Found this very interesting article on synthetic vision. Augmented reality for real! As always the military are the only ones that afford this.
Drugge, this is something for Borderland!
There are many interesting articles on Wired. Check out this one on unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs.
Ever wondered what the GTA game would look like in the real world?
If you ever have played any of the GTA games then you have to take a look at this movie!
No network
The network is down and I feel totally isolated. Everything I do relies on resources on the net. E.g. 3 minutes ago (14.00) an online meeting regarding Stefan Elf’s and Jeremiah Scholl’s PhD work should have started. Sigh, why can things just work? I cannot even post this message although the server is in my garage but unfortunately it relieas on a DNS server at the University (which I cannot access right now).
The net came back after about 50 minutes after 4 calls to the support department 🙁
Friend with cancer is feeling better!
Got a message that my friend that is fighting cancer (mentioned two days ago) is feeling better after a few days at the hospital! I feel so helpless in this situation. You want to do something to help but you cannot really do anything directly. It is very frustrating!!!
High extra cost hits the department
It is now rather clear that the extra “tax” I mentioned two days ago will affect the department and not my division directly. That is a relief but it will still influence the department result this year. The sum is 2.5% of the whole turnover of the department.
I can now also say what it is all about as it has been all over the press. The cost relates to Dick Schefström leaving the University after making enemies with many researchers and management at the University. As a “punishment” he had to leave resign and for that he got 2.5 million SEK (about $/€ 260000). I have a hard time seeing that as a punishment though. Perhaps, I should make some real enemies as well and get forced to leave with 2.5 million in the pocket 😉
Close friend OK after operation!
I just got word that the close friend I mentioned yesterday is in stable condition after the surgery! A real relief!
New Additions to the Sidebar
Added Today’s word and quote in the sidebar! These are automagically updated from time to time 🙂
Crash Different – Mac kills my Inner Child
Happy Nowhere has released a hillarious anti-mac sketch. Independent of if you are a Mac-lover or Mac-hater you have to see this!
Crash Different
Crash Different – mirror at MacLabbet
Crash Different – mirror at Parnes.com
Happy Nowhere Productions
Microsoft Journal Viewer available for direct download
The Microsoft Journal Viewer is now available for direct download.
“This accessory enables users who do not have a computer running Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition to view files that were created in Microsoft® Windows® Journal on a Tablet PC.”
I am an Apple Un-switcher
I just realized that my Apple G4 DP (2*1.25MHz) hasn’t been turned on for over 2 weeks now. The reason is two fold, it is too loud and it generates so much heat that it gets overheated in the closet. Come on Apple, make better hardware.
Performance wise, I have made some comparisons between the Apple Tower DP and a Intel 2.8GHz machine and the PC is more than twice as fast on almost all operations including graphics programs, CD to MP3, games (they have identical graphics cards). MacOSX is great but it doesn’t work to well in a mixed Windows and Apple environment. Just to much things that take longer than necessary to accomplish.
I am an Apple Un-Switcher!