Kirsty Maccoll

You know who i dont think gets enough credit Kirsty Maccoll :)

Sitting in the office late tonight doing some stuff for the NBA finals this week and noticed my foot was tapping away to Kirsty Maccoll (especially the "You Caught Me Out" track).

A few years ago i bought the "From Croydon to Cuba collectors anthology set" which beautifully documents london girl growing into woman of the world but you could do worse than spending 30 mins watching a few of these Youtube videos

BTW had to edit this in later...lol just watching the Walking Down Madison video, i dont think i've listened to it since i moved here, big smile on my face. night all.

Prague Astronomical Clock - 600th Anniversary Show

Doofuss with the video camera: Well that was pretty anti climatic
Building: Oh really.......


Make sure to watch this in full screen with your speakers on - (btw remember when you were 7 and watching fireworks was cool..... prepare to have your mind blown)



More details located here http://themacula.com/index.php?/projection/old-town/

This is why i love Reddit

This is why i love Reddit, somehow the coolest, most evil, devious people found the same part of the interwebs, it makes me feel like home.


http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/hmyp7/what_do_you_do_with_2000_stainless_steel_teaspoons


Read the story...which is cool, but read the comments....which are even cooler.
I love the superglue idea and the Will them to you children idea.

State level hacking

Apparently Lockheed has been hacked at a "state level" through their RSA tokens.

Maybe Iran worked out that if the USA/Israeli's want to screw with centrifuges using Stuxnet that having a F35 fall out of the sky using internet hacks is probably "appropriate retaliation".

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303654804576350083016866022.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/29/rsa-secureid-hackers-may-have-accessed-lockheed-martin-trade-sec/



It's probably a very naive view of the world but can you imagine how much money we could save if the human race actually got along and worked for a common goal.

It's a very star treky view of the world but i look forward to a time when we move on from the current system.

Certified Copy

Went to see Certified Copy tonight.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020773/

I love Juliette Binoche, and although she's aged over the years she is still as endearing and classy as ever.

Warning dont read the IMDB reviews before seeing the film as they have spoilers. You can watch the trailer though....but the film is actually very different from what is portrayed in the trailer.

Similar in nature to the "Before Sunrise/Before Sunset" films this is very dialog driven, the tuscan atmosphere could have been more panoramic, but as the couple wander through the film you understand context is everything. (i loved the mobile phone scene near the fountain, dont worry you'll know what i mean).

Highly recomended.

Geothermal wells

Came across this
http://www.brownstoner.com/forum/archives/2011/05/geothermal_in_p.php



Wow really interesting read
http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/downloads/pdf/geotherm.pdf

I had no idea that they were sucking in ground water in geothermal wells, i always just thought it was some kind of closed loop where the ground was coming into contact with water in pipes and this was sucking the heat off.

CLEAR Wireless internet isn't.....really "clear" :)

Just a heads up in case you were thinking of using the CLEAR 4g wireless internet service as your broadband provider.

A friend of mine from newtech just posted this comment.


-----Original Message-----

From: newtech-1@meetup.com [mailto:newtech-1@meetup.com] On Behalf Of "noneck" noel hidalgo
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 11:53 AM
To: newtech-1@meetup.com
Subject: [newtech-1] Thoughts on TWC's Wideband / FYI on CLEAR/ "ClearWire" Internet service

Over the last few weeks, my clear internet started to putter out with a consistent up but a varying down. While I wouldn't say that my use was excessive with some days bursting up to 8 gigs of downloads in a 24 hour time period, @CLEAR thought that it was too much. Through a number of troubling calls, I discovered that CLEAR has an automated throttling mechanism that will either hit the tower or the node depending on "congestion".


Once your node or tower is flagged, you are at the mercy of the algorithm. Painfully, this means that "unlimited" isn't "unlimited". Additionally, if you want to cancel before the end of your billing cycle, you will not get a pro-rated refund.

All in all, CLEAR is good solution if you're one person who does "light" internet use. If you're a heavy internet use, and want a device that can be your go to provider on the go or as a backup to your home internet, CLEAR is a good alternative.


If you want to go cable-box-less and download all your movies, tv shows and entertainment, keep on trucking.


Tomorrow, I'll get TWC's Wideband installed. Does anyone have thoughts on their TWC Wideband service?

n


My comments were as follows;
________________________________________

From: newtech-1@meetup.com [mailto:newtech-1@meetup.com] On Behalf Of Dean Collins
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 12:05 PM
To: newtech-1@meetup.com
Subject: RE: [newtech-1] Thoughts on TWC's Wideband / FYI on CLEAR/ "ClearWire" Internet service

So basically unless you are using CLEAR for light browsing or email it's not the solution for anyone who wants to backup files, view videos or other "broadband' interaction.


What a piece of junk.

I hope there is a lawsuit about what "Unlimited" entails unless they mark this quite clearly in their advertisements....i've seen the "real estate girl ad -uploading her photos" but I've never seen anything mentioning don’t upload too much or we'll cut you back to dial up speeds.

Regards,
Dean Collins
 
 

GetAround car rental

lol you are kidding right???? wear and tear on rentals are the killer not accidents.


this is a fail. no way would i rent my car out for $100 an hour let along $15 an hour in order to be competitive with zipcar

http://venturebeat.com/2011/05/24/getaround-launch

SkyVega No.5

Well i've just found my next Android phone. How kick butt is this 5" display with dual core 1.5ghz !!
(the only thing that could make it better is a physical keyboard but i'll live with this).

BTW in case you've never heard of Pantech before they built the Helio handsets which were a great unit ahead of their time.

Square register

For anyone not watching Techcrunch Disrupt at the moment releasing live news about Square Register (it’s an ipad based app for replacing cash registers).


If not check it out now live on http://www.nyalpha.com/

Major announcements, google analytics for sales from the register.
Real time menu updates on end users iphones
Analytics of all history sales eg mint like history of purchasers
Replacement of wallets with photo identification on the register (eg pay with your name and register operator checks out your face versus whats on register).

I’ve got to admit even for someone as jaded as me I’m even impressed. Though waiting for steve jobs to announce he wants a cut of each coffee sale.

Also shame there is no Android love from Square inc though :(

Cheers
Dean