High tech fashion

I think these kids are cute. Leave it to Beaver-cute. They are dressed from the LA Police Gear store. First, about flashlights. Searching the Google Patents the other day for LED illuminators I stumbled on the LED flashlights section. That led to a simple web search for LED flashlights, where I saw a familiar name, LA Police Gear. Apparently the high tech field has made strides in adapting LEDs for mainstream use, as we have been enjoying LED lights on cars, and flashlights going the LED is not surprising. Light emitting diode (LED) technology is now available in several flashlight models and as an add-on conversion for many of SureFire's (the brans carried by LA Police Gear) high-performance flashlights. After looking into the product inf0ormation, it turns out that Surefire LED flashlights and conversion heads differ from other manufacturer's LED flashlights with features such as digital regulator circuits to maintain consistent levels of light output for as long as possible, and digital current limiters to protect the LED module from current and heat-related damage. Just when I was ready to click on through to my Blogger dashboard, I saw shorts on LA Police Gear page. Shorts, the kind I have been looking for , for the hikes in Mojave desert, or arounbd Lake Tahoe. The 511 Shorts are the tactical type, designed to carry bulky items and still remain durable. Like all 5.11 Tactical ™ clothing, the store information says, only the finest components are used in construction – from the 100% Cotton Tactical Canvas to the Prym® snap and YKK® zipper. The short has double fabric in the seat and thirty-six bartacks (reinforcement stitching) at stress points for superior strength. I am really fed up with cheap discount stuff I got from my local pop. I am dressing high tech from now on.

Frankenstein (artificial life form) seed also opposed

Golem-Frankenstein master Craig Venter and his colleagues have applied for a patent on a minimal-genome bacteria, which is sparking protests. First, here's the preliminary claim: United States Patent Application 20070122826 Minimal bacterial genome 1. A set of protein-coding genes that provides the information required for growth and replication of a free-living organism under axenic conditions in a rich bacterial culture medium, wherein the set lacks at least 40 of the 101 protein-coding genes listed in Table 2, or functional equivalents thereof, wherein at least one of the genes in Table 4 is among the lacking genes; wherein the set comprises between 350 and 381 of the 381 protein-coding genes listed in Table 3, or functional equivalents thereof, including at least one of the genes in Table 5; and wherein the set comprises no more than 450 protein-coding genes. I suggest the claim be written - I am not a fan of negative limitations - "... wherein the set lacks at least 40 of ..." - you can write this claim constructively ("most to all of the Table 3 genes, plus less than 60 of the Table 2 genes"). Legally, if you accept Chakrabarty, well, this invention is even more artificial, and even less a natural phenomenon, than the bacteria in Chakrabarty. This new application won't be shot down on caselaw grounds.

world buzzwords

Foreign people not only make up queer English words, they also have interesting words of their own. Please add any that you know of in the comments. Queer means odd, by the way.

1. Ilunga (Tshiluba, Congo): a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time
2. Taarradhin (Arabic): a way of resolving a problem without anyone losing face (not the same as our concept of a compromise - everyone wins)
3. Razbliuto (Russian): The vacant feeling you have for someone you once loved, but no longer love.
4. Meraki (Greek): doing something with soul, creativity, or love
5. Yoko meshi (Japanese): literally ‘a meal eaten sideways’, referring to the peculiar stress induced by speaking a foreign language:
6. Duende (Spanish): a climactic show of spirit in a performance or work of art, which might be fulfilled in flamenco dancing, or bull-fighting, etc.
7. Pochemuchka (Russian): a person who asks a lot of questions
8. Tingo (Pascuense language of Easter Island): to borrow objects one by one from a neighbour’s house until there is nothing left
9. Manqué (French) having failed to become what one might have been
10. Litost (Czech): a state of torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery
11. Waldeinsamkeit (German): the feeling of being alone in the woods
12. Dai Lu Maozi (Chinese) Translates to “He wears the green hat”; Meaning his Wife is sleeping with someone else.
13. Faire Du Leche-Vitrines (French) Literally, “to lick the windows”; Window Shopping.
14. Harami (Arabic) An electrical plug adapter that allows more than one plug to be plugged into the same socket. Literally means “thief”
15. Guanxi (Mandarin): in traditional Chinese society, you would build up good guanxi by giving gifts to people, taking them to dinner, or doing them a favor, but you can also use up your gianxi by asking for a favour to be repaid.
16. Handschuhschneebalwerfer (German) Germans like to smash words together into one. This one translates to “Somebody Who Wears Gloves To Throw Snowballs”, used in general to describe cowards.
17. Geisterfahrer (Austria) Someone driving the wrong way on the Autobahn. Literally: Ghost Driver.
18. Shitta (Farsi) Leftover dinner eaten for breakfast.
19. Schadenfreude (Guess Who) To derive pleasure via someone else’s pain or misfortune
20. Gorerro (Spanish) Someone who never picks up a check.
21. Rujuk (Indonesian) To Remarry your ex-wife.

found on MisanthropyToday