This goes in the WTF category. When I lived in Kansas City, I got to go to a few games and the crowd was “energized” but not out of control. The standing up fans was not an issue at all.

Unless something happened in the last 3 years, I really don’t see what the problem is that needs a code-of-conduct. This is not tennis, it’s American Football.

Even better, they are using the stealthy technology of text-tattle on “Fan Code of Conduct”. So you can enjoy the game and rat on anyone that breaks the code. Now that screams sportsmanship and something the fans will love to embrace.

Next they will ask if you believe in evolution before entering the stadium…come on KC Chiefs, let the fans stay standing but textdrunk the bad seeds.

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Now I can really make the twisted images I see in clouds. Imagine explaining this idea to someone before you started building it.

AT&T always has pretty decent commercials, I especially like the father searching for his absent daughter at make-out point.  I love the irony of him “singing” Motorhead’s Ace of Spades while he misses the calls from his buddy trying to offer him Motorhead tickets, what a dillweed.  Not much else to say about this one really, so enjoy the spot I’m sure there will be others.

We have had a ton of hits and downloads of our Kat Von D wallpapers, so we have done a new one. A list of all the others is below. Here are Part One, Part Two and Three

I know I’m on a bit of a car kick and this is one hell of an idea.

The BMW Gina is like nothing I have ever seen before and very cool. A flexible skin car. has a great write up so I will not try and out wordsmith them…I can’t.

Also check out the video from Road & Track about the BMW Gina.

If the Smart Fortwo and the new Toyota’s iQ Microcar are not small enough, maybe the Lumeneo Smera EV does the trick.

With gas prices breaking the $4 mark and in some places $4.50, a Microcar is exactly what we need. Many other counties have mini/macro-cars because gas and space.

The Smart Fortwo has been a bit-of-a-hit in the USA with the people that are willing to spend a ton on so very little so I hope that the is going to be priced according to size. Below is a little segment about Toyota coming out to fight against Honda with 2 hybrids.

According to Technoride, the two vehicles will be allotted to the Toyota and Lexus brands respectively, and will add to the third generation Prius, due out next year. While little is known of the Lexus, the car maker’s head of r&d, Masatami Takimoto, emphasized that the new Toyota hybrid will not be just another iteration of the Prius. “It’s a totally new car,” he said, adding that it will be larger and will likely get a Li-ion pack by 2010.

In addition to new hybrids, the production version of Toyota’s iQ microcar is expected to hit showrooms later this year as well.

The internet is going crazy over a viral video posted last week.  The video has no ties to any marketing groups, but it does a great job of getting itself out to all the YouTubers in the world.

Honestly, who looked at that video and believed that it was real?  Cellphones cannot pop corn, let’s just make that clear.  To further prove my point here is Jenna Wortham’s post over on the Underwire blog, Physicist Debunks Cellphone Popcorn Viral Video.

A hotplate underneath a makeshift table [like they have in the video] is the easiest way to get the kernels to pop.  Sorry for those who didn’t think logically on this… I know the crappy camera handling makes it seem more realistic, but you’ve been had.

Go buy some Jiffy Pop and pop corn over your stove top, it should excite you for a few minutes.

A couple of weeks ago Apple announced plans for a new iPhone.  Word is that they filed a patent to have solar cells on portable devices.

Outfitted with such technology, Apple’s devices, like the iPhone, could have photovoltaic cells stacked underneath LCD touch screens, thus maximizing the area available for harnessing the sun.

You’ll be able to see your device’s solar cells performance information on the main screen next to the battery power, text message alerts and clock.

 

One related product is the 6.4-ounce Solio Mg, $200, from Better Energy Systems. Its three magnesium blades fan out to reveal solar panels, which can store enough power to charge most phones and PDAs twice; an hour of clear sun will give most cell phones 25 minutes of talk time or an iPod an hour of playing time. It takes ten hours of direct sun to fully juice the device. (See Off The Grid But In The Game)

Also, the world’s first solar bag–the Voltaic Systems’ Generator laptop bag–is covered in solar cells and can charge a laptop. It generates up to 14.7 watts after a day of direct sunlight, can carry a 17-inch Apple Powerbook and comes with adapters that allow other electronics, such as cell phones, to be charged.

 

So go off-the-grid with Apple’s new patent, which is said to be out on the market with their new generation of iPhones.

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Thanks to DS, I downloaded the program WorldWide Telescope.  This is similar to the idea of , but a little better put together.  For those taking Astronomy in college, like I did, then this program is just like that one you had to buy, you know, Starry Night.  Starry Night is $150 and lacks real Hubble images, so that is how they are set apart.

The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a rich visualization environment that functions as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space telescopes in the world for a seamless, guided exploration of the universe.

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Obviously I played with the program for a little before I wrote this, so I’ll tell you a bit about it.  It has every constellation that you could ever think of.  It also has images of all the planets and moons in case that’s all you fancy.  Their easy tab system makes it so even an inexperienced astronomer can maneuver around this program and learn a thing or two.

There is a Guided Tours tab that takes you through a tour of nebulae, galaxies, planets, black holes, star clusters and tons of other good stuff.  You can search by name if you want or just wander the skies with your mouse.

Go check it out for yourself and you might just learn something.