Monthly Archives: July 2009
Drawing in an additional simulated dimension. Cool.
Interesting video showing the possibilities of drawing directly in simulated 3D, I can only imagine what classical artist such as Da Vinci would think of this. Neil Young is playing in the background, to help contrast the old from the … Continue reading
Thinking about the ‘box’
Video of a more environmentally friendly pizza box. Every little bit helps. And why not start with pizza containers.
Take a Yale class for free
http://oyc.yale.edu/ I’m in the process of watching a class on game theory taught by Ben Polak. It’s quite a good class, and you can even download the black board notes and follow along while you watch the lecture. Yale was … Continue reading
Moon has footprints for 40 years
NASA releases some newly restored moon footage from the Apollo 11 landing for the 40th anniversary. Congrats to NASA and everyone involved. I’m excited about NASA’s next 40 years to see what else we can accomplish. To watch the videos … Continue reading
Fun Olympus Advertisment
The camera that they are advertising is actually an extremely nice and innovative camera. During the transition from film loaded SLR cameras to digital SLR cameras Olympus made a new format called ‘four thirds’. Four Thirds cameras and lenses were … Continue reading
Transit and Infrastructure
Here is an excerpt with a PBS interview with Rep. Mica (FL) from late June 2009: BLUEPRINT AMERICA: You are a Republican – and you support transportation and infrastructure spending? REP. MICA: Well, I tell you though, if you’re on … Continue reading
Exercise with Spelling
My spelling is pretty bad, and my cardio ability could also improve. Retronyms, an iphone application developer, has created the game to help make my spelling and cardio ability improve in both a fun and social way. The game uses … Continue reading
Food and Obesity in America
Here is a press release from Trust For America’s Health, a non-profit non-partisan organization, reporting on the obesity in America. There are many reasons why obesity is a problem, besides being detrimental to one owns health when multiplied by millions … Continue reading
Happy 4th of July, BBQ Stlye
Here is a video from the guys of the tech magazine Wired: