HP Memory Spot Chip

This itsy bitsy speck is a chip from HP which contains memory,
a modem, an antenna and also a microprocessor for kicks.

It measures 2-4mm square and currently holds up to 512k of data.
Wireless data transfert rates are up to 10 megabits/sec,
mucho faster than the current standards for Bluetooth or RFID tags.
And best of all, no battery is required since devices communicating
with the chip can provide power by induction.

A Recovery Day

It was fairly flat day today for the 18th stage of Le Tour de France.
And FLandis said it was a nice little "recovery day" for him
after his crazy victory yesterday, 5"42 ahead of anyone else.
Just a little 197km stroll at an average of 28 mph to relax the legs, ya know.

Wait for it....

Hmmmm.... 5 gallons of
homebrew slowly
fermenting and
macerating.....
That's close to 20 gallons
of beer that i loaded with
sour cherry juice, fresh
sour cherries, jars of sour
cherries and dried sour
cherries. Can you guess
the flavor? Should be
ready for bottling in a
couple months then
maybe another month
at least of maturing.
Waiting is the hardest part.

Fun with Maps

hmmm... thirsty...

Saluting a Living Legend

You can choose to click away to give the Zizou
to the foul-mouthed Materazzis or let them slide...

Jah Foreign Accent Syndrome, mon

A 60-year-old woman wakes up
after a stroke speaking with a
Jamaican accent.

After a brain injury, her
distinctive Newcastle accent has
been replaced by a mixture of
Jamaican, French Canadian and
Slovakian accents.

Dat poo' ooman, har inna wan jam mon.

"Researchers at Oxford University have found that patients
with Foreign Accent Syndrome have suffered damage to tiny
areas of the brain that affect speech.

The result is often a drawing out or clipping of the vowels that
mimic the accent of a particular country, such as Spain or France,
even though the sufferer has limited exposure to that accent.

The syndrome was first identified during World War II, when
a Norwegian woman suffered shrapnel damage to her brain.
She developed a strong German accent, which led to her being
ostracised by her community." BBC News