Good stuff!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Optibike vs Giant Twist Freedom DX
I am thinking of purchasing an Electric Bike until the new pure electricTesla Model S comes out in 2011.
Right now I am leaning towards the Optibike, handmade in Boulder Colorado, USA. I am also going to test drive the Giant Twist Freedom DX. The Optibike seems to be one tough bike with all sorts of high-end features and it is also made in the USA which is a rare find these days!
We will see what happens!
Right now I am leaning towards the Optibike, handmade in Boulder Colorado, USA. I am also going to test drive the Giant Twist Freedom DX. The Optibike seems to be one tough bike with all sorts of high-end features and it is also made in the USA which is a rare find these days!
We will see what happens!
Day in the Cloud VS Ten Grand is Buried Here
Too funny! Microsoft is pulling a dirty scheme to get attention to their browser and Google and Virgin are doing something similar (getting attention) but with much more class!
I will never participate in Microsoft's evil game, Ten Grand is Buried Here, attempting to get innocent users to download Internet Explorer 8 to find $10,000. But, the catch, you cannot find it with any other browser, it must be the golden IE8! Hah! They are really desperate.
On the other hand, I would love to participate in the "Day in the Cloud" event on the 24th. They let you play 2 sample rounds and it really gets your brain thinking! Plus, you can use any common browser to participate. I will probably use Chrome, Firefox, or possibly the new Opera Unite I just installed but never IE7 or IE8.
Google and Virgin have so much more class! The winner gets free flights on Virgin America for 1 year, a HP netbook and a TB of Google Storage.
Just to be fair. Here are the links to both events.
www.tengrandisburiedhere.com
www.dayinthecloud.com
I will never participate in Microsoft's evil game, Ten Grand is Buried Here, attempting to get innocent users to download Internet Explorer 8 to find $10,000. But, the catch, you cannot find it with any other browser, it must be the golden IE8! Hah! They are really desperate.
On the other hand, I would love to participate in the "Day in the Cloud" event on the 24th. They let you play 2 sample rounds and it really gets your brain thinking! Plus, you can use any common browser to participate. I will probably use Chrome, Firefox, or possibly the new Opera Unite I just installed but never IE7 or IE8.
Google and Virgin have so much more class! The winner gets free flights on Virgin America for 1 year, a HP netbook and a TB of Google Storage.
Just to be fair. Here are the links to both events.
www.tengrandisburiedhere.com
www.dayinthecloud.com
Monday, April 13, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
What does it mean to be free?
Congrats to the winner of the Linux Foundation's commercial contest!! I really like the video, a lot!
Open Source is the future of the world. For all those who say it isn't.. Go join the camp who was against Orville and Wilbur Wright, ya know the guys who revolutionized the world with flight after all the "experts" said it couldn't be done.
Soon proprietary software will be a thing of the past and we will find ourselves telling stories that are start with, "Can you believe we use to pay for proprietary software!".
Here are the runner up videos which I thought we're excellent as well!
The Origin...
The Origin... from Agustin Eguia on Vimeo.
This one had a bit of Harold and Kumar spin to it!
Open Source is the future of the world. For all those who say it isn't.. Go join the camp who was against Orville and Wilbur Wright, ya know the guys who revolutionized the world with flight after all the "experts" said it couldn't be done.
Soon proprietary software will be a thing of the past and we will find ourselves telling stories that are start with, "Can you believe we use to pay for proprietary software!".
Here are the runner up videos which I thought we're excellent as well!
The Origin...
The Origin... from Agustin Eguia on Vimeo.
This one had a bit of Harold and Kumar spin to it!
A-Pod part 1 - New robot with some amazing music!
If you have some good headphones that can pump out some bass then put them on! This song is by Trifonic and is called Lies. This song reminds me a lot of Stabbing Westward, which was one of my favorite bands when I was a teen!
The robots are coming! We must embrace the technology and not resist it. People fought computers once to you know. Now we all use them because they do many of the mundane tasks so much better. Jacque Fresco talks alot about how we will use new technologies to make this world a better place and explains why their isn't logical basis for fearing robots and new tech. His book is called "The best that money can't buy" and is amazing!
Dealing with Impossible Crises
http://danieltenner.com/posts/0007-dealing-with-impossible-crises.html
Highly recommended article for dealing with situations that may seam impossible to overcome. Daniel Tenner has some great words of wisdom here. I sent this to some of my close friends recently and amazingly to my surprise many responded and actually thanked me for sending it. Most of the time my emails don't get much response. So, this tells you that this is good and you should invest 5 minutes of your life into reading this article.
Enjoy!
Highly recommended article for dealing with situations that may seam impossible to overcome. Daniel Tenner has some great words of wisdom here. I sent this to some of my close friends recently and amazingly to my surprise many responded and actually thanked me for sending it. Most of the time my emails don't get much response. So, this tells you that this is good and you should invest 5 minutes of your life into reading this article.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
A rather sad story
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html
I just read this story. I shed a few tears at how some of these people are treated, slaves who somehow got sucked into thinking it would be a better life. One woman even left her child behind and is now stuck with no passport to get back.
Humans have to be the most cruel species on this planet. We must evolve past this level. Humans are one.
I just read this story. I shed a few tears at how some of these people are treated, slaves who somehow got sucked into thinking it would be a better life. One woman even left her child behind and is now stuck with no passport to get back.
Humans have to be the most cruel species on this planet. We must evolve past this level. Humans are one.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Financing Volunteer Projects
This entry is more of a bookmark for now.
I found this article fascinating and am so glad that it was linked to off of Mark Shuttleworth's page on Ubuntu.org.
http://www.advogato.org/article/844.html
It discusses why introducing money into a volunteer workflow can seriously hamper the whole community. It also discusses that even if two contributers are sitting right next to each other they should keep their discussions in the public forum or mailing list.
There is something about the free and open source software movement that make money completely unnecessary. It just messes things up. Transparency is key. If you talk on the phone. Record and transcribe it and make it available for everyone. If you don't want to do that then don't talk on the phone.
There shouldn't be discussions that say, "Well, me and Tony decided at lunch the other day". Those actions will demean the community effort.
On another note. I originally found that page because I wanted to see how much support for Ubuntu Linux costs. $250 for 9-5 support for a desktop for a year. I would much rather give my money to Canonical than Mac or Windows. Mac's customer service is horrible, it is like a lottery, you never know if you are going to get someone who has been using Mac for years or just started working there.
It would be nice to "test out" Canonical's support option. I may do that if I have some extra cash someday. But first I need to take another pilot lesson.
I just wish there would be a pro video editing suite on par with Final Cut Studio (FCS) for Ubuntu Linux. Or at the very least be able to install FCS on Ubuntu. Maybe someday. I know Apple has a hard time getting FCS to run reliably on their own hardware for now.
Until next time...
I found this article fascinating and am so glad that it was linked to off of Mark Shuttleworth's page on Ubuntu.org.
http://www.advogato.org/article/844.html
It discusses why introducing money into a volunteer workflow can seriously hamper the whole community. It also discusses that even if two contributers are sitting right next to each other they should keep their discussions in the public forum or mailing list.
There is something about the free and open source software movement that make money completely unnecessary. It just messes things up. Transparency is key. If you talk on the phone. Record and transcribe it and make it available for everyone. If you don't want to do that then don't talk on the phone.
There shouldn't be discussions that say, "Well, me and Tony decided at lunch the other day". Those actions will demean the community effort.
On another note. I originally found that page because I wanted to see how much support for Ubuntu Linux costs. $250 for 9-5 support for a desktop for a year. I would much rather give my money to Canonical than Mac or Windows. Mac's customer service is horrible, it is like a lottery, you never know if you are going to get someone who has been using Mac for years or just started working there.
It would be nice to "test out" Canonical's support option. I may do that if I have some extra cash someday. But first I need to take another pilot lesson.
I just wish there would be a pro video editing suite on par with Final Cut Studio (FCS) for Ubuntu Linux. Or at the very least be able to install FCS on Ubuntu. Maybe someday. I know Apple has a hard time getting FCS to run reliably on their own hardware for now.
Until next time...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Interesting Navigation Concept for a website plus a cool diddy for a website!
This website has a concept I have not seen before. I kinda like it.
It is somehow similar to this page but not quite.
I really like the music intro played on this page.
I found these sites from Popurls, it was linked to 30 Creative Examples of the Hand Drawn Design in Web Designs.
Edit - I also liked this site too. Although not even close to being search engine friendly.
It is somehow similar to this page but not quite.
I really like the music intro played on this page.
I found these sites from Popurls, it was linked to 30 Creative Examples of the Hand Drawn Design in Web Designs.
Edit - I also liked this site too. Although not even close to being search engine friendly.
Why are we here?
I believe that we are on this earth to feel. Yup, that's it! To feel.
I believe the big answer, the big secret as to why we are here is so we can experience life. The good and the bad. There wouldn't be good if there were no bad. There would be no pleasure if there wasn't any displeasure.
Personally, for me, I try to appreciate everyday I have and make the best of what I have at any given moment. I want to be happy and I have learned to do that by being thankful for what I do have. There are some people in your life that will just bitch about what they don't have. Don't hang around those people. They just bring you down. You can a little bit, they need someone to bring them up but be careful they don't suck you into their world.
I have learned quite a bit over the past 5 years. From people like Tony Robins, Wayne Dyer, Joel Fuhrman and Jacque Fresco. These are all amazing people who have made a tremendous impact in my life and the way I view it.
The reason we are on this planet is to experience feelings. And at the same time, depending a person's mindset they can, in an instant, create their own living hell or heaven. For me, every day is heaven because I choose to do so. Who want's to live life being angry and depressed all the time? I don't but I used to.
If you want to be happy in life just be happy, it is as simple as that. If you have a bad thought and that makes you feel bad then why are you still thinking about it. Get those bad thoughts out of your head because they don't do you any good, do they? Seriously, name an advantage of thinking about that bad thought in your mind? What does worrying about it do for you? Can you change anything? Then stop it!
Clear it out, and replace it with a good thought, think about the running water, the hot water, the car, the food, the clean food, the shelter, the electricity, the eyesight, the fresh air and the everything in your life that is truly amazing! Think about that instead. It is time we strart being grateful for the things in our life that we do have than the things we don't have.
Cheers,
Elijah
I believe the big answer, the big secret as to why we are here is so we can experience life. The good and the bad. There wouldn't be good if there were no bad. There would be no pleasure if there wasn't any displeasure.
Personally, for me, I try to appreciate everyday I have and make the best of what I have at any given moment. I want to be happy and I have learned to do that by being thankful for what I do have. There are some people in your life that will just bitch about what they don't have. Don't hang around those people. They just bring you down. You can a little bit, they need someone to bring them up but be careful they don't suck you into their world.
I have learned quite a bit over the past 5 years. From people like Tony Robins, Wayne Dyer, Joel Fuhrman and Jacque Fresco. These are all amazing people who have made a tremendous impact in my life and the way I view it.
The reason we are on this planet is to experience feelings. And at the same time, depending a person's mindset they can, in an instant, create their own living hell or heaven. For me, every day is heaven because I choose to do so. Who want's to live life being angry and depressed all the time? I don't but I used to.
If you want to be happy in life just be happy, it is as simple as that. If you have a bad thought and that makes you feel bad then why are you still thinking about it. Get those bad thoughts out of your head because they don't do you any good, do they? Seriously, name an advantage of thinking about that bad thought in your mind? What does worrying about it do for you? Can you change anything? Then stop it!
Clear it out, and replace it with a good thought, think about the running water, the hot water, the car, the food, the clean food, the shelter, the electricity, the eyesight, the fresh air and the everything in your life that is truly amazing! Think about that instead. It is time we strart being grateful for the things in our life that we do have than the things we don't have.
Cheers,
Elijah
My New Car!! Terrafugia Roadable Aircraft
The video is a tad misleading but accurate with the "sport license" statement. A "sport license" will allow you to "operate" the vehicle but not fly to another airport. This means that if you takeoff from you local airport then you must land at the same airport. This is the way it was explained to me by the folks at Solberg airport in Central Jersey.
I took my first lesson a few months ago and have made 3 more appointments since then but they were all canceled due to bad weather. I plan on having my pilots license by 2011 so I can fly a Terrafugia. I really like the fact that I can land at any one of the 5,000 airports if I get ill or the weather gets bad and just drive the rest of the way. Most small aircraft accidents happen because of bad weather.
I can't wait to take to the skies in my new Terrafugia!!!!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Awesome Music Video - Borne on the FM waves of the heart by Against Me
No embed code but this is a really great video on Nate Weavers website! Nate Weaver has some skills! It is also on their homesite but not nearly as high-quality as Nate Weavers site, although Nate Weaver doesn't have a full screen option so you choose!
The lead singer reminds me a lot of Dave Wilmot with "The Rock Doctors". I would love to see Sonya Leigh and Dave Wilmot cover this tune out in Denver, CO!
The lead singer reminds me a lot of Dave Wilmot with "The Rock Doctors". I would love to see Sonya Leigh and Dave Wilmot cover this tune out in Denver, CO!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Beautiful Clouds of Lao!!
My buddy Rafael shot this timelapse video on his Sony EX1. It is Breathtaking!
The river on top from Rafael on Vimeo.
The river on top from Rafael on Vimeo.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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