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DPTV-169-2006-05-31

 
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show notes:
Submerged Russian sub launches satellite for science use
MYT engine – new internal combustion engine
Revetec linear pistion engine saves 60% in fuel
Revetec home page
Medical Marijuana for your pet is now legal – in Canada
No relationship found between marijuana andamp; lung cancer
Amazing Photos of Smoke
Incredible solar ecliipse photo
Amazing Great White Shark picture
Mount St. Helens Shoots Steam, Ash Plume Into Air
The secrets of supervolcanoes
The Word Robot Turns 85
History of the Honda Asimo robot 1986-2006
Honda demonstrates using Brain Waves to Control a Robot
The ASIMO robot is given intelligence – this is what it sees
Video of the new HRP2 Promomet Robot toy
Robot Gecko developed at Stanford
Video of Biodegradable Plastic Water Bottle
Amazing remote control airplane pilot competition
Rocket Racing League new video
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May 31, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006, Video Files | 1 Comment 

DPTV-168-2006-05-26

 
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May 26, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006, Video Files | Leave a Comment 

Planet TV Show passes 1.25 mil hits on the media feed

Planet TV Show passes 1.25 million hits on the media feed as of 5-22

23/May/06 08:10 PM
The month of May still has a week to go and the Planet TV Show has already passed 1.25 million hits on the media feed. Last month PTV had 750k requests for downloads on the feed. We are on track to double the growth for the month of May! Woohoo again :)

May 23, 2006 | Filed Under Announcements | Comments Off 

DPTV-167-2006-05-23

 
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May 23, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006, Video Files | Leave a Comment 

DPTV-166-2006-05-17

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show notes: (click the individual note to go to the reference page)
• Vote for us at Podcast Alley
• Pyramid in Bosnia – Huge Hoax or Colossal Find
• Excavations Underway – BosnianPyramids.org
• TileToy prototype LED game
• Art in Money – Paper currency in the 1890’s
• Tip With Style – Dollar Bill Origami
• Lamborghini Countach hung on wall as art
• High-resolution photo of the far side of the moon
• High-resolution photo of the International Space Station
• Arctic robot uses solar power for 500km trek
• Robot drummer mimics human beat
• NYC Subway May Get Video Ads Seen From Moving Trains
• Cannabis effective at relieving pain after major surgery
• crazy car commercial
• Heliodisplay by IO2 Technologies
• Great video shows BMWs being built start to finish
• Hybrid algae produces Hydrogen in greater quantities
• New Cement Absorbs Pollution using titanium dioxide
• Ad hominem logical fallacy
• Lactic Acid is not responsible for muscle soreness
• High temperature superconductivity theory verified
• Underground Nuclear Explosions compilation
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Opening Comment – Adam Curry of Daily Source Code
First ending clip – Addicting Bleach video
Music Credit – Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark and Clouds or Smoke

May 17, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006 | Comments Off 

DPTV-165-2006-05-15

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• Vote for us at Podcast Alley
• Microbes Convert Wastewater into Useable Electricity
• Electrical Output Of Microbial Fuel Cells Boosted More Than 10-Fold
• Glowing ocean – Milky Seas
• Pantomine – A character animation short by Ronin Kim
• The SF Regional Air Guitar Championships
• Vice President Gore hosts Saturday Night Live
• The ultimate air cannon
• The Painstation 2
• The Moon’s libration – why no two full moons are the same
• Tetris furniture
• Earthquake Art
• Darpa patents human catapult device – can reach the top of a five story building in 2 seconds!
• Elephants Dream – Orange home page
• Elephants Dream on YouTube
• Buy Elephant Dreams DVD
• David Silverman (director of Simpsons movie and TV shows) makes a flaming tuba
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Opening Comment – Adam Curry of Daily Source Code
First ending clip – Addicting Bleach video
Second ending Clip – Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies
Music Credit – Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

May 15, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006 | Comments Off 

DPTV-164-2006-05-12

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show notes: (click the individual note to go to the reference page)
• Vote for us at Podcast Alley
• fastest hummer in the west
• Video of the new korean EveR-1 actroid
• What’s the difference between a Buffalo and a Bison?
• How To Start A Fire Using A Condom
• Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrid Confirmed by DNA
• Model aircraft jet turbine used to power a bicycle
• Jay Leno marine turbine superbike
• List of Fictional Expletives – Why Wikipedia is cool,
• Russian helicopter plunges into sea on training exercises
• In 2021 You’ll Grow a New Heart
• Binary watch on National Public Radio – great geek gift
• Reuters story on luxury submarines
• Video of Rock Slab Growing at Mt. St. Helens Volcano
• Video of fish jumping into a fishing boat
• New Robot that can skate and throw dice
• New short film by Daniel Martinez Lara – Changes
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Opening Comment – Adam Curry of Daily Source Code
First ending clip – Addicting Bleach video
Second ending Clip – Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies
Music Credit – Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

May 12, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006 | 3 Comments 

DPTV-163-2006-05-10

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show notes:
• Vote for us at Podcast Alley
• Research Shows Drunk Monkeys Act Like Humans
• How animals get drunk in the wild
• Steam powered Robot Armatron from I-Wei Huang of Crabfu
• Water powered welder and cutter using new gas HHO
• Classic public domain movies now on Google video
• New Jersey May Legalize Medical Marijuana
• Pope of Pot – Join his church and you can legally smoke
• The Self-Locking F-22 – $1.28 million for a locksmith
• World’s Most Luxurious Submarine – Phoenix 1000
• Fed-Ex planes trying to outrun a thunderstorm
• Giant Mechanical Elephant Invades London
• Rock Slab Growing at Mt. St. Helens Volcano
• More photos of the Korean android EveR-1
• Troops Declare New Armored Suit Too Goofy
• H2O Audio Waterproof Headphones
• Sarcos Robot with eye-hand coordination
• How to build an island by growing limestone
• The Evolution of Dance by Judson Laipply
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Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. First ending clip – Addicting Bleach video, Second ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

May 10, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006 | 1 Comment 

DPTV-162-2006-05-08

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show notes: Procrastination, Power Tool Drag Racing – San Francisco, Robotic tentacles developed for robots, New study shows that the subconscious can trick women into having unprotected intercourse, Enormous Collection of Frank Frazetta art, The New 50 Caliber Magnum – a massive Smith and Wesson revolver, Star Trek Cribs – Spocks Casa, Volvic Commercial – The first male engineer and his greatest invention, Spectacular Lasershow in San Antonio Texas, Guy sings Stairway to Heaven backwards.

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. First ending clip – Addicting Bleach video, Second ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

May 8, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006 | 1 Comment 

DPTV-161-2006-05-06

Episode 161 in MP4

show notes:

Mystery of vanished Buddha Boy grips Nepal,
Nepal’s pilgrims pray for return of Buddha boy,
Pure ponderings on dreamtime, and the little buddha,
Korean Scientists develop female android, EveR-1,
Bureau of Engraving and Printing – iimages of $500, $1000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills,
MIT Issues Call To Arms On Alternative Energy,
Stirling Energy Systems Inc. – What is a Stirling Engine,
www.keveney.com/Vstirling.html – stirling engine animations,
Bird versus small Jet,
Video Of Bush Reaction To Stephen Colbert During His Press Conference Bit,
Semi-Underwater Habitats – Trilobis 65 Floating Home,
Boing Boing- Insanely detailed eboy poster of NYC,
Fluid Motion Experiment magnetic lines in ferrofluid,
Waves in a large free floating sphere of water – experiments aboard the International Space Station, Pilot Who Inspired Six Million Dollar Man Dies at 72,
Titan 1 ICBM Missile Base for sale on Ebay – sale is temporarily suspended due to fake bidders,
Weight Lifitng Lego Machine can lift 97 pounds,
NASA – A View from Huygens – Jan. 14, 2005 – Stunning footage of landing on Titan.

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. Ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

May 6, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006 | Comments Off 

DPTV-160-2006-05-03

show notes:
RSS Mix – Mix any number of RSS feeds into one unique new feed,
Luminetx VeinVeiwer – Infared Light used to Map Veins on Skin,
via TechEBlog – Lego Stair Climber Robot,
Venice entirely build from Lego,
Article in Harvard Magazine – See what the US looks like when the oceans rise 3.5 meters,
Google Maps Sea Level Rise Mapper Using NASA Data,
Video footage of Jet-powered VW Beetle,
The Jet Beetle Website,
High Frequencies Turn Sand Into Art – Faraday Waves in action,
Pattern formation in Faraday waves,
Graffiti robot,
Hong Kong’s Symphony of Light – nightly fireworks and laser show,
Zack Kim – guitar virtuoso,
Zack Kim website,
C for Cookie – Muppets spoof of V is for Vendetta movie,
USB computer controlled disco dance floor,
Da Kaiser Code – economist spoof of Da Vinci Code.

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. Ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark, Clouds or Smoke, Stop Yield Go Merge

May 3, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006 | 3 Comments 

DPTV-159-2006-05-01

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show notes: Motorcycle Airbags – sort of, BBC article from last September on the similarity between the Regency TR-1 and the iPod, The Regency TR-1 site, Chuck Colby’s TR-2 was invented before the Regency TR-1 and it was cheaper, eBay- REGENCY TR-1 TRANSISTOR RADIO EX+ CONDITION – sold for $495, Retro Radios Rediscovered, Musical Simon Game mad from Lego bricks, Do-It-Yourself Quantum Dots, Optical Illusion – Wooden Mirror, Photo versus computer render, How To Overthrow A Country, Rent an island in Croatia this summer, Iron Molecule visible from space, Google Releases Free SketchUp and 3D Warehouse, Google introduces new CAD software, Google 3D Warehouse – Model of the Whitehouse, The Inteligent Toilet by Neorest, King Kong Baby – Ford commercial.

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. Ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

May 1, 2006 | Filed Under PTV 2006 | 2 Comments