Blog of Josh Hall

Why do they check babies at the airport? More practically, how do they reasonably justify their actions to check babies at the airport as worth while? What are they trying to prevent? What are they really able to prevent? Think about it. A baby is stolen from a hospital or a family. doesn’t matter where. […]

If you are relying on electricity, you aren’t camping.   That includes having to recharge or replace batteries.  I’m all for modern camping, but the point of camping is to get away from your normal life, not bring all the crap along with you.  Some people would say that if you can’t carry it on […]

I don’t know if you’ve been paying attention, but these flying robots are getting scary.  They’re able to do a lot more than what they used to do when I was a kid.  They know where other robots are.  They know how to pass balls.  They’re small and they’re growing in numbers.  Basically, it’s only […]

The Biolite stoves are game changers. There are 2 different stoves being made right now.  One is a stove that is used for camping and one is being used as a solution for cooking in poor countries.  Both of these products are amazing. They’re clean, safe, and cheap.  They produce electricity to charge or power […]

I don’t want a house full of gadgets, but I do want some cool conversation pieces that set it apart from other houses. I definitely want a pool table.  this would be great – http://www.obscuradigital.com/products/detail/cuelight/  It’s a computer based effect that tracks pool ball movement across the table.  You’ve probably seen this technology before.  I […]

How do you feel about thank you cards?  We’ve certainly started to use technology in a lot of new ways, but thank you cards are still the same old tradition that our grandmother’s did when they were our age.  Is that a good thing?