This really puts things into perspective. Be sure to watch it in HD.
via Gizmodo
December 27, 2008
Asteroid Impact in HD
November 14, 2008
Nature Tech
The Smithsonian Channel has a new show called Nature Tech that takes a deeper look at the science behind the way some of the natural world works. So far it’s been a great show. The episode on motion was very cool, slow motion bird flight, flies and other amazing bits of nature. I definitely give it two thumbs up if you have access to the channel. It looks like they’ve even posted some of the footage to their website.
November 13, 2008
Give Your AppleTV a Power Boost
AppleTV with Hulu and more!
Angelo recently made the leap and updated the firmware on his AppleTV with open-source awesomeness, Boxee. Among the plethora of options Boxee has, Hulu streaming is the kicker for me. With Netflix streaming in the works, I may just invest in this project as my all-in-one entertainment center.
via Gizmodo
September 8, 2008
Out-Dated Technology for Future Generations
This pretty sums up how I’m envisioning interaction with my kid when he gets to this age.
So what common everyday technologies do you think will be considered out-dated in 10 years?
Bonus points for the movie reference made in the comic, too. 
Twitter and Ambient Awareness
Being a Twitter user myself (mikesol007), I’ve often wondered what purpose it truly serves in the context of my life. This New York Times article sums it up pretty succinctly. In a nutshell, each individual twitter by itself is meaningless, but in true gestalt fashion, as a whole, Twitter feeds give you an “ambient awareness” of what’s going on in your friends’ lives, a sort of “distant telepathy.”
One step closer to a singularity-spawned hive mind, eh?
via BoingBoing via NYT
August 29, 2008
Integrating Hi-Res Photos to Enhance Video
Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo.
This technology seems almost too good to be true. The skeptic within doubts that these calculations are done in real-time. I have to admit, though, that the results are very impressive.
via Gizmodo
August 21, 2008
Lifelike Animation by Image Metrics
I have to admit this is freakily realistic. It took a second viewing with heavy scrutiny for me to nit-pick the animation artifacts.
How long before traditional actors are replaced with talented voice actors?
via io9
August 15, 2008
High Speed Photography
This is geek photography at its best.
This photography/engineer created the laser trigger and 500 microsecond flash to get those amazing high-speed shots.
July 9, 2008
Is there hope for the United States?
According to science-fiction blog io9, the United States will cease to exist as we know it for the following 5 reasons:
- Too many internal divisions
- A decadent culture
- Too much military, not enough social welfare
- Citizens do not trust their government
- No science and engineering leadership
Check out the original article for a detailed explanation. What do you think?
via io9
June 11, 2008
How Much Do You Sleep?
Personally, I average about 5 to 6.5 hours of sleep each night. I don’t feel compelled to go to bed until I feel sleepy. I see no reason to just lie in bed waiting for sleep to drop-kick me in the throat when I’m not looking.
It turns out that might just be all the sleep I need. A study at Scripps Clinic Sleep Center in La Jolla, CA produced some interesting results.
From Time.com:
Studies show that people who sleep between 6.5 hr. and 7.5 hr. a night, as they report, live the longest. And people who sleep 8 hr. or more, or less than 6.5 hr., they don’t live quite as long. There is just as much risk associated with sleeping too long as with sleeping too short. The big surprise is that long sleep seems to start at 8 hr. Sleeping 8.5 hr. might really be a little worse than sleeping 5 hr.
How much do you sleep do you feel you need to function during the day?
Thanks for the link, AG!
via Time.com
