If you eat something, and no one else sees you eat it, it has no calories. When drinking a diet Coke while eating a candy bar, the calories in the candy bar are cancelled by the diet Coke. When you eat with someone else, calories don’t count as long as you don’t eat more than… Read More »
Mind-reading computers seem to be all the rage again. First, Reuters reported that British and American scientists are developing an “emotionally aware” computer that will be able to read an individual’s thoughts by analysing a combination of facial movements that represent underlying feelings. Then, BusinessWeek carried a similar article about a computer developed by British… Read More »
Here’s an interesting snippet in FORTUNE magazine (July 24, 2006) about the CEO of Renault and Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, the first person ever to run two companies on FORTUNE‘s Global 500 simultaneously:“Ghosn brags about his ability to set financial and performance targets three years out – and meet or exceed them. At Nissan he even… Read More »
Not sure if this is just a work of art or a wee bit degrading to women. The Kisses! Urinal is created by Meike van Schijndel, a Dutch designer of a design production firm called Bathroom Mania! in the Netherlands. Engineered to European standards, the company claims “this is one target men will never miss!”However,… Read More »
If you have been saying “No!” whenever your other half bugged you for a gift of crystal jewellery, now is the time to think again. At the Million Crystal Body Web site, you can purchase Swarovski crystals (up to 969.492 such sparkling stones still available on last count) at one Euro a pop, which will… Read More »