written by an MBA who was there… more of an insider’s ant’s eye view than “pipe dreams”

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Book on the Enron scandal written by a journalist who has followed them for years

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Looking for books on the history of the oil industry, and what will happen when the looming energy crisis hits.

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Every year, nearly all the major car companies issue “concept cars” - Basically the company takes a bunch of their designers and has them go buck-wild. These cars tour various car shows for the rest of the year.

The concept car is a model- it is one of a kind and is not supported by mass manufacturing resources of the producing company. Sometimes the concept car isn’t even drivable, but rather a big mockup made from plastic or wax.

Very few concept cars make it to market; generally they are just a showcase of innovative design from the company. However, some of the features from the concept cars make it into general production. The Prowler closely followed the design of a concept car.

So… what happens to the concept cars after the season is over? Do they get sold to collectors? Or is there a crazy warehouse owned by each company, housing fifty crazy science fiction cars?

• (2001) Tokyo Motor Show
• Concept Carz

Andrew Hamilton’s page has VERY simple GIF animations of what it would look like to approach a black hole.

And of course, he tells you exactly why. Very cool.
Web link of note: Black hole animations
(At http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/)

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The source of the Quizno’s “We like our subs!” commercials with the mutant monkeys (sometimes seen as rats).

That commercial is amazingly annoying, but really entertaining in its ghetto animation style.

I’m pretty sure it’s the same guy; since the characters are identical to the ones in his clip “The Moon Song” aka “We Like The Moon”.
Web link of note: Rather Good
(At http://www.rathergood.com)

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Basically for copying games… even the ones that come on cartridges.

Amazing. I had no idea this many even existed.

And here I’ve been buying all my games like a chump!
Web link of note: List of game “backup” devices
(At http://www.robwebb.clara.co.uk/backup/#menu)

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