I’ve purchased recently (aprox 45 days ago) a Duracell 600 Watt PowerPack Pro starter battery. It has good reviews on Amazon, but most of those reviews are for an older model (Duracell 600 Watt PowerPack battery). I purchased this battery because it has a 600W inverter and therefore you can use it as a AC…
WA law initiative against UAVs (drones)
This initiative by representative Jeff Morris, head of House Technology and Economic Development Committee, is due for voting in a few days by WA reps: http://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1093&year=2015 The bill is here: Click to access 1093.pdf It says: (b) Any image of a person taken from any location in the Washington state airspace, when the person whose…
Converting a Champion Generator to run on Propane (or Natural Gas) and Reasons Behind It
A while back, we’ve planned a party. We invited many friends to our place at around 3pm. In the morning, around 10am, we were hit by a power outage. We’ve waited aprox 2 hours and we were still without power. Therefore, it was the option to call off the party or come up with a…
Enjoy Life
We move through life and sometimes we look back. What have we accomplished so far? What did we bring new to this world? How did we spend our life so far? What does it make up proud so far? What are the lessons we learned? Every single person is different. We learn so much every…
Memento Mori
Today we said good bye to a friend. He was young and his death was completely unexpected to us. Aside from grieving and remembering the good times spent with that person, it makes me pause and think about our short journey in this universe… It’s hard to accept, understand, and wonder why a good person must die…
Do Not Fear the Universe
Let me start by quoting Albert Einstein: “The single most important decision any of us will ever have to make is whether or not to believe that the universe is friendly. The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe. I think the most important question…
SkyMap for Windows 8
SkyMap application (based on SkyMap Windows Phone code) has just been released on Windows 8 and Windows RT platforms. There are 2 versions of this app: SkyMap Free (free, ad-based) SkyMap(free trial or $1.99 for full functionality) Be ready for Dec 21st (end of Mayan calendar) and use this app to check if planets align…
Our trip to Cancun, Mexico
The tropical resorts in Mexico are a great vacation destination. We’ve been to Mexico many times for vacation: cruises to East and West coasts of Mexico vacations to all inclusive resorts (Puerto Vallarta and Cancun) We’ve just returned from a trip to Cancun (Iberostar Paraiso Lindo at Riviera Lindo, close to Cancun). I think this…
Curiosity Landed on Mars!
A few minutes ago, Curiosity landed on Mars! This is a great step forward for planetary exploration and for the whole mankind. $2.5 billion, a lot of human work and dreams spent on this project only to end up with success. I really belive that humans should keep their own “curiosity” and continue “boldly go…
Romania
Romania is a east European country. It is part of European Union since 2007 and it neighbors Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Republic of Moldova. It was a communist country and had a madman as president (Ceausescu) until the revolution of 1989. Ceausescu had a mock trial and was executed a few minutes after the trial. Anyway,…
Is the Technology Evil?
Some people say that technology is evil… They tell us that technology keeps us away from a simple way of life and that we’re too amazed by our own gadgets and forget the beauty of Earth. They blame crazy working hours, extra stress on technology… But is the technology evil? Is it really so bad…
Pale Blue Dot
I stumbled upon the reflections about Earth and us by Carl Sagan in his Pale Blue Dot book. There are so well said, that I really felt that I have to mention them here. “That’s home. That’s us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives….
Ciprian Boboc 