Archive for March 17th, 2009
« Previous EntriesThat curious inner reorientation in light of medical, well, medical stuff
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009I suppose one of the good parts of having been around the block a few times is that when that woozy personal stress disorientation hits, I recognize it as an old friend, a visitor who arrives in hard times, and eventually departs again for a good long while. An emotional Halley’s Comet that comes into close orbit every so often. Oh, it’s you again. Yeah I recognized you by this feeling of off-balance. Of being inattentive and I couldn’t care less. Of being on sensory overload. Of being on a c
rippll - social map! - Amigo Maps Ltd
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009rippll - social map! rippll - social map! Amigo Maps Ltd Genre: Social Networking Albumpreis: Kostenlos Erscheinungsdatum: 02. Februar 2009 On rippll you can find nearby people, places, events and o
Very cool use of COTS and brains
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Very high geekdom indeed — from the UK Telegraph:Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloonProving that you don’t need Google’s billions or the BBC weather centre’s resources, the four Spanish students managed to send a camera-operated weather balloon into the stratosphere.Taking atmospheric readings and photographs 20 miles above the ground, the Meteotek team of IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia completed their incredible experiment at the end of February this year.Building the e
STOP signs don’t need exclamation points
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Take a downtown street corner, any one. Look around and take in the number of constructs around you that are trying to tell you things: Signs : Some laid down right on the street, some mounted on posts, some hanging under signals, some that require your attention, and others that you may choose to ignore . Glyphs : Universal shorthand for complicated signage: U-turn permitted only from inner of two turn lanes, swing right or you’ll end up in the median, stay on your side of the
Research Work in Local Industry - A Chance for Everyone
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009As previously discussed about health related GPS devices provision by local telecom firms, this time I have brought into attention something related to research work and educational activities. There is no research work going on in the fields of telecom and mobile content; neither operators are pursuing for research work nor the educational institutes. The local telecom firms should make a startup project for young minds to indulge in the field and bring in new services to the local industry