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Posted on 04.01.08 by John @ 4:26 pm
(from the PR page) "Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Virgin Group today announced the launch of Virgle Inc., a jointly owned and operated venture dedicated to the establishment of a human settlement on Mars. This is trurlly a banner day for the human race! Virgle: The Adventure of Many Lifetimes (I love days like these) 
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Looks like the mega corps of Virgin and Google have decided to reach higher than anyone has ever thought possible. They have she their goal on a journey to the red planet Mars 
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Posted on 03.31.08 by John @ 11:45 pm
Ever wish you could go back in time and send that crucial email that could have changed everything — if only it hadn’t slipped your mind? Gmail can now help you with those missed deadlines, missed birthdays and missed opportunities. Gmail: Google’s approach to email
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Ah yes, it must be that time again…|
Posted on 03.11.08 by John @ 9:05 pm
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This is a bit old news but if you act soon you can snatch one of these up before they are gone. This is a cool little hack to repurpose the head mounted display from a remote controlled car for better purposes. The procedure is simple, get a power supply (some batteries) pop the back off the display and move a shunt from one pad to another (switch form PAL to NTSC video standards) and you are set.|
Posted on 01.29.08 by John @ 8:45 pm
" This camera is a serious camera for the police, and not a toy. It is a pistol camera DORYU 2-16 famous as rare and valuable camera. The DORYU 2-16 has the same C mount as the 16mm movie camera. A Cine-Nikkor 25mm F1.4 lens was able to be mounted in the DORYU 2-16 pistol camera. You can find the small lens for GOLDECK 16 on the table." This is something I’d buy if I had that chance. [via Ektopia]
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Oh yeah baby, you can be |
Posted on 09.14.07 by John @ 6:43 pm
The X PRIZE Foundation and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million prize purse. Private companies from around the world will compete to land a privately funded robotic rover on the Moon that is capable of completing several mission objectives, including roaming the lunar surface for at least 500 meters and sending video, images and data back to the Earth. Well this is just cool, a $30 million dollar (US) prize may not sound like all that much when your talking about going to the moon but the money isn’t what is at stake here. Charles Lindbergh didn’t set out to win the Orteig prize (Started in 1919 by a wealthy hotel owner, it offered $25,000 for the first allied aviator(s) to fly non-stop from New York NY to Paris France vice-versa) just for the cash. I’m sure the money was part of the incentive, but the achievement of winning was it’s own reward. When Lindbergh finished his 30 plus hour flight his accomplishment ushered in a new age for aviation. I can see [via CNN Money] Google Sponsors Lunar X PRIZE to Create a Space Race for a New Generation
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Posted on 07.13.07 by John @ 7:47 pm
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If your looking for decorating ideas that are a little out of the norm…|
Posted on 06.27.07 by John @ 6:24 am
David Pouge, New York Times technology writer, gives a brief overview of the pros and cons of the upcoming uber phone from Apple. This a quick run down of what he said: Pros: Interface is slick, it’s an iPod, screen is great, feature integration is fantastic, WiFi, Apple logo Cons: No memory slot, can’t replace the battery yourself, service through AT&T only, EDGE data speeds suck.
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Posted on 05.07.07 by John @ 9:46 pm
[via english russia]
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Chilling photos of the recovered Russian Oscar-II class nuclear submarine Kursk. In 2000 the submarine was destroyed by a tragic accident during a training mission in the North Atlantic where it is believed that an experimental type of torpedo caused a chain reaction that detonated the equivalent of over three tones of TNT. The boat was recovered in 2001 by a team of divers from a Dutch salvage company. The destruction caused by the torpedo explosion can be seen in these photos.|
Posted on 03.16.07 by John @ 9:27 pm
Great examples of TV ads from Japan in the 1980’s. Ah, the bubble years… [via Nipponkan]
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Posted on 03.15.07 by John @ 7:32 pm
I think he is absolutely right. Expect to see more and more people rolling their own treatments with DCA in the near future. For better or for worse. Buy DCA - DCA Sodium Dichloroacetate Cancer Treatment for Pets
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Special agent Greg on detachment in the Interzone had this to say recently:|
Posted on 02.27.07 by John @ 6:38 am
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Looks like mega director |
Posted on 02.22.07 by John @ 5:51 am
The xu1541 is the modern way to connect cbm iec bus devices to todays USB equipped PCs and it is meant to replace the printer port solutions based on the so-called original x1541 cable. The xu1541 interface allows you e.g. to attach a VC1541 disk drive to your desktop PC as depicted below. This allows for easy transfer of disk images from and to the old units and helps you preserve your ancient data. If your looking for a nice Commodore 64 emulator I’d recommend CCS64. I’ve had good results with that myself.
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Not that the need to connect an antique floppy drive to you computer happens everyday but if it does, this is just the device you will be needing.|
Posted on 02.19.07 by John @ 11:18 pm
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Wow, these kits bring back some good memories. When I was a kid my dad used to buy these all the time. I was too young to solder but I could plug stuff in the box. I’m not sure if he built all the kits that he bought, I remember him saying they were a good source of parts. At least I know where I got that trait from. 
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Posted on 02.16.07 by John @ 5:44 pm
English Russia » Prophetic Postcards Back From 1914
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This is good look at a future that might have been.|
Posted on 02.09.07 by John @ 6:55 am
Years and years ago there was this TV show called Night Flight. I’ve written about the show at least once, remembering all the new and cool things that I saw on it. Well one of the things I remember the best was a short film called ‘Gisele Kerozene‘. It stood out from the other shorts that were shown that night because it was a masterful display of live action stop moion animation. Seeing all those flying broom stick riding witches racing around a city was something I had never seen before. It’s a technique that is very hard on your actors, they have to keep jumping up and down in order to keep hovering (think yogi levitation) and the camera operator needs to be quick on the shutter to catch everyone at the apex of their jumps. It’s hard, some friends and I messed around with it years ago with my super 8 film camera. If I could find the results I’d post them. I haven’t seen ‘Gisele Kerozene’ in years and when I found it on YouTube Ijust had to tell everyone.
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