Oct 21, 2016

Sesame street compilations

Typewriter guy

Pinball song

Bridgekeeper

Oct 17, 2016

The Martian

I wish I had seen this earlier.

Oct 15, 2016

Paul Elio's automobile

Like a continuation of the aptera design, but boxier and only a single seater: elio motors.

Interesting article at greencarreports.com timeline as to how and why the Aptera company closed. Essentially they tried to pursue the green DOE loans but were unable to get the funding necessary as a car, redesigned and ran out of cash. They think if they had stuck with a privately funded approach, they would have been successful.

Oct 10, 2016

Whilest we have Freedom, Jefferson

"Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both. We are destined to be a barrier against the returns of ignorance and barbarism."

Thomas Jefferson, Adams-Jefferson Letters

We have spent the prime of our lives in procuring them the precious blessing of liberty. Let them spend theirs in shewing that it is the great parent of science and of virtue; and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free.

Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Dr. Willard

Oct 1, 2016

Star Size Comparison 2

I love the science museum-style vangelis music

Though I wish they showed a parsec