My wife and I went on vacation last year to New York. Seeing Niagara Falls was certainly a highlight of the trip. One interesting tidbit about Niagara Falls is that the first suspension bridge across the river was built with the aid of a kite. Kitelife.com describes the situation: Back in 1848 the first suspension [...]
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As a former ultramarathon runner, I found this article in Discover magazine of interest: Born To Run Biomechanical research reveals a surprising key to the survival of our species: Humans are built to outrun nearly every other animal on the planet over long distances. But of course, sometimes a horse wins. Tweet (function(d, s, [...]
Jaymi Heimbuch wrote an interesting piece for Treehugger.com entitled 7 Overrated Technologies and Their Underrated Low-Tech Alternatives. The seven examples given: eBooks vs The library Home Energy Monitors vs Unplugging Stuff Hybrid Cars vs Bikes Composing Machines vs A Pile in the Corner of the Yard Recycling vs Precycling PC Power Saving Software and Equipment [...]
Bob Bly recently wrote an article disputing Clay McDaniel’s claim that we are all spending time in social media. Bob believes that social media can be a waste of time: “We’re all spending plenty of time in our social network accounts,” says Clay McDaniel, co-founder of Spring Creek Group, in an article in DM News [...]