The Knoxville Juggler’s Club meets the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Tuesdays of every month at the downtime YMCA. Enjoy these pictures of some club members. All are welcome. If you don’t know how to juggle, you will after visiting!
Day: September 28, 2006
How much do you make blogging?
Wow! According to Indeed.com’s online salary search engine a blogger in the United States makes $39,000! Read more.
Goodbye Geneva Convention
I just can’t improve upon Tom’s words.
Giant Insect Spotted in Germany
What would we do without Google Maps?! This bug was last seen in Germany making a toxic spill in a farmer’s crop.
So, can I assume by this image that:
- Space bugs are invading
- Roaches live in space
- The high imaging satellite was infested
- We don’t really have satellites in space. Google maps are done with studio trickery just like the moon landing and this bug walked across an artist rendering just as the picture was made. Btw, the Earth is flat.
The Internet Stinks
As I sit here eating my spicy sausage and chilli, it has been brought to my attention that in December 2000 smells were transmitted over the Internet.
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ — AromaJet.com announced today that it has demonstrated interactive transmission of Synthesized Smell over IP (IPsmell(TM)). Using an interactive program that allows for the creation of aromas by mixing sixteen separate ingredients in 1% increments, Dr. David B. Wallace, AromaJet’s Chief Technical Officer, transmitted a number of distinct fragrances from Sidney, Australia to an AromaJet Kiosk at AromaJet’s offices in Plano, TX. Both Dr. Wallace’s portable computer and the AromaJet kiosk were connected to the Internet and communicated with each other through AromaJet’s SmellServer(TM). [Source]
So why in nearly 6 years has such incredible technology not experience widespread acceptance? Shouldn’t every laptop shoot out new car smell as you shop for a car online?
I find it funny that both Willfull and my wife sent me this cartoon.
Doctors Without Borders
Good stuff from Rocketboom today. If you don’t watch the video, at least visit the Doctors Without Borders website. There is no hardship or challenge that I face which can compare to the issues Doctors Without Borders takes to hand.
From the mouths of babes
Amy runs up behind Dad: "boo!"
Dad jumps and screams: "You scared the begeebies outta me!"
Amy: "Mom, why does Dad have begeebies in him?"
Mom: "Ask your Dad."
Dad, after stalling a couple of sentences later: "You have begeebies in you for other people to scare out!"
Amy, satisfied: "Ooooh."
It’s good to be the dad.
Freeclimbing 3000 feet
I love rock climbing. Gym climbing and real rock are two entirely different experiences. Dan, Jan, and Jill took me under their wings and gave me good lessons. I met Lou Whittaker when he was in his early to mid-seventies and I have an autographed copy of his book
He was more alive than some people will ever be. He died on Mount Rainer and that is how he would have wanted it. (I thought I read that he died on Rainer a couple of years ago but I can find no obituary or any information to substantiate that therefore I am going to assume he is still alive.)
Lou’s philosophy is simple: "When it comes to dying," he says, "I want to know what it is like to have really lived." [Source]
Dean Potter has a video out demonstrating a solo, freeclimb The Nose of El Capitan at 3000 feet. I think Lou Whittaker would disagree with this type of climbing.
"…Remember, there are old climbers and bold climbers, but no old, bold climbers…" [Source]
Dan Osman (seen in the video below) was a speed climber and controlled freefaller who died November 23, 1998 when a last minute change to plans caused undue stress on his rigging which broke and sent him plummetting to the ground below. Read more here.
There is also an 11 minute video tribute to Dan Osman [Update: Video removed due to copyright claim by Eric Perlman Productions. You’d think YouTube or "we don’t understand marketing" productions would at least provide a link to where the video could be viewed or purchased.]. Speed climbing and Parkour share a lot of similarities. I can certainly relate to the thrill!
Free Microsoft Introductory Courses To Visual Studio 2005
For you tech types out there, SlickDeals.net has noted that Microsoft is giving away some eLearning courses. Btw, I highly recommend SlickDeals.net and its sister site SlickFillers.net
but you should always read the comments.
How to ask for help online.
IRC was the first an early instant messenger. I use IRC on EFNET daily as djuggler and sometimes CFNinja. I also spend some time in Dalnet‘s #coldfusion. As an independent consultant the people that hang out on the subject specific IRC channel are often invaluable sources of information acting similarly to the team environment you may find in an office. "Hey Joe, did you hear …?" "By the way, you shouldn’t do it that way because this security bulletin released yesterday said …" I program primarily in ColdFusion and PHP using Microsoft SQL and MySQL for databases. You will often find me in the channels #coldfusion, #GPS, #geocaching, #juggle, #php and sometimes, rarely, in #mysql or #sql. In IRC, anyone can create a channel so if you are interested in a subject you can probably find a channel, #ijumpintoicywater.
In the tech channels, people sometimes get a little egotistical or the regulars get tired of the same ol’ newbie questions that could easily be answered with a google search and the "I feel lucky" button. At some point, the regulars quit answering.
My mantra is that the Internet is a reflection of the real world. Like in the real world, if you want an answer, you have to phrase your question correctly. Bash is a service to forever memorialize some of the stupid things (or funny things) that are said in the IRC channels. Remember, the Internet is permanent (and so are those naked photos you put up).
#684045 +(1170)- [X]
<Numi> I was having trouble getting screen dumps in unix so I went into #unix and said
<Numi> "Does anyone know how to do a screen dump in unix?"
<Numi> 5 minutes and no reply, so I modify it a bit
<Numi> "Two hot girls are stripping on webcam for me, how do i take a picture to show you guys?"
<Numi> 13 offers of assistance within 2 minutes. Brilliant.
[Source]
If you use Firefox and are interested in using IRC, an easy way would be to install the Chatzilla extension. Personally, I use mIRC and am one of the 3 people in the world that actually paid the licensing fee.
Poison Plants – Day 5
My actions were dumb but so far I have been lucky.
- Saturday night I tore down poison ivy and poison oak with my bare hands. Within minutes I scrubbed my hands thoroughly. 4 hours later I scrubbed my entire body vigorously.
- Sunday I showed no symptoms.
- Monday I thought I got away with it. No symptoms.
- Tuesday my right thumb bubbled up and has itched horribly since. My right wrist also has small blisters. I think briefly a bump or two was on my left temple.
- Wednesday a single spot about the size of a juicy pimple shows up on the back of my left hand. It barely itches while my right thumb itches insanely.
- Thursday whatever was on my temple is gone. The palm of my left hand has a small bump that itches like crazy.
