Some Random Links

First off, I really want one of these. It's a shame that I'll (1) never be certified to fly an airplane, and (2) never be able to afford such a thing. It's an all-electric two-seater aircraft. I've always liked flight. I'm not altogether certain why, but I have. I wouldn't mind one of the smaller, hang glider-based ones either. That kind of sounds more likely, but still not likely all the same.

The next site is just a simply brilliant idea. It's an online place to store manuals for products you have around the home. I always lose mine! I'll start using it immediately, probably. Under full disclosure, I haven't tried it yet, so it might blow bigtime! On the other hand, it might not.

Finally, something we should all be aware of. This site will show you what the long-term cost of various financial products (loans, mortgates, etc.) comes out to throughout their lives.

That's all for now. Use wisely!

A Few Links

There are some interesting things going on. Briefly, a kid gets hit by a meteorite and a company named Riversimple is releasing an open source car.

The story of the kid is pretty interesting. Apparently, a meteorite traveling about 30,000 mph hit the kid's hand and left a three-inch scar. He's lucky to be alive. That's a really cool story to be able to tell people, though. the meteorite then embedded itself a foot into the ground, resonating a large boom prior to upon impact. Wow. That's some serious precision for you.

Second, a company called Riversimple is going to release the design for a car under an open source license. How cool is that? It's a strange deal, though. If you lease the car for twenty years, you get free gas for the entire life of the lease. A strange idea! I wonder whether it will work.

Useful Sites

Just check out this site. It's got a lot of useful links for you.

And here's one for you Mac lovers.