I’ve felt the same way for awhile now, but the TechCrunch really nailed it…

Silicon Valley is no longer any fun. In fact, it’s turned downright nasty. It may be time for some of use to leave for a while and watch the craziness from the outside again. In a few years, things will be beautiful again. The big money will be slumbering away, and the marketing departments will be a distant memory. We can focus, once again, on the technology.

Silicon Valley Could Use A Downturn Right About Now

Need some more range on Bluetooth or Wifi? Here’s a quick and sweet 2.4ghz antenna you can build yourself…

5 Element Yagi for BlueTooth or WLAN applications

Saw this on David Pogue‘s new show – It’s All Geek to Me

Have you ever been in a situation where you wished your cell phone would ring? Maybe you wanted to look extra important or popular on that hot date. Or maybe you just needed an excuse to escape from an unpleasant meeting.

The Popularity Dialer

http://www.lolpaul.com/

For more context:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolcat

How to tie knots!

How to Tie the 10 Most Useful Knots

Here’s a thought – why don’t the car companies charge something more reasonable for in-car nav… like $500? instead of the insane $2,000+ they do today?

Built-in navigation systems increase the depreciation of a car or truck, a startling fact that has some car companies rethinking their approach to the $2,000 factory-installed systems.
In-car navigation takes a new turn amid resale woes

“This is a commercial that was produced for internal use. But it has become so popular, especially with employees, that Kodak has released it for external viewing. It demonstrates that Kodak not only understands it’s changing business but also has a sense of humor.”

Who knew that I’d be “news worthy”… 😀

Instead he came back to Houston, where he’d grown up, and which he finds bigger and more interesting than Austin. He incorporated Hush Labs, an incubator for technologies to serve late adopters, the vast population left behind by broadband and Blackberries. For the time being, Hush’s first two employees work downstairs in Yoo’s townhouse — a classier, air-conditioned version of the garage startup.

It takes a Village

This is really interesting stuff…

It has been my experience that gifted and talented persons are more likely to experience a type of depression referred to as existential depression.

Existential Depression in Gifted Individuals

Wow! They’re starting to understand calorie-restriction… this is great news!

The mystery of how eating less boosts longevity is closer to being solved.

Gene clue to longevity uncovered

Some decent small-biz advice…

As the saying goes, you’ve got to spend money to make money. But no one wants to waste money. Most entrepreneurs are careful spenders, but all of us, from time to time, squander our precious funds.

Strategies: Stop wasting your money

“It’s oddly infuriating.” – I couldn’t agree more…

Peter, who is the CEO of a company called Vocal Laboratories Inc. (they conducts call center customer service surveys for companies like Apple, Dell, and HP), felt compelled to add video commentary to a call to HP that was recently logged by one of their participants.

The Most Excruciatingly Painful, Yet Typical, Customer Service Call Ever

Growing up, I loved Tootsie Pops… and I remember that it was really tough not biting into them…

How Many Licks Does It Take To Make It CG?

This is genius! Put wind generators over freeways!

Proposals would turn highways into wind farms

Metro City Wifi is coming to Houston!

In your front yard, at the store or at the mall, it’s a plan to make the Internet available everywhere in the Houston area.

Can Houston fit into an Internet bubble?

Maybe there is some sense in getting a huge SUV to protect your butt in a wreck…

Small cars continue to be the least safe on the road, but all vehicles and SUVs in particular are getting much safer.

SUVs do better in report on fatalities

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

I think its hard for many to make the right calls when it comes to their home…

I HAVE SOMETHING un-American to confess: I rent an apartment, despite having enough money to buy a house. I plan to keep renting for as long as I can. I’m not just holding out for better prices. Renting will make me richer.

Renting Makes More Financial Sense Than Homeownership

Interesting read on the different HDTV technologies…

Forking out a few thousand dollars or even just a few hundred is a serious investment, and the last thing you want to do is buy an HDTV with lousy color rendition. Navigating the minefield in consumer electronics is a confusing proposition even for the seasoned gadget geeks, so I created this survival guide to help you make a wise decision. I’ll explain the various types of HDTVs as well as cabling and testing the color depth of your display.

Don’t buy an HDTV without reading this first

A live shot from the camera on my phone.

Anyone who has tried to register a domain name as of late will find this Dilbert cartoon (sadly) amusing:

Do you know if you’re ingesting Bisphenol A?

Bisphenol A is ingested by practically everyone in Canada who eats canned foods or drinks from a can or hard plastic water bottles.

‘Inherently toxic’ chemical faces its future

Has it begun?

Real estate group sees 0.7% decline in 2007, first annual drop since it began keeping track.

Home prices set for first drop in 40 years