A Visit to the Future...

...of the electric car. The vehicles on the showroom on Sepulveda and Santa Monica Blvd. are not for sale. Look in the back lot, there aren't any in the back yo can drive off today, either. However, they are coming.

To sit in the Tesla roadster is to peer into what the future SHOULD hold. The LCD charging screen will soon become a common site. 

Lightweight Carbon Fiber doors require a little extra force to get them to close fully. The dash is not overloaded with 900 buttons like most cars out today. 

A car in Tesla's garage, a customer's car driven in by an engineer 400 miles away. But it only has a 100+ range you say? like any well equipped techie, this car uses adaptors to get it's charge on wherever you land. 

The shirts, hats and wallets are a little overpriced, I prefer to think of it as an investment in their future.

These cars have huge potential, I can't wait to see them on the road

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Garage Sale find- How to Live High on the Hog, Without Screwing the Pooch

Submitted by Nick S.

This peculiar gem was found at a garage sale today. The wife and I go garage sale-ing just about every weekend. I came across this gem in the book bin for 25 cents. It has ageless wisdom that still applies to this day.

Here is a sample from Chapter 4: Dining Out

As a server at a diner, I found that you could tell the great lovers from the bad by the size of their tip. When a fellow would leave a less than standard tip after impeccable service, I would chuckle to myself; knowing they may have saved them selves some change, but my next dash up the channel will be well received, unlike my chiseler patron.

Don't have time for Juvenile Delinquency?

From press release by Teen Robot®

With all the pressure to do well in school and get in to a good college, kids today don't have time like they used to for pranks. 

Now you can have it all. Play back recording of deeds done by your robot while you are getting a good education. Share with friends via internet uploads

These robots have several modes; from "harmless pranks" up to "Criminal Mischief".*

*Teen Robot does not condone or accept responsibility for individuals modifying their robot to go beyond these levels of shenanigans. 

Check back soon for a review of a working prototype model!

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Weekend! Summer kickoff, sales everywhere, cookouts, and, oh yeah, all our servicemen & women that have served our country  so that we can celebrate and honor these brave people. Thank you.

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View Youtube videos as a Quicktime

This is a great little tool to view (and save) most Youtube videos in QT format. 1 go to the video. 2 click the bookmark. 3 reloads as QT.

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Geo Metro is the New Hotness?

The lowly Geo Metro is gaining some street cred for it's miserly MPG, resale prices are rising as the Gas prices continue to skyrocket. Get yours on Ebay or Craigslist NOW! 

In other news, there are reports that the sky is falling, and pigs are flying.

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Blog Blocked by GoogleDroids

4 posts in, and I am marked as spam. kindly, the Google-droid apologized if I am not spam. so after much consideration I had to disagree and reply that I am NOT spam and would like to continue to keep my account.

pork, spam, get it? sigh...

Turn it off! Remote Control Power Strip

iPod-Esque Design with an Eco-Friendly intent. Save some watts by pulling the plug (virtually) on devices that you aren't using. You know you don't need your phone charger, lava lamp, modems, routers, personal massagers, etc. plugged in while you aren't using them, but you are too lazy to get up and unplug them. Now at the press of a button you can have it all. a little pricey at $50, but you get Street cred points for being green.

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Who Needs a Service Robot?

Service robots are coming, watch out for your ankles! these crotch high robots are ready to serve you coffee and pastries, guard your halls ( ED-209, anyone?) and whatever else you strap onto them. I would love an r2-D2 style robot to serve drinks at my next sand barge party, as long as it gives everyone attitude with robot beeps and boops.

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The Flying Penis Marketing approach

40 pages of google search results, up from 2 pages earlier this afternoon. Someone get that unit an agent! Next are the parodies of this event on youtube, look for mine, coming soon! :)

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