FlashLadyBug.com

“The striking young man - never without his
red-and-white-striped top, bobble hat, walking stick and glasses - had
a habit of turning up in the most unlikely and crowded of places, from
ancient Aztec kingdoms to medieval battlefields.

Melanie Coles, the artist, has released this photo of the figure taken from a helicopter

But
now a Canadian artist has brought the game into the 21st Century, by
painting an enormous Wally that can be seen by Google Earth satellites.

The
55ft figure was installed on an undisclosed rooftop in Vancouver last
month, sparking a flurry of interest among internet users keen to be
the first to spot this Web 2.0 Wally.”

. . .

“Coles, an art student who publicised the project on her blog www.whereonearthiswaldo.com, is encouraging others to follow her lead and create a network of Google Earth Wallys across the world.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/10/wwaldo110.xml

I’m just going to let this speak for itself.

Okay, i can’t keep my mouth shut.
I reccomend the following from PCWorlds list as particularly interesting and worthy of exploration.

#3 : The three AM one looks pretty cool.  I haven’t been up till 3 to test it out, but it looks neat.
#4 : I remember reading about Gmail Paper.  There may even be a FLB post on it.
#7.  The Google Earth flight simulator.  The first time I heard of it, i didn’t believe it.  Surprisingly, Brian or Joe hadn’t heard of it either.  So off to Google Earth I went . . . and there it was.  No lie.
#8. Google calculator. One of the things i love about Google.
#12. The Picasa Bear. Just how many it will show is a mystery. . . but its a lot.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/142620-1/googles_top_17_easter_eggs_gags_and_hoaxes.html

Just a humorous Happy Holidays from FLB!

I’m not going to list reasons why you should wear your seatbelt.
I’m simply going to show you what happens when you DON’T wear your seatbelt.

If you’d like to have an impression of your face on the steering wheel at 30mph, thats up to you.

And, if you must have them :

In 2005, 43,443 people were killed in the estimated 6,159,000
police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes, 2,699,000 people were
injured, and 4,304,000 crashes involved property damage only.

It is estimated that seatbelts saved 15,632 lives in 2005.

(NHTSA)

Seventy-three percent of the passenger vehicle occupants who were in a
fatal crash in 2002 and were restrained survived; of those who were not
restrained, only 43 percent survived. [NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts
2002, October 2003]

In fatal crashes, 73 percent of all
vehicle occupants who were totally ejected were killed. Only 1 percent
of restrained occupants were ejected. Safety belts are effective in
preventing total ejections. [NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts 2002 -
Overview, July 2003]

In 2000, safety belts prevented nearly 11,900 fatalities and 325,000
serious injuries, saving $50 billion in medical care, lost
productivity, and other injury-related costs. [NHTSA, Economic Impact
of Crashes, May 2002]
In the year 2000, the total economic cost of
motor vehicle crashes in the United States was $230.6 billion. This
represents an amount equal to 2.3 percent of the gross domestic
product, or $820 for every person living in the United States. [NHTSA,
Economic Impact of Crashes, May 2002]

The lifetime economic cost to society for each fatality is over
$977,000. Over 80 percent of this amount is attributable to lost
workplace and household productivity. [NHTSA, Economic Impact of
Crashes, May 2002]

[Ed. comment - Even if YOU wear your seatbelt, and your buddy DOESN’T]

Overall, those not directly involved in crashes pay for nearly
three-quarters of all crashcosts, primarily through insurance premiums,
taxes and travel delay. In 2000 these costs, borne by society rather
than by crash victims, totaled over $170 billion. [NHTSA,Economic
Impact of Crashes, May 2002]

Stats from THIS page.

Headphone Hack! Make You Own Noise Eliminating Headset! - A funny movie is a click away

Take a look at whats inside the MacBook Air, the different chips, really thin display, and how easy it was to take it all apart.
I found this nice pictorial/text guide from Ifixit, showing the relatively simple process of disassembling the MacBook Air.
So just how much do you have when it’s all taken apart?

”
We’re left with 88 screws and lots of parts. It’s hard to believe everything here weighs in at only three pounds.”

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/First-Look/Mac/MacBook-Air

My personal take on the MacBook Air is that its a really neat idea, but I don’t see it being practical at all.  A laptop without a CD drive?  I mean, I own a 17inch MacBook Pro.  My only complaint about the thing so far is that, well, its too darn big, but I knew that when I chose the 17inch.  I don’t mean its too heavy, or too thick.  It’s just too wide.  And for the occasional train trip, or airplane ride, its not that much of a big deal.  If I actually wanted something smaller and more compact, I’d just buy a MacBook, or get a smaller MacBook Pro.  I mean, the MB is 5 lbs, the MB Air is 3 lbs. . . . .I think most people I know can handle carrying 5 lbs.

BBSpot.com’s
11 Ways Geeks Would Prepare for an Apocalyptic Asteroid Impact

11.     Start a “preparing for armageddon” blog.
10.     Calculate force at which asteroid will hit Earth and compare it to power of Vorlon planet killers.
9.     Wait patiently for Ford Prefect.
8.     Go crazy with the credit card at the Apple store.
7.     Start post-apocalyptic movie marathon and take notes.
6.     Encase yourself in carbonite for preservation.
5.     Point out that we should’ve listened to Hawking and gotten off the planet.
4.     Blame it on Microsoft.
3.     Buy one of those crank-powered laptops.
2.     Find location of impact on Google Maps.
1.     Start cranking out more SETI units in hopes of finding an alien civilization that can save Earth.

From
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/01/top-11-apocalyptic-asteroid-impact.html

Even though I don’t personally have an iPhone, I have played with one and I have to admit, it is pretty fun. One thing I like are the various applications people have made for it. One that was really interesting, is Listen. When you have a song you are hearing, turn on your iPhone, put it near the music source and run the app. It will sample the music for a few seconds and then try to tell you the song, artist, and album. Its REALLY in beta, but its a wonderful idea.
Check it out: Ericasadun.com

Okay, I know that a year ago, I was ready to complain a lot about inkjet printers.  That’s because I had one that ran out of ink after six pages, one that did color OR black and white, but now that I’ve got a nice little 6-ink Epson, I’m happy, it uses ink reasonably, and my photos look really good when printed.

As for the two inkjets I had BEFORE this one, this is what I’d LIKE to do to them.