Archive for March, 2008

Technology Tuesday

March 4th, 2008 by xformed

Can handle the thought of putting on cheap plastic specs to get a 3D view of a virtual world?

Good news! Help is on the way!


FANTASTIC PLASTIC: Prototypes made from the photorefractive polymer film so far offer small—four-square inch (10 centimeter)—monochrome images, such as this ethane molecule.
Photo: University of Arizona College of Optical Science
From Scientific American: Good Boy!

[…]
Researchers at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences (OSC) in Tucson, and engineers from Nitto Denko Technical Corporation, in Oceanside, Calif., recently unveiled a prototype of a photorefractive polymer film on which 3-D images can be recorded, erased and replaced with new images. When carried out swiftly enough, this process leads to a series of images on the film that deliver three-dimensional action that can be picked up by the naked eye.

I’m confident I can say a display for your home might be a little pricey right now, not to mention a sort of still in the engineering Frankenstein-istic look about it, too. The “hope” (we hear a lot about that these days) is stuff like this tends to get to be real and affordable one day…hopefully before Darth Vader and friends try to take over the universe.Chasing the Green ipod

The Tenth Circle divx

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Monday Maritime Matters

March 3rd, 2008 by xformed

Warm up reading (after you finish this one!): Fred Fry’s Maritime Monday – his 100th edition, btw.

The Land Before Time full movie

and Eagle1 tells some tale of how the ground pounders horned in on nautical work for many, many years.

A blast from the past, or more precisely post #1 in this series.

Foreign Exchange full movie

Still getting the lay of the new land out here, so the postings time for research is at a premium. If you follow the link, I began with some history of the beginnings of the US Navy, when we began to consciously design and build warships. Harken back to the days of wooden ships, iron men, and the decision making process in Congress, and other places, that may remind you of some events today, or not. It was an exciting time, when a particular shipwright created a great design and got the ships to sea, where they performed remarkably well against the former motherland and other enemies in the foreign way.

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Sighted: 2/29/2008

March 2nd, 2008 by xformed

“Art still has truth, take refuge in it”

What?  I have no clue what moron would make such a ludicrous statement, let alone wear it in public on a t-shirt.  I wonder if they think every painting really represents a real image any one of us could have observed.  Talk about “living in a fantasy world!”  I’ll blame t on the NEA, who has failed to provide the asterisked disclosure for art teaches to read verbatim to students letting them know some art is called “impressionistic” for a reason.

Ponder it.  If you can explain it to me, I will read your comments carefully…

The Spider Woman hd Booty Call move

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NEW YORK (LPD-21) Christened

March 1st, 2008 by xformed

Today was the day of the time honored tradition of christening of a US Naval vessel, in this case, the one day to be the USS NEW YORK (LPD-21). House of 1000 Corpses divx I Wanna Hold Your Hand

In Memory of My Father ipod

Sniper 2 psp

NEW YORK will carry to sea 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the Ground Zero site in her stem, a reminder for all the days of her service of that day in our history. CDR F. Curtis Jones, USN, will have the honor of serving as the PCO.

History…plenty of it was on display today to honor the victims and heroes of 9/11.

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