Mediatakeout is a RIOT!

Remember Natalie Portman from V for Vendetta and the The Other Anne Boylen Girl? The end of V for Vendetta was creepy, right? I have been laughing at this post since last week!

Pyongyang Carried the Torch

If you didn't know, now you know, North Korea carried the torch today for its ally China and promised no protests. It's ironic that the "Axis of Evil" can participate in the International Olympics Committee while we are all admiring that the Pope wears Prada loafers.

PC World's 12 Far-Out Green Gadgets

After four months of peddling this 2002 New York Times Article to a private company or a congressional representative that will listen about the human implantable VeriChip, I see a crack in the glass ceiling. Or more like the sharp wit of an incessant crackpot practical joker. PC World's latest photographic array of green gadgets debue exactly what I am looking for. The Core77 design contest's entry by John Mielke is the Digital Tattoo Interface, wireless Bluetooth cellphone implanted under your skin. It is an amazing feat of bio-technology and works on "wine and pizza." You figure that it is bad enough that people can reach you when you are not home, but now American Telegraph and Telephone can link a connection to your bathtub. The entry's webpage leaves me speechless right now. However, my next question does it offer picture mail? Of other BlueMojito honorable mention is the biodegradeable cell phone complete with bamboo seeds that should sprout when you throw it away. While the CIA is worrying about whether North Korea gave Syria nukes, I think we should save the Pandas!

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I heart NY

From the May 2008 issue of Wired Magazine, it seems that Mayor Bloomberg has been focusing his energies on topics other than the Shanghai Markets Watch. Applause. The Lower Manhattan Security Initiative (LMSI) has radiation detection vehicals and 3,000 3VR cameras in its arsenal to read something as minute as your license plate to pinpoint a threat before it arises. The only system comparable is London's "hodge-podge" of public and privately owned cameras. Nevermind that the BBC can give you a flick of a six-pack of Corona's hiding out in a knapsack at the US/Mexico Border. Does that give credence to the proposition that the Word Trade Center bombing was a controlled demolition, the release of the Downing Street memo wasn't anymore illustrative than Google Video. The entire LMSI system will be fully operable by 2015. Time will tell...yeah right!

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Happy Earth Day

Madonna - 4 Minutes
Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day. I have seen so much media propaganda about today, I feel like it is Christmas. Did anyone ask the Pope whether he would be driving a hybrid last week? (snicker) I usually try to practice conservation by habit rather than berrating folks over and over again. However this message is also from the person who thought a carbon imprint was how much methane was generated from my Coca-Cola ingestion over the course of a year or so. However the new crisis on all of our hands is not only how much fuel it takes for food to arrive your plate, it is whether you can afford it when it gets here in a Prius. Well, no one can say that I did not do my part this year. I am posting this X-ray video "4 Minutes" by Madonna and Justin Timberlake and you might catch me wearing my World Wildlife Federation T-shirt made from recycled materials. The J.C. Penney caption reads "Rainbow Panda," but I dub it "Nuclear Fallout Panda" inspired by North Korea's one and only. Another flattering piece to place in the bureau under my sweat sock drawer. All I need now is another DVD to add to my Blockbuster Pre-viewed collection.

Adult Stem Cell Research

Not one to ridicule other people's misfortunes, the Houston Chronicle drew a double edged sword to my moral fiber this morning. According to the article "Brains Behind New Bones" stem cells from adult bone marrow can be used to regenerate tissue for Iraq War amputees. It's an amazing feat of practical scientific reasearch because it helps soldiers regrow skin and other organs. However, part of re-building the blocks of DNA involve placing the stem cells on biodegradeable scaffolding and then stimulating them chemically, somehow. The reason that I am straining to hold my giggles is because I just caught an internet flick of a poor fellow who inexplicably had a bad run in with a tree. Can biodegradeable scaffolding also be used to mean the inside of a log cabin?

An Incovenient Truth

Some of the new structures in the area have the type of cutting edge technology showcased by celebrities or on a channel like A&E. I visited a high rise that used biometrics to identify key cards for entering the building and using the elevator. I also got a chance to wander inside an Energy Star Certified home during its construction down the street. More than sufficient caulking and insulation, Energy Star buildings incorporate radiant barriers, coated windows, and identify fixtures that follow the same scheme. I worked in an office building last spring that is listed on the website hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. Prior to this, the only time I had recognized the Energy Star seal was during washer/dryer or refrigerator shopping with my parents. Energy Star also regulates appliances like your telephones and your computers. I would tend to think that a Duo Core processor would already do the job, however it appears that energy managment is a becoming a necessary function of the proliferation of mass marketed technology. The leaks and gaps are enough to drain your resources. Hopefully it will be mandatory sometime soon.