Dojo Info 9/2/2010

1. 8-year-old painting prodigy is new art world star
   Kieron Williamson is the latest child prodigy to impress. The human mind is capable to true greatness.
2. Scientists Create Invisibility Cloak of Silk
   High-tech is focusing more and more emphasis on reducing the size of current technology. This? Something even cooler.
3. Toddler walks two blocks to reach medical help for her father
   What a brave young girl! [Alesaundra Tafoya] Heroes are all around us.
4. Double hand transplant at Jewish Hospital
   This is right here in Louisville. Incredible what science has now made possible.
5. Tour the solar system … on Earth
   Hey Brian Cox… How can the solar system be so wondrous if it’s simply the result of a million random accidents? Far more logical and likely that it’s the product of some being far greater than our understandings can fathom.

Dojo Info 8/22/10

1. Raising the stakes in social gaming
   We’ll see many great innovations in this area in the coming years simply because the options are limitless.
2. Netflix delights studios with big checks
   Down with Blockbuster (monopoly) and up with Netflix (innovation)! [That is...until Netflix gets too big and they start to monopolize things, then reverse it.]
3. Bull leaps into stands in Spain
   Look, I’m always for people over animals but sometimes people behave, as our dishonest President has said, “stupidly” and get what they deserve. Bull fighting is archaic and ridiculous.
4. The Luddites may actually be power brokers
   Find a few examples on an controversial but illogical view and it’s a story? I guess that’s just how MSNBC rolls. In the immortal words of Chad Ochocinco, “Child please.”
5. 40 Billionaires Pledge to Give Away Half of Wealth
   For as much as the liberal mindset is to bash the wealthy, I have to give a standing ovation for members of their own agreeing to give away so much. Not know whether they’ve follow through, I still want to believe they will.

Facebook’s Dark Design on Power?

Facebook announces “Places” that allows a single online check-in. An idea already put forth by other parties without the weight to make it instantly credible.

In short, Facebook not only wants to be the digital sovereignty toward which all other geolocation apps direct their figurative roads, it also wants to be the Web’s own omniscient historian. [link]

Are you frightened of their power?

Dojo Info 7/29/10

1. Teen Swaps Cell Phone, Winds Up with Porsche
   Best I ever did was swap old CDs for store credit. Color me impressed. In just 14 trades, too!
2. Research Shows How Cranberry Juice Fights Bacteria At The Molecular Level
   Cran ain’t takin’ no prisoners man.
3. Rock Band 3 crashing into living rooms on October 26
   Not only do I want this, I physically need this.
4. Can The Candwich Make Dough for Its Inventor?
   I think we already have a name for this… Disgusting.
5. Curing Ailments with Natural Remedies
   The more I think about it, the more I believe that most, if not all, of our physical problems could be better treated with something in nature, if we can only find it, rather than a man-made chemical, built in some laboratory.

Dojo Info 7/15/10

1. A trip beyond the edge of the observable universe
   Sounds trippy. These kind of productions don’t get the press they deserve. You almost always leave saying, “That was pretty cool!”
2. Open Letter to Fans from Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert
   Hell hath no fury like an NBA owner scorned.
3. To Marry Off Her Son, Matchmaker Mom Launches Website
   “Golly gee whiz Mom!” says Colby Brin.
4. Company Creates Edible Greeting Card
   In case you’re wondering, how about a Martguerita for me?!?
5. BP chokes off the oil leak; now begins the wait
   85 days?!? Honestly? Pretty lame if you ask me. Shouldn’t there be a contingency plan in there in case something like this happens?

Kobayashi Disappoints Me Greatly, Tears

Going back as far as 2003, I’ve been posting about the phenom that is Kobayashi. I mean seriously, it’s crazy! Look at this!

• Hot Dog Eating Champion
• Top Dog
• Hot Dog Eating Champion, Part Duex
• Holy Clogged Arteries Batman
• Dojo Info 2/7/06
• Kobayashi Wins Again, Sets New Record
• Kobayashi Ups the Records
• Dojo Info 11/4/06
• Kobayashi Goes Down, Chestnut Reigns
• Dojo Info 7/9/08

If I was any more the stalker, TMZ would be on my ass. Today’s news is a sad state of affairs. Apparently, our hero Kobayashi can’t stand not to be in the spotlight.

Kobayashi mingled with the crowd watching the contest, standing inside a police-barricaded pen just under the stage. When the eating ended, he slipped up the stage stairs and was welcomed by host George Shea.

Then, several security officers appeared and tried to usher him off. He grabbed a metal police barricade with both hands, holding on tightly as the officers pulled at him. Finally, they dragged him down the stairs, with Kobayashi resisting vehemently.

Forgive me as I take time to compose myself. *sigh* It’s going to be some time before I’ll be back to my jovial self.

Dojo Info 6/25/10

1. Business ethics, with a chuckle
   They could shadow my old boss at a *cough* reputable *cough* healthcare company and point all all the infractions? Nah, that’s been done before.
2. Nintendo introduces 3-D game machine
   I guess that 3-D is the next logical frontier but until they can remove the quesy, cross-eyed feeling I get when I try these, I’m outties.
3. Family of Four Making Do on $40,000
   That’s newsworthy? We’ve got six and make little more than that. Hit me up!
4. Games that make the most of the iPad
   Gonna let rev1 run it’s course before seriously consider the iPad. See bullet point above.
5. Kid Breaks The World Record For Most Underwear At A Birthday Party
   What passes for news these days? I just bought at seriously tasty taco. Does that count?

Dojo Info 6/10/10

1. Engineering Prodigy Offers Solution to BP
   BP is taking a massive hit almost daily as this thing drags on.
2. Man wrongfully imprisoned for decades happy to start relearning life
   Wow. How difficult would it be not to hate those that caused this?!?
3. Top sunscreen? New report ranks best
   Choose the Target bullseye!
4. Mother Raises 46 Adopted Children
   I introduce to you the strongest person on earth. Mind-blowing!
5. New Drug Could Change Fight Against Melanoma
   50% of all cancers are melanoma. This could be huge!

Dojo Info 5/21/10

1. The next step for supercars
   Hyper-efficient is a worthwhile goal but they still can’t be hyper-expensive.
2. The 9-year-old Microsoft genius
   Think your 9-yr-old is smart? This kid laughs at the low probability of anyone being smarter than him.
3. Kid’s Superhero Power is Music
   Mine is eating Mexican food.
4. Machine creates custom ice cream on demand
   Think there’s a market for this? HA!
5. Why I became an Android fanboy
   I love my MyTouch. It totally crushes my old BlackBerry but still… it could be better. Android is only going to get better too.

Dojo Info 5/12/10

1. Aye-Aye, Captain! NY girl, 12, credits SpongeBob’s example to help friend choking on gum
   “OOooooohhhh! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea…”
2. Honor or not? Golfer prompts debate
   Dude (Grant Whybark) lost last hole on purpose another player could make it to the final tournament. I have no problem with that.
3. America’s Most Underrated National Parks
   Some great images in that list for the trailblazer in you.
4. Laser could be used to make rain on demand
   Not sure how cost-effective this might be but you never know.
5. Now Is the Time for Car Shopping
   “And it’s much easier to negotiate the price of a new car because dealers are so desperate to sell.” Desperation. That’s the smell of money.
6. No limits for teen without limbs
   A blood infection took her legs but that didn’t stop Kiera Brinkley. There are so many people in this world who are stronger than I am.

Dojo Info 4/23/10

1. Video game industry finally sees a rebound
   I do feel for a company that creates a game so good that I don’t spend money on anything else. Valve, I’m talking to you!
2. Girl found after 5 days in swamp
   ” ‘The Lord led me’ to missing girl, rescuer says.” How cool is that?
3. Man sells old video game for $31,600 after reading CNN.com
   Barnacles! I sold my Atari 2600 thirty-two years ago!
4. Scientists edge closer to printing human tissue
   And I’m getting closer to mainlining a shunt into my brain so all my communications are faster.
5. Chores teach kids to manage money
   Really? Go figure. Some good ole common sense would do these modern day journalists some good.

Dojo Info 4/12/10

1. Why Zynga ticks off the games industry
   It’s simple really, huge budgets good ideas win.
2. Daily chocolate may keep the heart doctor away
   How is this not the top story on every news show?!?
3. Interactors build homes, dreams for Mexico’s poor
   I wish this kind of news was all we heard on “the news.”
4. Spray-On Skin Cells Could Help Burns Heal
   So what you’re telling me is that The Terminator is real??
5. Adobe Flash evangelist: ‘Go screw yourself Apple’
   Isn’t it refreshing when someone says what they actually mean? (Unlike our elected officials.)

Dojo Info 4/6/10

1. Renee L. Green donated her tax return to Haiti relief and then won the lottery the same day!
   Wow. I’m surprised because most of the time God doesn’t work this quickly. ;^)
2. The Science of Happiness: An Interview with Shawn Achor
   “What do you think is the biggest obstacle standing in a person’s way of happiness? It is the failure to believe that our behavior matters.” I believe he’s telling the truth but that’s only part of the story, IMO. I also believe in order to be happy, you have to believe your life has a worthwhile purpose.
3. Nun Helps College Hoops Stars Soar
   There are many paths to God. But I don’t believe there are many Gods.
4. Nanny Risks Life to Save Child
   Right down the road in Shelbyville, this nanny ran through fire in the middle of the night to save a child in her care. We all need to celebrate true heroes like this woman.
5. Gaming our way to musical genius
   The more accessible music becomes to the everyman, the less labels (aka, power chock-holders) tells the world what’s good and what’s not. I’m down.
6. Want to Play Quake 2 Again? Try HTML5
   Now, I’d only want to play the game for memory’s sake but I tried that before and it left me sad. It’s never as good as it was back then. Still, HTML5 has some computing PUNCH.

Dojo Info 3/25/10

1. Dire Warning: Israel Must Strike Iran Now
   Once Iran gets nukes, how long do you think they’ll wait before they launch them at Isreal? Yeah, we’re entering scary times people.
2. Google admits its SEO could use a little work
   That’s hilarious! It’s also very genuine. Gives me more respect for Google.
3. Two Shining Moments: Expanding the NCAA Tournament Field To 96
   Great article on how amazingly bad the opening round games of an expanded field would be.
4. An inconvenient challenge: Eat ‘real food’ for a month
   I hope you realize how difficult this will be. But worth it!
5. Kwik Save tycoon gives up riches in ‘pact with God’
   More and more rich people are realizing that money won’t make you truly happy. Yet, still we stumble towards it.

Dojo Info 3/2/10

1. New ‘Harry Potter’ theme park casts its spell
   As no-brainer as putting cartoons on kid’s under garments.
2. Web designer sells Detroit lot for $1 per sq. inch
   Uh… I knew Web Designers were a little bit different, but this guy full-on bonkers. Watch the video on LoveLand.
3. College students heading for Haiti
   Great stuff! How can the rest of the world not see America as leading the way in charitable deed?
4. Honda, Subaru named best all-around vehicles
   Honda I would have guessed but Subaru? Fuji Heavy Industries?!?
5. Best of the Decade #7: The Passion of the Christ
   It’s refreshing to see someone who’s able to focus on the target despite the noise of the periphery.