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Hear Voices? It May Be an Ad

December 14th, 2007 at 12:39 pm » Comments (0)

New Yorker Alison Wilson was walking down Prince Street in SoHo last week when she heard a woman’s voice right in her ear asking, "Who’s there? Who’s there?" She looked around to find no one in her immediate surroundings. Then the voice said, "It’s not your imagination."Indeed it isn’t. It’s an ad for "Paranormal State," […]



Your Income and Your House

December 14th, 2007 at 12:25 pm » Comments (0)

In Northern California, a household income of $90,000 per year could legitimately pay the minimum monthly payment on an Option ARM on a million [dollar] home for the past several years. Most Option ARMs allowed zero to 5% down. Therefore, given the average income of the Bay Area, most families could buy that million dollar […]



Ancient Roman Glue Sticks Around

December 14th, 2007 at 12:07 pm » Comments (0)

Dec. 14, 2007 — Roman warriors repaired their battle accessories with a superglue that is still sticking around after 2,000 years, according to new findings on display at the Rheinischen Landes Museum in Bonn, Germany.



Bill Gates: The Skills You Need to Succeed

December 14th, 2007 at 10:56 am » Comments (0)

One of the most important changes of the last 30 years is that digital technology has transformed almost everyone into an information worker.



Captain Kidd’s Ship Located Off Dominican Island

December 14th, 2007 at 10:35 am » Comments (0)

A U.S. underwater archaeology team announced Thursday it has likely discovered the shattered remnants of a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd off a tiny Dominican Republic island.



Liver Cirrhosis Kills 26 Crocodiles in North India

December 14th, 2007 at 10:25 am » Comments (0)

As many as 26 endangered crocodiles have been found dead over the last three days in northern India and experts attribute the rare mass deaths to cirrhosis of the liver, authorities said on Friday.



Lovers Turn to Text Message to Say “It’s Over”

December 14th, 2007 at 10:20 am » Comments (0)

U R dumped — one in seven say they have suffered the same fate as Britney Spears’ ex-husband and been told it’s all over via text message or email, a survey said on Friday.



Sheriff Orders Drunk Drivers To Bury Deceased Alcoholics

December 14th, 2007 at 9:44 am » Comments (0)

A sheriff known for housing inmates in old military tents has a new idea — a chain gang of drunken driving convicts wearing pink shirts and performing burials of people who died of alcohol abuse.



First Ever Quantum Calculation

December 14th, 2007 at 9:03 am » Comments (0)

The problem to be solved was simple: "what is the prime factors of the number 15." But it was the method that was neat: physicists did it with quantum calculation!



Not Sure Of His Size? Try A Shoppenboy

December 14th, 2007 at 8:54 am » Comments (0)

If your husband, son or father won’t tag along when you want to purchase clothes for him this holiday season, try a Shoppenboy.



Help Heroes by Drinking Beeros

December 14th, 2007 at 7:32 am » Comments (0)

All profits from Help For Heroes Spitfire Ale will go to the charity it is named after.