LA in 2009
Now jump forward to 2018 and see what LA looks like in the future.
Thursday
Friday
Want a Free USB Drive?
No strings attached.
Free stuff with company logos on them for advertising purposes:
Free stuff with company logos on them for advertising purposes:
- USB memory
- Stress ball
- Beer mug (beer not included. Too bad.)
Wicked Obstacle Course for Car (complete with drifting and 360s)
This is wicked. I gotta try this.
I think the guy on the SegWay must have a lot of faith in the skills of Ken Block, the driver.
Definition of Gymkhana - "An automotive sport... where drivers skillfully manoeuvre their cars around... obstacles using extreme acceleration, braking and drifting."
I think the guy on the SegWay must have a lot of faith in the skills of Ken Block, the driver.
Definition of Gymkhana - "An automotive sport... where drivers skillfully manoeuvre their cars around... obstacles using extreme acceleration, braking and drifting."
Tuesday
John Williams is a talented musician. So is this guy.
John Williams was the composer for the Star Wars music, Indiana Jones, Superman and Close Encounters, to name a few.
This guy's taken a few of his compositions and produced them a capella style. Pretty neat.
This guy's taken a few of his compositions and produced them a capella style. Pretty neat.
Thursday
What is the largest room in the world?
The largest room in the world is the room for improvement.
I read this line in a weekly newsletter from User Interface Engineering, Failure Is Not an Option -- It's a Requirement.
Their articles are usually specific to usability testing, but this one has a broad message that's good for any organization and even for anyone personally.
It says that a company that embraces mistakes or failure is in the best position to learn and grow from them.
The article also has a list of common mistakes and provides you a chance to learn from others mistakes (novel concept).
A couple other good quotes:
I read this line in a weekly newsletter from User Interface Engineering, Failure Is Not an Option -- It's a Requirement.
Their articles are usually specific to usability testing, but this one has a broad message that's good for any organization and even for anyone personally.
It says that a company that embraces mistakes or failure is in the best position to learn and grow from them.
The article also has a list of common mistakes and provides you a chance to learn from others mistakes (novel concept).
A couple other good quotes:
"Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgments."
"Experience is the name everyone gives their mistakes."
Wednesday
Highlights of Greece and Turkey
Here's a highlight video of our photos.
Update: This video was created with Microsoft Photo Story. It's really easy to use.
Update: This video was created with Microsoft Photo Story. It's really easy to use.
Tuesday
SegWays Are So Easy Even a Chimp Could Ride One
This is so funny, but you almost feel sorry for the little guy. He was getting the hang of it near the end though.
Friday
Digital TV Conversion Explained
If you're like most, the upcoming switch from analog to digital TV may have you wondering how it will affect you and what you need to do.
This helpful PSA explains it in easy language that even your 90-year old grandma can understand.
OK, even simpler language, basically unless you're still living in the 70s and have rabbit ears on your TV or an antenna on your roof, you should be good to go.
This helpful PSA explains it in easy language that even your 90-year old grandma can understand.
OK, even simpler language, basically unless you're still living in the 70s and have rabbit ears on your TV or an antenna on your roof, you should be good to go.
I'm back
It's been awhile since my last post, not that I publish that frequently anyway. However...
Just got back from a trip of a lifetime tour of Greece.
Just got back from a trip of a lifetime tour of Greece.
Thursday
Usability Studies help Cars as well as Websites
Whether the steering wheel is on the right or the left, there are still some common elements to all cars that allow anyone that knows how to drive to jump in anything from a Chevy to a Lamborghini and take off.
(Though it may take a minute to figure out how to turn on the windshield wipers. The good thing is you only need to know that when it's raining.)
OObject has an online collection of 17 classic car user interfaces aka dashboards.
To check out more dashboards of classic cars, check out the book, Dashboards
, by David Holland.
(Though it may take a minute to figure out how to turn on the windshield wipers. The good thing is you only need to know that when it's raining.)
OObject has an online collection of 17 classic car user interfaces aka dashboards.
To check out more dashboards of classic cars, check out the book, Dashboards
, by David Holland.
Wednesday
The Clone Wars
What can I say...
Anakin's new Padawan learner is an annoying know-it-all with an attitude.
Even though all the characters look like the actor who portrayed them in the first three episodes, the producers didn't get all the same actors to do the voices, so there's a bit of a disjoint there.
Also, Jabba the Hutt's uncle looks like a girl.
Other than that it was a good movie advancing the whole Star Wars story.
Anakin's new Padawan learner is an annoying know-it-all with an attitude.
Even though all the characters look like the actor who portrayed them in the first three episodes, the producers didn't get all the same actors to do the voices, so there's a bit of a disjoint there.
Also, Jabba the Hutt's uncle looks like a girl.
Other than that it was a good movie advancing the whole Star Wars story.
En gard and may the force be with you
Gizmodo ran a Photoshop contest asking for Ways to Ruin the Olympics Using Technology.
This was the cool, second place winner submitted by Jim Festante.
This was the cool, second place winner submitted by Jim Festante.
Monday
Superman: Birthright
Another take on the Superman story, Superman: Birthright includes some aspects from Lois and Clark and from Smallville.
One difference is that rather than the "S" insignia representing the house of El, it represents Krypton as a whole being the flag of Krypton.
This change delves into our own (Earth's) tribal differences (Navajo, Scottish kilts, etc.) and rather than Superman wearing the S to represent his family he is using it to represent an entire people and really portrays him as "The Last Son of Krypton."
Superman: Birthright, originally a twelve-issue, limited-series comic book published by DC Comics in 2003 and 2004, was written by Mark Waid and drawn by Leinil Francis Yu. (Source: Wikipedia.)
However, I think that this is best experienced in the collected version in hardcover or softcover.
Like a DVD set, a collected set in a graphic novel usually includes extras, such as author or artist commentary and extra concept art.
And this doesn't disappoint with a collection of all the cover art as well as the original plot outlines by Mark Waid that discuss his thoughts on the Superman mythology in all its various forms as well as his take as represented in Birthright.
If you're a Superman fan, this is a great book to add to your collection.
includes some aspects from Lois and Clark and from Smallville.One difference is that rather than the "S" insignia representing the house of El, it represents Krypton as a whole being the flag of Krypton.
This change delves into our own (Earth's) tribal differences (Navajo, Scottish kilts, etc.) and rather than Superman wearing the S to represent his family he is using it to represent an entire people and really portrays him as "The Last Son of Krypton."
Superman: Birthright, originally a twelve-issue, limited-series comic book published by DC Comics in 2003 and 2004, was written by Mark Waid and drawn by Leinil Francis Yu. (Source: Wikipedia.)
However, I think that this is best experienced in the collected version in hardcover or softcover.
Like a DVD set, a collected set in a graphic novel usually includes extras, such as author or artist commentary and extra concept art.
And this doesn't disappoint with a collection of all the cover art as well as the original plot outlines by Mark Waid that discuss his thoughts on the Superman mythology in all its various forms as well as his take as represented in Birthright.
If you're a Superman fan, this is a great book to add to your collection.
Thursday
Telemegaphone Dale
This begs the question, if you call a mountain top and and no one is around to hear it, did you really make a sound?
Touted as a telephonic art installation this megaphone will be installed on a hilltop in Dale, Norway. Anyone can use the loudspeakers by dialing a special phone number.
I hope for the sake of the residents of Dale that they can't hear it because I don't think they'll have the ability to hang up when a telemarketer calls during dinner time. (I'm sure they will be pretty quick to add the number to every do not call list in the world.)
Touted as a telephonic art installation this megaphone will be installed on a hilltop in Dale, Norway. Anyone can use the loudspeakers by dialing a special phone number.
I hope for the sake of the residents of Dale that they can't hear it because I don't think they'll have the ability to hang up when a telemarketer calls during dinner time. (I'm sure they will be pretty quick to add the number to every do not call list in the world.)
Monday
Mamma Mia
Mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go-
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me-
Oh sorry, wrong song.
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
First, I just want to say that Pierce Brosnan singing is just wrong on so many levels. I will admit he got a little better, but his first song was just really wrong.
I don't know who thought he would be good in a musical. I think they were just trying to find some middle aged guy who would appeal to the middle aged women who are the biggest demographic for this.
Yes, I will admit I did go see it in the theatre. But I want to quickly add that it was with my wife. I have to give in every once in awhile in hopes that she'll see the more action-packed movies with me. (Doesn't work too often, but I can keep hoping.)
As chick flicks go it did have some pretty funny moments. And I must say that Merryl Streep looks pretty good at 59. (Amanda Seyfried isn't half bad either :)
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me-
Oh sorry, wrong song.
Mamma mia, here I go again
My my, how can I resist you?
Mamma mia, does it show again?
My my, just how much I've missed you
First, I just want to say that Pierce Brosnan singing is just wrong on so many levels. I will admit he got a little better, but his first song was just really wrong.
I don't know who thought he would be good in a musical. I think they were just trying to find some middle aged guy who would appeal to the middle aged women who are the biggest demographic for this.
Yes, I will admit I did go see it in the theatre. But I want to quickly add that it was with my wife. I have to give in every once in awhile in hopes that she'll see the more action-packed movies with me. (Doesn't work too often, but I can keep hoping.)
As chick flicks go it did have some pretty funny moments. And I must say that Merryl Streep looks pretty good at 59. (Amanda Seyfried isn't half bad either :)
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight definitely lives up to the hype. I won't write too much about it because I don't want to give too much away if you're one of the few who still haven't seen it.
I think all the talk of it being too violent for kids is a bit overrated, but then again I don't have kids, so what do I know. I did however see this with a friend and his nine-year-old who seemed to fair pretty well through it.
It continues to break records reaching for and possibly surpassing the infamous $600M mark held by Titanic.
Though a really great movie, most of the hype and record-breaking is being attributed to Heath Ledgers' passing, so whether all this attention can sustain a future movie is up in the air.
It's pretty certain that the Joker won't appear in any movies for a very long time as Heath Ledger's portrayal and subsequent demise pretty much ruin the chances of any other actor successfully pulling it off.
I think all the talk of it being too violent for kids is a bit overrated, but then again I don't have kids, so what do I know. I did however see this with a friend and his nine-year-old who seemed to fair pretty well through it.
It continues to break records reaching for and possibly surpassing the infamous $600M mark held by Titanic.
Though a really great movie, most of the hype and record-breaking is being attributed to Heath Ledgers' passing, so whether all this attention can sustain a future movie is up in the air.
It's pretty certain that the Joker won't appear in any movies for a very long time as Heath Ledger's portrayal and subsequent demise pretty much ruin the chances of any other actor successfully pulling it off.
Batman Beats the Bad Guys and Beats the Records
Though not sure the record-breaking weekend can all be attributed to Batman; I think he had some unlikely help from his arch-nemesis, The Joker, or rather the late Heath Ledger.
With an opening weekend bringing in $155.3M, Batman definitely tore up Spider-man 3's web, and predictions are that the numbers aren't going to slow anytime soon.
With an opening weekend bringing in $155.3M, Batman definitely tore up Spider-man 3's web, and predictions are that the numbers aren't going to slow anytime soon.
The Fairy tale that is Hellboy 2
I haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth, but from the previews for it I immediately recognized Guillermo Del Toro's work in Hellboy 2.
Very much a fairy tale story with fantastical creatures, good fighting evil, and even a bit of beauty and the beast thrown in.
Of course there is still the usual big guns, fist fights and witty comments that are Hellboy.
And not to ruin the ending, but of course good triumphs over evil and they all (or most) go off in to the sunset to live happily-ever-after (so you're lead to believe).
Very much a fairy tale story with fantastical creatures, good fighting evil, and even a bit of beauty and the beast thrown in.
Of course there is still the usual big guns, fist fights and witty comments that are Hellboy.
And not to ruin the ending, but of course good triumphs over evil and they all (or most) go off in to the sunset to live happily-ever-after (so you're lead to believe).
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