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- Kinetic Minutae: Techniques for Energy Harvesting
I’ve always been incredibly interested in the idea of harvesting energy. There are so many small outputs of mechanical and kinetic forces in routine life — from doors closing, stomping of feet, knobs turning, heat from exercise, heat from cooking, etc. The collection of these outputs seems like it would something incredibly lucrative — albeit [...]
- Caught Ya!: Mars Can’t Sneak Water Past Phoenix
It’s been less than a month since the NASA Phoenix Lander touched down on Mars, and the mission’s already made an important discovery.
Evidence that Mars is home to or at least has at some point contained water has been mounting for years, and last week it was finally confirmed. Phoenix unearthed some interesting white patches [...]
- Egyptian Lover: The Cairene Travels of Spicy Nate
Cairo is quite the city. The pollution here turns your snot black (or is it the public chain smoking?), traffic rules need not apply, social disparity is enormous, and I love it. Here’s a small list of some of the highlights of my trip thus far:
^ Mosque Masjid a-Noor or Mosque of Light
^ [...]
- Rock City Celebration: Stanleytown Once Again
Last week the Detroit Red Wings won the NHL championship and were awarded their 11th Stanley Cup and 3rd in the last decade. While the Pittsburgh Penguins finally showed up after two games, they were clearly out-classed by our hometown club.
1.4 million fans descended on downtown Detroit Friday morning to welcome the boys home. It [...]
- Burgin’ Timewarp: Cheeburger Cheeburger
The other day I had a chance to stop in and try a burger at Cheeburger Cheeburger in Northville. Though I believe its namesake is borrowed the famous SNL sketch, it has no affiliation with the Horny Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago from which the skit was originally based.
Inside is a clean and well designed [...]
