Friday, April 25, 2008

Virtual fence not working

A virtual fence in Arizona, between the US and Mexico...

After winning a contract for almost $1 billion, Boeing is having trouble getting it to work.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/border-patrols-virtual-fence-canceled-for-not-being-as-good-as/#comments
$1 billion... nice money if you can get it!

Google spends $20 per employee each day on food

A small price to day to keep your employees happy, and at work:
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/4/googles_ginormous_food_budget_7530_per_googler
And I hear it's healthy food, too. (Maybe not the sodas. Do they have Red Bull too?)

Victorian PC

It's funny to see an LCD inside a fancy Victorian cabinet:
http://steampunkworkshop.com/victorian-all-one-pc
This guy did a LOT of work on this.

200 mph toy car

It's not really radio controlled, but it sure goes fast!
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=T31juxlQuGA