Vova made a new video while he was visiting his parents in Russia, and it’s incredible to see how much he has improved since his last video. This is Vova at his best.
You should really download the high quality quicktime version Here, however, there is a YouTube version available:
His sister is also finially getting Click Here to continue reading.
This is a video of the French police training their attack dogs. I am surprised by how agile the dogs are. They practically fly.
Online computer games sure have hit the big time. Now top rated players are in danger of being kidnapped for their password.…
An armed gang of four kidnapped one of the world’s top RPG gamers after one criminal’s girlfriend lured him into a fake date using Orkut, Google’s social network. After sequestering him in Sao Paulo, they held a gun against the victim’s head for five hours to get his password, which they wanted to sell for $8,000. And yes, the story gets even better.
Surprisingly enough, after five hours the hostage wasn’t talking. The group leader had a gun against his head all that time but the guy didn’t say a word
You can read the rest here….
One of the things that helps to inspire people is the progress and achievements of their peers. This is as true of jugglers as it is of anyone, and perhaps even more so. Because of this, Steve Healey created a database of juggling records. Anyone could sign up and post their achievements, and compare themselves Click Here to continue reading.
Tanta posted this quote from Alliance Bancorp over at Calculated Risk along with some commentary. If you are interested in economics, you already read Calculated Risk. But if your interest runs more towards all that is humorous, you might have missed it. So here it is in all its glory….
This year we’ve put up a valiant fight! One with integrity, dignity and never wavering determination, focused solely on how to succeed. We have reached out to everyone we know, and many that we don’t know, to tell our story, of how we have made it this far, of the expertise and skills that we have, of the quality of our organization, and of how we have refused to lose! We have received tremendous support and loyalty from our employees and business partners during this year’s extreme conditions. So many individuals and companies have believed in us and cheered us on as we’ve dodged the obstacles thrown in our path, obstacles that many others were unable to overcome. We have had extraordinary support from our ownership and Board of Directors. They have acted unselfishly, putting the company, its employees and creditors first and foremost. They are honorable people whom I highly respect.
Unfortunately the latest market was more than we were able to overcome. We have exhausted our resources and do not have the means to move forward. Therefore, it is with great sadness that I announce that we have ceased operations as of today, July 13th.
Go here to watch a video of some country folk catching catfish with their bare hands. Or should I say arms. I have to say, I am not really eager to try this myself.
(h/t Survival Blog)
This company is mildly cool. It is actually in the business of building secret passages.
I would never hire them though. If I did, I would have to kill them when they were all done so that no one else would know the secret.
Lookit what this fly can do! I didn’t know they had brain cells enough to manage something like this.
These guys know how to make juggling enjoyable for a non-juggling audience. Not only are they funny, they know how to explain the tricks they are doing unobtrusively. They also do a pretty good job making the old jokes seem less stale. One of my favorite non-technical juggling videos.
I just can’t see buying most gadgets that are designed with pets in mind. They all seem like such a waste of money.
But I have to admit that I can see the appeal of buying a Cat Cam.
For those who have not heard about it, A Cat Cam is a digital camera that is strapped to the collar of a cat. It on a time controller and it takes pictures from the cat’s perspective as often as you want (from one second to every eight hours). Thus, you can get a pretty good idea of what your cat has been up to if you so desire.
This is one of the trips that a cat named Mr. Lee took. Unfortunately, the author heavily edited the selection of photos so you don’t get quite as detailed view of Mr. Lee’s trip as I would like. But it is still cool.
The Cat Cam is not really ready for the market yet, but I can see it becoming a big thing. Who has not wondered what the cats are getting up to when they are out and about?