I was poking around in some entertainment information and a horoscope somehow caught my attention. Reminds me of the old fortune program…
Quickie: You may not realize it yet, but things are really starting to come together for you.
Overview: You’re not picking a fight — really. It’s just that shoddy work always gets your goat. ‘Never settle’ is your motto, and it should be. When you expect the very best, you usually manage to get it. Keep it up!
I don’t know why this amuses me so much, but I’m thinking about starting a humorous-friday post tradition and what better way than with this fine example of American ingenuity. Note the leaky hose:
How many other Star Wars toys are powered by water?
I remember people in the movie theater laughing during a particular scene in “The Last Starfighter”. One of the “alien” pilots has a digital device that shows pictures of his family — like an album on a screen — and the human starfighter is incredulous.
Fast-forward to earth today and a myriad of devices are on the market that might fit the bill, but the latest Garmin product seems especially like something a starfighter might stow on his/her ship. It’s called the nuvi and, of course, it’s only available to Europeans right now.
No announcements yet from Garmin on a StarWars-like holo-imaging display included with a robot travel-companion…
Several people from the Comoros have written me via email. I expect even the most remote areas will have some sort of Internet access within five years. This will have to be driven by knowledge-based workers receiving or transmitting data for their research, such as doctors, aid-workers, or even local entrepreneurs. On the other hand, it is impossible to overlook the fact that the forces of nature are not easily overcome by gadgets that are based on a fault-tolerant network and supplies. The best tools for the job are ones that are easily and cheaply repaired or, even better, replaced. Unfortunately digital cameras do not grow well in the jungle, so when my Olympus 3040Z started to die, I was forced to make hasty field repairs and dream of organic and disposable digital cameras.
I will put a few shots from the trip together today and put them online, although one photo just had to go into the scrapbook; there are over a thousand photos that take up about 5.5 GB of space. I need to consider paper for exhibits and friends in the Comoros. Right now I am pricing the Epson Perfection 2450 photo scanner and Canon S900 printer. Suggestions welcome.