The good Elf

November 28, 2003

We went and saw ELF tonight. A throughly enjoyable movie. It is a bit slow in spots. Overall, however, it is a quite enjoyable movie.

Also enjoyable was a theater where they serve popcorn the right way. The practice of serving real butter on popcorn in the bag is the best. Too many theaters give you bags of popcorn that were made up some time ago and then you have to put topping on just the top.

Networking Question

November 25, 2003

Here's what I want to setup. If a packet is bound for the local network (say 123.45.x.x) then it should go via ethernet. If it is bound for a foreign network then send it via the modem. The challenge is that the local network is addressed using DHCP and I don't control the DHCP server. Anybody have ideas on the best way to set this up.

What was I going to write?

November 24, 2003

New York Times: Aging: Alzheimer's Risk Identified - Changes in the size of a small part of the brain can be used to predict mental decline in older people.... If only I could remember what this post was supposed to be about.

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What a world

November 23, 2003

An interesting world we live in. - Adam Curry: "It's interesting to examine a culture that mounts cameras on smart bombs to view the kill on the 6 o'clock news, but freaks out if a nipple of a [female] breast is flashed on TV." via Scripting News.

Application of UAVs?

November 23, 2003

There is an article on CNN about the increasing use of Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAV). The article mentions civilian uses but only brushes on them. I'd be interested in exploring the capabilities of remotely controlled helicopters in SAR applications. For the places I can think of using them they would need several miles of range, the ability to return to base on their own, a fuel supply for at least an hour at a time, the ablity to have video and infra-red imaging systems on them and to have the video controlled remotely as well and fed back to a remote station. It would be great to hear from some folks who have ideas on what is possible and how this could work.

First Snow in Denver

November 22, 2003

Raible designs has some photos of the first snow this year in Denver. I had planned a trip to work on some clients computers today but after a couple of futile hours on I-25 it had to be put off until tomorrow. One more day to recover from the cold/flu bug that has been going around. First Snow in Denver - It's really coming down right now - I wouldn't be surprised if we had 6 inches by nightfall. Click on the images below to zoom in.

Don't do it

November 21, 2003

- Andrew's looking for a new laptop too. [Scripting News] - I have to agree with Andrew. Don't get the Think Pad. They are simply awful. The Viao is a much better choice. Of course a Powerbook is the best choice but Sony makes a fine machine.

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