Thr grandparents from Chicago are here. Sam's found a new friend!
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Thursday, July 09, 2009
History Channel wants you to ask permission to link
Uh, wat?
HistoryChannel.com: Help Desk: "To request permission to link to our site, please provide us with the following information:
1. Your name
2. Your contact information
3. A description of your web site
4. How long you intend to link
5. Whether you would like a text link or logo (graphic) link"
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Fiddling with flickr and twitpic
Set up twitpic and flickr for twitter. Still haven't found a single post solution that sends a photo to flickr, twitter, blogger and facebook. But this is close.
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Friday, July 03, 2009
3000 miles of bugs
Feelin good enough to snap a photo of the Duc, but not good enough to clean it!
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Sand Hills of Nebraska
On NE State Route 2. Sky, hills, cows, trains. This is America.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Pie!
Eating breakfast at the Hungry Bear Cafe, home of world famous Bannana Cream Pie. This one's for the ST-Owners crew!
Bear Creek, MT.
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Bear Creek, MT.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Geekin out
Tim Graham and Mike Turley whipped out netbooks at dinner.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Tim and Chris fix plastic
Imagine that - it's not the Ducati getting worked on!
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Bark!
Always wondered why pine terrs are't damaged by small forest fires. Found out: serious thick layers of bark!
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At Devils Tower
(Wonder if thatll ger rotated automagically?)
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Hulett Motel
100 years old. Hope to be staying here next week on the way home.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Fallout shelter sign
Appropriate, considering the tourist stuff we saw today.
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River overlook, SD
Lewis and Clark monument in the foreground.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Zesto burger stand
Supposed to have the best burgers in town...
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Corn palace gift shop
I was wondering where the giftshop was. It is the entire inside of the corn palace!
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Want out!
Blackberry photo with led flash and bad backlighting. Not bad for a fone.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Pinball museum is coming together...
Click into Flickr for more from the museum!
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Download YouTube Videos as MP4 Files
Download YouTube Videos as MP4 Files: "An interesting side-effect of YouTube's recent push for higher quality videos is that most videos can be downloaded as MP4 files directly from YouTube."
Wild take on the Now
Wired UK Columnist Warren Ellis: 'We're living in the last days of the Roman empire': "These are truly the last days. How else can you account for Britain being ruled by an unelected leader who is also Scottish? Who saw that coming when William Wallace was having his bowels hacked out and incinerated in front of him at Smithfield seven centuries ago? Bloody nobody. This is the problem with writing fiction in the early 21st century: the real world outdoes you for madness every day."
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Cat and chimena on a Sunday Morning
Lazy sunday morning. Click in for the photo.
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Friday, June 05, 2009
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Nice night for a walk
And what a good dog to pose for me!
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Labette Count School Super is out to lunch
"Superintendent Stockton said parents should check with school administration before allowing their child to change their appearance."
From: Kansas Parents Furious After School Faculty Cuts Son's Hair - WDAF
More:
From: Kansas Parents Furious After School Faculty Cuts Son's Hair - WDAF
More:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
What business people don't want to hear
acleareye.com: We read too many business books.: "Control destroys relationships. Control blinds you to opportunities. Control shuts down your inner voice. Control is driven by your ego's need to serve itself. Control is an illusion you cling to primarily to alleviate your fears"
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Why should a Kid build a Catapult?
Why should a kid build a catapult? (Also known as backyard artillery!)
I seem to recall building matchstick rockets, then model rockets, then Chinese rockets and learning about force, thrust, motion, weight and more. This is too cool!
Because the world needs good engineers and scientists, and because the kids who will grow up to become engineers and scientists need a way to get hands-on experience with physics, math and engineering.
In this age of 200-plus channels of TV, the Internet and computer games, kids are also spending far less time building tree houses, tinkering with engines, or designing downhill racers. We believe those are important skills to have. They help form the basis for good problem solving skills and an innate understanding of the real, physical world that you just can't get from a computer game, no matter how good its physics simulation software is.
Ballistic motion was one of the key players in the development of the science of physics. The word "engineer" even originated as the builders and designer of Siege Engines
Why is a budding engineering student expected to take a year or two of calculus in high school, but she isn't expected to have any real-world experience in building or working with machines and materials? Pencil and paper (or computer screens) are only one part of the learning experience. Where will she apply all of the stuff she learned in geometry and trig? Without physical projects to touch, feel and see, the lessons become abstract, their utility questionable.
A catapult project gives students a chance to see that science and engineering really can be fun, and it's a lot more than just numbers on paper. The real payoff for an engineer is in the field, where she can see and enjoy the results of her ingenuity. And it may seem counterintuitive, but engineering projects not only help kids learn math and science, they are also great at getting kids back outdoors, away from the massive over-exposure to video games, TV and the Internet.
Why all this interest in getting kids to study science and engineering? Because it's important to our society, and it's great mental cross training regardless of what field of work the kids eventually go into. Most people develop a sense for what they want to do in life while they are still in high school or even earlier. A catapult project is fun and interesting enough to inspire some kids to study the science behind how they work, and then go on to become the engineers and scientists of tomorrow.
I seem to recall building matchstick rockets, then model rockets, then Chinese rockets and learning about force, thrust, motion, weight and more. This is too cool!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline - Psdtuts
Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline - Psdtuts:
"Fortunately, it isn't required to go to design school in order to be a graphic designer. A good foundation in graphic design history, theory, and practical application will help you hit the ground running. There are plenty of resources available in which you can learn graphic design on your own. Don't set your expectations to high at first, as it will take enthusiastic study for years to become great. You can do it though!
If you would like to learn graphic design from the ground up, through self directed study, then this article lists some great resources that will get you started with your design education. Also, even if you do go to design school, at least three-fifths of your education will be through self directed study anyway. Let's get to it!"
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Alec in the paper
Alec made the front page of the Community section of the Liberty Tribune. (he's in grey leaned over) fron the April Science Club at HMS Beagle in Parkville, MO
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Un der Chickie en der yard, um, good!
Overland Park Code, 18.370.020 para. L says I have to have a special use permit to keep chickens. Shazbot. But fortunately, there's a Chicken Movment taking place:
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1189350.html
And it's spreading to OP:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1191585.html
Bork Bork Bork!
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1189350.html
And it's spreading to OP:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1191585.html
Bork Bork Bork!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Videos Of Barack Obama’s Comedy Routine At White House Correspondents’ Dinner | The Moderate Voice
Videos Of Barack Obama’s Comedy Routine At White House Correspondents’ Dinner | The Moderate Voice -- I'm not a big fan of all his policies, but WOW - this was outstanding.
Update! Full Text of the comments is available from WBS Radio!
Monday, May 04, 2009
Excess Death: Risk Threats
Just poking around some numbers.
Coal fired power plants cause upwards of 24,000 excess deaths from pollution, radiation, etc. each year. Assuming we've had 70 years of serious coal fired power plants, thats 280,000 excess deaths.
Nuclear power plants caused between 0 and 19 excess deaths in that same time frame in the US; up to 4,000 worldwide including the Chernobyl foulup.
Coal fired power plants cause upwards of 24,000 excess deaths from pollution, radiation, etc. each year. Assuming we've had 70 years of serious coal fired power plants, thats 280,000 excess deaths.
Nuclear power plants caused between 0 and 19 excess deaths in that same time frame in the US; up to 4,000 worldwide including the Chernobyl foulup.
(The 19 comes from a vociferous anti-nuclear group. (or another, quoting 'just borderline statisticaly significant [deaths]') - the 4,000 is from Greenpeace, who'd be happiest if we weren't here.) The zero comes from everywhere else. Further reading:
What's that Opt Out clause in my kids school packet?
Ever wonder what that Opt Out clause was in your kids school packet when you enrolled them? Or did you even read it? "Percent of schools receiving No Child Left Behind Act funding that must give personal student information to the military unless student opts out: 100%" . . . (from arse poetica)
Magic and the Brain: Teller Reveals the Neuroscience of Illusion
Magic and the Brain: Teller Reveals the Neuroscience of Illusion: "'Reality seems so simple. We just open our eyes and there it is. But that doesn't mean it is simple.'"
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
2008 Riding Map
The Montana destination was a one-way trip on the bike. Sigh. Zoom out for the whole view.
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