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Posted on 01.31.07 by John @ 10:39 pm
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Posted on 01.31.07 by John @ 10:35 pm
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This is a great page that document the building of a flying lawn mower kit. Yeah, flying lawn mower. |
Posted on 01.31.07 by John @ 10:25 pm
From the bright boys at NASA., a simulator for your model rockets. Very cool! Plug in numbers for body size, type of nose cone, motor type and launch conditions and it will simulate the altitude your ship will obtain. Filed under: Cool and Design and Space and Technology Comments: None |
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Posted on 01.31.07 by John @ 9:15 pm
The heck with rendering capabilities of Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox or even Safari, what you want to the old skool look of ASCII on a blank screen. Filed under: Computers Comments: None |
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Posted on 01.31.07 by John @ 6:19 pm
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Posted on 01.30.07 by John @ 6:12 pm
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Just how far away are planets, stars and nebula to our planet? Very handy for planning your next vacation.|
Posted on 01.30.07 by John @ 6:06 pm
This is a replacement for the sparsely available Nikon ML-L1 and ML-L3 IR remote controls. Like the original remotes, this very simple circuit allows you to remotely release the D70 shutter or do a bulb exposure while avoiding camera shake. It should also work with other Nikon (d)SLR’s, provided they are supported by the ML-L1 or ML-L3. The IR sensor of the D70 is behind the round black plastic spot above the D70 logo on the body. Filed under: Cool and DIY and Photography and Technology and To be used for Evil Comments: None |
This is just the thing you need to have in your camera bag. I have one that I bought |
Posted on 01.30.07 by John @ 7:32 am
Video synthesis tends to be dominated by digital technology these days however analogue video synthesis techniques can still offer a great many advantages in terms of aesthetics, performance, simplicity, and adaptability. Not to mention the non-linear surprises which can come from working in the analogue domain. This "VGA Expropriator" will be the first in a series of proprietary analogue hardware devices which seek to explore the possibilities of digital/analogue hybrid technology in video/audio performance and studio production contexts. The first offering here is essentially a new design with its creative process making ample use of circuit-bending methodologies. [via Retro Thing] Filed under: Artistic and Cool and DIY and Design and Technology Comments: None |
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Posted on 01.30.07 by John @ 7:27 am
(Sensorama was) an immersive 3-D virtual reality motorbike ride, in a form factor resembling an arcade game. Heilig saw Sensorama as the future of cinema, an immersive experience, complete with nine different fans to simulate the wind blowing on the user’s face, vibrating seat (to simulate driving over cobblestones), and the aromas of jasmine and hibiscus as the driver passed a flower garden, or the smell of baking pizza as one passed by an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn. (Rheingold, 1991) It never received the funding necessary to scale up to commercial production, and quietly disappeared, although Heilig persisted, patenting improvements over the next decade. [viaNeatorama] Filed under: Design and Historic and Mad Science and Technology Comments: None |
Who says that virtual reality is anything new? Inventor and cinematographer |
Posted on 01.30.07 by John @ 7:10 am
The funniest thing I’ve seen on TV in a while has got to be the British comedy The IT Crowd. If you have ever had to work in a computer department or had to deal with computer people this show hits very close to home. Season one is avaliable from Amazon UK and I understand that season two is on the way, I can’t wait! What Wikipedia says about the IT Crowd Filed under: Computers and Cool Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 01.28.07 by John @ 5:58 pm
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I knew I wasn’t crazy! I remember Grimace being a thief AND having two sets of arms! In the |
Posted on 01.28.07 by John @ 10:59 am
Good song, if you have a TV you have listed to is as background on at least one car insurance advert. The band is called ‘Roysopp‘ and are out of Bergen Norway (more info here) and have quite a nice sound, same style as ‘The Postal Service‘. The infographics on the video are very cool, it’s very much how I think of the world sometime when I walk around. Filed under: Uncategorized Comments: None |
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Posted on 01.28.07 by John @ 9:53 am
EasyStill is a tabletop distillation unit. 4 liters of mash or wine are added and the unit plugged in. No cooling water required no thermometer or other nuisance. The unit is fan cooled. If you forget the unit it switches itself off when the boiling vessel is empty. Warming up takes one hour, and then distillation takes 3 hours. This gives 1.4 liters of spirits of approximately 46% alcohol. Active charcoal purification takes place during distillation through a 500mm purifying tube. The spirits produced have the flavour of vodka and are ready to drink or flavour with essences or herbs. Those choosing the easy way connect up a timer so the process looks after itself. Filed under: Cool and DIY and Mad Science and To be used for Evil Comments: 1 Comment |
If your as lazy as I am the idea of not having to drive down to the local liquor store to get a bottle of booze is quite appealing. How cool would it be to have a distillery in your back room?|
Posted on 01.27.07 by John @ 9:50 pm
It’s sad that this is only in the UK… [via Retro Thing] Filed under: Cool Comments: None |
Well, now this would put the fear into your friends as you engage in a friendly game of paintball now wouldn’t it?|
Posted on 01.27.07 by John @ 9:05 am
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Most every question you have about taking time lapse photos can be answered here. Even is your camera didn’t come with an intervolmeter (way to take a series of photos at set incriments) you can find links to buy some (or links to build if your handy that way). | previous posts » |
