I picked up a delightful book the other day: The use of Stereographic Projection in Structural Geology. It is a handy little book with some nice illustrations and it was cheap so I bought it. At any rate, there was a hand-written list in the back! What a find! It appears to be a to-do list for a doing field work overseas. I feel a bit voyeuristic doing so, but the list is delightful, so I will share it here:
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Found Geological To-Do List in Back of Stereographic Projection Book
March 1st, 2010 by JonnyInterview with a Hustler
October 23rd, 2009 by JonnyI somehow ended up reading a fantastic interview with an underground (an adjective I use grudgingly) hip hop artist named Creature. I’m not sure how I stumbled onto it, but I did, and I really like the Creature that came through in the interview. Creature is all about hustling, which I now know means working hard and staying focused. I honestly didn’t know that that was what hustling was. I thought it was conning someone. I want to be a hustler. Maybe I can get a shirt that says “Hustling for Science”.
Light, According to Richard Feynman
October 21st, 2009 by JonnyOh man, this is just amazing!
Symphony of Science
October 21st, 2009 by JonnyThis is everywhere, I know, but just in case you *haven’t* seen them, here you go! Go to The Symphony of Science for more info or to donate and help the project!
Eigenharp
October 20th, 2009 by JonnyMy friend Mike sent me a link to a BBC video showcasing the Eigenharp. I’m guessing it’s a sort of fancy MIDI &| MOD device, but I didn’t really look into it that closely. Very fancy looking, either way. I would say I want one, but I’d invariably noodle around and then set it in a corner and let it collect dust. I shall admire you from afar, Eigenharp.
Multitouch Table Progress: Infra-red Webcam
October 19th, 2009 by JonnyI’ve made a little progress in my Multitouch Table project. I now have a functioning infra-red-sensitive camera. I converted a cheap visible-light webcam to IR, a process which is well-documented elsewhere on the web. More details after the jump, including pictures.
Youngsters May Get Us To The Moon Yet!
October 16th, 2009 by JonnyI’ve become more cynical as of late. I’m concerned that I won’t be able to vacation on the moon when I am in my early 100s. Technology is not developing as quickly as I would like. I was a little uplifted when I found out that there are still youngling scientist/engineers in the world who may yet have the dedication, creativity, and hopefully (and most importantly) the drive to get my eventually geriatric behind to the moon.
While I haven’t seen any evidence that this young gentleman (Brennon Williams) will be the one to finally perfect the turbo encabulator and get me to the moon, I’m still glad to see that there are people out there who might end up working on the job. Thanks Brennon!
Link: BW Science Labs
Hasselhoffian Recursion of Mae’s Butt
October 15th, 2009 by JonnyThe butt belonging to my friend Mae just recently became famous by showing up in a caving guidebook. Since then, it’s all anyone talks about. Mae’s butt this, Mae’s butt that. So, I made a visual representation of how I feel most of these conversations run. I hope you enjoy it. In case you aren’t familiar with Hasselhoffian Recursion, go here.
Otherwise, click ahead for recursive goodness, and possibly a seizure. You may not want to click ahead if you’re a visual epileptic.
Multitouch Display
October 7th, 2009 by JonnyMmmmmmmmmphysics. Mmmmmmmmmcomputers. Mmmmmmmmmmphysicsandcomputerscomingtogether beautifully and simply. Three years ago Jeff Han unleashed a wonderful new technology unto the computer wild. Multitouch displays! They’re just like traditional touch screens, only better! The computer is able to keep track of multiple touches. This lets you use more than one finger or hand or person to control input to the computer. Here is Jeff on TED:
In addition to the obvious awesomeness inherent in the application of the technology it is also very easy to implement. It is fairly trivial to build a multitouch table yourself. So that’s what me and my friend Mike are going to do. I promise we’ll document the process. Stay tuned!
Oh, also, I’m back :-).
Site Graph Comparison
April 29th, 2009 by JonnyI just happened to stumble onto a rather nastily designed website, the url of which I’m not going to provide. I don’t feel like having the owner see talkingnerdy.com as a referrer and come a-trolling. Have no fear though, I will provide a screenshot:
Be thankful you don't get to enjoy the site in all its flashinig, blinking, animated gif-ing glory.
You may be wondering why I’ve displayed some random garbage I found on the interwebs. Well, because its graph looks remarkably similar (I think) to one of the sites I’m helping out with!
Viewing Websites as Graphs
April 29th, 2009 by JonnyI’ve recently been handed a few websites to maintain. I used to do this for a living, but it’s been a little while since I’ve been immersed in the site management world. I’ve been trying to become familiar with the sites that I’ve been tasked with updating and maintaining.
One way is to simply surf around the site and learn what’s what. This is great and easy for small sites, but not really feasible with larger sites, dynamic sites, and (ugg) bulletin boards. So, I looked around for something that visually characterizes websites. Lo and behold, I found something!
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THIS…IS…AMERICA!!
April 28th, 2009 by JonnyHehe…
