Monthly Archive for May, 2009
The following is some raw footage in three parts. A little while ago I recorded my route to work that I’ve been riding twice a day for almost a year now. I used a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 camera attached to my handlebar with a diy-camera mount for under $1. I think I rode my 3-speed (more)
When I was younger I smiled at old people who skipped through the newspaper just to read the obituaries. Today, I am very glad my mother saw and forwarded this one to me.
Wilhelm Schöngen was my math and physics teacher in high-school. He not only was my favorite teacher for those five years at the (more)
Currently reading: The Art of Expressing the Human Body by Bruce Lee and John Little. Not so much about martial arts, Kung Fu, the legend of Bruce Lee and his movie career, this book is about how he trained to achieve his physique and strength. So far, a very interesting read that motivates and inspires (more)
Ubuntu seemed to work perfectly on the Gateway T-6345u laptop model…until I plugged my headphones in and found that no sound was coming out of them. I tried a second pair and could make sure there was nothing wrong with the headphones. When I plugged them in while something was playing, I noticed that there (more)
VideoLAN has been my favorite video player for quite some time already. It’s free and works on Windows as well as Linux. It plays almost anything you feed it without having to install third-party codecs. It features a nice, clean and functional user-interface and doesn’t use up many resources. In all this time I never (more)
Planar announced an entry-level, low-cost version of its StereoMirror 3D stereoscopic display. At a pricetag of $2395 their 17″ display enters an affordable range, and I’m sure its price will drop even further in the course of the following months.
The SD series contains two LCD monitors in an up/down configuration separated at a 110 (more)
via baltimorespokes.org:
A brand-new transportation system is coming to the downtown area late this summer 2009. To better connect Baltimore residents, workers, businesses, and visitors, twenty-one hybrid EcoSaver IV buses will circulate on three downtown routes, seven days a week—with no fare or boarding fee. The circulator routes will run south to north from the Inner (more)
Sunday. Mother’s Day.
The Mother’s Day weekend was dedicated to the Maryland Film Festival for as long as I can remember. I think only once it took place a week earlier or later. I have been lucky because my mother lives in Germany and six hours ahead of our time-zone. But not everybody is so (more)
