I’m not sure I feel about a high-tech toilet that’s smarter than me! This high-tech toilet has touchpad controls for seat temperature; a foot warmer that blasts warm air; the position, water pressure, and temperature of the extending bidet; and a drier with adjustable intensity and temperature. And it has ports for your iPod/iPhone/iPad. So you only have to worry about 1 … [Read more...] about Hi-Tech Toilet
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Giving a Bad Situation a Lift
I found then answer as to why we are not exploring LFTR technology as an abundant, green energy solution. POLITICS! SHOCK! As a follow-up to my post on Making the Best of a Bad Situation, here’s a brief history on LFTR (pronounced "lifter", stands for Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor) and why it was nicked in the 1970's. Power generated by LFTR technology was … [Read more...] about Giving a Bad Situation a Lift
Making the Best of a Bad Situation
My hope is that we can turn the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power in Japan into a conversation to face our long-term energy problems that we have been avoiding for decades. First of all, this earthquake and tsunami is a tragedy and we all hope and pray those impacted. To compound the catastrophe is the mushroom cloud of fear generated by the 24 hour profit-based … [Read more...] about Making the Best of a Bad Situation
Tech Gone Wild – Bottoms Up Beer Dispenser
The Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispenser is a great example of technology gone wild and solving a problem that doesn’t exist. But it sure looks fun! It pours beer from the bottom of the glass. For those who graduated from college with a major in beer pouring, you could be in trouble. Get ready to be dazzled - here’s a video demonstrating this amazing device. Some … [Read more...] about Tech Gone Wild – Bottoms Up Beer Dispenser
Invasion of the Body Scanners in a Facebook World
Everybody is so concerned about airport body scanners invading their privacy. So what do people do – start Facebook pages protesting these devices. Here’s my question – if these people are so concerned about privacy then what are they doing on Facebook? Does anyone else see the irony? It just seems weird to complain about privacy on the place where people post every gory … [Read more...] about Invasion of the Body Scanners in a Facebook World