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The Story of Grandma’s Park Avenue, AKA "Two Germans in a Buick"

Saturday, August 13 2011 @ 12:08 AM PDT
Contributed by: matt
Views: 211

When my grandmother stopped driving, she gave me her car: a white 2005 Buick Park Avenue with a beige interior and super low miles. It was only driven to the cardiologist on Mondays, and it was in perfect condition.

I found some good advice on how to sell the car, but I let the great white whale languish in my driveway for ten months. As I have always said, "procrastination pays off now."

Good World War 2 Photos

Wednesday, April 14 2010 @ 02:33 AM PDT
Contributed by: matt
Views: 2,004

There are some amazing shots here.

3rd Party Fix coming for GoPro HD Hero underwater blurriness

Wednesday, April 14 2010 @ 01:45 AM PDT
Contributed by: matt
Views: 1,985

Eye of Mine is supposedly soon releasing a fix for the blurry video resulting from using the HD Hero under water. There is a video showing the product in action, though exactly what the product IS is unknown so far. Comments from the vendor on the video page suggest it will only be rated to 100 ft. Better than nothing, but disappointing for scuba divers for sure.

GoPro HD Hero Underwater Performance Unfortunately Poor

Sunday, November 22 2009 @ 07:53 AM PST
Contributed by: matt
Views: 3,648

Lately a lot of small and relatively inexpensive hi-def digital video cameras have hit the market. One of them is the GoPro HD Hero, which has some really interesting specs. Check out the videos on the home page, too.

720p and 1080p video
Very wide field of view
720p 60 fps mode
Includes a waterproof housing in the ~$300 price

The HD Hero's combination of a very wide field of view and a housing that will take recreational scuba diving makes it a really interesting little toy for divers looking to do video on the cheap. Unfortunately, the camera's underwater performance is seriously hobbled by the design of the lens.

Scribblenauts will bring out the worst in you

Tuesday, September 15 2009 @ 03:11 AM PDT
Contributed by: matt
Views: 1,691

Scribblenauts is a Nintendo DS puzzle game. In a typical level, your goal is simply to grab a star located somewhere out of reach. Your tools? Anything you want, ostensibly. You can write a word, like "gun" and the item will appear on the screen for you to use. The game itself has some flaws (here is a review) but the ability to summon items and creatures is astonishingly well done and probably worth the purchase price all by itself. It seems like they thought of everything...

I wrote chupacabra and a little green guy with red eyes appeared. He left a dog alone, but he instantly attacked a goat I summoned. (This alone makes it game of the year.)
God will kill a zombie, but a vampire will turn God into a vampire. I summoned a phaser to shoot the vampire but hit god-vampire instead; he was killed. The remaining vampire ran from my cross.
As the review mentions, you can summon a time machine and ride it, which takes you to a realm of knights and damsels.
In that medieval world, I accidentally destroyed a drawbridge with my sword. The princess on the drawbridge happened to fall in the water, so I summoned a shark to eat her. I tried summoning a school of piranhas to eat the shark, but as you can only do one at a time the shark kept eating them.
The game knows roflcopter. It looks different than the helicopter.
Try writing I win button.
An evil clown looks like a clown but thinks evil thoughts.
Pirates kill ninjas.
A succubus attacked me, but a cherub nailed her with arrows... after which she liked me. (I could use the cherub's bow to make other creatures turn good.)

There are definitely more surprises to find inside Scribblenauts.

Interesting reading on the Air France 447 tragedy

Tuesday, June 02 2009 @ 10:39 AM PDT
Contributed by: matt
Views: 2,469

This is a list of interesting material I have found while reading about the AF447 investigation.

Detailed meteorological analysis of the area
Big forum thread at airliners.net. Interesting reading--some pilots are participating.
Similar thread at jetphotos.net.
Lightning strike protection for composite aircraft
BBC article indicating debris has been spotted. Page has links to many other AF447 articles.
More recent article about the debris, with many interesting tidbits.
AirDisaster.com also has news on their front page.
SailWX.info lets you track the positions of vessels at sea. This link shows the area of the crash; currently the Dutch vessel Jo Cedar is on site, looking for debris.

The Truth About Cars

Sunday, December 21 2008 @ 06:39 AM PST
Contributed by: matt
Views: 3,422

TTAC is a web site with news and reviews. It's an enjoyable read. Their Worst of 2008 article was entertaining. If you are a defender of Detroit, you probably won't like what you see here.

Extremely Clever: Hand drawn holograms

Friday, December 05 2008 @ 05:59 AM PST
Contributed by: matt
Views: 3,541

By making scratches in a piece of clear plastic, you can create crude holograms viewable in normal light. Learn how at the link.

California Burns Again

Sunday, November 16 2008 @ 02:48 PM PST
Contributed by: matt
Views: 3,032

These pictures were taken on November 16 2008 in Diamond Bar, CA. The city's posh gated community, called "The Country," was evacuated due to fire danger. Not for the first time, planes had to make fire retardant drops around Ridge Line Road. See more below.

Currently there are fires in Brea and Yorba Linda, among many other places. iReport has more photos of the fires.

Update: Excellent photos at Boston.com.

11 die climbing K2

Tuesday, October 28 2008 @ 11:58 AM PST
Contributed by: matt
Views: 3,404

This is an interesting and morbid article about mountain climber deaths.

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Benjamin Franklin

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