Thursday, January 31, 2008

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Ceiling detail - Villa Vizcaya

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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Miami-Dade County police - Bell 206

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

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Ring-billed gull

Monday, January 28, 2008

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Ring-billed gull - Miami Beach

Sunday, January 27, 2008

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Villa Vizcaya

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Sedna released!

Microsoft has released the Sedna components for Visual FoxPro. Sedna is a collection of libraries, samples and add-ons to Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2.

More details in the postings from Craig and Rick.

You can download the add-on components directly from Microsoft.

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Villa Vizcaya

Friday, January 25, 2008

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Villa Vizcaya, Miami

Thursday, January 24, 2008

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Villa Vizcaya

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Virgin unveils spaceship designs


Virgin Galactic has released the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space.

It is based on the X-Prize-winning SpaceShipOne concept - a rocket ship that is lifted initially by a carrier plane before blasting skywards.

The Virgin system is essentially a refinement, but has been increased in size to take eight people at a time on a sub-orbital trip, starting in 2010.

Link

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Villa Vizcaya

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

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Royal Tern

Monday, January 21, 2008

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Statue in Villa Vizcaya palace

Sunday, January 20, 2008

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The Tea Room - Villa Vizcaya

Saturday, January 19, 2008

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Villa Vizcaya, Miami

Friday, January 18, 2008

Bobby Fischer passing

Bobby Fischer passed away. He was a chess genius and a certifiable nut.

I vividly remember seeing him when I attended the Fischer-Petrosian match in Buenos Aires in 1971 where I lived at the time, which he won allowing him to challenge Boris Spassky for the World Championship.

That is one of the memories from childhood that I never forgot as I was a chess-enthusiast at a young age.

Update: Jason Rosenhouse has the best article and remembrance on Fischer I've read.

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Surfside's beach in January

Thursday, January 17, 2008

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Sculpture in Miami Beach

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

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The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

123 years ago today

On January 15, 1885 Wilson Bentley first photographed a snowflake by adapting his microscope and bellows camera. He pioneered photomicrography. Talk about patience and perseverance to get your subject!

See: Website and images. Wikipedia article.

Interesting images of original 1904 Bentley letters to the Smithsonian here and here.

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The Fillmore at the Jackie Gleason Theatre
"And away we go!"

Monday, January 14, 2008

The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés

A friend sent me this list of "The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés"

It is not new but new to me. It is also rather long so, cut to the best part: "Section IV: Silly Science (clichés)"

Some samples:

* A robot or other AI speaks progressively more slowly as it shuts down from some malfunction.
* Don't know the code for the lock? Just shoot the keypad. The door will open.
* The artificial gravity is the last system of all to fail.
* A large dose of radiation results in super powers instead of super tumors.

Link

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The Tea Room at Villa Vizcaya

Sunday, January 13, 2008

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Window in Villa Vizcaya - Miami

Saturday, January 12, 2008

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Window on Ocean Drive - Miami Beach

Friday, January 11, 2008

Human evolution made easy

A well-done movie (YouTube) that explains it all.

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Art Deco architecture - The Carlyle on Ocean Drive

Thursday, January 10, 2008

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Same building as yesterday on Ocean Drive, South Beach. A different view.

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

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Ocean Drive - SoBe

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

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South Beach, early morning

Monday, January 07, 2008

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1953 Cadillac Ghia

Only 2 built. This one belonged to Rita Hayworth.
Las Vegas Auto Collection at the Imperial Palace

Sunday, January 06, 2008

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1954 Lancia Aurelia - Las Vegas Auto Collection at the Imperial Palace

Saturday, January 05, 2008

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1939 Chrysler Royal Sedan - This car belonged to Johnny Carson in his youth in Nebraska. He donated it to the Imperial Palace Auto Collection.

Friday, January 04, 2008

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Antique truck at the Imperial Palace Auto Collection - Las Vegas

Thursday, January 03, 2008

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1938 Mercedes Benz 320 Cabriolet A.

One of thirty Cabriolet "A" bodies fitted on the 320 chassis. This particular car is the only known right-hand drive 320 Cabriolet "A" in existence.

Las Vegas Auto Collection at the Imperial Palace.

Note: Cabriolet denoted a car with a soft, removable top, nowadays called a convertible.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

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Packard on Ocean Drive

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

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1956 Oldsmobile 98 Custom Hardtop
Las Vegas Auto Collection at the Imperial Palace Hotel.