what exactly do they expect you to do while driving- February 11, 2007 States Mull Bans On Driver Distractions: "Vermont lawmakers are considering a measure that would ban eating, drinking, smoking, reading, writing, personal grooming, playing an instrument, interacting with pets or cargo, talking on a cell phone or using any other personal communication device while driving. The punishment: a fine of up to $600." i jest! mostly.http://snowdeal.org/2007/02/what-exactly-do-they-expect-you-to-do.html life in wisconsin.- February 11, 2007 40 tons of cow intestines close I-43: "A truck driver distracted by a digital music player overturned his semitrailer early this morning on Interstate 43, spilling nearly 40 tons of cow intestines and bones, according to Sgt. Blaine Spicer of the Sheboygan County Sheriffs Department."http://snowdeal.org/2007/02/life-in-wisconsin.html the hidden costs of bottled water from fiji.- February 9, 2007 i'm tend to walk around with filtered water from the tap so i have to admit that i don't tend to pay attention to the latest trends in bottled water and had no idea that fiji water is all the rage and is the 2 in premium bottled water, second only to evian. self-described sustainability engineerpablo pster calculated the total amount of water and green house gases used to produce and deliver one bottle of imported water to the u.s. the final tally was 6.74kg of water and 0.25kg of greenhouse..http://snowdeal.org/2007/02/hidden-costs-of-bottled-water-from.html the relative meaningless of megapixels.- February 9, 2007 the emphasis on megapixels by consumer camera marketers is just as ridiculous as the now waning fixation on cpu clockspeed by consumer computer marketers. Breaking the Myth of Megapixels:: "For the nonprofessional, five or six megapixels is plenty, even if you intend to make poster-size prints."http://snowdeal.org/2007/02/relative-meaningless-of-megapixels.html Just Because Youre Paranoid Doesnt Mean They Arent Out to Get You!- February 7, 2007 former googler nelson minar provides easy instructions on how to opt out of most of google's search history. that said, google still retains the history linked to IP which is easily resolvable to a person, which makes the opt-out virtually meaningless from a law enforcement standpoint.http://snowdeal.org/2007/02/just-because-youre-paranoid-doesnt.html Web 2.0 in just under 5 minutes.- February 7, 2007 for some reason this video was able to briefly disrupt my cynicism shields that typically do a good job of deflecting any of the web 2.0 hooohah that comes my way.http://snowdeal.org/2007/02/web-20-in-just-under-5-minutes.html new and somewhat obvious dietary guidelines. the abridged version.- February 7, 2007 unhappy meals - "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." The antioxidant myth: a medical fairy tale - ""Stick to flavonoid-rich foods, red wine in moderation, tea, fruits and vegetables," says Halliwell. "Don't start taking high-dose supplements or heavily fortified foods, until we know more.""http://snowdeal.org/2007/02/new-and-somewhat-obvious-dietary.html me and punxsutawney phil .- February 2, 2007 having lived in woodstock, illinois which was where groundhog's day was filmed ( oddly, the town makes a big to-do about being the fictionalized version of the real town punxsutawney and has a yearly celebration of life imitating "art" imitating life ) i can't help but feel a strong connection to the ol' groundhog even if his predictive ability is dubious at best.http://snowdeal.org/2007/02/me-and-punxsutawney-phil.html |