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A Tron-Inspired Performance By Wrecking Crew Orchestra

By chad March 18, 2012Neat StuffNo Comments

This is a dance routine by the Wrecking Crew Orchestra, a dance group from Japan. This video was taken at one of their performances of a Tron-Inspired routine. Its a pretty awesome concept and even better video. Source: YouTube

TED – Danny Hillis: Back to the future (of 1994)

By chad February 5, 2012TechnologyNo Comments

Found this interesting TED video last night. Thought it was worth sharing. Source: Danny Hillis: Back to the future (of 1994).

IR Remotes and LCD TVs

By chad December 8, 2010TechnologyNo Comments

I just wanted to put some info out regarding problems that can be encountered with IR Remotes mixed with some LCD TVs. If you have problems with your device remote (Dish Network, AT&T U-Verse, etc) working immediately after you turn on your LCD, check your TV's back-light settings. I've heard…

iPad Jailbroken!

By chad April 4, 2010TechnologyNo Comments

Found this video courtesy of Slashdot. If this isn't a hoax, it looks like the iPad has already been Jailbroken!

Recommended Applications

By chad January 3, 2010TechnologyNo Comments

This article contains a list of free and/or open source applications I recommend for various tasks. I use some of them, others come highly recommended. This is current as of January 3, 2010. I will periodically repost newer editions of this as needed. Go to the next page for a full listing of applications.

R/C Starship Enterprise

By chad December 28, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

I found this on Make. This is a video of a R/C Enterprise "flying" underwater in a pool in Japan. For more pictures and a description of the project, check out the original link at the end of this story. Original Story: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/rc_starship_enterprise_flies_under.html

EeePC Upgrades and Eeebuntu!

By chad August 27, 2009Technology1 Comment

I just finished my EeePC overhaul. In addition to the default Linux distribution sucking on the EeePC, the stock SSD is as slow as Christmas, the stock SSD is only 4gb, and only had 512mb of memory. For this mod, I used the following components: Kingston 1GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM…

Tinkering With an EEEPC 900 Part 1

By chad August 25, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

I just bought a replacement SSD and memory stick for my EEEPC 900. Turns out it uses a mini pcie sata connector and those drives aren't priced too badly for the smaller capacities. I'm planning on loading EEEBuntu on it this weekend. I'll have another report on the status of…

So much for that…

By chad July 10, 2009Ramblings, TechnologyNo Comments

So... what are we going to do if the F-22 falls through? Check out this video, I find the numbers they present to be a bit unbelievable.

DARPA's Hummingbird "Nanobot"

By chad July 4, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

I came across this video of DARPA's new "Nanobot." It is based on the hummingbird model. While not quite as agile as a hummingbird, it is still very maneuverable.