Together in electric dreams

Source: Shanghai Daily

Technology enthusiasts, digital artists and self-proclaimed geeks are gathering at a city "hackerspace" where they hold informal labs, share ideas and help each other create everything from robot vehicles to ele ...
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An Order of BC recipient backs the Kitsilano Coast Guard base remaining open

Source: CKNW Radio-Vancouver

A very respected member of the Search and Rescue community is throwing his support behind keeping the Kitsilano Coast Guard base open. Tim Jones with North Shore Search and Rescue, and an Order of BC recipient, says he doesn't w ...
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33rd Fighter Wing steps up F-35 sorties to prepare for evaluation (SLIDESHOW)

Source: Northwest Florida Daily News

EGLIN AFB — The 33rd Fighter Wing has been going through a “surge week” of increased F-35A flights in preparation of an inspection sometime at the end of this year. Col. Andrew Toth, commander of the wing, said that 12 sortie ...
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Closing B.C. coast guard base no threat to lives: Commish

Source: Canoe

VANCOUVER - Despite a loud backlash from civic officials and union members in British Columbia, there are no plans to reverse a decision to close the busiest coast guard base in the country. The Canadian Coast Guard has ...
Full article at: Canoe  More like this  1 day ago, 3:55pm CDT

Clear Paint Turns Any Wall Into A Dry Erase Board

Source: Geekologie

CLEAR is a clear paint from IdeaPaint that transforms any surface into a dry erase board. It even works on people! Kidding, I probably shouldn't be saying that. Enough paint to cover 50-square feet will set you back $225, which seems a l ...
Full article at: Geekologie  More like this  1 day ago, 3:19pm CDT

Life Inside An Abrams Battle Tank With The US Marines

Source: The Business Insider

One of the Wasp's main roles is to take the Marines to far flung destinations and ferry them ashore using a huge hovercraft called a Landing Craft Air Cushion an LCAC, so their presence was nothing unusual. Life can get pretty tedious f ...
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DIY Hovercraft

Source: Neatorama

This looks like something fun you can build for/with your dad on Father's Day weekend: Adam Savage of Mythbusters built his own hovercraft out of plywood, leaf blower, shower curtain, duct tape (of course), and my favori ...
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Diva Di's Cruising Adventures: Day 53 - Tangier Island, VA

Source: Sail Blogs

Thu 24 May 2012 Docked at Park's Marina, Tangier Island, VA The evening was very restful except for the occasional swell that rocked the boat. That would not have been an issue, but the boom gooseneck fitting "decided" it was time to squeak every ...
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Commentary: 'Idol' plays to type, and that no longer is a good thing

Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)

The winner has been declared. A nation has decided, and we went to bed on Wednesday finally knowing that American Idol No. 11 is, in the words of dozens of Twitter commenters, another "white guy with guitar" (WGWG). Rest easy, America. Phillip Ph ...
Full article at: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia)  More like this  1 day ago, 7:24am CDT