Chad Dotson – Page 21 – Computer Scientist / Software Engineer

Comet Lulin

By chad February 23, 2009HobbiesNo Comments

Don't forget, Comet Lulin is supposedly visible to the naked eye tonight (Monday). Check the link below at Sky and Telescope for a map of the comet for the whole month. If in need, download Stellarium to findout exactly where to look. On Monday night February 23, in a moonless…

Malware Redirecting Users To Fake Review Sites

By chad February 22, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

Here is yet another story of maliciousness in cyberspace today. Turns out there is a bit of malware out there that will detect if you are trying to go to any review sites in a list, it redirects you to a site under the control of the botnet controllers. See…

The Replacement For The Hubble Space Telescope

By chad February 14, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

The replacement for the Hubble is scheduled to launch in 2013. The James Webb Space Telescope will have the ability to see further than Hubble and feature mirrors over 20 feet in diameter. Its sunshield alone is bigger than a tennis court. This new telescope will be situated about a…

Interesting Twitter Feeds

By chad February 11, 2009RamblingsNo Comments

Here are some Twitter Feeds of note in case any Twitter users reading this haven't found them yet.Google Reader Team: http://twitter.com/googlereader UStream: http://twitter.com/UstreamTV Alaska Mt Redoubt Feed: http://twitter.com/alaska_avo Wil Wheaton: http://twitter.com/wilw Brent Spiner: http://twitter.com/BrentSpiner Cobra Commander: http://twitter.com/CobraCommander Mars Rovers: http://twitter.com/MarsRovers LeVar Burton: http://twitter.com/levarburton Patrick Norton: http://twitter.com/patricknorton Leo Laporte: http://twitter.com/LeoLaporte Alex…

Sewanee Photos From 02.08.2009

By chad February 9, 2009PhotographyNo Comments

I took these photos with my Canon A720 IS last night up in Sewanee. I also broke out an old Canon AE-1 SLR and took some pics with it before and after dark. Its my first time using it so we’ll have to see how they turn out. Of course, they won’t be back from developing until Saturday afternoon.

DTV Transition

By chad February 4, 2009Ramblings, TechnologyNo Comments

Well, the Congress has now delayed the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12. Let me ask you... What will be different then? The answer may surprise you. NOTHING. That is if you don't count the amount of tax dollars going into it. If you ask me this has…

Google Earth 5 and Related Items

By chad February 2, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

Google Earth 5 is now in the wild. My first impression after maybe 30-40 minutes of tinkering is thumbs up. Overall it is now alot faster and feels as though the gui has been tweaked for speed. Occasionally there is some slowness but I'm guessing that is a side effect…

HMS Victory Found During Filming of Discovery Channel's "Treasure Quest"

By chad February 1, 2009RamblingsNo Comments

During last week's episode of Treasure Quest on Discovery, Odyssey Explorer found a wreck that they would only refer to as "The Legend." Several details were given about the ship that could lead anyone with historical knowledge to a good conclusion.Facts Given: It was believed to be a ship of…

Mount Redoubt Webcams

By chad January 31, 2009RamblingsNo Comments

For those of you who haven't found them yet, here is a link to the Mount Redoubt observatory and its webcams. The site was crashed earlier this week due to a flood of activity once it was announced an eruption is eminent. The site is back up at least for…

Kite Photography

By chad January 10, 2009PhotographyNo Comments

I watched a pretty interesting video over at Make Magazine this morning about Kite Photography. It really looks interesting and tempting. I've embedded the video below. Kite Aerial Photography on MAKE: television from make magazine on Vimeo.