December 2006 Archives

Here's some of the excellent video podcasts I've subscribed to on my GeeXbox:

Feed Me Bubbe

Sleight

TokyoDV Video Log

RocketBoom 2.0

Growing up with the experience of climbing on an object with only one side and one edge may lead to the development of the evil geniuses this world so desperately needs.

"The free-form flowing shape defies flat planes and presents an appearance of organic movement. A drastic departure from static playgrounds, children are challenged to move their bodies around a constantly flowing shape.

Well-crafted sculptural forms are, as one would expect, visually enriching; but more so, they cultivate a positive mind-set and contribute to the overall healthiness of the community. Physical play is certainly healthy, but also teaches children to make decisions, instills confidence, and develops their sense of focus. Little Tikes, through the organic, friendly, graceful shape of the Infinity Climber, has produced a superlative fusion of these rarely united necessities of childhood."
via Boing Boing

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Food and electricity, together at last! How to make grapes sparkle, light emitting vegetable diodes, and testing cream cakes for sentience.

I just downloaded the Juice podcatcher and loaded it up with feeds from tvRSS. Now I can catch TV shows over the internet that don't get broadcast here - automatically! Juice even downloads torrents, and works on linux, windows and OSX.

I've also been looking at streaming with my GeeXbox, instead of waiting for downloads. I can stream anything from www.archive.org as if it were another TV station, without any drop-outs or delays. I watched The Power of Nightmares without having to wait for a download. In the same way, the Beyond Belief seminars can be streamed straight from the website. I used the "DownloadThemAll" plugin to find the actual mp4 video links, and then pasted them to this m3U playlist file to play on GeeXbox

My ENT doctor had me try FLO Post Sinus and Nasal surgery wash. You mix some powder with boiled water to make something like your body's extra cellular fluid, and squirt it up your nose. It got rid of sinus infections within 3 days without antibiotics. Its done such a good job of looking after my sinuses that my overall health has improved a lot. I think the lack of sinus inflammation has been good for my immune system and my nervous system.

After a month, I'm addicted to the health benefits. I can see myself using this as a long term treatment. Its so rare to find something that works after all these years.