Texas A&M has launched a new ad campaign called “Welcome to Aggieland” that includes a great video showcasing most of the Aggie traditions. It really made me miss being there!

I just found this cool page that combines Google News, Google Maps, and the World Cup. You can switch between a view of participating countries and German host cities. Clicking on one of the map markers will show news related to the team or city. There doesn’t seem to be any news for the US [...]

After six years, I decided that our main webpage was looking pretty dated. A couple of months ago I started playing around with the Google Maps API, and made a map of various places we’ve been with links to the corresponding photo gallery on our website. I decided to dust it off, upgrade to API [...]

Some cool pictures of what is claimed to be the most powerful diesel engine in the world–the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C. It’s a turbocharged two-stroke inline design intended for very large container ships and is available in 6- through 14-cylinder versions. The 14-cylinder version weighs 2300 tons and produces 108,920 horsepower and 5,608,312 lb.-ft. of torque at [...]

I never cease to be amazed at the stuff you can find on the Internet. Take, for example, the Sonic Devastator. From the product description: “This handheld space age weapon of the future…is capable of emitting intense ultrasonic blasts from its output transducer…capable of inducing intense pain and discomfort in humans and animals.” Yikes!