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View home near Pt. Reyes/Inverness (west marin) $3000 3bd

Must-see views - former retirement dream house for aerospace engineer. Located in scenic, private, West Marin at the top of a small hill. Just off Sir Francis Drake, very quiet. Sunny, airy, light, clean, high ceilings, open beam natural wood architecture, wood stove, wrap around deck, no visible neighbors, complete privacy, quiet, private forest acreage behind house then the National Park, hiking, big trees, lots of birds and deer, totally AMAZING VIEW of Tomales Bay wetlands and hills from open dining room living room and two bedrooms. stone patio area for outdoor dining. 2 full baths, 3 bedrooms. Super comfortable and wonderful house to live in. Everything works just fine. A 1960's era house, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. With large living room, and a nice dining room and kitchen. Central heat and a wood burning stove for atmosphere. Has some solar panels to help offset electric bills. Lots of parking. Beautiful views, among the finest in West Marin. Not windy. Deer and the national seashore in your backyard, with herons, and of course trees galore. Being transferred out of the country, will empty out the house to your specs, available immediately. Will require deposit and first months' rent. Animals will require additional deposit for the inevitable carpet replacement. High-speed internet already installed. Dish network is available in the area, no cable. Electric stove, propane powered central heating. Dishwasher. Microwave, electric oven, electric range, garbage disposal. County water and electricity. Dishwasher/Disposal. Washer/dryer included. For more information please contact Edward or Jean at 415-669-7011

Trial of former Khmer Rouge members hears of British mine-clearing expert's final days

Ex-army engineer and interpreter shot in 1996 on Pol Pot's orders, say accused

Master Bed/Bath--entire upstairs, luxury D'town Condo (mountain view) $1395

Price includes utilities, wireless, cable, and semi-monthly cleaning. Your downstairs housemate (25 y/o engineer)is mainly just there to sleep, and gone by 6:30 in morning. Weekends he's off rafting, sailing. And he's a very quite, responsible person. You get secure parking, walk-in closet, hardwood floors, 3 decks, very rustic courtyard, small 12-unit complex. Everyone loves place.

Queen's Gurkha Engineer statue unveiled in Maidstone Kent

A statue of a Queen's Gurkha Engineer has been unveiled in a Kent garrison town to mark the 60th anniversary of the unit's formation.

Aircraft inspired by pterodactyl

This freaky pterodactyl's head crest is inspiring a novel aircraft design with a vertical fin on its head. Texas Tech University paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee and aerospace engineer Richard Lind of the University of Florida, are working on designs for small autonomous aircraft that use a head rudder to steer. From Discovery.com: The pterosaur's head crest is like having the tail at the front of the plane, Lind said. As the animal turned its head, it could execute drastic, sharp turns, making it incredibly agile. "It's really good for turn radius and tracking prey while it flies," he said... "...The military is interested in having aircraft that can fly down into cities between buildings, avoiding wires and stuff like that," (University of Maryland aerospace engineer Sean) Humbert said. "This is a good design if you want to do crazy acrobatic maneuvers." Crested Pterodactyl Inspires Aircraft Design (via The Anomalist)...

Yesterday on Boing Boing Gadgets

Yesterday on Boing Boing Gadgets, we discovered the best place to buy a 3G iPhone are in the electronics black markets of Hong Kong and were surprised by a remarkably candid admission by an Apple engineer about what went wrong with MobileMe. Lustfully, Brownlee coveted a bowling ball bag for DSLRs and a candy-colored crapgadget of cuteness. Meanwhiizza admired a D12 media server, a Fujitsu 12-inch tablet and puzzled over how the ancient Romans used a speculum to remove a wine cork. There was (probably unwarranted) speculation that Apple's new "Brick" product will be an Apple TV with built-in DVR. Pac-Man morphed into a line of designer Italian furniture, and Goofy taught us all the proper way of hooking up a home theater system. Meanwhile, Joel looked at a Fujitsu flip phone that can break-in half on purpose and a new environmentally-friendly Ben and Jerry's freezer. He also coveted after some junk cars turned into furniture and the Open Pandora handheld gaming system. Link...

Kevin Mitnick detained, released after Colombia trip

Famed social engineer-cum-hacker tells a cautionary tale about the dangers of traveling into the U.S. with a laptop, and sending packages back home from Bogota.

Sweet Digital Mockups of Fantasy Ferrari Motorcycle

Never in a million years will Ferrari build a motorcycle -- and with Ducatis being so awesome who needs it to? -- but it's fun to think about what might roll out of Maranello if it ever decided to give two-wheelers a try. Many have envisioned such a machine and a few have actually built one or two of them, the best being the Ferrari-sanctioned bike Kay Engineering built in honor of Enzo Ferrari. But few have been so wild as what Amir Glinik's come up with. The Israeli industrial engineer started toying with the idea in 2005 and has been working on it ever since.  "Vintage and modern Ferrari projects influence my design," he says on his website. "It's a mix of what I find to be the best Ferrari lines with the latest technology I could think of in terms of engine, gear and driving management." Frankly, the body doesn't quite work for us, and with that wheelbase the bike would handle more like an Escalade than an Enzo. But the engine. Oh, wow, the engine. It's a work of art. And isn't that what Italian machinery is all about?Previous Ferrari-themed motorcycles have used conventional V-twin or four-cylinder motorcycle engines, although one guy shoehorned a V6 from the Dino and a V8 from the Ferrari 308 into a pair of custom-built bikes. Glinick's concept, which is so far just files on a computer, uses one-third of the V12 from the Enzo supercar. "The idea of 'slicing' a V4 out of one of Ferrari's engines was something I saw at (a) very early stage of the project, and that's what I did," Glinik says. The bike features fly-by-wire throttle and controls modeled after those in an F16. Dual-caliper brakes clamp down on a single perimeter rotor like those found on Buell motorcycles. There's a touch-screen control pad mounted where the fuel tank is on conventional motorcycles (speaking of, where is the tank on this bike?). It's used for engine management and to control suspension settings, the GPS unit and other functions. As for those huge slats at the front of the bike, Glinik calls it an "active intake system" that controls air flow to the engine, and they close completely to increase drag under hard braking. You'd no doubt do a lot of that with that sweet V4 screaming between your legs. More info and pictures at Glinik's site, which we found while surfing The Kneeslider. Images by Amir Glinik.

furnished one bedroom in 2-1 apt, free internet, water (redwood city) $600

Hi, I am looking for a roommate to take one furnished bedroom in my 2bed-1bath apartment, available now, and move in/out dates are flexible. Price: $600 plus half electricity bill, free water, free internet, simple furniture in your room, furnitures(47" tv, wii) in living room and kitchen). $1000 deposit (negotialbe) Location: 1 block to 84(woodside rd), very convenient access to 82(El Camino Real), 101 and 280. Apartment: 2nd floor, quiet neighborhood, large living room, large kitchen. street parking. About me: software engineer, 30 something, nice, clean, quiet, seldom cook, mostly in office, easy going, speaking Chinese (mandarin) and English. About you: clean, not too noisy, not too much party, not too many friends, easy going. very good credit history, very responsive. Please send me email, introduce yourself and leave contact information.

Spacious Room, Free Cable, Internet, & Utilities (milpitas) $550

A spacious room in a quiet and convenient location for renting. The size is 143 sq. ft. (11x13). Large double-pane window faces nice landscape. Wall-mounted mirror. The bedroom has beautiful vaulted wood ceiling. Share living room and kitchen. All utilities included plus free cable and internet. Shared bathroom. There will be four adults (including yourself) live in this 4-bedroom, 2-living room, 2-bathroom house. Plenty storage space (two large closets in the hallway). Plenty parking. Two blocks to Foothill Park. Walking distance to Milpitas sports center. Three miles to high tech companies, including Cisco. Easy access to highway 680/237/880. Available November 1. Who live here: 1) An engineer at Google. 2) A manager at Seagate. Both of them have lived here for more than two years. They have been maintaining it as a quiet place to relax after work or get some studying done. You: - Rent 6 months or longer. Deposit is the same amount as rent. - single occupancy. - NOÂ… smoking, drugs, pets, overnight guest(s). - have a friend over only occasionally. - References required. When replying, please describe yourself briefly and provide a phone number and best time to call. Preference will be given if you don't cook. I am available to show the place Monday or Thursday. I'll remove this listing when the room is rented out.