August 24, 2007
Flying with the Government Flying Service
Was fortunate enough to be invited by my colleague, Prof. K.H. Wong, to join a pretend search and rescue mission with the HK Government Flying Service this afternoon. The aim was to test software that they developed. Here are the pictures.
Posted by phwl at 10:01 AM | Categories: Miscellaneous
November 06, 2006
Think like a genius
This link
(local copy) is a good summary of different ways to approach a problem.
Posted by phwl at 11:09 AM | Categories: Miscellaneous
July 27, 2006
Money doesn't buy happiness
Here is a link to a Washington post article that confirms what few people seem to know, that money doesn't buy happiness. Abstract: A wealth of data in recent decades has shown that once personal wealth exceeds about $12,000 a year, more money produces virtually no increase in life satisfaction. From 1958 to 1987, for example, income in Japan grew fivefold, but researchers could find no corresponding increase in happiness.Posted by phwl at 05:00 PM | Categories: Miscellaneous
November 19, 2005
Size of Australia
Here is an interesting figure showing Australia overlaid on Europe.
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Posted by phwl at 04:28 AM | Categories: Miscellaneous
November 02, 2005
Nature journal on sleep
Here is a is a very interesting supplement in Nature on the science of sleep.
Posted by phwl at 08:03 PM | Categories: Miscellaneous
October 17, 2005
Survival tips
Popular mechanics has a simple article on survival (pdf). Here are some ideas about what you might want to carry with you (pdf)
In my opinion, leaving a plan detailing where you are going and when to raise the alarm if you don't return is the most important.
Posted by phwl at 08:41 PM | Categories: Miscellaneous
September 14, 2005
"Crags and Pines" by Nessmuk
Here is a poem by George W. Sears (Nessmuk) from the 19 century, author of the book, "Woodcraft".
CRAGS AND PINES
Who treads the dirty lanes of trade
Shall never know the wondrous things
Told by the rugged forest kings
To him who sleeps beneath their shade.
Only to him whose coat of rags
Has pressed at night their royal feet
Shall come the secrets, strange and sweet,
Of regal pines and beetling crags.
For him the Wood-nymph shall unlock
The mystic treasures which have lain
A thousand years in frost and rain,
Deep in the bosom of the rock.
For this and these he must lay down
The things that wordlings most do prize,
Holding his being in her eyes,
His fealty to her laurel crown.
No greed of gold shall come to him,
Nor strong desire of earthly praise;
But he shall love the silent ways
Of forest aisles and arches dim.
And dearer hold the open page
Of nature’s book than shrewdest plan
By which man cheats his fellow man,
Or robs the workman of his wage.
Posted by phwl at 07:00 PM | Categories: Miscellaneous
May 27, 2005
11 Steps to a Better Brain
New Scientist have a good article on what to do to improve your mental faculties.
Posted by phwl at 10:04 AM | Categories: Miscellaneous
May 16, 2005
Duct tape and WD40
“All of life’s problems can be solved with two things—duct tape and WD40. If it moves and it shouldn’t, you need duct tape. And if it doesn’t move and it should, you need WD40.”—UnknownI dearly love these all purpose tools and usually have both with me. Here are some links to excellent sites about duct tape and WD40.
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Posted by phwl at 09:35 PM | Categories: Miscellaneous
February 16, 2005
A bigger crane
Photo sequence of a crane lifting a car out of the water.
Posted by phwl at 10:38 AM | Categories: Miscellaneous