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0	The Beer Moth Truck-Tent Is the Ultimate in Car Camping [Camping] If driving up to a campsite and setting up a tent is too much "roughing it" to endure, this tent/truck chimera is just what you need to enjoy the great outdoors without sacrificing the amenities of a cabin... 0 Published 22 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
10	Mid-day impressions At La Luz Beach Resort in San Juan, Batangas. Cabanas for day-trippers. If you're willing to rough it up, you can stay here overnight too, falling asleep to the sound of the waves. Small rocks…lead to a big rock at the end of the cove which ma... 0 Published 27 days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	How Far Would You Be Willing to Drive If It Meant Avoiding Airport Security? [Just Me?] The TSA is quickly becoming America's most hated agency (you're welcome meter maids) and for damn good reason—stealing from veterans, hassling kids, hassling handicapped kids, and stealing from every... 0 Published 29 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
4	Terminal Since the Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) System's last northern station is beside TriNoma mall (see previous post), the mall's management converted a portion of its outdoor parking lot into a transport terminal for jeepneys and their air-conditioned cou... 0 Published 30 days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	Goodbye Charlie Card—Boston Bus Fares Could Soon Be Sold by Smartphone [NFC] There are fare vending machines in fewer than half of Boston's commuter rail stations so most people buy their tickets on-board the trains. However the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority announced today t... 0 Published 31 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
4	End of the line The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, better known locally as the MRT, stretches for most of the length of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), one of Metro Manila's longest, largest and most important thoroughfares. Its last northern stop is, appropriat... 0 Published 32 days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
10	Waiting My sister and her entire family came for a too short visit two weeks ago. They chose Philippine Airlines (PAL), which has sole use of the Centennial Terminal of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). 0 Published 49 days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	You Better Watch Where You're Walking in Utah [Wtf] Utah's Transportation Authority is tired of scraping pedestrians off the sides of its trains, deposited there on account of the person's "distracted walking." So, the UTA is taking the only logical step&md... 0 Published 56 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
7	Crazy drivers Have I already mentioned that Manila's traffic can get really horrible? This is at the corner of North Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), where two large malls are located—SM City North EDSA and Trinoma. 0 Published 64 days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
4	Three modes The track of the Manila Metro Rail Transit (MRT) System over a footbridge over the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). 0 Published 65 days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
2	Extreme Ironing Submitted by: _AfterDarkness_ 0 Published 87 days ago in Picture Is Unrelated - WTF Pictures and...: Profile, Details
1	Caution: low headroom What does a city do with the low but wide space under the ramps of flyovers (elevated highways)? Turn it into a parking lot for motorcycles! An eminently practical use at the heavily congested corner of EDSA and Ortigas Avenue in Quezon City.... 0 Published 91 days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
5	A civil monster I have no idea. I saw this Honda Civic studded with sponsor logos on the driveway of Tatung's Garden Café (see yesterday's post) and just had to take a picture of it. I don't think it belongs to Chef Myke Sarthou, though. 0 Published 94 days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	12 Floating Airports That Turn City Skylines and Rivers into Landing Strips [Transportation] Whether sitting atop the Hudson or drifting just above a skyscraper, these conceptual floating airports put landing strips where they're needed most: in the middle of bustling metropoleis. Our friends at O... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	This Gigantic 1600 HP Engine Used to Power an Entire Stadium Single-Handedly [Past Perfect] It may not be the largest diesel engine we've ever covered but this vintage, 30-ton diesel engine is no less impressive. It used to power the whole of the Auteuil Racecourse in Paris. More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
15	Ride me THEME DAY: ANIMALS • Even when fully mature, the little brown horses of our kalesas, which are still used as public transportation in some parts of Manila, rarely grow taller than the average Filipino male (around 5'4" or 163 cm). This patient beast, and ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	Grapefruit-Sized "Goal Balls" Aim to Clear Indonesian Train Roofs of Ruffians [Transportation] Need to keep the riff-raff off the roof of your shiny new commuter train? Do what Indonesia's state railway did and just sweep the little bastards off with a broom made of suspended concrete balls. Remembe... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The TowPlow Goes Double-Wide on Snowy Streets [Video] No, this snow truck is not jack-knifing, the trailer is supposed to do that. It's the TowPlow and it clears snow-bound lanes in a flash. Are you listening Seattle? More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Backpack Scooter Has Already Made My Essential Travel Gear List [Concepts] Airports can be a daunting place to navigate, and trudging to your gate can be time consuming and exhausting. And since Segways are downright obnoxious, I like Gustavo Brenck's Gig Pack concept which strap... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Four-Wheeled Personal Rover: A Segway For Cheapskates [Transportation] I still think the Segway has a lot of potential, but not until it reaches a reasonable price point. So in the interim, this Personal Rover could fill the gap, providing similar functionality at a fraction ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
2	Not under Instead of a gadget that can fit in your pocket, how about a Christmas gift that can fit you inside it? The Christmas tree itself will fit inside some of them.At the Quezon Avenue showroom of Honda Cars Philippines. 0 Published 100+ days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	Americans Are So Fat, Washington State Ferries Have to Carry Less of Them [Health] America's gotten significantly heavier over the past twenty years and we should have seen this coming. First Kevin Smith gets booted off that flight, then that guy sues White Castle for not having plus-siz... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Honda's Self-Balancing Unicycle: A Segway For Sitters [Video] Comfort and safety are the top features when it comes to buying a new car, so in an attempt to make its U3-X personal mobility device more consumer-friendly, Honda has improved both those aspects in its n... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
6	U In an effort to ease the flow of the metro's badly congested traffic, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) decided to close off most national roads' intersections and put U-turn slots instead. Their positioning are trial-and-error experime... 0 Published 100+ days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
11	Burberry No taxi driver in the Philippines can ever afford a real Burberry jacket on what they earn. 0 Published 100+ days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
20	And life goes on A typical scene near major public transportation hubs in Metro Manila, with jeepneys, vendors, graffiti and glued-on announcements on footbridge pillars, thick and tangled utility cables, and people texting. 0 Published 100+ days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	What Batman Would Ride, Were He a Skater—and Desperate [Toys] I'd imagine this is the sort of thing the Dark Night would use as a last resort. If the Batmobile, Batwing and even Batpod were all out of commission, he'd still be able to run down baddies at 20 MPH usin... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Midnight Rider Is the Biggest Limo on the Planet [Video] Cramming yourself into a Winnebago for your next road trip to Vegas? Ludicrous. Get there in the back end of a big-rig, rolling disco, the worlds biggest limo. More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Waldorf-Astoria's Presidential Entrance Includes a Secret Train Station [Architecture] How did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt get into the Waldorf-Astoria without alerting the paparazzi? A secret subterranean train station, obviously. More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Being Struck by the iSave Only Slightly Worse Than Being Slapped With a Marshmallow [Video] You're not an overprotective parent, just...cautious—which is why your kids still write with safety pencils and circles of paper even though they're nearly in college. And how are you going to teac... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	This Motorized Big Wheel Looks All Sorts of Deadly [Toys] Do you have more money than sense? Really? Fantastic! That qualifies you to purchase this 60HP, three-wheeled contraption from Hammacher Schlemmer for a mere $75,000. More » ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Row, Row, Row Your... Wheelchair [Transportation] It's not the most orthodox approach to getting around in a wheelchair. And you're sure to get some odd looks as you row yourself down the sidewalk, minus a set of paddles. But this chair's innovative prop... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Groupon Deal Strands Customers In Vegas [Social Networks] Several Internet bargain hunters wanting to visit Vegas on the cheap found out the hard way that some deals are just too good to be true. More » 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	M thru F: The Mobile Office Idea Taken A Little Far Check for your boss before visiting M Thru F! 0 Published 100+ days ago in oddly specific - EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and...: Profile, Details
0	NYC Will Have 10,000 Shared Bikes Rolling Around the Streets Next Summer [Video] After much gnashing of teeth from city residents, NYC's transportation department has the go ahead to launch their planned bike sharing system, comprising 10,000 bikes and 600 stations that will cover mu... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	7 Tools For Surviving a 16-Hour Bus Ride to Yuma [Toolkit] Smokin' hot driver aside—you ain't got the scratch for a plane, or even your own ride, so you're still stuck in this festering aluminum shoe box known as a Greyhound bus for the next 16 God-forsaken... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	World's Most Advanced Crash Test Dummy Takes It In the Face So You Don't Have to [Video] In the 1940s, researchers would throw just about anything at a wall—anesthetized pigs, human cadavers—to gain an understanding of a high-speed collision's effect on the body. Thankfully, the l... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Mother Nature as Engineer: 9 Design Tricks Borrowed From Biology << Previous \| Next >> ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Alien-Looking Automatons Have Taken Over Heathrow Airport [Robots] These happy-looking automatons are currently jetting passengers around Heathrow airport without any supervision at a 25 mph clip. Man, when did the future happen? I totally missed it. More »... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	How Airplanes Blow Snow-Making Holes in Clouds By John Timmer, Ars Technica We’ve seen recently that air travel can have an oversized impact on the atmosphere, at least relative to emission of things like greenhouse gasses, because they seed clouds that can persist for hours. Now, researchers... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Loyal Dean Longboards Blur the Border Between Art and Transportation [Design] Regardless of your views on skateboarding, it's difficult to discount the beauty of these boards. Loyal and Dean are two friends with 25 years of woodworking experience between them and a penchant for art... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Transportation FAIL Submitted by: PedalFastPicture by: Unknown 0 Published 100+ days ago in oddly specific - EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and...: Profile, Details
7	Mixed up eras The mural of a jeepney, an invention after the Philippine-American war, on the wall of the park fronting the Quirino Grandstand has Philippine National Hero Jose Rizal as the driver, and men and women in Spanish colonial era clothes as the passengers. I a... 0 Published 100+ days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	Transportation FAIL Submitted by: erickaannePicture by: Ericka Anne 0 Published 100+ days ago in oddly specific - EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and...: Profile, Details
0	Railway FAIL Submitted by: joelmorard@yahoo.frPicture by: Jérémie 0 Published 100+ days ago in oddly specific - EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and...: Profile, Details
15	Mind the gap Not all of the kalesas remaining in Metro Manila are for tourist use only. Some districts of the City of Manila still allow them as public transportation, most notably in Binondo, Manila's Chinatown. In fact, one must take care when walking in its streets... 0 Published 100+ days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
6	Hold on for dear life Several years ago, Metro Manila's traffic enforcers were told to be strict against people hanging on to the back of jeepneys, what we call "sabit." But with cops no longer enforcing that rule (I'm not even sure if it was a law or not), commuters are back ... 0 Published 100+ days ago in My Manila: Profile, Details
0	Is This Is a Floating Car or a Low-Flying Plane? [Video] This robot has been developed by Japanese researchers to take advantage of 'ground effects,' which allows the craft to hover off the ground at an extremely low height, thereby avoiding friction. More&... 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Japanese Alien Pod Bus Provides 12 Laps of Luxury [Buses] If the V's were real (no, not those, the good ones) they'd probably travel around in a bus like this one from Japan. More » 0 Published 100+ days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
2	the blue snake Not very nice, but it helps against noise - the blue cover of the subway trace, "Dragan Tzankov" boulevard. 0 Published 100+ days ago in Sofia Daily Photo: Profile, Details

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