http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ Copyright 2007 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:08:17 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I'm finally in the process of setting up my Technorati blog claims ... http://technorati.com/people/technorati/cavrak Technorati Profile... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/enable_technora.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/enable_technora.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:08:17 -0500 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.... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/theo_jansen_kin.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/theo_jansen_kin.html Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:55:47 -0500 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.... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/cbs_20.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/cbs_20.html Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:49:31 -0500 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.... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/flash_mob_praye.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/flash_mob_praye.html Academic Computing Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:22:54 -0500 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... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/lev_and_thumpbo.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/lev_and_thumpbo.html Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:11:43 -0500 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... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/_beep_beep_dont.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/_beep_beep_dont.html Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:09:32 -0500 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... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/09/puppy_robot_get.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/09/puppy_robot_get.html Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:07:46 -0500 http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/norwegian_kids.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/norwegian_kids.html Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:32:11 -0500 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.... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/06/google_introduc.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/06/google_introduc.html Sat, 02 Jun 2007 18:26:18 -0500 "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... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/04/hai_irasshai_do.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/04/hai_irasshai_do.html Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:27:55 -0500 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... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/01/the_first_kyosh.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/01/the_first_kyosh.html Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:09:09 -0500 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... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/01/casta_diva_2046.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/01/casta_diva_2046.html Playlist Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:13:03 -0500 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... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/11/whats_next.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/11/whats_next.html Keitai Tue, 28 Nov 2006 09:30:01 -0500 The video describes the freezing and thawing process of the wood frog (Rana sylvatica).... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/09/wood_frog_freez.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/09/wood_frog_freez.html Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:48:16 -0500 Asahi http://www.asahi.com/photonews/NGY200609190002.htmlMorizo was reintroduced ...... http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/09/the_return_of_m.html http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/09/the_return_of_m.html Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:33:34 -0500