Music Creation on an iPad is Magic!

This musician does magical things with Garageband and an iPad 2. I want one so bad!!

Urban Stencil by Christi Bertelsen

This is a short, magical mix of animation and video. Gotta love it!

High court upholds order that may release thousands of Calif. inmates - The Washington Post

High court upholds order that may release thousands of Calif. inmates - The Washington Post

I read just recently that California spends over $30,000 a year, per inmate. The vast majority of the people in prison have never made $30,000 a year, which might explain why they ended up in prison. Heck, why not GIVE everyone $25,000 per year just for living within the law? Yes, I'm being sarcastic, but think about it.

History of the Universe in 2 Minutes and 39 Seconds

Adding to my collection of totally fascinating videos. Well, fascinating to me anyway.

Space Ship 2 - Wicked "Feather" Flight

If you have any interest in space travel or aeronautics, you have to watch this video. My jaw dropped when they execute the maneuver!

Should we save smallpox? A conversation with Richard Preston | The Loom | Discover Magazine

What if they completely wipe out the virus, alien bad guys invade us, and it turns out that the smallpox virus could have saved us, i.e. "War of the Worlds?"

Should we save smallpox? A conversation with Richard Preston | The Loom | Discover Magazine

Me and Computer Technology - Feeling Old

I joined the military at age 17 in 1979 and went directly into telecommunications. Just stick me into this great computer history visual - 1980 is when I started using computers for the first time.


Via: OnlineComputerScienceDegree.com

HD Video Cameras - Now This Is Different

We've all seen commercials for those nifty HD video cameras. As amazing as these devices are, I haven't really seen anything captured with one that stood out. We see amazing videos all the time now - but how often do you see a near death experience captured?

Motoneige 0 - Montagne 1

"El Cielo de Canarias" (Canary Sky) is Magnificent!

This is probably the best artistic time lapse video I have ever seen. Daniel López is amazing.

El Cielo de Canarias / Canary sky - Tenerife from Daniel López on Vimeo.

The Wonder of Hummingbirds - It's Nice to Know We Don't Know Everything

Hummingbirds and raptors are my two favorite types of birds. Is that extreme?

Bin Laden Made Into Fish Food?

Maybe it is just my own paranoia, or it could just be indigestion. In either case, the story about Bin Laden's death is getting very strange. There is a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is not right. Don't misunderstand - I drove around with a "Remember 9/11" specialty license plate for many years. I'm glad Bin Laden has finally been put down, and there is no messy trial or media circus to deal with.

Still - President Obama's speech last night was surreal. It sounded more like propaganda than an official "statement." It felt as if there was some hidden agenda or message mixed in. Yes, I know there was some diplomacy going on as well. Still - it didn't feel right.

Now, reports are out saying that Bin Laden's body was buried at sea. I'm not even sure what alternatives might have been better. It just smells fishy to me (pun intended). Why were they in such a hurry to dispose of his remains? Is doing this going to end up being some grave cultural faux pas? 

"A senior intelligence official told reporters at a Pentagon briefing Monday afternoon that Bin Laden's body was later transported to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the north Arabian Sea. It was washed in accordance with Islamic practices and placed in a white sheet and then put in a "weighted bag," the official said."

This is probably a better alternative than showing his body off to the media, or returning his body to whoever else might claim it. I just wish this all didn't feel like something Hollywood would write. It all seems too neatly "packaged."