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    Cursor Kite!

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    2006/07/22

    Kite Cursor

    Just remember to double click!

    Windfire Designs Creators of the Cursor Kite

    Update July 25:

    Just got an email from them

    “…The Cursor Kite is a piece of art that is also a work in progress.
    It may be a product of ours one day but for now it is a magic trick.
    Thanks for the interest!…”

    😦

    Continue reading →: Cursor Kite!
  • Software

    Hidden Functions in Microsoft Notepad!

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    2006/07/19

    You know Notepad? The basic text editor that has been part of Windows since 1.0
    Turns out it has some hidden functionality!

    Journal Functionality

    Open Notepade

    Type “.LOG” without the quotes then hit enter.

    Now save the document.

    Close the document.

    Reopen the document.

    Pretty cool, no? Now everytime you open the document it will put a timestamp at the end.
    You can also put down a new time stamp by pressing F5.

    Continue reading →: Hidden Functions in Microsoft Notepad!
  • Photography

    Interview With The Director Of Photography At The New York Times

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    2006/07/11

    I recently read this interview with New York Times Assistant Editor of Photography, Michelle McNally.

    Turns out that the NYT photo department is run on Apple hardware, among other interesting facts.

    Overall an interesting read.

    New York Times Interview

    Continue reading →: Interview With The Director Of Photography At The New York Times
  • Hardware

    Happy 150th Birthday Nikola Tesla!

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    2006/07/09

    Nikola Tesla, the leading proponent of AC power, would be 150 today.
    Damn Interesting Article

    Continue reading →: Happy 150th Birthday Nikola Tesla!
  • Life

    Life, The Universe, And Everything

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    2006/06/22

    It’s really rather amazing how small the earth is in comparison to the gas giants of our solar system. It’s even more amazing how small the gas giants are to other celestial objects.

    This website offers a chart explaining the size differences.

    Now just think for a second. Some of those stars like Antares are mind boggling giant. Yet they aren’t much brighter to our eyes than most the other stars in the sky. Think about that. Try to grasp how far away those stars would have to be to give off the same amount of light as the rest in the universe.

    It’s amazing.

    Continue reading →: Life, The Universe, And Everything
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