Field & Stream - Photo Gallery - Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin

Field & Stream - Photo Gallery - Make a Survival Kit out of an Altoids Tin: "The Pocket Kit
Fitting inside an altoids tin, this kit is easy to keep on hand at all times
This is ideal for anyone who wants to have the essential survival gear along each time they head into the field. Everything fits in the Altoids tin. It fulfills all the component groups except for shelter and protection, but add a survival blanket to your pocket and you'll be covered"

Just what I need for my backpack! //bob

Life is a Journal or Self Help and Personal Development for Lazy People.: 10 tips on leading a balanced life.

Life is a Journal: "FREE self help and personal development for lazy people. I have read a ton of self help books and I feel a site like this would have saved me a lot of time and trouble. This site tries to cut through all the jargon and provide you with plain and simple self help and personal development tips. Personal development is far from a lazy process but I hope to reach people who normaly wouldn't consider it. I even include the odd funny or interesting story based on life in Ireland."

Some of these I already practice and I need to work on some of the others. Good list to start on if ya haven't done any self-improvement latey... //bob

Wired 14.08: Enter the New Age of DIY

Wired 14.08: Enter the New Age of DIY: "Hacking is a frame of mind – a sensibility, not a skill set. If you gotta have tickets to the big concert, we’ll show you how to outsmart Ticketmaster. And if your boss hates you, we’ll teach you how to suck up so he’ll be your best friend forever.

Kiss Default mode good-bye – and step up to the tweaked-out, souped-up, overclocked life you crave."

Photojojo » How to Make Stop-Motion Video Shorts with Your Digital Camera

Photojojo » How to Make Stop-Motion Video Shorts with Your Digital Camera: "How to Make Stop-Motion Video Shorts with Your Digital Camera

Stop-Motion Video TutorialStop-motion animation is one of the simplest, most fun animation techniques.

Mix equal parts digital camera, computer, and imagination (you've got all three), and you're on your way.

Although flashier computer-generated animation is in vogue, stop-motion has a rich heritage of its own. After all, who doesn't love the Gumby shorts of the 50s and 60s, Gumby's comeback in the mid-90s (you know you've arrived when you're a spokescharacter for the Library of Congress!), and the ever-popular Wallace and Gromit?"

The Art of Motion - Google Video

The Art of Motion - Google Video

I think this is a cool stop motion movie!! //bob

What financial records to keep and how long to keep them

What financial records to keep and how long to keep them: "
You can't take everything with you, but the following are suggestions about how long you should keep personal finance and investment records on file.

Always wondered how long ya have to keep this stuff //bob"

Achieve-IT!: No Time for Exercise? Try the 3 x 10 Method

Achieve-IT!: No Time for Exercise? Try the 3 x 10 Method: "No Time for Exercise? Try the 3 x 10 Method
As busy as we all are, it's easy to use the excuse 'I'm too busy to exercise!' I've used it myself on more than one occasion. ;) It can be difficult to find a solid 30 minutes for a good aerobic workout.
But what if you could not only get by, but actually get a better workout in 10 minutes? According to a Stanford University research study, three 10 minute workout sessions (morning, lunch and evening) produced the same benefit as a solid 30 minute workout at one time. The benefits of increased peak oxygen uptake, lower heart rate and weight loss were virtually the same in both test groups. The reason it might improve your benefit is in the 1 time per day group, there was only one cool down - where heart rate stayed elevated for 1/2 hour after the excercise. However the people who excercised 3 times got 3 cool downs. (American Journal of Cardiology 65:1010- 1013, 1990.)
So maybe a ten minute jog in the morning, a 10 minute walk at lunch, and another 10 minute jog at night might be easier for some of us who have the challenge of fitting in one big 30 minute workout. It might also be easier to follow through as well since hey, it's only 10 minutes!"

Engadget

Engadget: "Talking urinals invade privacy

Posted Jul 27th 2006 4:05PM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Apparently these talking urinals have been circulating in select areas for some time, but rather than the idea just going down the drain, it seems to have gained attention. The Wizmark Urinal Communicator sits at the bottom of men's urinals and sports a miniature LCD screen and a speaker to broadcast all kinds of messages, alerts, and advertisements to the, um, current user. The waterproof drain cover also acts as a deodorizer, and presumably continues to play even when purposely blasted by those who feel their privacy has been breached. Similar to automatic flushers, the device senses an approaching patron from about 30cm away and queues up a programmed message to play upon his (or her) arrival. The most common uses thus far are to warn patrons not to drive while intoxicated, but we assume this will eventually become another bizarre advertising medium. The mastermind of the Wizmark, Dr. Richard Deutsch, asserts that the uses are limitless, as everything from public service announcements to beer commercials could find their way in your stall. So on your next visit to the gentleman's room, we'd strongly recommend keeping your eyes aimed directly ahead, no matter what interesting things your neighbor's Wizmark might be saying."

Doctors remove lightbulb from man's ass

Boing Boing: "
On Wednesday, Fateh Mohammad of Multan, Pakistan underwent surgery to have a lightbulb removed from his rectum. The prison inmate says he has no idea how it ended up there. From Reuters:

Mohammad, who is serving a four-year sentence for making liquor, prohibited for Muslims, said he was shocked when he was first told the cause of his discomfort. He swears he didn't know the bulb was there.

'When I woke up I felt a pain in my lower abdomen, but later in hospital, they told me this,' Mohammad said.

'I don't know who did this to me. Police or other prisoners.'"

Things I Figured Out

Things I Figured Out: "Things I Figured Out
At the risk of sounding like an idiot, I've decided to post some little things I figured out over the years. These little discoveries stand out in my mind because I wasn't ever taught them, I just figured them out.

Some I figured out as a child. Others took longer."

Seed: The Future of Fusion

Seed: The Future of Fusion:
"After years as a purely experimental science, a decade-long international effort will make nuclear fusion a reality. Theoretically, fusion is an ideal energy source. It releases no carbon into the atmosphere and is fueled by hydrogen atoms, which can easily be derived from water. Traditional nuclear fission, on the other hand, requires uranium or plutonium, both limited and costly resources."

Modern Mechanix » Build Your Own Diving Helmet

Modern Mechanix » Build Your Own Diving Helmet: "Build Your Own Diving Helmet
Filed under: Scary, How to —
Source: Modern Mechanix 6-1933

This is another one of those things that would never get by the liability lawyers today.

BUILDING a DIVING Helmet

Improvement follows improvement in the design of home made diving helmets as amateur divers become more and more acquainted with their use. This one of Hoag’s is the last word in helmets so far published by good old M-M.

ALL the thrills of exploring the lake bottom are yours with this simply constructed diving helmet; and, if you do not dive too deep, you are in no particular danger, either. Besides its use in recovering lost outboard motors at a substantial profit, the helmet will give you one of the most interesting experiences of your life; for until you have breathed and walked at leisure under water, you have missed something. It will take a good deal of nerve to go down the first time, but after that it will just be fun."

news @ nature.com - Hawking rewrites history... backwards - To understand the Universe we must start from the here and now.

news @ nature.com - Hawking rewrites history... backwards - To understand the Universe we must start from the here and now.: "Hawking rewrites history... backwards
To understand the Universe we must start from the here and now.

How did the Universe begin? Many scientists would regard this as one of the most profound questions of all. But to Stephen Hawking, who has perhaps come closer than anyone to answering it, the question doesn't in fact even exist.
"

Seven Habits Book Summaries

Seven Habits Book Summaries: "Seven Habits Condensed Summaries

Don't have time to read Steven Covey's book, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People? Take a look at our summary articles written by Michael Gray."

Beat procrastination with the 10 minute rule - Lifehacker

Beat procrastination with the 10 minute rule - Lifehacker: "Beat procrastination with the 10 minute rule
READ MORE: mind hacks, procrastination, productivity, time tracker

An article in Psychology Today says procrastination creates stress, anxiety and depression. But how do you stop putting off that dreaded task? Just do it - for at least 10 minutes.

Acknowledge, 'I don't feel like doing that,' but do it for 10 minutes anyway. That gets you over the hard work of initiation. After being involved in the activity for 10 minutes, then decide whether to continue. Once you're involved, it's easier to stay with a task. Succeeding at a task does not require that you like doing it.

I can personally attest that this works. I keep a timer on my desk and whenever I feel myself dragging my feet on something, I set it and go. It's amazing how much easier tasks turn out to be when you don't build them up to be these huge faceless monsters in your mind. How do you beat procrastination? Let us know in the comments or to tips at lifehacker.com.
Getting Out From Under [Psychology Today]"