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Higher res images of the visuals here. More videos after the break: Continue reading
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The definitive investigation on UFO’s (so far, if anything)
And I add “so far” because evidently we are waaay far from reaching anything that could be labelled as “definitive” regarding UFO’s”. THIS is the link to the “Out of the Blue” documentary on Stage6, although there is a slight disconnect from this file and the documentary’s Wikipedia and Official page, where the movie’s publication year is shown to be 2002 (the website doesn’t say this textually but they are selling a “5 year anniversary edition”) and its running time 90 minutes. The documentary available on Stage 6 runs for 113 minutes and shows and narrates documents and events happened in the last few years up to 2007 (that, or I am mixing memories of documentaries). Perhaps this is the 5 year anniversary edition, I don’t know, but in any case, best for us; more material, more proof… more hope? One of the “additions”, I guess, is the mention and extensive summary of The Disclosure Project (non-profit organization with the intention of de-classifying and disclosing all information on UFO’s) [wiki] National Press Conference that “hosted over 20 witnesses, most of them ex-military, who provided testimonies, some of them about the cover-up of the UFO issue. You can actually watch the full conference in Google Video (2 hours). I would however recommend watching Out of the Blue first. Another document addressed in the movie and worth commenting on outside is The Cometa Report, roughly a French version of The Disclosure Project [wiki] [more at Ufoevidence.org with links to the complete translated report in PDF]. |
The meaning of VeyronA skeptical Chris Harris from Autocar Magazine comes to certain conclusions after testing and going flat out in a Bugatti Veyron. Unbelievable speedometer live action included. I have been looking for a video or article that gets the essential point about the Veyron across shortly and effectively. The fact that, for several reasons, it is the most remarkable engineering achievement in the auto industry. In the literal sense of the superlative. What’s most incredible is how all the test drivers are left with a feeling of dissapointment by realizing that they are never going to feel anything like it again. As Jeremy Clarkson put it last year “it’s not only the best automobile ever built in history, it is also the best car we will ever see in our lifetimes”. |
Brainstorming with memo/bubble/word maps[This is an actual email sent to my Transportation Design classmates and teachers]
I may have found the ultimate tool for creating the “bubble” or “memo” maps Shook introduced us to in Trans 4 this week; and what’s best, sharing them for active feedback: Bubbl.us That is, hands-on editing by those you choose. The obvious advantages of making the bubble map on this website/program are several: Z. Automatic arranging and coloring of bubbles by levels. The less obvious but with most potential feature is the ability to share bubble maps with coleagues, and give either read-only or full edit access. The latter, in my opinion, can be especially useful throughout the semester in Trans 4 and I encourage all of you to try it out. Registration is easy through the invitation email I am sending you right after this one. (And no, I don’t get commission or anything from this [Via Download Squad] |
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MonomeI’m tempted to start a new category, Technohuman, for innovative devices that augment our senses or skills in order to produce Superhuman results (really, the Hang Drum should be one of them). Monome, a year-old open source interface system with a grid of highly customizable button-LEDs, is one of them, and the most beautiful application is music. Two more videos, including interview and demos by one of its creators: Continue reading |
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August 15, 2007
Civilization Climate Construction Documentaries En español Technology Videos Leave a comment |
Uno corto: El DesafÃo Verde parte 3 (Chicago)De tÃÂtulo original “The Green Machine”, éste documental de Odisea (2006) expone ejemplos privados y públicos, empresariales y nacionales, relacionados con energÃÃas renovables, construcción ecológica, sostenibilidad, etc. Ésta parte en concreto trata de cómo Chicago es una de las ciudades con mejores intenciones al respecto. Un parque verde en el tejado de cada rascacielos es uno de sus objetivo, y el ayuntamiento ya tiene uno. [Upload de VSG71] |
XP2 is Windows VistaFile this under civilization, society, human race evolution. It’s the next Windows OS Media Alert: Microsoft unveils official name of “Longhorn”, the next-generation Windows. It’s Windows Vista, and you can forget it now if you want: you’ll be hearing it every day for the next 5 or 10 years. How big is that? You can watch the video and imagine me as one of the sectarians attending to the presentation. The slogan? Clear, Confident, Connected. Bringing Clarity To Your World. Fuck clarity, just bring Vista A.S.A.P.
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Fold n’Drop WindowsPlease Microsoft, integrate this in Longhorn (XP2). A research project to make overlapping windows foldable just as they were papers First time heard about this I thought it was a clone of Sensiva, a software my Wacom and I couldn’t live without to perform common actions like minimize, maximize, close, open programs, etc. But no, the Fold n’Drop project would be a perfect complement for Sensiva and for a nearer Minority Report hand-gesture-driven computing. Also especially useful for those who don’t know you can drag a file from one window to a hidden one by activating the hidden one in the taskbar, these foldable windows behave exactly like paper, and your finger is the mouse. Do watch the video before you go mad blaspheming against my ineptitude in describing stuff…
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Pocket projectorSo hot. Not exactly “pocketable” but small enough to fit in your laptop/gadget bag, this DLP front projector can create a 20″ screen It weighs just 400 grams and the picture below speaks for itself. With a maximum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, Mitsubishi’s PocketProjector, the first in the new breed of tiny projectors, may still not be very powerful for working or even surfing the net, but with VGA, S-Video and composite video input connectors, I do see myself using it as the standard screen for portable video players like my Archos Gmini400. $700 (or 540€ I should say) is not a bad price for 20.000 hours of lamp life (thanks to the triple-led lamp), but I’m waiting for the 1024×768 version. [Via Engadget]
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