Why are Republicans Red and Democrats Blue?

 Prior to the 2000 presidential election, there was no universally recognized color scheme to represent political parties in the US. Color-based schemes became widespread with the adoption of color television in the 1960s and nearly ubiquitous with the advent of color in newspapers. A three color scheme — red, white and blue, the colors of the U.S. flag — makes sense, and the third color, white, is useful in depicting maps showing states that are “undecided” in the polls and in election-night television coverage. Continuare

Cand inginerii n-au ce face …

Stiam la un moment dat un banc … Care este asemanarea dintre ingineri si catei … si unii si altii au priviri inteligente dar nu se pot exprima :D Asta – cred – era bancul, sper sa-l fi tinut bine minte; in imaginile urmatoare inginerii si cateii fac iar echipa: iata o masinuta ce va tine catelul ocupat cand ramane singur acasa. Geniala! Vreau si eu una pentru Snoopy! Continuare

When the engineers are bored …

It was a joke some time ago … Do you know which is the similarity between engineers and dogs? They both have smart eyes but they are not able to express themselves :D Ok, this was the joke, now it comes the serious part: you are going to see an interesting machine which keeps your dog busy while you are not at home. Brilliant! I wish I could have one of that for Snoopy, my dog! Continuare