Author Archives: Silicon Valley Dazed
Derek Boogaard – A Boy Learns to Brawl – NYTimes.com
Derek Boogaard – A Boy Learns to Brawl – NYTimes.com. I thought hockey fights were more of a kabuki dance than a real brawl, but it appears they’re actually real fights which can lead to long-term brain trauma.
Bikram Yoga Is Taking a New York Yogi to Court – NYTimes.com
But Bikram Choudhury, the millionaire founder of Bikram Yoga, believes his kind of yoga belongs to him — he has even copyrighted it. Now, he has sued Yoga to the People for copyright infringement, seeking monetary damages and asking a federal judge to block Yoga to the People from offering its hot yoga class. “We … Continue reading
Google working on a local deli…
Google working on a local delivery service. Hope it’s more successful than http://t.co/YYFzhAgY. http://t.co/N4jh2sza
Fewer than one-third of California students meet fitness goals – San Jose Mercury News
To meet aerobic goals, a 5-foot-6-inch, 150-pound ninth-grade boy must run a mile within nine minutes, do at least 16 push-ups and 24 sit-ups. In the past, the state has divided results into two categories: reaching the “healthy fitness zone” or not reaching it. via Fewer than one-third of California students meet fitness goals – … Continue reading
The Kids Are Trying to Crash | Flight Today | Air & Space Magazine
The Kids Are Trying to Crash | Flight Today | Air & Space Magazine. Great article discussing rc airplane 3D flying. Coincidentally, I’ve been practicing knife edges like the one in the photo above (my planes are a lot smaller and lighter though).
Could two famous movie stars keep an illegitimate daughter secret today?
Judy Lewis, Secret Daughter of Hollywood, Dies at 76 With the hordes of paparazzi, TMZ, People, and The National Enquirer, there’s no way someone like Judy Lewis could be kept a secret today. It’s crazy to me the subterfuge Loretta Young went through to hide a pregnancy and then to put her daughter in an … Continue reading
Products with Gorilla Glass. F…
Products with Gorilla Glass. From his bio: Jobs’ convinced Corning to produce a lot for the iPhone. http://t.co/C7p8MnsS
Thanks to Chloë Moretz, my ki…
Thanks to Chloë Moretz, my kids now know the meaning of the word “clandestine”. I learned the word reading Jane’s Guns in high school.
Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone …
Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone in the same movie again in Hugo. Loved their quite different characters in Sexy Beast.
E was sad that Waxer died in t…
E was sad that Waxer died in the Carnage of Krell episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Most violent episode ever. http://t.co/miXyAo9H