Random Kernel Panics

DSLR Market Shares: Winners and losers

KJ — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:46:33 +0000

Canon is hurtin, while Sony and Nikon are growing. Panasonic is showing considerable growth.

more of the story here

Ares 1 Motor test, what 20,000,000 hp could do.

KJ — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:18:20 +0000

well, the exhaust temperature gets to 2/3s of the surface of the sun, turns sand into glass instantly and steel not only melts but boils.

Catch the video of the Nasa Ares 1 Motor test on Youtube here, Flame of hell unleashed in Utah

Kim Phuc Phan Thai, the girl and the photo that ended the vietnam War.

KJ — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:56:58 +0000

This picture by Nick Ut(AP, for which he got the pulitzer price) arguably ended the vietnam war. With 65% burns the little girl running naked on the streets with napalm burns, is Kim Phuc Phan Thai, Living in Canada spoke about the whole ordeal – pretty heavy stuff, read it via yahoo below.

via

yahoo link

Sarychev Peak volcano eruption from space!

KJ — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:36:42 +0000

Spectacular photo from the space station when the Sarychev Peak Volcano erupted.

Rice Renders Rainbow Rose Of Ring Roads

KJ — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:32:40 +0000

pretty cool rendition of ring roads around the world, from Rice University.

Via

Rice Renders Rainbow Rose Of Ring Roads – Infrastructure – Jalopnik.

Birds on posts to Musical Notes

KJ — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:20:03 +0000

For the rest of us, this would have been a boring picture, but

Jarbas Agnellie writes

“Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn’t the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.

I sent the music to the photographer, Paulo Pinto, who I Googled on the internet. He told his editor, who told a reporter and the story ended up as an interview in the very same newspaper.

Here I’ve posted a short video made with the photo, the music and the score (composed by the birds).

Music made with Logic.
Video made with After Effects.

The newspaper story about my work (O Estado de São Paulo): tinyurl.com/l4qdbg”

Beatles Fever, get your’s now.

KJ — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:07:31 +0000

The Beatles albums are one of the most over produced and over re-mastered albums. If you have copies of their albums, chances are you are listening to a fourth or fifth time dubbed version of the master. Here is a new rendition from their mono masters(Buy here). Probably the best way to hear Beatles and their instruments. Or get the Beatles Stereo Box that includes all 13 studio albums “remastered” for clarity(Buy Here).

LA Smoldering from Space – Nasa

KJ — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:10:38 +0000

via: Gizmodo

The growing LA fires from the Nasa Terra satellite.

Kind of Bloop: An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis Kind of Blue

KJ — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:40:42 +0000

As Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” turns 50 years this month, here is some cheap but world class tribute to the man and his album. Done in 8bit synthc, its really adorable. If you a jazz fan, go hit the link and listen up some samples..

http://kindofbloop.com/

How’s a USB Flash Drive Made? Trip to the Kingston Production Plant

KJ — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:46:02 +0000

Pretty sweet, see the making of most used and abused geek tool in the world.