Ok, the predictions from the Art Bell show, take them for what they are worth…
(This, by the way, sums them all up for me “57. A nuclear bomb in India. US invades Iran. A disease will attack our armpits.”)
New Year Predictions for 2005
KHR-1 BiPed Robot Kit Photos
A few months ago I reported that this nifty robot kit was on the market, now you can see gobs of construction photos from the Watch Impress website.
Robot Pictorial, Translated by Excite!
-John
Johnston Ridge Observatory Webcam Loop
Be the first to see the latest eruption of America’s favorite volcano! (provides a 30 frame loop over the last 2-1/2 hours)
Johnston Ridge Observatory Webcam Loop
-John
Nuke a Super Computer
I’ve never quite understood what is gained by more powerful computers in simulating nuclear explosions. It seems to me that once a critical level of granularity was achieved in the simulation space, increasing capabilities would produce no additional accuracy. The computers are way cool, though. Maybe that’s the point.
Ultrafast Supercomputer to Simulate Nuke Explosion
-Greg
(I think it’s because as the devices age the radiation and materials in the devices will transmute and stress the components and may cause unknown results. The device may fire, but the yeald may be too low or it may result in a dirty shot. -John)
Digital camera to USB HD mass storage
“The case can be directly connected to a digital camera, mp3 player or self-powered USB storage class device. When the case’s “COPY button” is pressed, data is copied directly to the HDD”
Oooo! I want! Should be coming out in ’05 for apx. 6000 Yen with no hard drive installed.
Alpha-Data battery-powered 2.5″ HDD case
(Ha! I reported this long before Slashdot hit it hard. If you can’t get to the link, blame the Slashdot crowd.)
-John
Engrish not my native language
Ok, to be honest I’m sure we do the same thing when we scribble down kanji that look nice and no one bothers to translate it. This is a fun read.
Welcome to Engrish.com!
-John