Hotel Monte Prado @ Melgaço

Monte Prado, originally uploaded by Paulo X.

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Illusions

This is always funny:

Rotating Snakes:

This one can be found at Akiyoshi's illusion pages

A lot more can be found here - Michael Bach, like this Motion Aftereffect (Waterfall Illusion):

X1 electric sports car

Remember this? Forget it! Well, not entirely :)
But you got to see this car:



0-100 km/h: 3.07 sec in 36m
0-160 km/h: 6.87 sec
0-160-0 km/h 11.2 sec
Lateral G force: 1.3
Braking G force: 1.2

Would be a great toy ;)

Information addiction

I think I might be getting an information addiction, under the form of RSS feeds:

Hacknot - Great Mistakes in Technical Leadership

Great great article! I shall say that I fall often in mistakes 17 and 18.
Worth reading.

VENDO Mazda 6 Station Wagon 2.0l MZR-CD 136cv Sport

UPDATE: O preço baixou para 24,5 mil €!


50 mil Km
Garantia fabricante até Jun/2008

Combustível: Diesel
Cilindrada: 1998
Potência: 136cv
Binário: 310 Nm
Pneus/rodas: 205/55 R16
Cor: cinza titânio (metalizada)

Extras:
Estofos em couro
Bancos dianteiros aquecidos, condutor electricamente regulável
Tecto de abrir eléctrico
Faróis de xénon
ABS, EBA, DSC, TCS
Cruise Control
Sistema de áudio BOSE com caixa de 6 CDs e 7 colunas
Controlo do sistema áudio no volante
Ar condicionado automático
Alarme
Sensores de estacionamento

Mais características aqui

Preço: 24,5 m €

American stupidity never ceases to amaze me