electro^plankton: “Sweden is joining the short but growing list of countries with plans to be completely oil independent. Iceland is almost already totally oil independent but wants to take it a step further by promising all of its energy will come from solar and geothermal power and its transportation system powered by hydrogen. Brazil plans

Nathan: “Now let’s think about what we learnt from watching Nanny McPhee. What do you say when you want something?” Tristan: “Please?” Nathan: “That’s right. What do you say when someone gives you something?” Tristan: “Thank you.” Nathan: “And what do you say when you realise your head’s about to explode?” Tristan: “Someone please help

Unbelievable!

You never need to get out of bed again!

Engadget: If you’re not quite up to springing for an Airport Express or a Squeezebox to wirelessly send your tunes across the house, Nathan True has a guide for how to build your music player on the cheap complete with display and large rubber band. He’s based the system around a Netgear WGT634U router running

mobiBLU DAH-1500i goes 2GB! Measuring a mere 24 x 24 x 24mm (0.94 x 0.94 x 0.94-inch) and weighing just 18 grams (0.63 ounces), the mobiBLU DAH-1500i is the world’s smallest mp3 player. Now that it’s being bumped up to 2GB, it’s probably the flash-storage player with the best capacity/size ratio. Other than just being

The new Lego Factory service “lets you create your very own Lego set. Lego Factory starts with a downloadable 3-D modeling program that lets you design your virtual toy using as many bricks as you want (then) order the kit for your creation, complete with assembly instruction booklet.” – Wired Magazine Hey mom, forget a college education,

Happy Birthday Olivia! Thanks go out to you and Nathan for such a great weekend! I hope your birthday goes as great as mine did.