http://www.bennymoto.com It's a website! Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:13:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en i keep writing things in here and then deleting them. that needs to stop. i'm too serious. blogging should be more fun. in keeping with that theme, hey olivia is the funnest blog i've read in a very very long time. and by funnest, that's ... http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/11/28/fun-matters/ An amazing and educational 12 minute video on wind turbine school. Educational! It's strange but they say 'tur-bin' (like fin) where I'd say 'tur-bine' (like crime) http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/11/21/wind-turbine-school/ Greenhouse gas emissions have risen over 20% since 1990 levels. Canada's Kyoto commitment is reduction of 6% by 2012. http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/11/19/canada-is-kyotos-worst-offender/ In trying to get back into the blogging groove, I'm easing in with some links from today. Doctors in Berlin are reporting that they cured a man of AIDS by giving him transplanted blood stem cells from a person naturally resistant to the virus. If that sounds crazy, it is. The ... http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/11/14/cured-of-aids-and-the-interview-suit/ Crying Foul over Smart Meters In one smart meter pilot in California, peak consumption went down 13%, but 80% of the reduction came from 1/3 of the customers. http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/08/16/crying-foul-over-smart-meters/ Holy crap! - Talk about style transformation! http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/07/18/when-first-we-met/ Whoohoo! iPhone 3G!! http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/07/12/whoohoo-iphone-3g/ A Flickr group for street art and graf in Toronto http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/07/11/toronto-street-art/ Here's an interesting question. Suppose you had a household with two cars, and each car needs to be driven 10,000 miles per year. One car consumes 34 MPG, and the other car consumes 18 MPG. Since gas is expensive, you want to replace one car. Because of utility constraints, you have ... http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/07/07/the-mpg-illusion/ I am loving it. http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/06/25/shut-up-and-let-me-go/ While Eugene has identified the connection with video game quadr-equels and scores of ten, I just recently realized that there is a correlation between Canada's 18th century brewers and the name John. Carling, Molson and Labatt were all John's. Nifty stuff. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Molson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Labatt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_beer http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/06/19/todays-wikipedia-links-are-about-beer/ Tiny Bullfrog Power making a mark http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/05/27/tiny-bullfrog-power-making-a-mark/ Why we can't stop playing computer solitaire. - By Josh Levin - Slate Magazine Computer solitaire propelled the revolution of personal computing, augured Microsoft's monopolistic tendencies, and forever changed office culture. It has also helped the human race survive innumerable conference calls and airplane trips. If solitaire is not the most ... http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/05/14/why-we-cant-stop-playing-computer-solitaire-by-josh-levin-slate-magazine/ Delissio: The Ultimate Delivery - My brain just exploded... Delissio AND delivery!? http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/04/21/delissio-the-ultimate-delivery/ Home - World Autism Awareness Day # Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the world # More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with diabetes, cancer, & AIDS combined http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/04/01/world-autism-awareness-day/ 36 Hours in Berkeley, Calif. http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/03/30/36-hours-in-berkeley-calif/ The $2 Trillion Nightmare - Scary, scary, scary. http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/03/05/the-2-trillion-nightmare-new-york-times/ Yes, MSG, the Secret Behind the Savor - Today's fun fact: MSG was invented 100 years ago at the University of Tokyo. http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/03/05/mmmmmmsg/ My favorite football player for the past 14 years, Brett Favre, has retired. http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/03/05/favretires/ Tyler or the Field - Fantastic coverage of a competitive crossword competition. http://www.bennymoto.com/2008/03/05/tyler-or-the-field/