Oil prices rising[Norwegian, but good illustration picture] - along with the water and total estimates for the destruction in the wake of Katrina.
And there was a time when the oil companies were expecting/planning with a potential price level of 5 to 10 USD for a barrel. How the world turns.
Wednesday, August 31
Tuesday, August 30
Revolution
Director's Innovation Initiative: "DII provides an exciting, risk-tolerant research environment for the NRO" - had an ad in wired; "Wanted - revolutionary thinkers" The site needs some time to get to grip with what they actually want, how and from whom - but considering their backing it is worth reading a bit about the 'hows and whys'.
Talking about resources - I read that the Terminator trilogy had passed 1 000 million USD. That is a huge pile of cash.
Me and myself
Using the Zen Micro quite a bit now, thanks to the easy sync with Windows Media - so that is close to the new word me2me (780+ hits), or sharing your own stuff across devices and locations. Now, does that mean it is time to consider getting a pvr and/or connect the PC with the surround system?
Talking about resources - I read that the Terminator trilogy had passed 1 000 million USD. That is a huge pile of cash.
Me and myself
Using the Zen Micro quite a bit now, thanks to the easy sync with Windows Media - so that is close to the new word me2me (780+ hits), or sharing your own stuff across devices and locations. Now, does that mean it is time to consider getting a pvr and/or connect the PC with the surround system?
talk a walk
...and the sun might shine tomorrow (down town Oslo - starting at City Hall / Nobel Peace Center, looping around and then inside the old fortress)
maps with xml
improved Google Map playing - took the basic xml loading example and hunted around a bit to find out how to get a text value along with the attributes. So that means that a simple export from a cms could give the visual teaser along with the link directly to the article.
Monday, August 15
My play map
Just spent a good 90 minutes playing with the Google map API - and made a demo 'news map' for Oslo, just two pins linking to two separate news snippets right now.
Most interesting part? Seeing how easy it is to use the API and the examples to add a pin with a link to anywhere.
Most frustrating? Trying to get the right spot for starting (it uses long, lat rather than lat, long for assigning points... and there is no map for Norway, 'only' images)
...and the sun is back - summer is still around ...
Most interesting part? Seeing how easy it is to use the API and the examples to add a pin with a link to anywhere.
Most frustrating? Trying to get the right spot for starting (it uses long, lat rather than lat, long for assigning points... and there is no map for Norway, 'only' images)
...and the sun is back - summer is still around ...
Friday, August 12
anthem?
" heard it on a podcast…rockin’ f___in’ radio
You want it, you got it…just download it and pod it"
Adam Curry has been playing it over and over - the new anthem for podcasting, from Cruisebox. Talk about hitting the spot - summing it up nicely in a couple of easy lines, and using the power of music (+ repetition...) to make it heard.
Twice the wine?
And then there is the (by now) 'old' article on John Craven - "A polymath who is as comfortable talking about the Law of the Sea as he is the plumbing nightmares inherent when 200 men a day urinate in a submarine," - talking about using the cold water from the depths to 'generate' faster growing plants, de-salination of water and perhaps even generating some energy. Fascinating concept - see more at their (CHC) official site
High-speed grapes? Makes sense - considering how well plants are able to adapt to their surroundings in terms of use and conservation of water and energy.
There is no spoon...
"It was just the thing to get Lynds off the couch: What if Zeno's real lesson isn't that movement from point A to point B is impossible (obviously it isn't), but rather that there is no such thing as a discrete slice of time?" yes, once again from the big W before the summer (got a bit backlogged by rush client project and summertime).
So is it a big deal or just common sense? The main paper is available from CERN (found at Sori.org) as a pdf - only seven pages - but not an instant read. Look for another post down the line if I get through it! Or make up your own mind.
Say can you see
Rough translation of the end of a column;
"'The Summer Novel?' said my friend, lying in the hammock and reading something she didn't want to show me. 'It just sounds like you're trying to sell me something,' she mumbled. And I guess she is right. It is all to often impossible to say anything without it sounding like a business idea or pitch. Political Art. Summer Novel. Truth and justice."
Being in opposition to the system is just another valid choice the system gives you. By being a hacker you follow 'the rules' of using a computer to connect, communicate and construct your reality. By buying the Adbuster magazine you are supporting the distribution company, the retail outlet and the real-estate owner. No matter how much you want to be different, you can hardly be truly unique as long as you need food and shelter - and even 'going rural' is a trend, just another 'save money and feel great' article in the tabloids. [not the one I was thinking about, but close enough (Norwegian)] Can you subvert a system that wants you to rebel and thereby be the root of the next 'big thing' (grunge, charity bracelets, ...) and thereby keeping the wheels of creative destruction turning?
Answers?
Take the weekend - sit back - pull a doppio, and give it a thought anyway.
You want it, you got it…just download it and pod it"
Adam Curry has been playing it over and over - the new anthem for podcasting, from Cruisebox. Talk about hitting the spot - summing it up nicely in a couple of easy lines, and using the power of music (+ repetition...) to make it heard.
Twice the wine?
And then there is the (by now) 'old' article on John Craven - "A polymath who is as comfortable talking about the Law of the Sea as he is the plumbing nightmares inherent when 200 men a day urinate in a submarine," - talking about using the cold water from the depths to 'generate' faster growing plants, de-salination of water and perhaps even generating some energy. Fascinating concept - see more at their (CHC) official site
High-speed grapes? Makes sense - considering how well plants are able to adapt to their surroundings in terms of use and conservation of water and energy.There is no spoon...
"It was just the thing to get Lynds off the couch: What if Zeno's real lesson isn't that movement from point A to point B is impossible (obviously it isn't), but rather that there is no such thing as a discrete slice of time?" yes, once again from the big W before the summer (got a bit backlogged by rush client project and summertime).
So is it a big deal or just common sense? The main paper is available from CERN (found at Sori.org) as a pdf - only seven pages - but not an instant read. Look for another post down the line if I get through it! Or make up your own mind.
Say can you see
Rough translation of the end of a column;
"'The Summer Novel?' said my friend, lying in the hammock and reading something she didn't want to show me. 'It just sounds like you're trying to sell me something,' she mumbled. And I guess she is right. It is all to often impossible to say anything without it sounding like a business idea or pitch. Political Art. Summer Novel. Truth and justice."
Being in opposition to the system is just another valid choice the system gives you. By being a hacker you follow 'the rules' of using a computer to connect, communicate and construct your reality. By buying the Adbuster magazine you are supporting the distribution company, the retail outlet and the real-estate owner. No matter how much you want to be different, you can hardly be truly unique as long as you need food and shelter - and even 'going rural' is a trend, just another 'save money and feel great' article in the tabloids. [not the one I was thinking about, but close enough (Norwegian)] Can you subvert a system that wants you to rebel and thereby be the root of the next 'big thing' (grunge, charity bracelets, ...) and thereby keeping the wheels of creative destruction turning?
Answers?
Take the weekend - sit back - pull a doppio, and give it a thought anyway.
Wednesday, August 10
Looking around?
How to see the news? Well, the guys over at Poynter have made a mock-up - check out the duck slide show, and the classified for lost dogs. More about the reasoning is available from one of the creators - Larry L. Another example (from the comments).
...and the sun is around sometimes - between the light summer's end showers...
...and the sun is around sometimes - between the light summer's end showers...
voting
The election is getting closer here in Norway, and as of today it is possible to pre-vote - which was done by some 250' last time (a high number for Norway - with less than 4m eligble voters, and a total turnout in the 60-70 % range)
Tuesday, August 2
pirates of the bricks
Grr Arrgh: "a game, involving elements of both roleplaying and tactical combat, in which grown men and women sit on the floor and push toy pirate ships around"
yup - another pirate related post, this time about a Lego (or any other related small figurines and ships). It is a private project by Steve Jackson - yes, the SJ Games one... looks really fun, but it does requier a bit more than the Crimson Coast variety
Speaking of Lego - they have supported a small movie called "Revenge of the Brick", were the figurines/characters are actually allowed to have 'real' weapons. Maybe a slight response to the increasing availability of 'complementary' sets from other producers. Saw quite a lot of them in China - most of them either military or police/rescue related. Or perhaps making TIE fighters made it rather obvious that weapons is a state of mind?
yup - another pirate related post, this time about a Lego (or any other related small figurines and ships). It is a private project by Steve Jackson - yes, the SJ Games one... looks really fun, but it does requier a bit more than the Crimson Coast variety
Speaking of Lego - they have supported a small movie called "Revenge of the Brick", were the figurines/characters are actually allowed to have 'real' weapons. Maybe a slight response to the increasing availability of 'complementary' sets from other producers. Saw quite a lot of them in China - most of them either military or police/rescue related. Or perhaps making TIE fighters made it rather obvious that weapons is a state of mind?
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