Monthly Archives: June 2009

Accident on Flushing

Written by skoch. Posted on June 21, 2009. Filed under life, motorcycle. Tagged , . No comments.
After several years of riding I finally went down. On the motorcycle. It wasn’t too scary because I wasn’t in any danger of actually colliding with any other vehicles and it was on a street in Brooklyn. That’s not to say that it wasn’t a terrifying experience. Long story short: An 18 wheeler was parked on [...]

Smart Power Outlets

Written by skoch. Posted on June 10, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized. No comments.
John La Grou unveils an ingenious new technology that will smarten up the electrical outlets in our homes, using microprocessors and RFID tags. The invention, Safeplug, promises to prevent deadly accidents like house fires — and to conserve energy. link to TED