PS3 fw 2.40 feature: in-game XMB access video

Engadget has an article on the latest firmware release for the PS3.

See the in-game XMB access on video here.

PS3 firmware 2.36 is out!

I just upgraded to firmware 2.36 on my PS3. Sony's website has not been updated yet, but firmware is accessible via system update from your PS3.

PS3 firmware catches up to Xbox 360!

YAY! PS3 firmware release 2.4 has been confirmed to have in-game XMB access _and_ Trophies!!

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it's electrifying!

Bob Lutz gets to drive one of the Volt Electric car 'mules'. The car is to be in on the dealer floors by 2010!! Although the expected price is to be $35-40k, w/ a 640 mile range, I'd buy one!

Check it out here:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/bob-lutz-drives.html

What Every Bicycle Needs: PulseJet Power!

Engadget has a cool article on a PulseJet Powered Bicycle! You know, for those leisurely rides down the street at 75 MPH !

You can buy the engines on ebay!

Read more here; includes a video.

Learn Chinese to be Competitive?

Computerworld has an article on the benefits of learning Chinese and the example of one man. So, is this where our future is headed? Must we learn Chinese in order to stay competitive as the global economy changes and as this behemoth of a country continues to expand/grow at a rapid pace?

I think yes, if our interests are in international business and/or your work interacts w/ entities in China. Let's face it, this applies to quite a few of us. We are affected in some way by China and it's production.

How will it help? Other than the obvious benefit of increased communication skills, there are a multitude of benefits. Not the least of which are fast tracked career, travel opportunities, and possibly even finding a job that you like doing! :)

Click here for the Computerworld link.

"Father" of LSD is dead

Albert Hofmann, the self-described "father of LSD," is dead. It's interesting to consider the effects on the society this drug has had since Albert discovered the substance while working for a pharmaceutical company in 1938. Interesting note: he had tested this on himself.

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