My brother sent me a link to the Wikipedia page showcasing information about one of the stranger construction oddities I’ve seen. This pyramid-like grey concrete hotel building – rising 330 meters into the air - is still incomplete and empty, twenty years after its construction began. As if in a state of permanent readiness to commence [...]
In a previous post, I provided the self-depiction of me as a South Park character. That popular animated show managed to make the successful leap from television to the movie-house, just as The Simpsons – their not-as-crude rival – is attempting to do this Friday. With all the hype from this upcoming film, it was only [...]
There has been quite a lot of hype recently with passenger jet manufacturer Boeing’s unveilling of the new 787 Dreamliner (article with photos and video here), as representing the next developmental advance in the airline industry, its main selling feature being a significant increase in fuel efficiency. As discussed in this interesting blog article, air travel will continue expanding [...]
Recently, I wrote of the proposed underground tunnel whose intent is to connect Alaska with the eastern edge of Siberia (see map of locale here). Among the comments at the end of this article (read them here) were references to what would be likely the longest and most monotonous part of the now-driveable journey from [...]