Being able to breathe is a big issue and unfortunately the pollution levels in our cities is so high that going out for a run or cycling is more harmful than the health benefits.

So to counter this, there are a few filters available.

Pollution China has a nice article on how to choose the right facemask from Respro.

This is the sport mask, but there are many different products offering different protections and comforts.
Respro: Sports & Leisure – Cycling – Sportsta Mask.

Sanspira also offers nasal filters which are much much smaller but obviously don’t offer much in the way of filtration when breathing through the mouth. here

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Learn how to play a guitar by gaming. Plug in an electric guitar.

Rocksmith | Ubisoft | Home.

Processing.org.

“The GPS navigation is the weakest point,” the Iranian engineer told the Monitor, giving the most detailed description yet published of Iran’s “electronic ambush” of the highly classified US drone. “By putting noise [jamming] on the communications, you force the bird into autopilot. This is where the bird loses its brain.”

The “spoofing” technique that the Iranians used – which took into account precise landing altitudes, as well as latitudinal and longitudinal data – made the drone “land on its own where we wanted it to, without having to crack the remote-control signals and communications” from the US control center, says the engineer.

Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer – CSMonitor.com.

Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer – CSMonitor.com.

Chrome and Firefox do it, and it’s about time Microsoft did it! Well done on killing that old shit. It’ll be updated seamlessley for everyone with automatic updates on.

Microsoft to force IE auto updates – ZDNet Asia News.

These guys hope to launch a hovercraft to the moon which can mine, place things there and do scientific experiments in 2013. They’re expecting to be able to do it with a budget of around $70m, because they’re based on existing technologies.

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Interview with owner here

EU looks like it will ratify US totalitarian ACTA anti copyright agreement driven solely by the big patent trolling businesses lobby. While we’re in a recession, let’s also completely kill innovation.

Europees ja tegen ondertekening ACTA | Webwereld.

Products | SmithsonMartin Inc..

The lens is inserted into a rubber band and only costs $15,-.

Macro Cell Lens Band.

2 glasses of cherry juice per day allows you to sleep on avg 39 minutes longer and more efficiently as well as reducing napping behaviour.

Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage.

This movie shows the earth at its’ best. Shot by the astronomy photographer of the year, Tom Lowe.

TimeScapes 4K from Tom Lowe on Vimeo.

TimeScapes Time Lapse Photography.

Using fog to project on, they project 3D images and allow you to use standard 2 finger rotation and zoom actions, as well as project a keyboard.

InAVate – Interactive images float in space.

Gene therapy can protect against HIV : Nature News & Comment.

Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything | Threat Level | Wired.com.

For only $100,000 you get a jetpack which pumps water in through a hose via an engine and then out again with such ferocity that it lets you fly up to 30 ft for 4 hours at 25 mph.

:: Jetlev R200 ::.

A Low Impact Woodland Home.

Rum Caviar tutorial : Mix That Drink.

Follow Your Heart: Darpa’s Quest to Find You by Your Heartbeat | Danger Room | Wired.com.

Heston Blumenthal’s Christmas recipes: From turkey to crisp potatoes | Mail Online.

Without a doubt the ultimate perfect and crazily expensive Christmas dinner, by the chef of the Fat Duck.

Heston Blumenthal’s Perfect Christmas.

Mobile NFC Gains Momentum as Operators Worldwide Pledge Support for SIM-based Solution ~ GSM World.

Set up virtual fences around key locations, such as malls, parks, beaches, movie theaters, sports facilities, work locations … and be notified when children or employees enter or leave these important places.

via SpectorSoft – eBlaster | mobile for Android.

It can do a lot more scary stuff as well, such as transmitting SMS / Web history / voice call logs and finding current location

OpenedFilesView displays the list of all opened files on your system. For each opened file, additional information is displayed: handle value, read/write/delete access, file position, the process that opened the file, and more…

Optionally, you can also close one or more opened files, or close the process that opened these files.

via OpenedFilesView – View opened/locked files in your system (sharing violation issues).

That’s a pretty crass threat and bizarre that a US company can do this!

Zynga to employees: Give back our stock or you’ll be fired | The Digital Home – CNET News.