tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84127297036509662542011-11-27T15:45:51.351-08:00Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-86684791571479291092009-07-21T02:48:00.000-07:002009-07-21T02:57:08.132-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://flytrapgear.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/Article/Index/article/Womens-White-Flytrap-Gear-Green-Logo-Camisole-4826181#"><img src="http://image.spreadshirt.com/image-server/image/product/5020169/view/1/type/png/width/280/height/280" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.cafepress.ca/flytrapgear.398601606"><img src="http://images6.cafepress.com/product/398601606v10_150x150_Front_Color-White.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>We've launched are big swag storm of sexy shirts and other such great things.<div><br /></div><div>Check it out at:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://flytrapgear.spreadshirt.com/">http://flytrapgear.spreadshirt.com/</a></div><div>and...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cafepress.ca/flytrapgear">http://www.cafepress.ca/flytrapgear</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Rock on!</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-8668479157147929109?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-66809865070496053042009-07-18T00:52:00.000-07:002009-07-18T00:54:19.466-07:00Alright, it's done! We've launched the store!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7716518">Check it out - and buy The Dragonfly!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-6680986507049605304?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-68735672552054808452009-07-16T16:32:00.001-07:002009-07-16T16:36:58.744-07:00<div style="float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chironbramberger/3727374921/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3727374921_c8991b8bd3_t.jpg" alt="modern emotive" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chironbramberger/3727374921/">modern emotive</a>,<br />originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/chironbramberger/">chironbramberger</a>.</span></div>Cool Recycling Business<br /><br />A friend of mine runs this really cool eco-friendly business, creating cool products using recycled designer paper. You can check-out her great products on ArtFire &amp; Etsy.<br /><br />Check it out:<br /><a href="http://modernemotive.com/">http://modernemotive.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/modernemotive">http://www.artfire.com/users/modernemotive</a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5247557">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5247557 </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-6873567255205480845?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-78436134500171089322009-07-11T18:04:00.000-07:002009-07-11T20:04:18.598-07:00I'm impressed!<br /><br />This is a perfect example of how manufacturers are the best people to recycle their own products - they know what's in them better than anyone else!<br /><br />However, for the rest of us, <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/flytrapgear/electronics/device-breakdowns/sound-cards/creative---sound-blaster-16-value---ct2770">I guess I'll have to keep scanning in sound cards :)</a><br /><br /><div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/cne_flash/production/media_player/proteus/one/proteus2.swf" width="432" height="362"><param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded&amp;allowFullScreen=1&amp;flavor=EmbeddedPlayerVersion&amp;showOptions=0&amp;skin=http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/cne_flash/production/media_player/proteus/one/skins/proteus-bnet.png&amp;autoPlay=false&amp;movieAspect=4.3&amp;embeddingAllowed=true&amp;clockColor=0x3b3b3b&amp;paramsURI=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bnet.com%2F2461-19726_23-306649.xml%3Fwidth%3D432%26height%3D362%26ptype%3D6475%26mode%3Dembedded%26autoplay%3Dfalse%26conttypid%3D25%26nc%3D1247360460634"><param name="movie" value="http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/cne_flash/production/media_player/proteus/one/proteus2.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></object></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-7843613450017108932?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-5491780805587397892009-07-11T17:53:00.000-07:002009-07-11T17:58:06.826-07:00Until I make my own, I've been looking for good, short videos about e-waste. I want something cool, interesting, but most of all informative while being compatible with the super-short attention span internet surfing crowd. <div><br /></div><div>I found this one. It's great because:</div><div><br /></div><div>- Just the facts</div><div>- Easy to follow and understand</div><div>- Very short</div><div>- Cool beats!</div><div><br /></div><div>Check it out:</div><div> </div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/sl2j83LCHss&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/sl2j83LCHss&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div><br /></div><div>The one thing they didn't cover, when it comes to what you can do, is where <a href="http://www.flytrapgear.com/wiki">The Flytrap Gear Wiki</a> comes in - Figure out what <b>YOU</b> can make! Turn e-waste into the new, cool, tendy DIY hobby, and <b>consume</b> e-waste by feeding the bellies of the God of Rock!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-549178080558739789?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-15745670408509983422009-07-11T17:46:00.000-07:002009-07-11T17:48:40.716-07:00I'm not thrilled about the fact that CBC is posting videos online in a pain-in-the-butt fashion by using Windows Media embedded files. Linux and Mac users may find they have to download the files and watch them off their desktop.<br /><br />In any case, so far it's the best video specifically related to Canada.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/environmentscience/ewaste_dumping_ground.html">E-waste Dumping Ground at CBC</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-1574567040850998342?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-9456731330991677812009-07-11T17:39:00.000-07:002009-07-11T17:40:43.301-07:00Here's another video of the conditions under which e-waste is processed:<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/pr1zQrXM_7s&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/pr1zQrXM_7s&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-945673133099167781?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-78325293793323215922009-07-11T17:32:00.000-07:002009-07-11T17:37:54.023-07:00CBS's 60 Minutes did a great story on e-waste, and the smuggling of it into poor towns for the organized crime based recycling.<br /><br />Apparently, the children there have the highest blood levels of lead in the world. Unbelievable.<br /><br />You can watch the video here:<br /><embed src="http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf/rcpHolderCbs.swf?partner=userembed&amp;vert=News&amp;autoPlayVid=false&amp;releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=SkZvVbNW9PXia_HN3ZjmGjifCatTkYOE" name="cbsPlayer" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="506" height="494" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-7832529379332321592?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412729703650966254.post-58579329066610503222009-07-06T21:18:00.000-07:002009-07-06T21:24:37.694-07:00Hey everyone! The newest Flytrap Gear website is up and ready to rock!<br /><br />Check it out. We've got all the funky stuff as well as all the social networking we can dish out.<br /><br />There's videos and sound samples and pictures, oh my! You can leave comments at the bottom of every page as well. <br /><br />Also, this blog is the new home page, so you'll always get the latest news first. <br /><br />Thanks again everyone for all the cheering and support!<br />-Chiron<br /><br />ps - Don't forget to feed the fish :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8412729703650966254-5857932906661050322?l=flytrapgear.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chiron Brambergernoreply@blogger.com0