Fun Time! Beer For Dogs!

Man's best friend deserves the best, right? Well now you can give them one of things that makes life worth living: beer.

Yes, Bowser Beer was developed  just for your furry friend. No alcohol or hops (not good for Rover) and comes in chicken and beef flavors. Yum. Oh and you can have custom, personalized labels, too!

Glasses That Let You See Disease

Now that's a sensational headline.

2AI Labs have developed a set of eyeglass filters that amplify the eye's natural ability to detect changes in hues beneath the skin. The glasses, named O2Amp, are for medical professionals to use during examinations to pick up cues about patients that can't be seen with the naked eye. The glasses use different filters to detect different conditions.

Why My Child Will Be Your Child's Boss

Awhile back I ran a post about Gever Tulley and his TED talk about the "Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do." I'm not going to recap it here. You can click on the link if you'd like.

I am going to point to a recent article from CBS Moneywatch that shows why kids who do get to explore these things (that most adults want them to have nothing to do with) will be smarter and better leaders.

I will also say that our obsession with safety and security will be the very thing that undermines our safety and security and also our future.

Travel Photo of the Week

Taj Mahal, India

Loch Ness Monster Proves Darwin Wrong!



photo taken by God

At least the brilliant school boards and parents of some Louisiana school districts believe this. Perhaps this entry should have been posted in Saturday's Fun Time slot, but this was just too good to have to wait.

Apparently, some fundamentalist schools in Louisiana plan to teach children that the Loch Ness monster is real to disprove Darwin's theory of evolution.

From the article: "One ACE textbook – Biology 1099, Accelerated Christian Education Inc – reads: 'Are dinosaurs alive today? Scientists are becoming more convinced of their existence. Have you heard of the "Loch Ness Monster" in Scotland? "Nessie" for short has been recorded on sonar from a small submarine, described by eyewitnesses, and photographed by others. Nessie appears to be a plesiosaur.' Another claim taught that a Japanese whaling boat once caught a dinosaur. I bet that was a great Bar-B-Q night!

What's next? They'll be showing King Kong and claiming it's a documentary.

Skunkworks

Many business start-ups begin with a brilliant idea and verve. Once the company is established and its first product has matured, it needs to grow but by then caution has replaced the energy that characterized the start-up as internal politics, risk avoidance and fear of failure take over for verve and brilliance.

Here's a great article from the Harvard Business Review on the subject of keeping things going when the inertia of success threatens to wind down.

One great thought: start an R&D department so people can play.

Snail House In Sweden

Here's a nice little house in Sweden. Nestled in a valley on Sweden's west coast, the Hus-1 Ecohouse is a home so small that it can be literally lifted on to the back of a truck and moved elsewhere.

Kitchen, sleeping quarters, dinner table, hallway all in 269sq/ft of living space.

Fun Time - Triumph the Insult Dog Takes Down The Weiner's Circle

Okay, this IS vulgar and if you have delicate ears, you might want to skip it. This is also hilarious. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Work Hard = Life Sucks

I've always had this suspicion that hard work does not always equal a good life. In the TEDx video, Jon Jandai proves the point.

Crazy DIY Spaceflight Project

Have you ever wanted to launch your own rocket? I don't mean the little things you can buy at the hobby store. I mean the full-blown, manned, get-to-outerspace variety. Well, so did Kristian von Bengtson, an aerospace scientist and former NASA contractor, and Peter Madsen, an entrepreneur and aerospace engineer. Bengtson had already created a 40-ton submarine and wanted to do something more ambitious, so they cooked up the idea of building a rocket that would take them 60 miles up, to the edge of space.

 Their first prototype went two miles up with a crash test dummy. Now it's the big time. They are looking for help, if you're so inclined. Here's a link to the Wired article where I picked this up. Below is a video of their first launch.