Category: Web sightings

  • Oh! Dogs…

    Dogs, like many other pets, are subject to much interest and present a lot of particular behaviours that can be formed by proper training. So, today, I want you to meet two of my Internet friends of very different behaviours: The dog who could not stop having fun with snow the product of the most…

  • Check your security procedure!

    Even more when you unload a tank rail car. If you let the hot gazes cool down into the tank, here what can happen. Always check the security valves, or be ready to pay the price: $22,000 to $80,000 used (but usable). LiveLeak link

  • Peter Nowacki

    Peter Nowacki

    Peter’s web site.

  • Cut-away illustrations

    Cut-away illustrations

    This technique is used to demonstrate clearly the operation of a technical product by showing it as if parts were cut away to reveal the internals. This leads to quite a large choice of nice drawings. I collected some of them for your pleasure. They can be gorgeous when the graphic designer is a real…

  • Random cooking may be best

    It depends on the cook, but if you have real difficulties with your own cooking style, you may find an excuse. Next time you fail, just say “Oh! I was trying one of jamesoff.net random recipes“. JamesOff is a systems engineer in the South West of England who created a Random Recipe Generator. Merely reload…

  • Cars, trucks gone wild (video)

    Cars, trucks gone wild (video)

    You probably remember the impressive unloading of an excavator from a truck, without using a crane or even a ramp: YouTube link But here come some more, a lot more, fun with cars, trucks, excavators and other big chunks of mechanics. Starting with a 15-ton Caterpillar playing along. Skills With A 15 Ton Front Loader…

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Article 1  All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. …   The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at Palais de…

  • Collection of tutorials for Photoshop and GIMP

    I collected a long list of tutorials (mostly in English) on my other photo website: Tutorials for Photoshop and The GIMP.

  • Multicolor image search

    Multicolor image search

    I am quite found of any tool that allow to search inside the contents of images on the web. One such tool is Multicolr Search Lab Flickr set. I really like it because it is able to look for images based on their colors. But not only that. Today they include a lot more images…