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• Ryno Motors creates one wheel electric scooter http://ow.ly/2sQxR – I'm not sure how stable it would be at high speeds or panic breaking… ->

• A short missive on the lack of Chronological Usability of many blogs http://ow.ly/2pQUA even many which should be read in date-order. ->
• Entire City to Track People With Public Eye Scanners http://ow.ly/2sHvx at up to 50 people a minute. One city today, the planet in 10 years. ->

• Is free WiFi killing the coffeehouse? http://ow.ly/2prWL Shops pull the plug to make space for paying customers & change the ambiance. ->
• New generation of dual-core processors http://ow.ly/2ptCQ could allow smartphones to play full 1080p HD video and run more demanding apps. ->
• 16-yo Christian Owens made his FIRST million dollars http://ow.ly/2pvkm in only two years after being inspired by Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs. ->

• Science Fiction and Fantasy Themed Sand Sculptures http://ow.ly/2jcxF {my favorite is the sand serpent, 5th one from the top} ->
• A light, drizzling, morning rain, a cup of coffee, and our back porch. On a Saturday. Does get any better than this? ->
• Zzyzx: Weird Name, Weirder Town http://ow.ly/2jwtd Out of the way for our semi-annual Phoenix/LA trip, but might be an interesting side trip ->
• The Triceratops Never Existed http://ow.ly/2jAvi scientists now believe they were actually Torosaurus young, which transformed as they aged. ->
• Do Cat Families Have a Hierarchical Structure? http://ow.ly/2jAz1 … Uh, yeah. Duh!?! ->
• Nasa scientists braced for 'solar tsunami' to hit earth http://ow.ly/2k6Oh likely to spark spectacular displays of northern/southern lights. ->
• Ant Colony Living in Scanner Recorded Over 5 Years http://ow.ly/2k6SP watching the construction & remodeling of an ant colony is fascinating ->
• If we can stop the physical deterioration that comes with age http://ow.ly/2k6Wr no reason why human beings couldn't live to be 1,000. ->
• An infographic comparison of books vs e-books http://ow.ly/2lrS8 {Does one have to win?} ->
• Angela talked with author, violinist, and screen play writer Paula Yoo via Skype http://ow.ly/2lNv1 about #writing, #eureka, and trolls! ->

Using only clips where you can actually see the lightsaber ignite or retract, not just hear it.  Landstrider compiled every on-screen lightsaber ignition from all the Star Wars movies in chronological order, and their retraction it’s the reverse order. 

Hooray for geekery!

Angela talked with children’s book author, violinist and screen play writer Paula Yoo via Skype.  Paula talked about her work on SyFy’s Eureka, her National Picture Book Writing Week movement, balancing all her many different talents, and something about trolls and showers.  The Eureka episode Paula worked on air’s tomorrow night!

Or watch it on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL9s9H3_h5k.

• Paper Critters: http://ow.ly/2i6Uv customize little digital people on the computer, print them out, fold, and enjoy your new little friend. ->
• Buckyballs Found in Space http://ow.ly/2i7k2 Scientists have found crystalline carbon spheres, 60 & 70-atom clusters, in a planetary nebula. ->
• Manta rays leap 3ft out of water into the air http://ow.ly/2i7zj flap their fins as if trying to fly, land on surface with loud bangs (pics) ->
• YouTube increases upload limit to 15 minutes for everyone http://ow.ly/2iDHN – Also has a "15 minutes of fame" contest, deadline on Aug 4th. ->
• The robot that visits your cubicle http://ow.ly/2j9Ci when CEO wants to know what employees are doing. ->

• Mozilla ships mega patch for Firefox http://ow.ly/2evfq fixing 16 security flaws, 2 that are "critical". Get those browsers patched now! ->
• Robot sets new record http://ow.ly/2evnk walks 14.3 miles on a single charge. How far would butler-bot need to walk, serving us at home? ->
• FarmVille Cash Invades Supermarkets Nationwide http://ow.ly/2eJ7F teams with Green Giant to put $5 "cash" coupons on products in 4000 stores ->

The guy in this video shows how to make a Do-It-Yourself steadycam for an iPhone in order to take smooth, jerk and wobbly free video with his phone.  I don’t have an iPhone, but I do have an UltraHD Flip — if I ever get it back from Cisco, but that’s another story — and it dawned on me that this could very easily be adapted for the flip, or for just about any of today’s micro-camcorders:

After I get my Flip back, I may have to try making one of these.  The only thing that really needs to change is the phone mount at the top, put a couple of adapters on the end of the vertical bar, reducing the thread down to a standard camera mount, and we’re in business!

References:
DIY iPhone 4 steadycam rig is simple, awesome, cheap

• Seth Godin: Quieting the Lizard Brain http://ow.ly/2bD4P – "What you do for a living is not be creative, what you do is ship." ->