July 13th 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this morning

Supreme Court scraps some copyright fees on downloads 
http://bit.ly/LNXuJv Globe and Mail
Some good news


Time to fire up the grill - but how do you keep BBQ'd food healthy? 
http://bit.ly/Leb9n0 Globe and Mail
Some good ideas


Smartphone app brings ice cream to your Toronto location  
http://bit.ly/P4fhuP Toronto Sun
They picked a great day to test it out


Intro to 3D Modeling, Lesson 4: Object Selection and Transposition 
http://bit.ly/PRiLSK LifeHacker
Learning Time


Don’t Underestimate the Kitchen Calendar for Big-Picture Planning 
http://bit.ly/NlXMTj LifeHacker
True I can "see" better on a paper planner


Make a Big Mac at Home, Courtesy of McDonald’s Executive Chef 
http://bit.ly/P4idHR LifeHacker
Go for it 


How Many Hours You Should Limit Your Sitting To, To Avoid an Early Death http://bit.ly/Mp1TyE LifeHacker
Wow did not know that

July 12th 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this Morning

Budget cuts imperil Canada’s national parks 
http://bit.ly/MmxpNL Globe and Mail
This is a bad trend, started by this government


Social networks scan for sexual predators, with uneven results 
http://bit.ly/LKNKQd Toronto Sun
Disturbing. Please teach your children before you let them on line 


Intro to 3D Modeling, Lesson 3: Viewports and Construction Planes 
http://bit.ly/Ozvjcg LifeHacker
Time to learn


Start and End Your Day with These Mobility Exercises to Counteract the Negative Effects of Sitting 
http://bit.ly/PSjrsi LifeHacker
We all need this


Should I Be Using a Desktop Email Client? 
http://bit.ly/SaM2Gw LifeHacker
The pros and cons of Desktop and Web email.


Emulate Those Who Finish Second, Not First 
http://bit.ly/MjSvQH LifeHacker
Interesting idea 

July 11th 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this evening

How Much Is Enough? A Formula for FU Money
http://bit.ly/LQ0IYb LifeHacker
SO how much do you need?

Intro to 3D Modeling, Lesson 2: Using the Interface and Toolbars
http://bit.ly/MjuV1h LifeHacker
3D Modeling Cool

10 Weird Rules That Control How We Name the Planets
http://bit.ly/S8msC8 iO9
I did not know this

Why Eugenics Will Always Fail
http://bit.ly/Mj6SVx iO9
Cool

The British Plot to Assassinate Rasputin
http://bit.ly/M3DlNu iO9
Wow did not know about this

July 11th 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this morning

Seven healthy, delicious smoothie recipes 
http://bit.ly/PLGCmF Toronto Sun
Looks and sounds yummy


10 Science Fiction Novels You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Actually Read Them) http://bit.ly/LeCrOO iO9
And my reading list gets...


Astronomers discover an entirely new class of black hole 
http://bit.ly/Mi5wdr iO9
Cool


LEGO Star Trek equipment may not work, but is fascinating nonetheless 
http://bit.ly/P0o7tn iO9
Very Very Cool


An Illusion that Explains Why Typos Are So Hard to Catch 
http://bit.ly/LOhtmJ iO9
This help explain a lot


America just endured its hottest 12 month period on record. Again. 
http://bit.ly/NnrTYV iO9
Wow


How British Special Forces used exploding rats to fight the Nazis 
http://bit.ly/MYYIkS iO9
Did not work as planned but it worked

July 10 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this morning

Intro to 3D Modeling, Lesson 1: Getting to Know Your Software 
http://bit.ly/MXfIHA LifeHacker
Cool


Avoid Autocorrect Mistakes by Typing an Extra Letter on iOS 
http://bit.ly/LcHAqE LifeHacker
Good tip


TopHQBooks Is a Search Engine for Free PDF Ebooks 
http://bit.ly/Mi0ZUM LifeHacker
Worth a try if you like free


Prevent Food and Drinks from Tasting Minty and Weird After You Brush Your Teeth http://bit.ly/PFL4Dv LifeHacker
Will have to try this one


Stay on Schedule with the Whisky Rule 
http://bit.ly/NdEXBR LifeHacker
Very cool rule


Cloned Horses Given the Green Light to Compete at the Olympics 
http://bit.ly/M0101r iO9
Never thought about it, have you?


The unused Mickey Mouses, as drawn by a legendary Disney animator 
http://bit.ly/OV2iLS iO9
Wow

July 9th 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this afternoon

Start a Fire with Jumper Cables and a Pencil 
http://bit.ly/PB1tcl LifeHacker
Very Cool but be careful 


DIY Oven-Dried Tomatoes 
http://bit.ly/Nfdj9A LifeHacker
Great Idea


Repurpose a Wine Barrel Into an Outdoor Sink 
http://bit.ly/NjjQwv LifeHacker
Now to empty a Wine Barrel.....


Stack Pans with a Bakeware Organizer 
http://bit.ly/Na1AK1 LifeHacker
Great Idea for pans that are not too deep


The Nazi breeding program that resurrected an extinct species 
http://bit.ly/Mb1zBg iO9
Wow who knew about this?


Antarctic moss survives by eating 5,000-year-old penguin poop 
http://bit.ly/Lbqjhl io9
Wow 


Map pinpoints the 2,284 US temperature records broken in June 
http://bit.ly/MgDuvp iO9
That's a lot of heat

July 8th 2012 Stuff that caught My eye this morning

The first cloned animals were cloned over a century ago 
http://bit.ly/LyXXPK iO9
Learn something new every day


This carnivorous plant traps and digests its prey underground
http://bit.ly/NdLCOB iO9
Very Cool


Astronomers discover binary stars in ‘impossibly’ tight orbits 
http://bit.ly/M6Gcki iO9
We still have a lot to figure out in space


How to Win a Three-Way Gunfight 
http://bit.ly/LGnrG7 iO9
Very interesting game theory  


What makes polonium the ideal poison for assassins? 
http://bit.ly/LGnPo6 iO9
Humm, where is my enemies list?


10 Science Experiments That Looked Like the End of the World 
http://bit.ly/LyZt4k iO9
Wow, kind of unsettling to think about


XKCD takes a serious jab at NASA 
http://bit.ly/Pzx7Z4 iO9
Ouch