Nuttin' But Stringz from AGT September 2008

Man, I don't know if anyone who is reading this blog has seen America's Got Talent, but this year's episodes have been phenomenal (of course there is the bad acts too, but there were so many good acts this year to make up for them) and I just watched the September 3rd's episode where the 10th contestant was Nuttin' But Stringz. Anyway, these guys are just fantastic... But don't take my word for it, see for yourself right here:
America's Got Talent: Nuttin' But Stringz

I don't know how long NBC will keep this clip up, but I recommend watching this... These guys brought tears to my eyes the first time I watched it. They're simply amazing, it's like a mixture between hip-hop and classical or something. Basically, it's these two brothers who play violin as there act and just blow away the audience.
I hope you enjoy(ed) it as much as I do.

Cell phones - More data showing that cell phones are dangerous

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LINK:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/26/cell-phone-dangers-what-they-don-t-want-you-to-see.aspx?source=nl

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Above is a video and a link. The video is a youtube video about brain cancer. The link is to Dr. Mercola's website where there is an article about cell phones (but not JUST cell phones, wireless phones and possibly other devices) and how dangerous they are to human beings. This is just crazy; and I bet the U.S.A. (that is, our media and gov't) will refuse to acknowledge it for as long as possible. I'm planning on getting a cell phone, but after everything I've read and heard about, I'm going to be careful.. For example, you can buy Dr. Mercola's BlueTube Headset for cell phones. Basically, we should not have these radio producing devices next to our head! If a person does so, it should be for a short amount of time.

Another article showing cell phones are harmful to your health

Well, here we go again.... More proof that cell phones can and do affect human beings. Cell phones (or portable phones in your house, or even laptops!) emit radio wave radiation which is harmful to people. The best thing to do is to use Dr. Mercola's air tube headset (he sells a product called the "BlueTube Headset") when talking on a cell phone, or using the speaker phone when possible, or simply not using the phone at all. (Fat chance of that, right?) Well don't take my word for it, read this article from Dr. Mercola, which is where I got the information:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/09/why-children-and-teens-should-stay-away-from-cell-phones.aspx?source=nl

There is a lot more information in there and is quite interesting. At the time of this writing, I still do not have a cell phone, and I'm feeling like it's a good thing too! If I do get one, I'd like to get one of those bluetube headsets and try to limit use.

In conclusion, I just thought I would share this information with people I know (or even not know) so we can be more informed and so that we can take care of ourselves accordingly.

Waterproof Substance Allows Electronic Gadgets to be Submerged in Water!

http://www.switched.com/2008/07/27/gadget-waterproofing-process-defies-water-reality/

Hey all, check out this article my friend showed me (thanks David); it even has a video to show it off. Anyway, it's about this waterproof coating of some sort that you put on electronic gadgets such as cell phones... For example, you can stick a cell phone in the water and it will not be damaged at all! Quite amazing. I'm sure you may be skeptical, as I am a little bit. Technology is crazy isn't it?
Possible fake? I don't know. The video is pretty convincing.

Harmful sunscreens and bug-sprays - also, the sun is good for you!

http://products.mercola.com/summer-survival-kit/?source=nl

Here's a good article from Dr. Mercola on sunscreen and bug-spray. Worth noting if you go outdoors a lot during summer and have mosquitoes bugging you and being exposed to the sun.

Voxelstein 3d

This is pretty neat... --WARNING: Right off the bat warning... If you absolutely hate old graphics or graphic technology and have to have "eye candy", you will certainly not enjoy this.-- Otherwise, it's pretty neat. Obviously the guy still has a long way to go (at the time of this writing), but it is sort of a Wolfenstein 3d clone (actually, it pretty much is a clone - has the same sounds and everything).
Features include:
-Knifing the environment to make holes (like, to get out of your cell, you have to knife the "bars")
-Actual 3d world unlike Wolf3d (heh)
-Time bombs (or C4 basically)
-German Stick Grenades
-And more

Link:
http://voxelstein3d.blogspot.com/2008/04/v-o-x-e-l-s-t-e-i-n-3-d.html

Kudos to NamelessPlayer from TTLG Forums for sharing this with everyone. ;)
(From the thread Freebies for everyone!) So yeah, thought I'd just share this.

Star Wars IV: A New Hope

Okay, I was looking around on youtube and was watching some tutorials, and came across this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byqCLKUmQaI&NR=1

This is really cool! If you don't want to do the telnet thing (I don't blame you if you don't) I found at the beginning that it gives a link to the actual guy's website, which is asciimation.co.nz - now, if for some reason this site goes down, or you are afraid to go there because it has a weird url, just type in asciimation on google or something. Anyway, to get to the point, this is a "movie" made in ascii that remakes Star Wars Episode IV as a text based video. Of course, its not the whole movie, and they change the dialogue a bit it seems, but its pretty neat in itself that someone could make something so elabarate like this. Anyway, I hope you enjoy, its pretty neat.