Who Says You Can’t Do Two Things At Once
Posted in Goofy
Comments Off on Who Says You Can’t Do Two Things At Once
After doomsday vision, man builds full-sized, seaworthy Noah’s Ark
“I dreamed that a part of Holland was flooded,” Dutch-native Johan Huibers said in an interview with Today. “The next day, I get the idea to build an ark.” That Huibers did — this brick-like behemoth of a boat is “Johan’s Ark.”
The almost-finished vessel you see pictured above is actually Huibers’ second whack at making an ark of his own. The first was a half-sized replica, though this time the Dutch construction company director decided to go whole hog. It’s even seaworthy, and Huibers plans for his ark to float along the Thames in London ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Posted in Spiritual
Comments Off on After doomsday vision, man builds full-sized, seaworthy Noah’s Ark
Camera shoots everything in focus and lets you pick the focal point
I found this over at the Dallas Morning News Technology blog which does a great job of describing it, just click where you want the photo to focus and it does it.
That’s not some kind of special effect with multiple photos. The camera actually shoots everything in the frame in focus, and then lets you pick which area you want in focus in the final shot. Or you can have everything in focus.
More photos to play with here.
Posted in Interesting
Comments Off on Camera shoots everything in focus and lets you pick the focal point
After 17 years, Pentagon renovation is complete
The last construction barriers have been removed, the pneumatic hammers have fallen silent, and the final displaced employees have returned.
After 17 years, the job of renovating the Pentagon is complete. Little remains to be done but
the paperwork closing out the $4.5 billion program, which when it began was the world’s largest reconstruction project.
Constructing the building took just 17 frenetic months during World War II and remains one of the great engineering feats in U.S. history.
The Pentagon renovation, however, went on for so long that the first parts completed are showing their age, and some equipment — including fire alarms and electrical and mechanical systems — are already being upgraded.
Yet the remaking of the 6.5 million-square-foot, 29-acre site is considered such a success in industry circles that its “design-build” techniques have influenced other federal projects, including the rebuilding of levees by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans as well as the construction of a new research facility for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado.
Posted in Interesting
Comments Off on After 17 years, Pentagon renovation is complete