Archive for August, 2007
What Website Has the Most Traffic in Canada?
ANSWER = Facebook!
Facebook is the new king of online traffic in Canada, beating out Google and Yahoo. (…)
New Google Sky? Google is One Step Closer to Having "Google Everything"
I think the following is the order of Google's Domination of Monitoring Our Universe:
1) Google Earth
2) Goole Moon
3) Google Mars
4) Google Streetview: now…
Google Sky
It's like inverting Google Earth… :) The next major breakthrough will be when Google RFIDs us and creates Google Body. Google already understands a great deal of our mind by monitoring our keyword searches…
Not A Fan of The Fact That "Leon Apel's Blog" Rates #2 on Google…
I'm committed to getting this blog to #1 for my own name… Yup, I'm a stubborn egomaniac like that…haha
Frozen Smoke AKA Aerogel: “It is the greatest insulator we’ve ever seen"
Scientists are working to discover new applications for the substance, ranging from the next generation of tennis rackets to super-insulated space suits for a manned mission to Mars. Mark Krajewski, a senior scientist at the company, believes that an 18mm layer of aerogel will be sufficient to protect astronauts from temperatures as low as -130C. (…)
"Should Michael Jordan Mow His Own Lawn?" - Economics 020
Most people understand appreciate that Time = Money. I'm writing this post to definitively and publicly commit myself to live with the time-money tradeoff in mind. Sometimes, I need to smack myself for this… One of the most powerful simple questions posed by my Economics 020 (introductory Economics) textbook that demonstrates this concept was the following:
"Should Michael Jordan Mow His Own Lawn?"
One of my biggest mistakes is not treating my time at it's fair value. I do stupid money saving tactics…
I HATE THE EXPRESSION:
"A penny saved is a penny earned" I disagree with the end meaning of this phrase 95% of the time due to the context in which it is being used. Most people who say this have spent too much time, in my opinion, to come up with their savings. (…)
