I was enjoying a Google Earth video earlier today and it got me thinking. What kinds of new things will become of this kind of software? With the new availability of 3d building and rendering software in a short period of time we will have built a virtual world quite literally. You'll be asking yourself.... "Is it real, or is it Memorex?" But seriously, we're well on our way to world tourism at your desk. As the video demonstrates, the possibilities just for architecture are huge. You can build you house and see it in 3d inside and out before the foundation is laid. Just last week I found a website that will let you track a commercial flight in Google Earth, in near real time.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Another Flying Car
Well, they're at it again. This time it comes from Texas.
Friends fashioning flying car | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News
Honestly, somebody is going to figure it out. It may take another 20 years, but someone is going to get it right, and when they do, the sky will seem not big anymore.
Friends fashioning flying car | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News
Honestly, somebody is going to figure it out. It may take another 20 years, but someone is going to get it right, and when they do, the sky will seem not big anymore.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Friday, December 22, 2006
Building instructions for EVERY LEGO SET EVER
This site has complete instructions for building every lego set EVER. Break your box out of the closet and get building! This was a great toy when I was a kid, and it's fun to look back through these and remember some of the sets I had and some of the sets I really wanted. I wonder if they still sell any of these...
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Berkeley Data Systems: Unlimited Online Storage
Introducing Mozy Unlimited Backup, a new service that individuals can use to back up an unlimited amount of digital files, for $4.95/month. They also offer 2GB of storage for free. If you're looking for an easy and inexpensive way to setup offsite storage, this is a great place to start. For those of you who are ultra paranoid, they even support encryption, so you don't even have to worry about someone else getting to your files.
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
YouTube - Flashback 1981
YouTube - Flashback 1981
I was born in 1981, and based on this "Flashback", so was my destiny as a computer geek. It seems that sometimes even CBS can get in a story that's accurate, to the point and even prophetic... at least in 1981.
I was born in 1981, and based on this "Flashback", so was my destiny as a computer geek. It seems that sometimes even CBS can get in a story that's accurate, to the point and even prophetic... at least in 1981.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Wired 14.10: The Information Factories
Wired 14.10: The Information Factories
From mainframe to pc, from pc to datacenter from datacenter to ...
This extensive article discusses the current evolution of computing power and what new tricks the big players are using to keep up with an every growing demand for computer power, storage, memory access and later the ability of the network to keep everything tied together efficiently. It looks like in another 10 years, the pendulum of computing will swing again, as the phases of the pendulum grow shorter upon each swing.
From mainframe to pc, from pc to datacenter from datacenter to ...
This extensive article discusses the current evolution of computing power and what new tricks the big players are using to keep up with an every growing demand for computer power, storage, memory access and later the ability of the network to keep everything tied together efficiently. It looks like in another 10 years, the pendulum of computing will swing again, as the phases of the pendulum grow shorter upon each swing.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
A loud and long Sunday night
We've had a typically busy Sunday for our time in Mexico. The typical church service followed by VBS planning so that things can move along nicely during the week. It was pretty normal for the remainder of the afternoon, lunch immediately following arrival back at the hotel, followed by a puppet meeting followed by music, followed by a group meeting where we exchange names for prayer partners and make final announcemnts for how Monday will be for the first day of VBS.
A little different was a dinner buffet (because the hotel didn't and in my opionion kind of still doesn't have their act together) that included desert. Desert after dinner in mexico was a bit different, but certainly not bad and certainly not longer than usual.
The strange part came when it was time for the film. We arrived at the church about 7:50, fairly normal for a sunday. They already had the music roaring and were planning on starting the film inside the church at 8pm! This was wierd, standing outside the church waiting was a different experience in the day light. Even more so, we were'nt able to do music because the church has already settled with their music and there just wasn't time for us to do anything before they planned to begin the film.
But then it gets loud. really realy loud. Apparently, a neighbor of the church was either nearly deaf, had a bone to pick with the church, or just had a need to be obnoxious. He had had both speakers of his sound system facing out of his front window, toward the church at as high a volume as possible without having the sound be totally distorted. This went on pretty much all night long. It was difficult, for two reasons... 1.) Really frustrating to have someone act in such a belligerent manner and 2.) really hard on the ears. Hard to think... hard to hear and to be honest I really feel a bit dizzy from the whole thing.
Anyway, we finished up the film and headed home and we were back at the hotel by an early 10:00. Now it's time to get ready for another full day of interesting sights, sounds, people and hopefully fun.
P.S. See my previous entry for a link to my Flickr Mexico 2006 photoset.
A little different was a dinner buffet (because the hotel didn't and in my opionion kind of still doesn't have their act together) that included desert. Desert after dinner in mexico was a bit different, but certainly not bad and certainly not longer than usual.
The strange part came when it was time for the film. We arrived at the church about 7:50, fairly normal for a sunday. They already had the music roaring and were planning on starting the film inside the church at 8pm! This was wierd, standing outside the church waiting was a different experience in the day light. Even more so, we were'nt able to do music because the church has already settled with their music and there just wasn't time for us to do anything before they planned to begin the film.
But then it gets loud. really realy loud. Apparently, a neighbor of the church was either nearly deaf, had a bone to pick with the church, or just had a need to be obnoxious. He had had both speakers of his sound system facing out of his front window, toward the church at as high a volume as possible without having the sound be totally distorted. This went on pretty much all night long. It was difficult, for two reasons... 1.) Really frustrating to have someone act in such a belligerent manner and 2.) really hard on the ears. Hard to think... hard to hear and to be honest I really feel a bit dizzy from the whole thing.
Anyway, we finished up the film and headed home and we were back at the hotel by an early 10:00. Now it's time to get ready for another full day of interesting sights, sounds, people and hopefully fun.
P.S. See my previous entry for a link to my Flickr Mexico 2006 photoset.
Mexico 2006
Arrival and Day 1 in Mexico! I'll be posting pics to flickr as I have a chance to come back to the hotel and download.
Go here to view the mexico 2006 photo set, where I'll posting all my images.
Go here to view the mexico 2006 photo set, where I'll posting all my images.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Photos: Airships on the fly | CNET News.com
Photos: Airships on the fly | CNET News.com
I've always been fascinated by the idea of taking a zeppelin ride anywhere. Like a cruise, only in the air instead. Visually more interesting and faster. Take a look at all the evolving ideas that surround the resurgence of Airships.
I've always been fascinated by the idea of taking a zeppelin ride anywhere. Like a cruise, only in the air instead. Visually more interesting and faster. Take a look at all the evolving ideas that surround the resurgence of Airships.
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