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Google Earth Easter Egg
Google Earth Blog has found a pretty cool easter egg: You can actually clearly see the shadow of the guy flying this remote controlled aircraft east of London, England in Google Earth. Yet another example of very high resolution aerial photos to be found in GE.
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Blizzard 2006 photos
Accuweather has posted pictures from the great blizzard of 2006.
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Will Harry Caray rise again for the 2006 season?
Lord, I hope so and Ben Maller says so: Harry Caray is back, Purple Cow Productions announced the documentary “Hello Again Everybody” will begin production this month and is slated for release this Summer. The documentary will portray the life of the legendary radio/TV broadcaster Harry Christopher Carabina, otherwise known as “Harry Caray,” and his…
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Nintendo Entertainment System Commercials
Here’s a very rare commercial for the NES’ Star Wars game: There’s no way to be certain but I think this was the first Nintendo ad I ever saw as a child. Here’s the Japanese version, and a few other NES related commercials:
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Losing an iPod on the subway
Thomas Beller of the NYT tells a pretty amusing story of almost having the subway eat his iPod: The subway doors were still open. I was listening to a Chopin prelude, and I was moving fast. I took the last few steps in a giant jump, sidestepping a man in a wheelchair who was shaking…
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Brokeback Top Gun
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Japanese showcase true 3D display technology
I saw this today at DailyTech: By creating plasma in open air with lasers, Japanese scientists are working on a true 3D display The Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) announced an exciting breakthrough in optoelectronics — a working three dimensional display. The display does not rely on any sort of…
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First look at Gmail Talk Beta
First look at Gmail Talk Beta built-in chat feature for Gmail. This is only active in one of my Gmail accounts. More screenshots later..
Michael Castellon 