Starting a hacker space in Ensenada!

Starting a hacker space in Ensenada would be an interesting addition to the city with its collection of scientists and artists. Featured today on Boing Boing a video on hacker spaces.

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Electric folding bikes

In my current pursuit for a new bike (which I hope to make as shown in a previous post) I found a great collapsible bike for $700 USD, with the possible addition of electrical assist, this makes for a great idea for traveling!  I hope to use a python style bike, but a lesson can be taken from their design and style which I would be glad to ride. This bike doesn't look at all crappy like many other models; I think bikers tend to be very vain (you have to be to wear spandex and shave your legs.. )

Ciclovia in the news

I've been away visiting family, but in the past week grupo prociclovia made it into the news!

I got a lot of riding on the bike trails in Toronto, which are under supported by the city there, but still rock in comparison to what is here in Baja! ( I should also note that Toronto put them in back in the 70-80's when the city wasn't much bigger then Ensenada is now!

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Natural Tiny Homes

A great blog with many great ideas!!

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That is a lot of sugar

From SurgarStacks.com, images of fast food drinks with sugar cubes representing the amount of sugar it contains. Kinda makes you want it that much less....

via BoingBoing

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Great video on Canadian Copy Fight

An interesting video about Canadian Law C61.

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Come to Ensenada; drink wine, and throw tomatos!

Bibayoff, my favorite Russian-Mexican vineyard in the Valley is bringing a Spanish tradition to the Guadalupe valley. I'm hoping on going!!

TOMATINA MEDIEVAL EN BIBAYOFF - Lugar: Viñedos Bibayoff
29 de Mayo del 2009 // Fecha: 29 de Mayo 2009
Hora: 5:00pm
Actividad: Cena y Campamento Medieval.
Precio: $400 pesos preventa $500 el dia del evento

Fecha: 30 de Mayo 2009
Hora: 1:00pm
Actividad: Tomatina Medieval!
Precio: $400 pesos preventa $500 el dia del evento

Precio ambos dias: $700 pesos

Mas información:
Vinifera Enoteca & Wine bar, Av. Ruíz esquina Reyerson 37-b Centro tel:(646) 178.77.70
Nextel: 152*153960*3 y 152*153960*4
covelli_vinifera@yahoo.com.mx

Rest. Uno Tijuana Tel.664 681 32 03 y 152.202290.3

via Vino Club

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A novel chainless, folding bicycle

An impressive design from Speed Studio Design, from the quick folding design to the ratcheting drive train.

Similar to the bike by Linearc

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White tea to help rid fat

Apparently white tea helps to burn and keep off fat. Interesting. I tried white tea for the first time this year. It is like a mild green tea. Very nice. In Hogaza Hogaza you can by the white tea by Cha'nte; I think I'll start drinking more!

Possible anti-obesity effects of white tea have been demonstrated in a series of experiments on human fat cells (adipocytes). Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism have shown that an extract of the herbal brew effectively inhibits the generation of new adipocytes and stimulates fat mobilization from mature fat cells.

via EurekAlert! photo via SunnyCanuck on Flickr

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Cough in your sleve

I've been coughing in my sleeve since I worked at Magoo's Hamburgers. Not sure why, just seemed smarter.. Well, here is a tacky video about it.. Enjoy

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Macbreak weekly pics site

Finally, there is now a couple of websites that list the pics of the week from one of my favorite podcasts Macbreak Weekly.

They are; MBW Picks of Week and MBW Picks. Thanks for the sites. I usually listen while walking  (or some other activity that lasts an hour) that leavs me without internet connection. And blasted web 2.0 names are creative, but a pain in the bus to remember!

via: targuman

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Pot legal in Mexico?!

Well, not really, but it is less of a crime. This law seems similar to what passed in Canada, where small amounts (personal stash) is not illegal.

Under the bill, it would be legal to have 25 milligrams of heroin, a fifth of an ounce of marijuana or half a gram of cocaine. The bill also makes it legal to possess small amounts of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, amphetamines and peyote.

This way people with large amounts are called dealers, and can be treated more harshly. I like to think that this law as well will allow for the legalization of all drugs where to sell requires a licence. Personally, legalize drugs, charge lots of tax, and force the Mafia either out of business through competition, or make them into mainstream businesses. From a use point of view, this would also allow for open competition of growers, and better control of product; i.e. protecting the citizen better. Only thing left is for the US to change its policy as well, and all of North America will be finally leaving the puritan experiment started in the early 20th century!

via NY times

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1ra paseo ciclista en Ensenada

Around 50 bike enthusiasts gathered at Ensenada's city hall and rode from there to CEARTE yesterday as a show of support for the city's new plan of a bike lane network in the city.

The bikers arrived at CEARTE in time to see an out door jazz concert. The ride, more symbolic then exercise, was well organized and full of smiles. The group will meet every Thursday at 7 and ride to CEARTE to finish by talking drinking coffee and enjoying the state art center has to offer.

Photos of the ride are posted on my flickr account. Take a look, and see you next week!

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UABC Gastronomy presents deserts

This week we were invited to see the presentation of UABC students in the gastronomy program, and their work with deserts. I must admit, that this is study that I can really sink my teeth into.. Check out the pictures on flickr.

Mina; USB input output device

This seems like a useful device for computer control/monitoring. It looks a little simpler than the arduino. I'm thinking it would be good for simple prototypes.

Minia Open HArdware from Servando Barreiro on Vimeo.

Minia is an Usb, plug n play & multiplatform device that allows the computer to comunicate with the external /physical world. Since it´s open hardware, you can customize it and use in many ways with different kind of sensors, with differents softwares and for different applications such Audio, video, measurement of phisical parameters, etc.

Minia comes with 6 analog inputs at 10 bit of resolution (1024 steps) Minia uses the Hid protocol, this is a high speed protocol that runs directly over USB so, no drivers needed for this device in any platform (linux, macosX, windows) and no more pain with ancient protocols like “serial”. Hid has extremely low latency so the sensor response is inmediate.

via Harkopen

Natural Homes

A cool link to many homes made of natural materials (cob, adobe, etc..)

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Fotos de Feria de Taco y Platillo Mexicano

Tengo fotos de la excelente feria que passo la domingo passado. Todo estan en mi quiente de flickr en una set. Algunos de mis favoritos estan aqui.

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Festival de Taco y Platillo Mexicana

This Sunday, starting at 12 pm till 7pm at the Civic Plaza de la Patria (three heads, tres cabezas), there will be some of the best tacos, burritos, mole, gorditas, etc...



With live music and dancing, with Enenada businesses; Corona, Santo Tomas, L.A. Cetto, Tortillaria Renteria, and other local greats showing their best.


The format will be similar to other CANIRAC events (Mushroom festival, Seafood and fish...) with books of tickets that can be exchanged for delicious assortment of local gastronomic delights.


see you there; Hogaza will be bringing Mexican sweet bread, traditional cookies, and specially designed deserts. With us will be Dona Esperanza who prepares our Mole and rustic chocolate.

Snacking on great Mexcan food while drinking wine and watching live music and dance; sounds like one of the best things to do this Sunday in Ensenada. Should be full of people from the Roserito-Ensenada fun ride too...

Kepler first light

A friend of mine working at NASA just tweeted about the first images from the Kepler space telescope. Orbiting the sun in an earth trailing orbit, the Kepler telescope will be taking constant images with its 95 megapixel CCD camera for the next three and a half years looking for changes in the brightness of stars that signal the presence of an orbiting planet in that system passing between the star and us. This is a cool mission, but I also see the potential to find something new. Science often finds what it is not looking for, and this would be an opportunity to do just that. It would be great if NASA releases the images for outside people to perform their own analysis!. via NASA

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A better place: electric cars-an idea that makes sense!

This is a great way to approach the problem, and done with a sound economic viewpoint! What do I see, the need for small (1 MW) power plants to charge batteries. Home charges, fleets of tow trucks with battery changers, etc... Come on Federal Gov. of Mexico. Start supporting this! Now is your opportunity to make the beautiful country that should be here!!!

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