As seen in Popular Mechanics. With gas prices on the rise, you might want to put down the keys to your hybrid and get behind the wheel of a ride powered by a black hole. According to a new study by researchers at Stanford University … Read More →
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Drone Wars
As seen in Popular Mechanics. A new crop of Air Force UAVs is in development, and the new autonomous vehicles are prepared to cruise at an altitude of over 70,000 ft. The craft, designated Penetrating High Altitude Endurance (PHAE), will likely operate over defended, hostile … Read More →
Can We Prevent Another National Tragedy?
Will Rupert Murdoch work with law enforcement to make widespread arrests of his MySpace users for the good of the community?
If You Were a Cannibal, What Would You Wear to Dinner?
As if it wasn’t bad enough that you might not get that fabulous job because of a handful of un-PC comments on your MySpace, now you can get tossed in the slammer for posting your answer to the above question online.
Out of scale for East Village
As seen in the Washington Square News. East Village residents continue to protest the construction of high-rise buildings in the area after a new 21-story building is slated to be constructed at 110 Third Ave. next spring. Uproar over the building, built by the Toll … Read More →
Sprucing the Strand
As seen in the Washington Square News. Through the slim front door corral, into an ominous glass elevator, up three nondescript floors crammed with overflowing bookshelves, behind a sand-colored steel fire escape door with a sign proclaiming “Do Not Enter,” past a small army of … Read More →
Suspects in CAS junior’s death arraigned
As seen in the Washington Square News. The four teenagers arrested over the weekend in connection with the death of CAS junior Broderick John “JB” Hehman were all arraigned in Manhattan criminal court by yesterday afternoon. Three of the defendants — Denzel Fell, 13; Bobby … Read More →
I Need My (Page) Fix
This weekend, the Daily News (who else?) broke the story that Page Six lackey Jared Paul Stern met with billionaire recluse Ron Burkle to strike a $220,000 deal that made the investor immune from printed lies on the page for a year.
Wait. Struck a deal? Illegal. Printed lies? Unethical. Recluse? Fantastical.
The Bees Knees of Aviation
As seen in Popular Mechanics. With Mother Nature on their side, insects don’t need parachutes to maneuver in the air— just instinct and some cool body parts. Two recent studies give engineers a lesson in how to create appendages perfectly adapted to aviation. Ever watch … Read More →
Learning from Landman
When Jonathan Landman walked into the room, I had him pegged for a New York Times guy. With his squared glasses and graying hair, he looks like a Times guy. With his composure and enunciation, he talks like a Times guy. But what he told me was not exactly what I was expecting from a Times guy.