http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ 2007-10-31T18:08:17-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/enable_technora.html I'm finally in the process of setting up my Technorati blog claims ... http://technorati.com/people/technorati/cavrak Technorati Profile... sjc 2007-10-31T18:08:17-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/theo_jansen_kin.html Theo Jansen, of the Netherlands, designs and buiids animari - large kinetic sculptures constructed of light materials resembling beach animals. After a firm push, the wind takes over, and the animals gracefully walk the beaches.... sjc 2007-10-25T07:55:47-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/cbs_20.html CSI: NY Second Life Virtual Experience [Zuiker] Check out a first look at the upcoming CSI: NY Second Life virtual experience. Don't miss the episode everyone is talking about on Wednesday, October 24 at 10pm et/pt only on CBS.... sjc 2007-10-20T10:49:31-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/flash_mob_praye.html At precisely 1:25 on September 25, 2007, in response to a text message virus, 3,500 Purduvians appear at the Great Engineering Fountain to pray for success in Calculus 1.... Academic Computing sjc 2007-10-20T10:22:54-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/lev_and_thumpbo.html Lev, the theramin playing robot, and his friend the percussionist, Thumpbot, play Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. More Crazy stuff on YouTube ... http://youtube.com/watch?v=19RJEnNUg1I... sjc 2007-10-06T16:11:43-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/_beep_beep_dont.html Beep, beep. Don't blame me. Blame Google. The satellites made me do it. They're talking to me. They told me -- Blame Richard E. Parent. "Holy Crap,' he started it. Blame Paul Martin, He started it first, and he... sjc 2007-10-04T19:09:32-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/09/puppy_robot_get.html Puppy Robot is a Nokia 770 internet tablet robot who gets his head upgraded to a Nokia 800. Thanks to the built in video camera, Puppy Robot can now shows us the world from a dog's eye view. The... sjc 2007-09-08T11:07:46-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/norwegian_kids.html sjc 2007-07-02T10:32:11-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/06/google_introduc.html Google Map's Street View is a more human oriented alternative to the "Birds Eye View" from Google Earth. Now you can see how many tables there are at that sidewalk cafe.... sjc 2007-06-02T18:26:18-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/04/hai_irasshai_do.html "Hai, Irasshai, doozo" is "Nice Guy Jin's" musical rap adventure based on the familiar Japanese shop greeting; in this case, we're visiting a sushi shop and asking for various menu items, most of which are not available. This particular... sjc 2007-04-17T09:27:55-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/01/the_first_kyosh.html The First Kyosho Athlete Humanoid Cup was held in Omodate Hills, Tokyo, Japan in December 2006. The competing robots are all based on the Manoi AT01 humanoid robot kit and featured both stock and customized robots. The competitions, watched... sjc 2007-01-18T18:09:09-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/01/casta_diva_2046.html This is a music video trailer for Wong Kar-Wai's 2046. Snippets from "Casta diva" often appear as in film sound designed to cover over a heated disagreement in the manager's apartment. (The manager is a classically trained tenor, his... Playlist sjc 2007-01-07T10:13:03-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/11/whats_next.html As the markets swing into the Christmas buying spree, folks are beginning to think about what's instore for next year ... especially the MacExpo coming up in January. A possible "iPhone" continues to generate the major buzz, and was... Keitai sjc 2006-11-28T09:30:01-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/09/wood_frog_freez.html The video describes the freezing and thawing process of the wood frog (Rana sylvatica).... sjc 2006-09-26T15:48:16-05:00 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/09/the_return_of_m.html Asahi http://www.asahi.com/photonews/NGY200609190002.htmlMorizo was reintroduced ...... sjc 2006-09-20T11:33:34-05:00