Ceiling detail - Villa Vizcaya
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
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.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
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
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
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.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
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.
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
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Photo of the day
1953 Cadillac Ghia
Only 2 built. This one belonged to Rita Hayworth.
Las Vegas Auto Collection at the Imperial Palace
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Photo of the day
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
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Photo of the day
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
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Photo of the day
1956 Oldsmobile 98 Custom Hardtop
Las Vegas Auto Collection at the Imperial Palace Hotel.
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