Concrete FrogMonday, May 31, 2004
First Live Shot From An Airplane Used Two PC's
Posted by Steve Garfield
It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's a Live Shot From 35,000 Feet
Why did the Cyberguy have to use two PC's?
The second live shot should use a Mac with iChat.
via [ Lost Remote ]
Posted by Steve Garfield
It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's a Live Shot From 35,000 Feet
The Internet service on the plane sent the signal via satellite, while Mr. Knutsson used a Sony laptop and a Toshiba laptop computer-one for audio and one for video. He relied on a voice over Internet protocol service to send the audio signal and used a regular interruptible feedback earpiece to hear the anchors.This seems strange to me.
Why did the Cyberguy have to use two PC's?
The second live shot should use a Mac with iChat.
via [ Lost Remote ]
reflection
Posted by Anonymous
On this bright Memorial day, I have hugged my kids, I have sat on the back steps in the sun and had a heart to heart with my foster daughter, and now I'm sitting at the keyboard typing out thoughts to be read by anyone who so chooses with a technology that was not really conceivable when I was born. My wife and children and I are free today because many people before me have sacrificed more than I have so that we could be free.
I am grateful.
Posted by Anonymous
On this bright Memorial day, I have hugged my kids, I have sat on the back steps in the sun and had a heart to heart with my foster daughter, and now I'm sitting at the keyboard typing out thoughts to be read by anyone who so chooses with a technology that was not really conceivable when I was born. My wife and children and I are free today because many people before me have sacrificed more than I have so that we could be free.
I am grateful.
Friday, May 28, 2004
They got a WHAT? redux
Posted by Anonymous
Byline, ROME
If you are thinking of having a barbeque this year, think again. The fire department took delivery of a bright red two-seater Lamborghini Countach as a rapid response vehicle. With a blistering top speed and hot handling the powerful sportscar will be deployed for fire intervention and suppression.
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Posted by Anonymous
Byline, ROME
If you are thinking of having a barbeque this year, think again. The fire department took delivery of a bright red two-seater Lamborghini Countach as a rapid response vehicle. With a blistering top speed and hot handling the powerful sportscar will be deployed for fire intervention and suppression.
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Thursday, May 27, 2004
nag, nag, nag
Posted by Anonymous
OK OK, sorry for the delay...I'm trying to get submissions ready for a juried exhibition and for the Cambridge Art Association open jury...
...of course, reading David's entry on his music collection on his hard drive didn't help.
109 artists, 112 albums, 1327 songs, "4 days" and 5.31 gig of music later, I'm about two thirds done...hey, is that record industry lawyer at the door?
Posted by Anonymous
OK OK, sorry for the delay...I'm trying to get submissions ready for a juried exhibition and for the Cambridge Art Association open jury...
...of course, reading David's entry on his music collection on his hard drive didn't help.
109 artists, 112 albums, 1327 songs, "4 days" and 5.31 gig of music later, I'm about two thirds done...hey, is that record industry lawyer at the door?
Friday, May 14, 2004
They Got A What??
Posted by George
> The Cop’s are chasing me in a WHAT? via REUTERS:
Posted by George
> The Cop’s are chasing me in a WHAT? via REUTERS:
ROME (Reuters) - If you are thinking about speeding on Italian highways this year, think twice. You might find yourself being chased by a Lamborghini.Italian police took possession Friday of a sleek, 500 horsepower, two-seater Lamborghini Gallardo, which can hit a top speed of 185 miles per hour.
The sports car, painted in the police's distinctive blue and white colors, comes complete with a flashing blue light on the roof and will initially patrol the Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway -- a road notorious in Italy for wild driving.
The Lamborghini will also be used to transport human organs for emergency operations.
Thursday, May 06, 2004
Philosopher Frog
Posted by Jack Hodgson
A little more background on the Concrete Frog.
Here's a link to an illustrated poem starring the frog. You'll see it sitting in the garden that has been its home for over 15 years.
The poetry is by Concrete Frog's Jo Ann.
Posted by Jack Hodgson
A little more background on the Concrete Frog.
Here's a link to an illustrated poem starring the frog. You'll see it sitting in the garden that has been its home for over 15 years.
The poetry is by Concrete Frog's Jo Ann.
A Blue Frog has been spoted in Jamaica Plain
Posted by Steve Garfield
I just finished up a website for The Blue Frog Bakery in Jamaica Plain.
They have good cakes.
Posted by Steve Garfield
I just finished up a website for The Blue Frog Bakery in Jamaica Plain.
They have good cakes.
Real-Time Gas Prices
Posted by George
Posted by George
GasBuddy.com is the portal site to more than 170 web sites that help consumers find cheap gas prices. All web sites are operated by the non-profit organization known as GasBuddy Organization Inc.
Birthweek
Posted by bjhodg
According to Jack...this is my birthweek...I have to say, for me celebrating my birthday is bad enough...why do I have to be put thru a week. It's been one of the worst I've had in awhile...I picked a fight with someone in work today...someone who didnt deserve it, she commented on my age and it just set me off.....I say, let's forget about this whole birthweek idea....one day is hard enough.
Posted by bjhodg
According to Jack...this is my birthweek...I have to say, for me celebrating my birthday is bad enough...why do I have to be put thru a week. It's been one of the worst I've had in awhile...I picked a fight with someone in work today...someone who didnt deserve it, she commented on my age and it just set me off.....I say, let's forget about this whole birthweek idea....one day is hard enough.
Lots of Free Time
Posted by George
I have lots of free time right now, I am off until the 17th of May. Since I have all this free time I might as well help Jack get the Concrete Frog up and running. A blog with interesting posts will draw people back on a regular basis. Some of the best blogs out there are group blogs with different people posting to it.
Let's make this a very interesting blog and it really isn't that hard to post a new entry. It is just as easy as posting a comment to an entry already there, all you need to do is click on the "Powered by Blogger" button on the right and log in.
Posted by George
I have lots of free time right now, I am off until the 17th of May. Since I have all this free time I might as well help Jack get the Concrete Frog up and running. A blog with interesting posts will draw people back on a regular basis. Some of the best blogs out there are group blogs with different people posting to it.
Let's make this a very interesting blog and it really isn't that hard to post a new entry. It is just as easy as posting a comment to an entry already there, all you need to do is click on the "Powered by Blogger" button on the right and log in.
Posted by bjhodg
I got a message last night that I should get going on this blog so we could get someone going...not sure this is very nice or very wise, considering there is no censorship going on in this blog...but he says it's his frog, so where is he...I have said it before, "possession is nine tenths" and since the frog is in our possession, I guess that says who it belongs to...
I got a message last night that I should get going on this blog so we could get someone going...not sure this is very nice or very wise, considering there is no censorship going on in this blog...but he says it's his frog, so where is he...I have said it before, "possession is nine tenths" and since the frog is in our possession, I guess that says who it belongs to...
I'm here
Posted by bjhodg
Okay first I have to say...some people have way too much time on their hands...you can tell who they are by the number of times they have posted to this blog....that said...I think this is the coolest thing...though I don't have as much to post as some others..
Posted by bjhodg
Okay first I have to say...some people have way too much time on their hands...you can tell who they are by the number of times they have posted to this blog....that said...I think this is the coolest thing...though I don't have as much to post as some others..
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
Friend for CONCRETE FROG
Posted by George
Goliath frog, Giant frog via Amphibia Web :
Posted by George
Goliath frog, Giant frog via Amphibia Web : This is reported to be the largest frog in the world, with some individuals weighting well over 3 kilograms(7 pounds)! The skin on the dorsum and on top of the limbs is granular and green sienna in coloration, while the abdomen and ventral part of the limbs is more delicate and yellow/orange. Large interdigital membranes extend down to the ends of the toes, and the second toe is the longest. The conspicuous tympanum has a diameter of about 0.5 cm and is seperated from the eye by about 5 cm in an adult. A lateral fold extends from the eye to the posterior portion of the tympanum. In a sample of 15 individuals, weights ranged between 600 and 3250 grams, and snout-vent lengths were between 17 and 32 cm.
Your Own Rube Goldberg Machine
Posted by George
> Rube Goldberg Machine Contest via The Official RUBE GOLDBERG Web Site :
Posted by George
> Rube Goldberg Machine Contest via The Official RUBE GOLDBERG Web Site : The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest brings the ideas of Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Rube Goldberg's "Invention" cartoons to life. Named after, and inspired by the cartoonist Reuben Lucius Goldberg, this Olympics of Complexity is designed to pull students away from conventional problem-solving and push them into the endless chaos of imagination and intuitive thought. To be specific, groups are given an elementary challenge: something as simple as peeling an apple, sharpening a pencil, or putting toothpaste on a toothbrush. But instead of just "solving" the problem, students have to make the solution as complicated and as convoluted as possible. In fact, the more steps - there's a minimum of twenty - the better the Rube Goldberg Machine. And what a machine! An assemblage of ordinary objects, mechanical gadgets, and the oddest odds and ends are linked together and somehow get to the desired goal.
Cinco de Mayo
Posted by George
Cinco de Mayo via VIVA! :
Posted by George
Cinco de Mayo via VIVA! : The 5th of May is not Mexican Independence Day, but it should be! And Cinco de Mayo is not an American holiday, but it should be. Mexico declared its independence from mother Spain on midnight, the 15th of September, 1810. And it took 11 years before the first Spanish soldiers were told and forced to leave Mexico.
So, why Cinco de Mayo? And why should Americans savor this day as well? Because 4,000 Mexican soldiers smashed the French and traitor Mexican army of 8,000 at Puebla, Mexico, 100 miles east of Mexico City on the morning of May 5, 1862.
Comments?
Posted by Jack Hodgson
A couple of people have asked about enabling comments from the readers here at Concrete Frog.
This free blogging account from Blogger is not as full-featured as others. So it doesn't come with built in comments system. But if this blog catches on -- with the authors, readers are another matter -- then we can add a commenting system later.
In the meantime, the authors of Concrete Frog, most of whom are newbie bloggers themselves, can comment on the entries of others, by posting their own entry. That's what blogging is about.
Posted by Jack Hodgson
A couple of people have asked about enabling comments from the readers here at Concrete Frog.
This free blogging account from Blogger is not as full-featured as others. So it doesn't come with built in comments system. But if this blog catches on -- with the authors, readers are another matter -- then we can add a commenting system later.
In the meantime, the authors of Concrete Frog, most of whom are newbie bloggers themselves, can comment on the entries of others, by posting their own entry. That's what blogging is about.
Butter with that?
Posted by Jack Hodgson
CNN via Reuters:
Posted by Jack Hodgson
CNN via Reuters: To mark the premiere on Tuesday of a film about his life as a competitive eater, Crazy Legs Conti is trying to eat his way out of a telephone booth-size structure filled with popcorn.
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Added something
Posted by Jack Hodgson
I've been playing around with the Blogger settings.
One thing I did was turn on the TITLE field for when you're creating an entry. I think you can leave this blank if you want. Or you can use it to add a clever headline to your posts.
Posted by Jack Hodgson
I've been playing around with the Blogger settings.
One thing I did was turn on the TITLE field for when you're creating an entry. I think you can leave this blank if you want. Or you can use it to add a clever headline to your posts.
Posted by Steve Garfield
'Posted by' seems like a postscript.
If you want something up front, how about something like:
Steve says:
'Posted by' seems like a postscript.
If you want something up front, how about something like:
Steve says:
Posted by Jack Hodgson
Steve, for a group blog I like to see "posted by" up front so I know who I'm reading. But this blog belongs to you guys, so let me know what the consensus is.
Steve, for a group blog I like to see "posted by" up front so I know who I'm reading. But this blog belongs to you guys, so let me know what the consensus is.
Posted by Steve Garfield
Do you think it would be better for the 'Posted by Steve' to be after the post?
Posted by Steve
Do you think it would be better for the 'Posted by Steve' to be after the post?
Posted by Steve
Posted by Steve Garfield
If I could get up to this lake you speak of, on a really nice summer day, I could take a picture of this concrete frog.
If I could get up to this lake you speak of, on a really nice summer day, I could take a picture of this concrete frog.
Posted by Jack Hodgson
I'll be adding a pic of the frog soon. I'm also playing around with the formatting of these entries to make it a little bit more readable.
I'll be adding a pic of the frog soon. I'm also playing around with the formatting of these entries to make it a little bit more readable.
Posted by George
Since Jack called this NEW Blog the Concrete Frog, we should start it off by dedicating it to THE CONCRETE FROG at the lake.
Someone needs to post a picture of the CONCRETE FROG so all those that are not familiar with it can see there actually is a Concrete Frog.
Since Jack called this NEW Blog the Concrete Frog, we should start it off by dedicating it to THE CONCRETE FROG at the lake.
Someone needs to post a picture of the CONCRETE FROG so all those that are not familiar with it can see there actually is a Concrete Frog.
Posted by George
David, you beat me to the first post. That's what I get for going grocery shopping instead of posting.
David, you beat me to the first post. That's what I get for going grocery shopping instead of posting.
Posted by Jack Hodgson
Concrete Frog is the second blog created as part of the Gone East blog Grants program. This blog has been awarded to a group. It will, or won't, become the work of a group of bloggers who have been regulars in the comments area of the Gone East blog.
Use caution: This blog may contain material that is not family friendly. If that bothers you, sorry.
Concrete Frog is the second blog created as part of the Gone East blog Grants program. This blog has been awarded to a group. It will, or won't, become the work of a group of bloggers who have been regulars in the comments area of the Gone East blog.
Use caution: This blog may contain material that is not family friendly. If that bothers you, sorry.
