Catch line from Maldroid, "Heck No! I'll Never Listen To Techno", a cool video done all in light-brights.
I found it on babelgum, another tv on computer site. So far, its pretty good, watch a old PBS show of Soviet Propaganda. Wow the Soviet's new who to twist the truth. I often wondered why a parent would fear their child. Well the Soviet propaganda made me worry about. See the story of Pavlik Morozov.
05 January 2009
03 January 2009
technically, it counts a working towards a resolution
Well what a bloody hell of a week, welcome 2009. With stomach flu, a bunch of people out of their routines, and sitting two dogs, who one of our dogs appears to really dislike, this has been a long week. Now a new year has started, so I guess its time for a fresh start.
As part of my resolutions, the one to be a bit more positive, got skype and my watcom table working on the new mac, Vikings are still in the playoffs (well they have not played yet, so technically, yes), and my parents got a good laugh at the story of the dog sitting. They did it last week.
Well I could write more, this just this small amounts counts towards my other goal of blogging more.
As part of my resolutions, the one to be a bit more positive, got skype and my watcom table working on the new mac, Vikings are still in the playoffs (well they have not played yet, so technically, yes), and my parents got a good laugh at the story of the dog sitting. They did it last week.
Well I could write more, this just this small amounts counts towards my other goal of blogging more.
28 December 2008
ICS700
Well one thing is done, due before then end of year, for the Civil Air Patrol Emergency Service rating, all CAP emg. service members must pass the ICS 700 online class, NIMS (National Incident Management System) Introduction. After a couple hours of study and plenty of slides, I passed the test on my first attempt.
I know watching TV news it seems that there is not a plan when a disaster happens, but all those folks running around, actually are following a well thought out plan. It is chaotic, and like with war, all plans work until they are in use, but there is a reason, and a big picture being managed. All those responders are doing what they do to help people, and that is something we are all lucky to have.
Now that reminds me, I need to make a donation to BackStoppers.
zero time, zero longitude
you never know what you will learn.
I have often wondered why UTM, and the 0 longitude were at Greenwich England. I would have assumed Paris would be he center of time and space, considering they hold the official metric baseline objects (plus its the French)
Now I may have an answer, while maybe not correct, it does make sense to me. All of this from watching History International's Engineering an Empire.
1. There is a great fire at Windsor Castle
2. The British rebuild the castle complex, and add a large clock.
3. The large clock, with its bell, Big Bend, have the requirement of only gaining or losing one second every twenty-four hour day.
4. To verify the accuracy, the time had to be telegraphed to the Greenwich observatory, which I would assume would validate the time, using the old sun over head trick. Which after all is the definition of a solar day.
Now add the following information
6. At this period of history, the Sun never set on the British Empire. There were British colonies around the globe.
7. To control the empire, the British ran telegraph lines to the various parts of the world.
8. Within a couple of minutes, the clocks in all colonies could be synced to Big Bend, via telegraph.
9. When you compare your clock to someone else's, either could be correct, but if you can claim your clock is synced with the rest of the world, well your clock has a bit more "truth" to it.
10. The different clock problem is encountered often at this time in history by the need to sync time between places, just to keep the trains on time. If you can provide a globally synced time, your trains can run on a schedule that works over great distances, including across international borders.
So the British end up setting the worlds' clocks. Since time is really just a distance, when it comes to slicing the world into 360 degrees of longitude, why not put the zero mark where time is zero.
My question has an answer. I live near -90 degrees of longitude, due to a fire in a place I have never been too.
I have often wondered why UTM, and the 0 longitude were at Greenwich England. I would have assumed Paris would be he center of time and space, considering they hold the official metric baseline objects (plus its the French)
Now I may have an answer, while maybe not correct, it does make sense to me. All of this from watching History International's Engineering an Empire.
1. There is a great fire at Windsor Castle
2. The British rebuild the castle complex, and add a large clock.
3. The large clock, with its bell, Big Bend, have the requirement of only gaining or losing one second every twenty-four hour day.
4. To verify the accuracy, the time had to be telegraphed to the Greenwich observatory, which I would assume would validate the time, using the old sun over head trick. Which after all is the definition of a solar day.
Now add the following information
6. At this period of history, the Sun never set on the British Empire. There were British colonies around the globe.
7. To control the empire, the British ran telegraph lines to the various parts of the world.
8. Within a couple of minutes, the clocks in all colonies could be synced to Big Bend, via telegraph.
9. When you compare your clock to someone else's, either could be correct, but if you can claim your clock is synced with the rest of the world, well your clock has a bit more "truth" to it.
10. The different clock problem is encountered often at this time in history by the need to sync time between places, just to keep the trains on time. If you can provide a globally synced time, your trains can run on a schedule that works over great distances, including across international borders.
So the British end up setting the worlds' clocks. Since time is really just a distance, when it comes to slicing the world into 360 degrees of longitude, why not put the zero mark where time is zero.
My question has an answer. I live near -90 degrees of longitude, due to a fire in a place I have never been too.
well spent a day being moody about what I did not achieve in 2008. Got tired of being around myself, so I know my family hated it.
Well 2008 is almost over, so to hell with it. Onto 2009, so it is time to start thinking of goals, start to look forward.
Simply my goals so far include (in no particular order):
More to come.
Finally a note to VW, do you think you could possibly make the battery of a beetle even harder to change?
Well 2008 is almost over, so to hell with it. Onto 2009, so it is time to start thinking of goals, start to look forward.
Simply my goals so far include (in no particular order):
- Stay employed
- Take my GRE to get officially into the Purdue Master's program
- Catch up on my Civil Air Patrol task, including the squadrons website and supply officer duties
- Survive my daughter's eleven year
More to come.
Finally a note to VW, do you think you could possibly make the battery of a beetle even harder to change?
20 December 2008
bootcamp and vmware
vmware's vmfusion is something I like more and more.
Last night I installed bootcamp on the mac. After a few minutes of freak'n out, here are some lessons learned. Maybe they will help some other fool, but then again who reads instructions.
Last night I installed bootcamp on the mac. After a few minutes of freak'n out, here are some lessons learned. Maybe they will help some other fool, but then again who reads instructions.
- When you are installing Windows, make sure you format the bootcamp created Windows partition, DO NOT leave it as is. I did leave it alone and ended up looking at a non-system disk error after Windows tried to reboot. Apple seems to suggest that FAT32, instead NTFS, so I took FAT32.
- Don't register your version of Windows till the very end, after you install vmware tools, or you will be like me and on the phone explaining why you went thought the three installs your Windows installation disk allow. But to give M$ there due, they were very nice helpful on the phone.
- If a your are stuck with the Windows CD/DVD in the laptop drive. Holding down the eject button on the keyboard while cycling the power will eventually eject the disk. It may take a couple tries.
- To get back to OSX, hold the "alt/option" key while cycling power. It will give a boot choice.
- That darn Windows boot chime can be upsetting when you having problems.
17 December 2008
Panadora
Okay, okay, I am behind the times, but trying to catch up.
Just started using Pandora and well it rock. Now I can listen to The Donna's and find other great music. If you saw knew me, you'd be laughing if you thought I would be a Donna's fan, but why not. I am too old and bitter to care.
For the few who do not know, Pandora is streaming radio service, in which your thumbs up or down helps it determine what song to play next. So in theory if the more the music you like and rate the more you get. So far its pretty, so good.
Speaking of trying new things, (don't worry this is a "G" rated comment), at they office they are rolling out Office 2007, and I am surprised at the resistance. Personally I think its cool (yes office can be cool) so I volunteered for a beta tester. I can't imagine everyone not doing that. I talked to the IT department this afternoon and said, "sure install it, no problem, worse case I have an excuse not to do anything for the rest of year". I feel sorry for the IT department, its not an easy job, and I know they get lots more blame the complements.
You know its early but mark that clean desk calendar's last day of July as SysAdminDay . They deserve it, plus if you tick them off they will block the pandora website.
Just started using Pandora and well it rock. Now I can listen to The Donna's and find other great music. If you saw knew me, you'd be laughing if you thought I would be a Donna's fan, but why not. I am too old and bitter to care.
For the few who do not know, Pandora is streaming radio service, in which your thumbs up or down helps it determine what song to play next. So in theory if the more the music you like and rate the more you get. So far its pretty, so good.
Speaking of trying new things, (don't worry this is a "G" rated comment), at they office they are rolling out Office 2007, and I am surprised at the resistance. Personally I think its cool (yes office can be cool) so I volunteered for a beta tester. I can't imagine everyone not doing that. I talked to the IT department this afternoon and said, "sure install it, no problem, worse case I have an excuse not to do anything for the rest of year". I feel sorry for the IT department, its not an easy job, and I know they get lots more blame the complements.
You know its early but mark that clean desk calendar's last day of July as SysAdminDay . They deserve it, plus if you tick them off they will block the pandora website.
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