Offtopic: How the WTC Twin Towers Fell

This video is a must watch. Richard Gage, an AIA Architect, talks about how buildings fall in the WTC pattern only in very precise, synchronized, controlled demolitions, with synchronized demolition floor by floor. They do not fall due to fire and collapse in this pattern. He shows multiple examples of how buildings fall in other [...]

Dean Kamen’s version of the bionic arm

Segway inventor Dean Kamen was asked by the US government to work on a bionic arm that would weigh no more than a regular human arm and could be used to pick up a grape without crushing it and pick up a raisin without dropping it. The video does not go into any detail [...]

Totally offtopic: 10/20/30 presentation rule

Guy Kawasaki talks about his 10/20/30 rule for presentations:

Read his blog entry.
An awesome site he recommends: Presentation Zen.

Some China Earthquake and Myanmar Cyclone links

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Obvious in hindsight

I keep finding once I write something down, it almost suddenly seems so obvious, why didn’t I think of it before? However, before, it just wasn’t obvious to me, sometimes even right before I thought of the sentence. A good, unexpected side benefit of blogging. What is the name of that phenomenon? Epiphany is too [...]

Deconstructing reality-based and sport-based martial arts marketing messages

Update: my blog entry below is a really stupid rant. This article from a Systema view is really quite awesome.

If you are looking for martial arts or self-defense training, just like when you are shopping for anything else, you should be aware of the kinds of marketing messages you may hear. When I read [...]

Offtopic: Neuroscience Unlocks Secrets of Zen Garden

Neuroscience Unlocks Secrets of Zen Garden
500-year-old rock pattern suggests a tree to our subconscious.
26 September 2002
KENDALL POWELL
The beauty of one of Japan’s most popular Zen gardens has long eluded explanation. Now neuroscientists have found that its minimalist design suggests a pleasing picture to our subconcious.
The 500-year-old Ryoanji Temple garden in Kyoto contains five outcroppings of [...]

Get Smart

Apparently scientists have demonstrated you can boost your previously-thought-to-be-innate intelligence. Registration with NY Times required.

World Tai Chi and Qigong Day

I don’t know anything about it but today is World Tai Chi and Qigong Day.

Offtopic: water crisis info

Lots of info linked from this blog: http://fireignempire.com/blog/