"According to the latest statement from the U.S. Treasury, the government had an operating cash balance Wednesday of $73.8 billion. That's still a lot of money, but it's less than what Steve Jobs has lying around.":
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Instead of complaining about shit service etc, I thought I’d spare my blood pressure & note the worthwhile stuff
How uncork a bottle without a corkscrew
I’m told by my wine drinking friends in the Cape that this actually works. This reporter will endeavour to test the theory and report back as soon as possible. In the meanwhile, see the video below… Opening a wine bottle using a shoe
Amazing clips: Jeb Corliss wing suit demo
As promised, spotted this on Climb.co.za some time back. It’s just one of those clips that blows my mind. Turn the volume up, switch to full screen, sit back and enjoy!! Jeb Corliss wingsuit demo – download link (right click: Save as…) (I know this is probably naughty, but it’s for those poor folks...
Of Rock and hard places
I've had the good fortune of having my car smashed up and making a little money by playing the insurance companies and panelbeaters off each other and then having it fixed privately. Lucrative.
Top interest rates
I've been shopping around for a place to save some money yet keep it accessible - saving for a holiday, car maintenance, toys or whatever. Here's my solution:
Follow the Psyche!
Some local climbing news from the climb.co.za forum: “11198 is Arjan’s new score with his 8A onsight. This puts him into 5th position in the world… UNBELIEVABLE!!” Late last year he almost got SA’s hardest route called “Mazawattee”, grade 35. He then did some hard climbing in Spain and returned to do his thing in...
The Slashdogs
I once heard someone say that during times of hardship great music is made -judging by what I’m seeing on the SA circuit we’ve had a pretty shitty couple of years I just came across this clip from the band The Slashdogs : How are those beards ?!
Chiba Fly’s like reggae
Just a quick post about the awesome Chiba Fly. After first seeing them at a show at the Wolmer events arena, I kept an eye out for them, but they've been scarce. Caught up with them at Cool Runnings in Hatfield a couple of weeks back, and man, what a show.
Beam me up Scotty
..there’s no intelligent life down here. from Inhabitat: “a physicist at Tohoku University in Japan has figured out how to teleport energy from one point in the universe to another. The energy teleportation technique is based upon research that shows it’s possible to teleport information from one location to another. According to MIT, “The process...
