Archive for June, 2008

  • So Much for That… - June 30th, 2008
  • Today was the day … the last day for GTV. The lights at the station were turned out for the last time, and we all turned in our keys and walked away.
    Tomorrow, I start a new position at Howard Community College, doing much the same as I was at GTV, with the added benefit [...]

  • More Amazingness! - June 22nd, 2008
  • Here’s some video from under the sea. The octopi are the most incredible part!

    You can see more cool stuff at the TED site.
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  • Truly Amazing … And On This Planet! - June 22nd, 2008
  • Timecatcher.com is a website featuring some spectacular landscape photographs from around the world. It’s the work of six fantastic photographers. You need to check it out.
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  • DIY Steadicam? You BETCHA - June 21st, 2008
  • As some of you may know, I’ve been fooling around with the idea of building my own video camera stabilization rig. There are a bunch of commercial units available from Steadicam/Tiffen, Glidecam, and a collection of eBay stores based somewhere in India. These are all fairly impressive units, but some also have some pretty impressive [...]

  • If These Guys Can Get Along … - June 20th, 2008
  • Okay, I know. Really crappy, badly backlit picture, I know. But the only camera I had within quick, easy reach was my iPhone.
    The point is, if Kiah the bird, and Darjha the cat can both happily relax on Donna at the same time, why can’t the supposedly "enlightened" and "intelligent" humans get along?
    Moments after [...]

  • New Machine Not a Safe Machine? - June 18th, 2008
  • When you buy a new computer or other electronic device, or receive one from your employer, you pretty much expect that it won’t spew viruses or SPAM all over the place, right? Don’t be so sure.
    ABCNews ran a story on their web site today about a poor fellow in Massachusetts who lost his job because [...]

  • I Must Be Getting Old… - June 11th, 2008
  • I passed a new Buick on the way home from a meeting this evening, and it really looked nice.
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  • What’s the Buzz, iPhone? - June 10th, 2008
  • Apple announced their new iPhone yesterday, amid much hoopla. It’s a faster, 3G machine with a built-in GPS, and, it’s half the cost of the phones we recently bought — something that analysts suggested that Apple was very unlikely to do.
    The new phone will ship with Apple’s new iPhone OS (version 2.0), which sports an [...]