Science and Technology
Archive for November, 2007
Google Android
Nov 13th
Google founder Sergey Brin and Steve Horowitz talk about Google’s new Linux-based, software platform for mobile devices. In the video shown below, Sergey announces a $10 million challenge for the best Android applications.
More information: The Open Handset Alliance.
Jumbo jet and rainbow
Nov 6th
During my recent trip to San Diego to attend the IROS conference, I took the following photo from inside the plane upon our final approach to the San Diego International airport; click the image for the higher resolution version.
Great self-reference joke
Nov 6th
A logician saves the life of a tiny space alien. The alien is very grateful and, since she’s omniscient, offers the following reward: she offers to answer any question the logician might pose. Without too much thought (after all, he’s a logician), he asks: “What is the best question to ask and what is the correct answer to that question?” The tiny alien pauses. Finally she replies, “The best question is the one you just asked; and the correct answer is the one I gave.”
Joke by Rich Hilliard and found at Self-reference jokes: A collection
High speed camera action with balloons
Nov 4th
High speed camera are awesome. Check out the following footage of a water balloon exploding captured at 5000fps,
Balloon Burst – High Frame Rate Camera – The funniest videos are a click away
And also checkout another water filled balloon falling to the ground but not exploding also filmed with a high speed camera at 2000fps,
