, 2010
1,000 sqft secret chamber discovered in Indian National Library - Boing Boing
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Amazing street freestyle bicycling - Boing Boing
Thursday, November 18, 2010
This Is What Happens When the Chinese Build Too Fast
Ultimate Psittacosaurus Snuggle - Boing Boing
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Slashdot Technology Story | Internet Explorer 9 Caught Cheating In SunSpider
Balletic grilled bread prep - Boing Boing
The horrible truth starts to dawn on Europe's leaders – Telegraph Blogs
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Cyber Experts Have Proof That China Has Hijacked U.S.-Based Internet Traffic - Blog
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Vaccine for urinary tract infections is 1 step closer | Science Blog
Saturday, November 13, 2010
People riding an elephant attacked by rhino - Boing Boing
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
RockMelt "social" browser: Not very special | Software News - Betanews
Chile Mine Rescue Facts
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Notice the lack of credit to the real heroes, the companies that provided equipment and expertise to save the Chilean miners??? See below…
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It is sad that our leaders in Washington are not talking about this positive. Our leader is quick to point the finger about everything bad about our nation, yet when he has the opportunity to brag about us he ignore it.
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Regarding the mine rescue, did you know:
The guy that designed the rescue module was a NASA Engineer?
The Drill was made by Schramm Inc. from Pennsylvania.
The Drill Bits were made by Center Rock, Inc. located in Berlin, Pennsylvania.
The lead driller Jeff Hart and his team are from Denver, Colorado. They are on loan from the US Military in Afghanistan where they are drilling water wells for our Forward Operating Bases. He spent the next 33 days on his feet, operating the drill that finally provided a way out Saturday for 33 trapped miners. "You have to feel through your feet what the drill is doing; it's a vibration you get so that you know what's happening," explained Hart.
Hart was called in from Afghanistan, "simply because he's the best" at drilling larger holes with the T130's wide-diameter drill bits, Stefanic said.
Standing before the levers, pressure meters and gauges on the T130's control panel, Hart and the rest of the team faced many challenges in drilling the shaft. At one point, the drill struck a metal support beam in the poorly mapped mine, shattering its hammers. Fresh equipment had to be flown in from the United States and progress was delayed for days as powerful magnets were lowered to pull out the pieces.
The mine's veins of gold and copper ran through quartzite with a high level of abrasive silica, rock so tough that it took all their expertise to keep the drill's hammers from curving off in unwanted directions. "It was horrible," said Center Rock President Brandon Fisher, exhausted after hardly sleeping during the effort.
Fisher, Stefanic and Hart called it the most difficult hole they had ever drilled, because of the lives at stake.
"If you're drilling for oil and you lose the hole, it's different. This time there's people down below," Stefanic said. "We ruined some bits, worked through the problems as a team, and broke through," Hart said. "I'm very happy now."
Miners' relatives crowded around Hart on Saturday, hugging and posing for pictures with him as he walked down from the rescue operation into the tent camp where families had anxiously followed his work.
"He's become the hero of the day," said Dayana Olivares, whose friend Carlos Bugueno is one of the miners stuck below.
In a different day and age, Jeff Hart would be the most famous American in our country right now. He would be honored at the White House. Schoolchildren would learn of his skill and heroism. But because Jeff Hart works in an industry currently being demonized by (insert name for the clowns currently running our country) more people in Chile will celebrate this symbol of American greatness than in America itself.
- Michelle Malkin
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Anthony Harper
Why Richard Feynman can't tell you how magnets work - Boing Boing
Flyrad Unicycle is Like a Motorbike Where the Wheels Are Your Skates
Sunday, November 7, 2010
The Life of an Ant (Infographic) | Ant Colonies & Invader Ants | Social Insects | LiveScience
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Fun! The speed camera that doesn't just check your speed | Technically Incorrect - CNET News
Al Qaeda Tried To Bomb a US Plane With Live Exploding Dogs
Friday, November 5, 2010
Tim Minchin, world, stunned as gravity-defying goats scale Italian dam - Asylum.co.uk
Thursday, November 4, 2010
NewsBlur is an Online RSS Reader that Displays the Actual Web Site You're Reading
Photo Gallery: Best Space Station Cupola Views | Wired Science | Wired.com
Lawyers can demand your social media password & content - Boing Boing
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
New Google Earth Imagery - November 3 | Google Earth Blog
Dancing Dolphins in the Wild Show They're Smarter Than We Once Thought
Slashdot Entertainment Story | Prepare To Be Watched While You Watch a Movie
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Echolocation Forces Poor Bats to Nosedive Into Metal
More tech-using time travelers spotted in archival film footage - Boing Boing
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Fwd: FW: gator
From: Anthony Harper <anthonyrharper@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Subject: Fwd: FW: gator
To:
This was made on Flint Creek today, not far from 31 bridge between Hart and Decatur. Estimated length was 6 to 7 feet.
The guy that took this pic, his brother works here in office. Said they had seen gators on the creek 3 different days this week.
Best regards,
Danny R. Minor
Anthony Harper
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Anthony Harper