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To prevent explosions, FEMA paints stove knobs red in Katrina victims’ trailers
Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent contractors to over 100-thousand government-issue trailers on the Gulf Coast to paint stove knobs a distinctive red.
FE-MA spokesman Aaron Walker says the change will help trailer residents tell the difference between the knobs that control the igniters and [...]

a 10 foot afghan is a big blanket right?
Canada troops battle 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants - CNN.com
OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) — Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy — almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall.
“We tried burning them with white phosphorous — it didn’t work. [...]

Haunters Hangout Hangman Dancing Santa Hack
I tore apart one of the Santa right away. for $15 if got lots of useful parts. 3motors, power supply, speaker cord, fake hands, a microphone, a animatronics head, a circuit board, and a few other switches and parts.
For the hangman hack I used the circuit board. My idea was [...]

Real snail email
Eventually this system will be built into an installation version in 2007/08. You can visit the Real Snail Mail website and send a message which travels to a server where it is entered into a queue. Here it waits until a snail wonders in range of a hot spot. The hot spot is [...]

today is Frank Herbert’s birthday, so i gathered some quotes from his books
his words were used for the QOTD
Does the prophet see the future or does he see a line of weakness, a fault or cleavage that he may shatter with words or decisions as a diamond-cutter shatters his gem with a blow of [...]

Welcome to Claws
Welcome to the CLAWS project homepage
RIT CLAWS is a modular software package that provides account and identity management functions in a heterogeneous computing environment. Claws consists of:
* The CAT central server
* A web administrative client
* A web self service client
* A PHP client API
* Numerous modules including:

Identity database
History and attribute tracking database
Kerberos 5
Active [...]

Overheard in New York | Wednesday One-Liners Aren’t Up to FAA Regulations
Pilot: Those of you who require wheelchair assistance, please remain seated.–LaGuardia
Overheard by: able to stand
Pilot: Attention, passengers… this is your pilot from the flight deck. We’ve just been given notice that we’re now number two for takeoff, so we should be getting off the [...]

Music with cars or trains attached
Each car stereo in the parking space will receive only one part of the live sound, as drums, guitar and vocals will each have their own radio frequency. Participating car owners will assume the role of musician, producer and sound technician.
basically this is really awesome
multi-channel radio with a crazy “uber [...]

killerik - Why the hell not?: Odd Products: Hot Edition
Love cook-outs? Like Pop-Tarts? Well, we have the product for you.
The hot dog toaster!
“Now You Can Enjoy Hot, Tasty Hot Dogs ANYTIME!”
Yum!
It seems like a huge waste of shelf space, right? Wrong. It’s hot dog goodness at the press of a switch.

I found this while warming [...]

gizmag Article: 500,000 RPM matchbox-sized gas turbine produces 100 watts
October 1, 2006 Researchers at the ETH Chair for Power Electronics have developed an electrical generator that spins at a world record 500,000 revolutions per minute (RPM) and scientists are hopeful they can achieve twice this speed to touch the magical million rpm.
using the phrase “magical” [...]

I managed to do nothing so far this weekend
and it was definately a waste of what could have been a good weekend
i didnt even read that much of the internets