Impressive Electric Car coming soon: Tesla’s Model S

  Finally, a all-electric vehicle with a 300 mile range, 0-6 in 5.6 seconds,electronically limited to 125-MPH and 45 minute quick-charge and seats 5 adults?   It won’t be available in the U.S. for a couple of years, but it sure had caught my attention.  This car as the ability to be used for daily life, get 2x the efficient as a hybrid, and do so with so much cargo room it’s insane.  Check out the Tesla site here: http://www.teslamotors.com/models/index.php  and Pcauthority has a interesting write up as well: http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/149096,motor-tech-teslas-upgrade-to-right-hand-drive-evokes-exotic-electric-car-future.aspx

 

 

 

           

Perpetuum Jazzile Choir uses hands to simulate storm

 

I started a new job, so I’m getting geared up.  I will start posting again soon, stay tuned!

Extreme Protests after Election Tehran

Protesters are taking over the streets of Tehran after Ahmedinejad was declared winner of yesterday’s election.  His rival candidate was expected to win by a 2:1 majority, and is mostly responsible for an 80% increase in record turnout.  The public is taking to the streets in a big way…
Public phone and SMS networks between Tehran and the rest of the world have been cut off, at the same time opposition political leaders started getting arrested.  Western news agencies have had their equipment seized and are resulting to cell phones and twitter to try and get information out.  I find this video from a few hours ago both scary and hopeful at the same time.  You can clearly see the Iranian police and Military Guard running away from the approacing crowd, before long the street is full of protestors.  I believe I read (no verification) that they are chanting ‘death to the dictator’…I hope when the dust settles things over there are better instead of worse off:

For all Parents out there.. here is the Mom Song

The Vocal People

You got to hear this to believe it.  I DO hear a delay at the very end (the intro says no effects) and I don’t see any mouth movement, but heck it’s pretty darn good anyway.

Tracklist: 1. Johann Sebastian Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor 2. Hallelujah 3. The Entertainer 4. Mr. Sandman 5. Glen Miller – In The Mood 6. Elvis Presley – Tutti Frutti 7. Beach Boys – I Get Around 8. Doobie Brothers – Long Train Runnin’ 9. Madonna – Holiday 10. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean 11. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams 12. Nirvana – Smells like teen spirit 13. Spice Girls – If you wanna be my lover 14. Los Del Rio – La Macarena 15. Rednex – Cotton Eyed Joe 16. Britney Spears – Hit Me Baby One More Time 17. Baha Men – Who Let the Dogs Out? 18. C+C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweet (Everybody Dance Now) 19. Will Smith – Switch 20. Madagascar 5 vs. KK Project – I Like To Move It

Researchers create DVD with 17TB storage

“Researchers at a University in Melbourne, Australia have come up with a "five dimensional" disc capable of storing 2000 times more data than a conventional DVD.”

http://www.pcworld.com/article/165291/researchers_unveil_discs_that_could_store_2000_dvds.html?tk=nl_tex_t_crawl

Old School Games

Remember Centipede? http://www.tripletsandus.com/80s/80s_games/centipede.htm

Windows 7 – Release Candidate First impressions

I was impressed how easily my system upgraded without a hitch.  The only incompatibility was with ATI’s CCC, which it happily disabled.  System response feels much snappier than before, but I am running it on a quad with hyperthreaded 64-bit edition with 6 Gigs of RAM. 

The first large change is the start menu.  Quicklaunch is now gone; however, in a way it was combined with the tasks running.  As before you can create ‘quicklaunch’ icons on your taskbar, but these also double as an indication there is an open window.  It simply has a box around it, up to three.  When you hover over the icon, a small-preview of all windows with that task type are opened.  This includes multiple tabs in an IE session.  There is a way to add quicklaunch back, but it’s a little complicated.  Let me know and I can send you the instructions, but I think you will learn not to need it anymore

I miss Dreamscene; apparently the feedback was it was a feature that took up processing for a low-res moving desktop that was never seen.  Since I run multiple monitors, it was nice to have this moving background.

My system has been rock solid since I installed it, and performance is much improved.  Perhaps Microsoft got it right this time?

Microsoft Releases Windows 7 as RC

If you are a TechNet or MSDN subscriber, you can download Windows 7 RC now.  I have it pulling down at the moment, and I’m looking forward to checking it out.  I’ll provide feedback when I’ve had a chance to use it.  Windows site on Windows 7 here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/

Finally found a way to view Canon RAW files on Vista 64-bit

I am happy with my switch to 64-bit Vista, except one major issue:  I can’t see my Canon .RAW files from explorer.  I’m still shocked that Canon refuses to make this possible out of the box.  There is a pay-for solution for $30 you can get this feature back.  See more here: http://www.ardfry.com/cr2-codec/

Create Your Own Social Network – Ning

I stumbled upon Ning yesterday during my career search. Do you have a passion, profession or a hobby? There is most likely a group that shares your passion on Ning:  www.ning.com or you can start your own in minutes without programming knowledge.  Check it out, or read more here: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/26/ning-in-full/comment-page-3/

F1 Racing Gets a Green Boost.. Perhaps at a Risk

This year F1 racing will be even more exciting to watch with the new energy recovery systems – KERS.  The cars will have one of two methods of storing braking energy and provide that power on-demand via a boost button on the cars.  It’s generating a lot of controversy over safety; time will tell.  Read more here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127015.800-f1-cars-get-a-power-boost-but-at-what-risk.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

See a video of the fly-wheel design here:

http://www.williamshybridpower.com/f1/

 

Also check out this blog entry:

http://blog.hitzenglish.com/2008/12/formula-one-kinetic-energy-recovery.html

1000-Fold increase in Resolution Possible for MRI (NMR)

It’s still being investigated, but researches have found a way to increase the resolution of MRIs 1000-fold.   The good news is the MRI scanners would be able to use this without hardware modifications.  Read more here:http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/38423

Worlds Most Powerful Laser…

“ Physicists are on the verge of demonstrating perhaps the ultimate application of the laser: creating nuclear fusion in the lab.

Later today the US Department of Energy will give official clearance for experiments to begin at the the $4bn National Ignition Facility (NIF) “

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/38495

Link between Autism and Vinyl Flooring?

SpuriousLogic sends in a link from Scientific American to a study by Swedish and US researchers that reaches the surprising conclusion that there may be a link between autism and vinyl floors 

 http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/31/2127203&from=rss