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Funny!  Laugh out loud you will. Darth Vader recording GPS audio

“Because today it’s so hard to get anything past the ethics boards, compared to the good old days, when you could just electrocute people and call it science. You can hardly do anything these days!” – University of Hertfordshire psychologist Richard Wiseman, author of 59 Seconds. He was joking around…  I think.  😉 via The…

The NYTimes has some really neat graphs on how people spend their day, divided by hours and activities, on average. via How Different Groups Spend Their Day – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com.

I read an interesting article in The Atlantic (repeating a theme I’ve seen for the last couple years) theorizing that housing demand will shift from the suburbs to denser city housing due to the desire for walkable living areas. Read The Next Slum? – The Atlantic March 2008.

GM’s in-development electric car, the Chevy Volt, has hit the road in its pre-production incarnation! The Volt has 40 miles of all-electric driving per charge before using gasoline. Check out the video on the GM-VOLT.com web site! Video: Pre-Production Chevy Volts Hit the Road! | GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site.

Can humans get fit in less time – such as six minutes a week? An article on the NYTimes’ Well blog highlights some research that indicates this may be possible.  To me, it seems similar to elements of interval training, CrossFit, and martial arts training. Can You Get Fit in Six Minutes a Week? –…

The roadmap for reducing emissions unveiled by the “Gigaton Throwdown Initiative” (established by Sunil Paul, founder of Spring Ventures) includes building efficiency and wind power as major components. Metal roofing, which is being installed on our house right now, is one such improvement! via Roadmap for Reducing Emissions Unveiled – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com.