Monthly Archives: November 2005

De Pastafarianos y Cerveza

Interesante este fin de semana. Nada hice el viernes, sino hasta el sábado por la mañana, pues presenté mi examen de Diseño de Procesos Químicos. Me fue bien pues logré hacer unas preguntillas extras acerca de la preparación del trimetilol-propano… pero ya se me olvidó que le puse, así que no profundizaré en ese tema. …

2005/11/28 – 14:41 | By Rolando Garza | Posted in Ramblings | Comments (5)

Inexpensive Catalyst May Lower Costs In Biodiesel

The National Geographic News reported (and the sustainablog, then the Treehugger, then digg) that a Japanese team of scientists has discovered a cheaper alternative to the current catalyst (sodium or potasium hydroxide) used in the biodiesel production. The new and much less expensive catalyst is around 10 to 50 times cheaper, and it uses a …

2005/11/25 – 11:18 | By Rolando Garza | Posted in Cyber Frolicking | Comments (1)

What would a stack of 272 billion dollars look like?

Describing a pile of 272 billion dollars, the current cost of war in Iraq, would read something like this: “This pile is 250 feet long, and 125 feet wide. It’s 320 feet high at the tallest point, which is as tall as St. Steven’s Tower, the clock tower that houses Big Ben at Parliament, in …

2005/11/25 – 02:59 | By Rolando Garza | Posted in Cyber Frolicking | Comments (0)

Paper CD Case

Useful article about creating a paper CD case for holding the unprotected discs that come from using spindles. Click the thumbnail to check out an image of the original PDF. Read the original or visit the digg story.

2005/11/24 – 23:36 | By Rolando Garza | Posted in Cyber Frolicking | Comments (1)

Firecat – Domesticate the web

Is a funny spinoff of the current Firefox logo.

2005/11/24 – 03:56 | By Rolando Garza | Posted in Cyber Frolicking | Comments (0)