A very crafty-arttie project for those that live in places where trees have leaves that fall from them. Turn ordinary maple leaves into nice little faux roses. I think that this should be on the back burner as a fall project, I hope I remember to try it out when the season is upon me. I’ll have to order out for the leaves, I doubt that oleander trees would make a good substitute.
How to make roses from maple leaves
The Bamboo and Carbon Fiber Bike Frame
I got a comment on my post about bike frames made of bamboo today and figured it was worth of a new post
The bike is made from Bamboo that has been smoked and heat treated to prevent splitting. Lugs are available in carbon fiber or hemp fiber, for the all-natural look. The chainstays are available in carbon fiber for extra stiffness in the drivetrain.
As Sean says they are working on the paper and epoxy versions. I’m sure he is joking but hey, he knows his Gibson! If I were in the market for a bike and I wanted something that was light weight and strong but I didn’t want full carbon fiber I’d choose bamboo hands down. The stuff is strong as hell and looks great.
STEREO Grabs First 3-D Images of the Sun
Break out the 3D glasses because the big brains at NASA have done it again!
NASA’s Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellites have provided the first three-dimensional images of the sun. For the first time, scientists will be able to see structures in the sun’s atmosphere in three dimensions. The new view will greatly aid scientists’ ability to understand solar physics and there by improve space weather forecasting.
These are some of the best 3D astro images I have ever seen. For an even bigger treat download some of the videos. Seeing the mass ejections and sunspots with real depth is astounding.
Reality Television, Friend or Foe?
Vh1 seems to be taking over the world. First we have Flavor of love then Flavor of love 2 then a spin off I love New York and yet another spin off has been released Charm school. Our form of entertainment has been lowered to watching other peoples sad lives. The sad thing is it’s not just VH1 it’s all reality TV shows. Everyone asks "Why are our kids so fat?" maybe it’s because you go out to McDonalds every night for dinner and then come home and watch OTHER people playing cards! Reality television is going to become the new history channel for this generation. Sure I like to watch Charm School when I’m really bored and we can’t go anywhere (thanks to the law that says I can’t drive) but that’s not what I see as good quality programing. I think people should turn off the TV for awhile and get some exercise stop watching the shows about other people exercising and do it yourself.
New Cogs in the Machine
I’d like to introduce the latest contributor to TeamDroid, Alexandria. She is just starting out in the blogging world so some of her posts might be a little rough around the edges but should improve with age. So be on the look out for new topics and views in the near future.
-John
LolCat Builder
While not having much to do with technology or science, it has everything to do with the Internet. Trust me, it’s one of those ‘meme‘ things the ‘net is full of these days. The whole ‘lolcat‘ thing had me confused as hell, I was wondering where all of the "I’m in ur [object], [present tense/derived nominal] ur [object]" cat photos were coming from. Turns out many of them might have been created on this site. Choose an image (or upload one of your own like I did), type in some l33t text and select the style you want. Preview and save. Go make your own, share them with your bewildered friends and smirk at your l33tness.
[via techchickblog]
LolCat Builder
Massive collection of photos all search able via tags on I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?