Red Bull Stratos
Watch the world record freefall from the edge of space live right now. (video embedded) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrIxH6DToXQ#! More information: http://www.redbullstratos.com/
Presentation Is Everything
PRESENTATION IS EVERYTHING There is something that learned over the past couple of years, presentation is everything. It is quite possibly the most important element in all we do. Presentation from the aspect of leadership can mean the difference between shared vision and unengaged worker bee. Presentation from the aspect…
DNS Changer And What It Means To You
With all the fear mongering by the news outlets, I thought I'd make a short post about DNS Changer. DNS Changer is malware that if you are infected it changes how your computer looks up website addresses. Essentially, it tells your computer to use a service setup by criminals. The…
FFMPEG Improperly Switching to Grayscale
I use ffmpeg to make timelapse movies of images taken from one of my several webcams. Recently, I started having trouble with it converting all the frames of my video to gray scale. I'm am unsure if a software upgrade or a script change caused it, but I had a…
TED – Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly … and cooperate
This is an absolutely fantastic TED video talking about robotic quad-copters. These things have amazing flight characteristics and abilities. Source: Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly ... and cooperate.
TED – Danny Hillis: Back to the future (of 1994)
Found this interesting TED video last night. Thought it was worth sharing. Source: Danny Hillis: Back to the future (of 1994).
HoloAD
Found this interesting video of a new product being developed by InnoVision Labs. This, like other recent "hologram" technology, uses LCD screens either above or below a system of mirrors. It does seem to be one of the more refined and realistic systems out there currently. Links: Innovision's US website…
Good Videos From TEDxHuntsville 2011
These are from TEDxHuntsville 2011. Thought I'd posted about these already, but I guess I forgot to. Travis Taylor - Stay With It: You Have the Power to Change Your World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQNCUsHQYHE Tim Pickens - Explore, Have Fun and Live to Tell About It http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZOwAXr-Sp8 Daniel Crosby - You're Not…
Programming Progress
“Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight.” - Bill Gates I have that quote on my instant messenger. I found out Friday that someone had saw and used it. Its good that someone found it useful. It's a very valid point to…
TED – Interactivity Beyond the Touchscreen
Interesting talk on Computer/Human interaction. Source: Interactivity Beyond the Touchscreen