The Puzzle Floor

Natural hardwood floors are all the rage now, and it's becoming much
more difficult to make a room really stand out with flooring choices.
A unique way to turn some heads is with a one of a kind Puzzle Floor.
Designed with just two interlocking tile shapes, the Puzzle Floor
uses rotation and thirteen color variations to produce an effect of
patchwork whimsy or artistic patterns. As a floating floor design the
Puzzle Floor pieces can be installed over an existing hardwood floor
or sub floor with no nailing or gluing, and the tiles snap together
by hand. No tools are needed, and the flooring is prefinished so no
painting or staining is required.
Though this flooring is beautiful it most definitely is on the
expensive side for hardwood floors. A Puzzle Floor will cost $15 per
square foot; but that does includes shipping and the design
consultations for developing a color layout to ensure a one of a kind
conversation floor. The factory is also able to laser engrave logos
or designs directly on the tiles for commercial applications.
Found via HGTV's I Want That!
http://tinyurl.com/mlmlw
Transfomer bag

Robots in disguise? No, we're not talking about the popular kid's TV
show that I grew up watching. This transformer is made by Fire First,
Japan and sells at Rare Device. As the product description states,
this is "a truly versatile bag." It's actually reconfigurable!
Whether you're feeling like wearing it over the shoulder, or around
the waist, you can pick and choose to suit your requirements or mood.
Heck you can even remove the pouches if you don't need them. With
enough tricks to make a Decepticon proud, you can be sure you'll keep
even yourself guessing.
http://tinyurl.com/pl5cn
Overcoming Procrastination The Easy Way Matt Inglot has an idea on
how to overcome his procrastination. He thinks it is simple and it
does not require discipline. He tries to kill his procrastination by
takeing on activities which forcefully fill up his time:
I’ve had a particularly busy schedule for the past two years, and
the results have been very interesting. Not only have I been getting
things done through the sheer force of having to do so, but overtime
I’ve naturally grown to appreciate time. My instinct to
procrastinate is far weaker than before and as I internalize the idea
of getting things done instead of procrastinating I am quite capable
of making use of my time effectively without the external forces
present. This is a key achievement for me in relation to running my
own business, as there is rarely anyone outside of the government
that forces me to do anything at all in that area
Does it work? It works for him. However in my opinion the outcome may
be varies for different people. Also by forcefully filling up the
time with tasks, it may defeat the purpose of enjoying pressure-free
and mind-free after overcoming procrastination.
http://tinyurl.com/mpbcg
Speed-Reading Techniques Speed-Reading is a nice skill to have. As
most of the knowledges are gained from books, and there are so many
readings to digest in work, speedreading can actually save us time.
Here is the quick start for you on learning this skill. Keith Drury
has written a quick article on teaching this technique. He starts off
with myths of reading, then talk about preparation, rapid reading
techniques and finally retention techniques. Some techniques in speed
reading are:
http://tinyurl.com/lz7dr
An Inconvenient Truth - Off to a Good Start We don't expect a film
based on a slide presentation to outdo Hollywood summer blockbusters
at the box office, but we're happy to see that An Inconvenient Truth
is doing very well so far: "On Wednesday an inconvenient truth was
the #11 movie in the country despite being in only 4 theaters,
earning $78,994 ($19,749/theater). The #10 movie was showing at 1,265
theaters, earning 117,000, or $92/theater."
http://tinyurl.com/ngynn
Energy Star @ Home If you liked Home Depot's 10 easy ways to green
your home, you'll love the Energy Star program's new Energy Star @
home Interactive Tool, sponsored by the US Environmental Protection
Agency. Not only does this page provide a very thorough list of tips
to save energy around the house, they've also created an interactive
home map that allows you to take specific actions for every area of
your home based on most common types of energy use for that area.
They've even provided the top five ways to keep your home cool and
your energy consumption low as we move into the summer months in
North America:
http://tinyurl.com/luwmd
New SLIM Bike Parking Solution by Modular TreeHugger loves bikes but
maybe only as long as we can cycle. When it comes to storing your
bike easily and safely, some of you might be lucky to have a sleek
Cyclepod or a breathtaking Bike Tree Locker near you but parking a
bike is not always without hassle and unpleasant surprises. Indoor
bike parking solutions are particularly challenging due to lack of
space but are more and more in demand the more people opt for cycling
to work.
This is why we welcome Modular’s refreshing parking solution called
Slim. Last weekend the first Slim parking got inaugurated at Terra
Foundation’s headquarters in Barcelona.
http://tinyurl.com/peq3z
(FOR JACK)
pcb fuser for toner transfer etching we’ve covered the toner
transfer method for creating circuit boards before. instead of using
an iron, rich uses the fuser out of a laser printer to get consistent
results. he wired a dimmer to the power supply to regulate the
temperature. the fuser has a built in thermistor, so you can read the
temp using an ohm meter. for rate control he built a stepper
controller that connects to a parallel port. using a simple program
he’s able to control both speed and direction.
http://tinyurl.com/rnnnm
Winning ideas of the ECOnomics Environmental Business Plan Challenge
Award
(link to this article)
May 29, 2006 The ECOnomics Environmental Business Plan Challenge
provides a US$50,000 award for the business plan that best combines
environmental innovation and profitability. Created by General
Electric and The Wall Street Journal, the four finalists and winner
of the award were recently announced and the quality of the ideas
validated the exercise, with Robert Wright taking the gong for his
Heated Air Spray Evaporation (HASE) Watervap technology (top of main
pic) that will help solve the most universal human need: potable
water. Another of the finalists, LiquidPiston, (bottom of main pic)
was also a finalist of the prestigious MIT $50K Entrepreneurship
competition. LiquidPiston is a novel internal combustion engine
architecture, which is claimed to offer double the fuel efficiency of
existing engines while drastically reducing pollutant emissions. The
engine is based on a patent-pending "High Efficiency Hybrid
Cycle" (HEHC) thermodynamic cycle, borrowing elements from Otto,
Diesel, Atkinson, and Rankine cycles. The finalists of the
competition can be found here.
http://tinyurl.com/peb22
Strawjet - making buildings out of straw
(link to this article)
May 30, 2006 Every now and again, a technology comes along that is so
momentous that it changes the way we do things from that point forth.
Last year we saw the LifeStraw and this year, Strawjet. Strawjet just
took out the History Channel’s Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge
and we suspect the sudden attention from this respected global medium
will help to garner universal support for an ingenious idea.
http://tinyurl.com/nby7c
Alternate Reality Gaming V2.0
Posted by Hemos on Monday May 29, @08:04AM from the hopefully-no-one-
will-sue-over-arg-2.0 dept. ItsIllak writes "Alternate Reality Games
[ARGs] have been bubbling under for the past 10 years now. Usually
completely homebrew or attached to big budget productions, they have
been used to create buzz around a game, product or movie. Perplex
City have bucked that trend. Their ARG is completely independent of
anything else, its entirely self contained. With fresh ideas on
income generation and a $200,000 top prize to whomever finds the real
life buried treasure - is this the future of an entirely new form of
entertainment?"
http://tinyurl.com/ocml7
This month's best indie games
Posted May 29th 2006 4:35PM by Jordan Running
Filed under: Fun, Games

Well, the month isn't out yet, but that hasn't stopped Game Tunnel
from publishing their list of indie game picks for May. It's an even
mix of puzzle, adventure, strategy, and action games, all indie and
all in the $10-20 price range. Their Game of the Month is Eets, which
is describe as a cross between Lemmings and The Incredible Machine
with colorful, cartoony graphics and a sense of humor. Each game is
ranked by four reviewers who know their stuff, and of course demos
and trials are only a click away.
http://tinyurl.com/r8hx2
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