Lost?

Via the New York Times GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK, Nev. — For millenniums, the twisted, wind-scoured bristlecone pines that grow at the roof of western North America have survived everything nature could throw at them, from bitter cold to lightning to increased solar radiation. Living in extreme conditions about two miles above sea level, they have become the oldest trees on the planet. The oldest living bristlecone, named Methuselah, has... Read More

Secret 4th Generation iPhone Saga

Wow, talk about soap opera, the leak of the iPhone prototype made waves in the geek/tech community today. Gizmodo has a dramatic retelling of the tale, but the Cliffs Notes would summarize: •Young Apple engineer gets drunk at nearby German bar. •Young Apple engineer leaves hyper-expensive and highly secretive iPhone prototype on bar stool. •’Source’ finds phone, plays with it, only realizes it is special when he opens... Read More

understanding

the redwoods outside of SF- Muir Woods I’m afraid if I’ve proved anything in my 26 years, it’s that I often don’t understand women, and they often don’t understand me.  But I think I understand trees. I like trees a lot. Especially the Redwoods.  Read More