Eight simple rules for happiness and money

Money Can Buy Happiness ... If You Spend It Right

Scientists have studied the relationship between money and happiness for decades and their conclusion is clear: Money buys happiness, but it buys less than most people think.

Oregon Trail: How three Minnesotans forged its path

It's one of the most popular educational games of all time

Some great links a well

FORTY YEARS AND TEN iterations later, the Oregon Trail has sold over 65 million copies worldwide, becoming the most widely distributed educational game of all time. Market research done in 2006 found that almost 45 percent of parents with young children knew Oregon Trail, despite the fact that it largely disappeared from the market in the late '90s.

The Middle East Crisis Has Just Begun

The struggle between the Saudis and Iran in the opening phases...

Despite the military drama unfolding in Libya, the Middle East is only beginning to unravel. American policy-makers have been spoiled by events in Tunisia and Egypt, both of which boast relatively sturdy institutions, civil society associations and middle classes, as well as being age-old clusters of civilization where states of one form or another have existed since antiquity. Darker terrain awaits us elsewhere in the region, where states will substantially weaken once the carapace of tyranny crumbles. The crucial tests lie ahead, beyond the distraction of Libya

Looks like some more "interesting times" for the region and the entire world.

Solid Fuel camping stove

Sierra Stove

Use local fuel, looks pretty interesting....

Hexayurt: Sturdy, affordable, easy-to-build temporary shelter

The design is public domain and build-it-yourself.

Hexayurt
Free, public domain plans
Hexayurt Instructions
Supply checklist
Model papercraft Hexayurts PDF

Hexayurts are public domain with no copyright or patent, meaning anybody can build as many as they like for free

Indy movie on Indy Games

Watch it form, learn, and help fund with a DVD pre-order this coming documentary.

Indie Game: The Movie is a feature documentary about video games, their creators and the craft. It examines independent game developers as a way to understand the medium and the theory behind video games.

Super Aerodynamic Electric Car

Infrequently do we find a homebuilt car that is well-designed, aesthetically appealing, environmentally friendly, and inexpensive.

Another thing I would like to clarify is that my goal was to build a vehicle that can go 200 miles on a single charge with a speed of 60-65 mph for 85% of the miles, for under $3,000.

Very impressive range and inexpensive reuse of existing equipment.

The Fine Art of Resurfacing

Maybe they will find a few records saying "I Don't Like Romans" as they investigate these ancient modern roads. More sophisticated roads implies more mobility and a more connected society.

The discovery that a Roman road may in fact have been made by Iron Age Britons offers a glimpse of a far more sophisticated society than previously thought and The discovery of a metalled and cambered road dated to the first century BC in Shropshire has raised the possibility that iron age Britons were the first to build 'proper' roads

So, while the cobbles rattled to the sound of carts and chariots generations before the Romans invaded Britain, the route itself was older than Rome.

The long-held belief that the Romans introduced "proper" roads to the UK has been thrown into doubt after the discovery of a thoroughfare engineered by iron age Britons.

A stunning new Chanel campaign

Bonus video

Keira Knightley has hearts racing

A teaser of the new video, to be released in full on Monday, shows Keira in a beige catsuit standing next to a vintage motorbike, while a voice-over from the actress talks about the campaign.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1365445/Keira-Knightley-new-Coco-Mademoiselle-teaser-released.html#ixzz1GVnQijBL

Lost city of Atlantis may be found, in Spain?

More than the rain in Spain , stays mainly on the plain..

To solve the age-old mystery, the team used a satellite photo of a suspected submerged city to find the site just north of Cadiz, Spain. There, buried in the vast marshlands of the Dona Ana Park, they believe that they pinpointed the ancient, multi-ringed dominion known as Atlantis.

Freund's discovery in central Spain of a strange series of "memorial cities," built in Atlantis' image by its refugees after the city's likely destruction by a tsunami, gave researchers added proof and confidence, he said.

Atlantis residents who did not perish in the tsunami fled inland and built new cities there, he added.

Stormtroopers Have Feelings Too

How 3D printing will transform society over the next 15 years

When fixed costs become insignificant, we’ll enter a new era in which economies of scale won’t matter, because a mass manufactured product might not be what’s in demand. Customization will play a key role in future manufacturing; why should you wear the same gloves as thousands of others when you could come up with your own glove design and print it at home?

Sounds like a pretty nice future less limitations more choice lower costs...
one wonders about everything that will change.