Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

So we've had our share of rain in the last few days with Hurricane Sandy. But with the right umbrella even Frankenstorm can be tam...

Unbelievable. The Halo Counter-terrorism Summit (Oct 29-Nov. 2, 2012) is hosting a mock Zombie Invasion as part of its emergency response...

How many of you feel sort of disgusting every time you take out the trash with bottles and containers? According to Earth911, only 27% o...

This is the DARPA Pet-Proto Robot (a predecessor to the Atlas model) showing some pretty cool initial operating capabilities for navigatin...

Even a hat can get a A+ for integration and this one does.  It comes as a nice straw hat with eye slots and a sunglass effect built in...

This was a beautiful city sunrise in Washington D.C.     And it is accented by the lamppost shinning like the sun on the middle left....

Seeing and hearing the candidates continuous jockeying for the women's vote in their speeches, debates, and commercials, it was ...

So most slippers that I've seen are pretty gross.  They are also uncomfortable.  Someone I know refuses to replace their old s...

This picture said it all this Monday morning.   At this time of year, it's pretty dark out in the morning, and many people may f...

Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium-filled balloon lifted space capsule, one week ago today, to set a skydiving record from 24 miles up...

This was the skyline in Washington D.C. this past week.  I have never seen anything quite like it.  You can clearly see the grey c...

This robot has rhythm and can dance Gangnam Style. It is called CHARLI-2 (Cognitive Humanoid Autonomous Robot with Learning Intelligence...

I really liked this law enforcement elevation product called the Mobile Adjustable Ramp System (MARS) made by Patriot 3 in the United Sta...

Passing outside, I encountered this interesting person, who reminded of when I used to visit  Greenwich Village in NY. - Long blond...

Well, here is to some old and new ways of getting around town in Washington D.C.  You sort of have ...

This was a funny picture hanging around a local eatery in D.C--at election season. Curly for President--sort of reminded me of when I...

The Guardian reported today the finding of a scientist in China that prehistoric people used to slash, kill, and eat pandas.  It is h...

Just watched this video with my daughter about Amanda Todd, the 15 year old girl from Canada who hung herself on Wednesday.  She made so...

So what happens in only 1 minute on the Internet--this cool magazine Ideas and Discoveries (October 2012) provides some amazing example...

This was incredible. A baby carriage in the middle of this busy driveway.  And yes, there is a baby in it! The lady who I assume...

It seems like never before has a technology platform brought so much confusion as the Cloud. No, I am not talking about the definitio...

It was interesting, I was reading about how humans have six universal emotions. These emotions are considered largely involuntary res...

So recently, I was in the hospital for something.  G-d, I hate hospitals, but this time something was going on and I knew I had to g...

This the the first fire fighting robot and is built by Howe and Howe called the Thermite.  Key features: - Moves steadily on treads i...

It used to be that either you were innovative or not.  Either you came up with out of the box thinking, new paradigms for doing thin...

This was a funny photo at the local Pot Belly eatery.   Their side door (right off their main entrance) is wide open, yet they have th...

So I went to get my flu shot this week, and I ended up getting an education.  Sitting on the table in the health unit was this Fat Fact...

Should we worry about something that hasn't happened to us yet? Wired Magazine (Sept. 2012) has an interesting article called Apo...

This was a short film/music video that my daughter brought to my attention.  It reminded me of the famous quote about how anyone can be ...

Eleven years after the 9/11 destruction of the World Trade Centers, we are still waiting for the new Freedom Tower to go up. Yes, the...

So today I learned from Bear Grylls how survival comes in 3s. That basically, the rule of thumb is that you can live:  - 3 minutes w...

Back in primary school, the kids used to call these "daddy long legs".  Like everyone else, I've had the opportunity to ...

Yes, this is what it looks like. I saw this motorcycle driver dead on the street and the cycle beside him/her. Apparently the truck ...

Really love this mural of kids and adults holding together in joy and brotherhood, the big sun with the smiley face, and the butterflie...

Before the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, I wanted to share this beautiful photo that my daughter took of the skyline.  I love the...