What Ever Happened to Wind Energy?
In 2010 installations collapsed- and now the "Wind Explorer" has driven along the coast of Australia for 10 Euros of electricity.
Posted: March 24th, 2011
at 9:56am by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,green,weaponry,design,fo' real?,science,travel,development
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TechWeek Chicago
Happening July 22-29 in Chicago, TechWeek put on by MidVentures, is a week-long festival of 60 events and workshops. Host an event, sponsor or inquire about speaker opportunities here.
Posted: March 22nd, 2011
at 1:53pm by mnp
Categories: web,business,design,development,events,entrepreneurship
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Solving a Problem
Aza Raskin talks about how the winner of the original X-Prize came to be.
When you are solving a difficult problem re-ask the problem so that your solution helps you learn faster. Find a faster way to fail, recover, and try again. If the problem you are trying to solve involves creating a magnum opus, you are solving the wrong problem.
Posted: March 21st, 2011
at 4:23pm by mnp
Categories: life,business,weaponry,design,science,"ninja",competitions,development
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The Rockstar Myth
It’s only a matter of time until you burn out…
Posted: March 10th, 2011
at 5:46pm by mnp
Categories: life,design,development,blogs
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Braille Credit Card
This credit card displays a transaction in braille amongst other features that help read a payment for the visually impaired. If they could only make these for the average shopper, the budget could be balanced. That’s asking too much though.
Tablets vs. Netbooks
Some argue that you need the keyboard, is the netbook a one trick pony?
Tablets provide an optimized experience for portability, mobility, and touch-based input with a rich selection of apps and games designed with their size and power in mind.
Laptops are cheaper, lighter, and more powerful than ever before. They offer a rich ecosystem of apps and provide the perfect platform where text input is required.
Netbooks can still provide a great platform for getting online, but so can laptops and tablets. Laptops may one day give way to tablets and smartphones entirely, and apps may move entirely online, but Netbooks - like word processors in the 80’s - will inevitably fall victim to competitors that offer a more dynamic ecosystem of apps, games, and features at an increasingly comparable price.
My Ninja, Please ! 3.8.11 : 3D Printing Edible Objects
Miniature space shuttles made of ground scallops and cheese, above, are among the masterpieces created by a 3D food printer at Cornell University. ((Cornell University/French Culinary Institute) )
Sounds really necessary….
Posted: March 8th, 2011
at 12:05am by mnp
Categories: myninjaplease,grub,design
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Applied Sciences Group: Smart Interactive Displays
Microsoft Research on building various monitors including the ultimate telepresence display.