Twinkle Twinkle

A Four inch backyard telescope finds a planet the size of Jupiter.

Link.

Jet Powered Wheel Chair

Something for my friend Kevin to look forward to in his retirement :-)

Link via Engaget.

Soul or No Soul?

The Vatican bans the Hammond Organ.

Mimi-Max

Mini XXL.

Geek Bling

Marché Noir’s Computer Key Rings. It’ll only set you back $38 to $50 (plus shipping and handling) to kick it QWERTY style.

Link.

Kubler-Ross rolls a seven

Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross passed away this week.

I think this passage might make an appropriate epitaph:

Dr. Hibbert:
Now, a little death anxiety is normal. You can expect to go through five stages. The first is denial.
Homer: No way! Because I'm not dying!
Dr. Hibbert: The second is anger.
Homer: Why you little!
Dr. Hibbert: After that comes fear.
Homer: What's after fear? What's after fear?
Dr. Hibbert: Bargaining.
Homer: Doc, you gotta get me out of this! I'll make it worth your while!
Dr. Hibbert: Finally, acceptance.
Homer: Well, we all gotta go sometime.
Dr. Hibbert: Mr. Simpson, your progress astounds me.


Thank you Doctor Elisabeth, for your amazing contribution to humality.

Ode to iPod

Steve Gilmour's Ode to iPod.

Pilots "Say Cheese" in Wisconsin

An amazing satellite photo of the annual air show at Oshkosh, WI. Huge numbers of private airplanes. (Via Kottke/MetaFilter)

Apple Handheld ?

Rumors are flying about an Apple tablet device.
The iWalk? :-)

Lickity Split WiFi ?

802.11n specification to be 10X faster than 802.11g?

Engadget story here.
Yahoo! News story here.
Corante pipes in here.

The Boss Takes a Stand

The Boss says (in the New York Times):

"Personally, for the last 25 years I have always stayed one step away from partisan politics. Instead, I have been partisan about a set of ideals: economic justice, civil rights, a humane foreign policy, freedom and a decent life for all of our citizens. This year, however, for many of us the stakes have risen too high to sit this election out. ...

I don't think John Kerry and John Edwards have all the answers. I do believe they are sincerely interested in asking the right questions and working their way toward honest solutions. They understand that we need an administration that places a priority on fairness, curiosity, openness, humility, concern for all America's citizens, courage and faith."

Link to J.D. Lasica's post.
Link to New York Times.

Bluetooth Telescope

A Bluetooth controlled Dobsian Telescope.
Way cool.

See it in action here.

Segway Polo

I love it!


UPDATE: Bay Area Segway users have posted some video of a Segway Polo match here.

SONY Remote

For $700 there's one this remote remote better do besides run Linux! :-)
but it's another awesome rig from SONY.

Segway Golf

Currently in service with the US Postal Service and the US Army... and now this!

Way to go Segway :-)

Legacy of Aldus Manutius

OK, this link really freaked me out (thanks MetaFilter).

Aside from the amazing legacy Aldus Manutius bestowed on the world of print publishing I had the great priviledge of working for the company inspired by his name (see bottom of my blog bio).

I also had the honor of leading a great team of very talented people (in my corner of the world) into battle during the digital Desktop Publishing Revolution of the late 80's / early 90's.

Way to go Aldus!

Pro Sports Photo Tips from Cory Rich

Some interesting advice and very cool tips on photyography from Cory Rich via quicktime video streams.

Two parts of his presentation are accessible from the same page.

Three basic elements to successful photography:
1) have some talent.
2) be passionate.
3) don't be an asshole.

For the sleeping bag photo I'm pretty sure he used a trampoline.

Awesome Apollo 11 photos

Via SlashDot:
Some awesome Apollo 11 photos recently unfrozen, digitized and released by NASA.

Here's a few choice snaps:
1, 2, 3.

#2 Earth rise is amazing!

Danger's SideKick II

Looks like T-Mobile will be marketing these soon in the US:

Cell phone
AIM chat
Email
WAP Browser
Camera (even though it's low rez)

yup, I want one.

and it also looks like Danger, Inc. is setting itself up to kick some ass in the marketplace based on their business model.

and this just in:

Danger announced a deal with Sharp electronics to manufacture a device that should be in stores by the end of '04.

Jet Powered Go-Kart

Feel the Need for Speed on this New Zealand designed contraption...

but can it cook a hot dog?

Link.