tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218974292023-11-15T22:24:07.697-08:00Ensenada what?Environmentally aware designHuevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-34299075009726474352012-11-18T14:59:00.002-08:002012-11-19T07:41:33.851-08:00Parabolic reflectorI had an idea for a parabolic reflector, or at least how to make one. I saw a youtube video on making a cement mold, and using that mold with a ferrocement blank to make a dish out of ferrocement.<br />
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But I was thinking, that a basic mold could be made with ferrocement, and then spun to have a parabolic form induced. As long as the spinning is kept up till the cement is set, the form should hold. And better yet, if the cement is wet enough, it should have a very smooth surface... The main difficulty should be spinning the mold at a constant speed.<br />
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A good look at parabolic reflector based cookers can be found at the <a href="https://store.makerbot.com/replicator2.html">solar Cooking</a> website.Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-36179987631630008372012-11-16T11:30:00.003-08:002012-11-16T11:31:24.152-08:00Digital LearningHere is an email I sent to a friend with respect to digital (online) sources and ideas for teaching. (sorry about the poor spanish, but the links are the important thing.)<br />
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Te lo mencion sobre unas recursos de aprendizaje el la internet, aqui va una ligas. El primero es una video sobre "digital learning" presentado de la fundador de la Khan Academy (que es el segunda link.)
una video sobre <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OtSs2xEpzY&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL8DC99406671E1051">digital learning:</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/">Khan Academy</a><br />
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El otro es un grabación de una buena presentación sobre educación, me gusta parte de la idea, pero se olvida y simplifica al aspecto de una maestro humano:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vsCAM17O-M&feature=g-all-lik">Digital Aristotle:</a> (la idea es muy parecido de una libro de Neil Stephenson que se llama "The Diamond Age".) <br />
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Otras videos interesantes en youtube
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos">The Periodic Table of videos</a>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2/videos?flow=grid&view=0">Smarter Every Day</a><br />
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Una <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/vihart?feature=results_main">video sobre math</a> que es muy interesante de ViHeart<br />
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me gusta mas los videos:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIVIegSt81k&list=UUOGeU-1Fig3rrDjhm9Zs_wg&index=6&feature=plcp">Hexaflexagons</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-pyuaThp-c&list=UUOGeU-1Fig3rrDjhm9Zs_wg&index=7&feature=plcp">Doodling in Math Class</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heKK95DAKms&list=UUOGeU-1Fig3rrDjhm9Zs_wg&index=48&feature=plcp">What was up with Pythagoras?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heKK95DAKms&list=UUOGeU-1Fig3rrDjhm9Zs_wg&index=48&feature=plcp">Doodling in math class; Snakes + Graphs:</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/JPLnews">JPL news</a> (space stuff)<br />
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Una documentaries desde los 90's que se llama <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/JamesBurkeConnection">Connections</a>, algunos son muy buenos:<br />
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Platicas Rapidos (5min) que se llama <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/iGNiTe">'Ignite'</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics">One Minute physics</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzn2ecB4Hzs">Six symbols</a>
Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-58002144430409998492011-07-13T10:48:00.001-07:002011-07-13T10:48:19.839-07:00Back to CADI'm so very excited! Since starting work with renewable energy the idea of doing opensource design has been central to my task, and until two days ago the dream had become paralyzed. The problem was with code. There are many great ways to openly collaborate, but they all use code; essentially text. GitHub is one great example. But all of the designs that we have realized have been done in Google Sketchup; it was the only free, cross platform, and powerful CAD program found, and its files are all binary. But two days ago while showing a new student the git repository for the <a href="https://github.com/sunnycanuck/Heli-stato-Amo-Esclavo">Amo-Esclavo Heliostat project</a> I did a search for CAD and found <a href="http://www.openscad.org/">openSCAD</a> !<br /><br />There are several good tutorials on using this package, but after watching Galvian's video I was hooked, and impressed. And aperently openSCAD plays well with the <a href="http://www.makerbot.com/">MakkerBot</a><br /> project, with is also very handy to eliminate frequent trips to the metal shop. I am now planning on moving all my designs over to openSCAD! <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LmKnvEcPTk8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Next we need an open, text based solution to electronic circuit creation (to replace Eagle). Any ideas?Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-55825594358793999632010-11-23T10:42:00.001-08:002010-11-23T10:42:40.532-08:00ya.. a slayer christmasAwsum chirstmas lights display<br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HFjI7gT1FvI&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HFjI7gT1FvI&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-8789572558425374912010-11-21T01:32:00.001-08:002010-11-21T01:32:34.218-08:00More vibsI'm still looking for a good funk vib solo, but till then more good jazz..<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-zHuZ5B0Pus?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-zHuZ5B0Pus?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-34577239759454521972010-11-21T01:30:00.001-08:002010-11-21T01:30:17.608-08:00VibsPeople have been confused as to what a vibraphone is: here is a good jazz vib.. from Russia..<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FYOMWDfFGuE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FYOMWDfFGuE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-89765104575101776262010-11-16T11:11:00.001-08:002010-11-16T11:11:15.152-08:00damn! that is a mud slide.. destroying port in Brazil<object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8YiHKopmyUo&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8YiHKopmyUo&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br />via Boing BoingHuevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-83735002482475296152010-11-16T10:44:00.001-08:002010-11-16T10:44:48.022-08:00the Quantitive Easing... this is really f@#ked up!!no words.. just listen..<br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTUY16CkS-k&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PTUY16CkS-k&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-32747222787736053742010-11-12T10:49:00.001-08:002010-11-12T10:49:13.428-08:00Mini airplane modelsthis is a great video of some mini airplanes being flown in a gymnasium in Japan.. The flying angle was unstable.. but funny none the less... <br /><br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_iHAdIPDE4o&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_iHAdIPDE4o&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-30339201090057005642010-10-28T11:13:00.001-07:002010-10-28T11:13:25.240-07:00Coffee grinds as a robotic gripperA great idea, to use coffee grounds in a latex bag with a vacuum pump to grip objects!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jj3yVf7ZUcI&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Jj3yVf7ZUcI&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-70857189315223546072010-10-17T10:57:00.001-07:002010-10-17T10:57:22.091-07:00LanguageStephen Fry rants on the use of language.. brilliant, and the video is a great assistance!! <br /><br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J7E-aoXLZGY&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J7E-aoXLZGY&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br />via. <a href="http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/">One Good Move</a>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-24062988764890956292010-10-15T10:25:00.001-07:002010-10-15T10:25:28.419-07:00Radio Flyer wagon ++What happens when highly skilled people retire from industry.. some fade into the woodwork.. others play! In Anchorge Alaska a retired couple converted a 1976 Mazada pickup to a 4X scale Radio Flyer wagon. From <a href="http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-radio-flyer-car-092910,0,1784245.story">2 KTUU.com</a><br /><br /> <embed type='application/x-shockwave-flash' salign='l' flashvars='&titleAvailable=true&playerAvailable=true&searchAvailable=false&shareFlag=N&singleURL=http://ktuu.vidcms.trb.com/alfresco/service/edge/content/72498213-fa26-422c-88b1-adee8ecceb8c&propName=ktuu.com&hostURL=http://www.ktuu.com&swfPath=http://ktuu.vid.trb.com/player/&omAccount=tribschurzglobal&omnitureServer=sci.alaska' allowscriptaccess='always' allowfullscreen='true' menu='true' name='PaperVideoTest' bgcolor='#ffffff' devicefont='false' wmode='transparent' scale='showall' loop='true' play='true' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' quality='high' src='http://ktuu.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf' align='middle' height='450' width='300'></embed> Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-29465730630369914622010-09-26T10:36:00.001-07:002010-09-26T10:36:49.848-07:00Shelter: a short film on home buildingA well done movie short about Lloyd Kahn and his take on home building. <br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14615070" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/14615070">SHELTER</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jasonsussberg">jason sussberg</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-62069553103135855222010-09-17T10:57:00.001-07:002010-09-17T10:57:32.960-07:00Worm compostingI've been composting (well sorta.. many failed attempts, and several that worked but that I never got to use.. long story) for several years, but the biggest problem is not how to do it, but more importantly the methane gas that is produced. Methane is one of the worse green house gases, and regular composting produces it in large amounts. <br /><br />Worm composting produces some methane, but less then traditional composting. After a few days of looking for how to for worm composting I found the best reference in the below video.<br /><br />The general calculations are:<br /><br />1 square foot of surface are can house 1 lb of worms which can digest 1/2 lb of food waste per day. <br /><br />in metric<br /><br />0.205 m^2/kg of worms. So a 30cm x 70 cm bin can support 1kg of worms and digest 500 g of food waste/day. In the video they use two plastic bins to house the worms, the top for the worms and the bottom to hold the water that passes through (which is also a fertilizer and a natural insecticide.)<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2235946&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2235946&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/2235946">The Enviromentals (Episode 1) How to Make a Worm Composting Bin</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/halbrindley">Hal Brindley</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-80417541539326542812010-06-30T09:38:00.001-07:002010-06-30T09:38:27.247-07:00Nature journals too expensiveI get the updates on journal by nature. But when you click the link to read the article you are asked to purchase the article (see this article on <a href="http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/v4/n7/pdf/nphoton.2010.148.pdf">Lidar :Mapping the world in 3D</a> ). The article costs $38 USD! So I wrote to Nature telling them this is an order of magnitude off in pricing! What do you think? Should science be easier to access.. is Nature shooting themselves in the foot?<br /><br />my comment to nature photonics:<br /><br /><strong>Why is the price for an article $30 USD?!! When I can buy magazines for $5, music albums for $10, books for $20, iPhone apps for $1-10, why would anyone pay $30 for a 1-2 page article! I know that the majority of your subscribers are universities, but not all of them. You are missing a huge group of scientists who would probably pay to read these articles, but not the price your asking! <br />May I suggest an iPhone/iPad / kindle app that lets me download papers and read them. You know that to any given scientist maybe 1/4 of the articles in any journal are of interest to them, so buying every journal is not as valuable as you may think.<br /><br />What many do is get colleges to get the pdf for them, scan copies, or most of the time we go to an open access journal. I've never read Nature Photonics (aside from copies sent to me by friends) but use <a href="http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/Issue.cfm">Optics Express</a> all the time. <br />I think your journal is good, but inaccessible.. which mean not relevant. Please change this. Scientists are not payed that well, and personal copies are nice to have. Remember that we are blog readers.. so browsing and picking useful work is what we do, but with these costly journals there is no point.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Rodger</strong>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-79505371931302288942010-06-21T11:25:00.001-07:002010-06-21T11:26:32.040-07:00Evolution has no forsightA video of the dissection of a giraffe showing notable the laryngeal nerve:<br /><br /><object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xdm5he_richard-dawkins-demonstrates-laryng_tech"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xdm5he_richard-dawkins-demonstrates-laryng_tech" width="480" height="270" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-59378129603873230912010-06-09T09:11:00.001-07:002010-06-09T09:11:41.495-07:00Laser trackingThis is a really intersting combination of laser light and sound. I'm not sure how it is done, but I assume it is a combination of camera, laser with moveable mirror, and sound generation based on the deflection of the beam. <br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w0W6TotUE04&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w0W6TotUE04&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-67385633081795257962010-05-28T11:03:00.001-07:002010-05-28T11:03:17.140-07:00BP oil spill in the gulfA reporter went diving in the middle of the oil spill taking images of the effect not of just the oil, but the dispersants that are being applied to it. via <a href="http://acp.repoweramerica.org/page/invite/oilspillvideo?source=sprd-fwd&utm_source=crm_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oilspillvideo20100527&utm_content=calloutimg">RepowerAmerica</a><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7lBQkNgY3bY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7lBQkNgY3bY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-48810901841170121542010-05-04T11:43:00.001-07:002010-05-04T11:43:32.865-07:00like a bull in a cheese festival<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnycanuck/4578567403/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4578567403_23b51d92ec.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnycanuck/4578567403/">like a bull in a cheese festival</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/sunnycanuck/">SunnyCanuck</a>.</span></div><p>On sunday during the beginning of the cheese event in Ojos Negros a bull freed itself and went for a brisk trot through the park beside the event. In the photo you can see on the far right the tent backs for the event in the adjoining concrete patio. It ran about 2 m behind our stand and was caught as it rounded to return to the street; I believe after realizing the event entrance was on its right.<br /><br />It stayed tied to the swing set (as pictured) for a few hours and left without our noticing.</p>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-33383970276331341312010-05-03T13:31:00.001-07:002010-05-03T13:31:18.416-07:00The pythoon; extended python low riderBelow is a video of a stretched python; gives the rider much needed storage or child caring capacity. <br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0NRXeL89TwA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0NRXeL89TwA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-46764712764579373092010-05-03T13:13:00.001-07:002010-05-03T13:13:53.282-07:00The people's reaction to the Pope protecting child abusersThis is great. I've heard that there is a movement in the UK to arrest the pope if he goes there... <br /><br />Well anyway. A very funny video.. very rude, potentially offensive language.. <br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fHRDfut2Vx0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fHRDfut2Vx0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-52303390839026490922010-04-24T12:08:00.001-07:002010-04-24T12:08:21.400-07:00Something from nothingThis is a fabulous talk by cosmologist Lawrence Krauss. Get some lunch, sit back and enjoy..<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ImvlS8PLIo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ImvlS8PLIo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-24723149785525726292010-03-30T09:30:00.001-07:002010-03-30T09:49:19.172-07:00no one has the right to live without being shockedDo we think this is true? Does your mother? We are shocked when something happens that we didn't anticipate, which is a part of our ignorance. Then, to express being shocked is to be proud that your didn't know something. But at the fundamental base of his response is a right to free information exchange.<br /><br />from <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/29/philip-pullman-on-ce.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29">Boing Boing</a><br /><br /><blockquote>Philip Pullman, addressing an audience at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, was asked about whether his latest book, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, was offensive. Here's his reply:</blockquote><br /><br /><blockquote>"It was a shocking thing to say and I knew it was a shocking thing to say. But no one has the right to live without being shocked. No one has the right to spend their life without being offended. Nobody has to read this book. Nobody has to pick it up. Nobody has to open it. And if you open it and read it, you don't have to like it. And if you read it and you dislike it, you don't have to remain silent about it. You can write to me, you can complain about it, you can write to the publisher, you can write to the papers, you can write your own book. You can do all those things, but there your rights stop. No one has the right to stop me writing this book. No one has the right to stop it being published, or bought, or sold or read. That's all I have to say on that subject."</blockquote> <br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQ3VcbAfd4w&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQ3VcbAfd4w&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/29/philip-pullman-on-ce.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29">Boing Boing</a>Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-88329122144274241162010-03-19T13:41:00.001-07:002010-03-19T13:41:48.511-07:00Vitamin DHere is a link to a great article about vitamin D. The summary is reduced cancer risk, heart disease, and overall better health with the daily consumption of 1000 iu (international units: what that is in grams I don't know). Too much and you can cause damage to some organs. <br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/05/16/f-health-vitamin-d.html<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21897429.post-38787221368275783532010-02-12T00:10:00.001-08:002010-02-12T00:10:36.278-08:00Do people have a right to be not offended?Do people have a right to be not offended?<br /><br />I say "of course not!!!" <br /><br />You take offense, it is not given!<br /><br />I'm offended by bad driving, uncoordinated clothing, stupid people, people who chew with their mouths open, people who walk with their mouth open, people who take homeopathic medicine etc.. and that is MY PROBLEM!! not theirs. <br /><br />Offense is your reaction to something, and does not necessarily reflect the intention of the act. <br /><br />Well this is what is on trial in the Netherlands. Geert Wilders is going on trial for offending Muslims by stating that he believes that Islam is bad. He has no problem with Muslims, but thinks that the ideals of Islam is a danger to our culture. He makes a good point. I would go further by grouping Judaism and Christianity in with it.. but I may offend :-\<br /><br />There is a new trend to treat groups (religions and businesses) like they are people. But are they? If I get together with friends, to we as a group get extra rights? <br /><br />A decent rant about this is given by Pat Condell in youTube<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/96ZUZ9CPZII&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/96ZUZ9CPZII&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Geert's website is <a href="http://www.wildersontrial.com/">wildersontrial.com</a>. A good article by Douglas Murray is found <a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglasmurray/100024056/geert-wilders-on-trial-for-telling-the-truth/">here</a>.<br /><br />what do you think?Huevosgrandeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15040881443575934585noreply@blogger.com0