Tuesday, March 07, 2006

YouTube - Real Life Simpsons Intro

YouTube - Real Life Simpsons Intro:

Boing Boing: Portable med-library in a crate for use in developing world


Boing Boing: Portable med-library in a crate for use in developing world: "s "
The Blue Trunk Library (BTL) is a collection of about one hundred and fifty books and practical manuals on medicine and public health, plus subscriptions to three medical and health journals. The mini-library is contained in a blue metal trunk for ease of transport and for storage purposes.

See also
What is the Blue Trunk Library Project?
Where There Is No Internet: Delivering Health Information via the Blue Trunk Libraries

Friday, March 03, 2006

Google puts National Archives video online | CNET News.com

Google puts National Archives video online | CNET News.com: "This is a World War II era newsreel, one of 100 historic videos retrieved from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and posted Friday on Google Video. The content represents the first fruits of a joint project aimed at putting as much of the National Archives' video content as possible online.

In this first batch are dozens of newsreels, films on the early 1930s park service, and National Air and Space Administration documentaries on space travel. A must-see includes Orson Welles reading from H.G. Wells' 'War of the Worlds,' before discussing the likelihood of extraterrestrial life 'beyond the petty surface of our own minute sphere.'"

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

I'm fixin' a hole, where the rain gets in...

Popular Mechanics - Popular Mechanics - Home Improvement Journal - Tools

"This Popular Mechanics magazine site presents dozens of articles from the magazine's archives on hand and power tools, including purchase and use of specific tools, product reviews, and tool tests. Tools discussed include: circular saws, table saws, routers, tape measures, clamps, chisels, wire strippers, and screwdrivers." http://www.refdesk.com/