The Lexus Hoverboard: The Story

The Lexus Hoverboard

This is bad ass.

California High Speed Rail Coming in 2029

I haven’t posted on this page in a while, but this has gotten me excited. Ground will be broken tomorrow, January 6, in Fresno for the California high speed rail which is similar to the Bullet Train in Japan or KTX in Korea. Unfortunately, it won’t be completed until 2029. Ticket price is projected to be approximately $97 which is cheap, and travel time from San Francisco to Los Angeles will be just under 3 hours.

Golden Gate Bridge to Add a Suicide Net

Since 1937, over 1,400 people have committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge with a record 46 coming last year. The project will cost an estimated $76 million with $56 million from federal dollars and the remaining $20 million through toll revenue. The expected completed time will be sometime in 2018.

Seth MacFarlane to Match Kickstarter’s Pledge of $1 Million for Reading Rainbow

Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, will match dollar for dollar over the next 5 days up to a million dollars to Reading Rainbow’s Kickstarter campaign.

Friday the 13th: Honey Moon

The Honey Moon will be out tonight. It happens during this time of the year when the sun is at its highest in the sky while the moon is at its lowest in the Northern Hemisphere resulting in a yellow glowing moon. Sounds like a romantic thing to do.

Rare Friday the 13th “Honey Moon”

TBT: Reading Rainbow

This weeks Throwback Thursday is Reading Rainbow. A couple weeks ago LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow and Star Trek fame launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $1 million in 35 days (he extended an extra 5 days from the usual 30 days due to uncertainty). Within 12 hours, the goal was met though the new goal is now $5 million. Burton’s plan is go start with an app that can be used on smartphones, tablets, computers, gaming consoles, and on TV. He will be getting him from his Star Trek buddies.

How to Block Ad Targeting via Your Web Browsing History

Gizmodo: How to Stop Facebook From Sharing Your Browsing History

For those paranoid about companies mining your browsing history, Gizmodo released an article on how to opt out. Facebook just released a notice saying they will collect info from your browsing history so their ads can better be targeted for you. Links are below.

http://www.aboutads.info/choices/

http://gizmodo.com/how-to-stop-facebook-from-sharing-your-browsing-history-1589918083?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Bruce Willis & Demi Moore’s Daughter, Scout Willis, Topless Protesting of Instagram

TMZ: Scout Willis is Topless in New York City
Scout going topless for a cause no one cares about! Her body looks great. No big deal, they’re only tits…

http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/29/scout-willis-topless-new-york-city-hashtag-free-the-nipple-tmz-tv/