New Geek on the Blockhttp://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:09:42 +0000en-CASquarespace Site Server v5.9.1 (http://www.squarespace.com/)New Geeks on the BlockTechnology, Sci-Fi, Gadgets, and GeekeryTech,Gadgets,GeekGreg Gallingerggallinger@gmail.comBeing productivegreg2point0Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:04:14 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/2/8/being-productive.html295263:3024776:6605879I had the whole weekend off and what do I have to show for it?

  • A bunch of new Achievements in Mass Effect 2.

  • Two empty cartons of chocolate soy milk.

  • An empty case of beer.

  • Moderate changes to my site's css.

  • The realization that weekends are actually kind of boring.

]]>http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/rss-comments-entry-6605879.xmlRIP Brendan Burke – 1988-2010Brendan BurkeBrian Burkeaccidenthockeygreg2point0Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:14:31 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/2/6/rip-brendan-burke-1988-2010.html295263:3024776:6580257Read Ben's post on Two Minutes For Hockey, he puts it into words far more eloquent than mine.

]]>http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/rss-comments-entry-6580257.xmlPADDPADDStar TrekTechnologyiPadgreg2point0Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:01:02 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/2/4/padd.html295263:3024776:6564477From Memory Alpha,

"PADD" is an acronym for Personal Access Display Device, a hand-held computer interface, used as early as the 22nd century and well into the 24th century. PADDs were used by such space-faring organizations as Earth Starfleet and the later Federation Starfleet, as well as by the Andorian Imperial Guard, Bajoran Militia, Cardassian Union, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, and Vulcan High Command. They were common to cultures even as distant as the Delta Quadrant.

Looks like they need to amend that to 21st century.

]]>http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/rss-comments-entry-6564477.xmlGraffiti artist pisses off right wing mediaAmerican flagFox NewsSaberartgraffitilunacygreg2point0Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:40:35 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/2/4/graffiti-artist-pisses-off-right-wing-media.html295263:3024776:6564078

Another prime example why you shouldn't rely on television "news" as a reliable source of information.

]]>http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/rss-comments-entry-6564078.xmlBrian Greene's TED Talk on the Universe and String TheoryBrian GreeneTEDphysicssciencestring theorygreg2point0Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:43:49 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/2/4/brian-greenes-ted-talk-on-the-universe-and-string-theory.html295263:3024776:6563359

I'm currently listening to the audio version of Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos

]]>http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/rss-comments-entry-6563359.xmlThe future of video on the webTechnologyhtml5internetvideowebdesigngreg2point0Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:54:47 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/2/1/the-future-of-video-on-the-web.html295263:3024776:6524867I haven't said much (publicly) regarding the whole flash vs. html5 debacle, but check out this example of html5 video by Jilian. Notice how fast the video loads? Now try to jump further ahead in the video; notice how it starts to buffer from that point instantly. You can even scale the video live to fullscreen, and resize it using the pinch-out features of a multi-touch trackpad.

]]>http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/rss-comments-entry-6524867.xmlHallie Does Hebron livegreg2point0Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:15:43 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/2/1/hallie-does-hebron-live.html295263:3024776:6514896

I randomly met Chris Hannah last week and made a total dork of myself. It's a strange feeling to meet someone whose work has been a big inspiration in your life; especially when they are sincerely cool people.
]]>http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/rss-comments-entry-6514896.xmlDigital Fingerpaintgreg2point0Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:54:19 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/1/31/digital-fingerpaint.html295263:3024776:6513832I can't wait to see what Jorge Columbo can do with an iPad.

]]>http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/rss-comments-entry-6513832.xmlHoward Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010)HistoryHoward Zinnnewsgreg2point0Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:08:35 +0000http://www.newgeekontheblock.com/new-geek-on-the-block/2010/1/28/howard-zinn-august-24-1922-january-27-2010.html295263:3024776:6453886I posted a video a few days ago with Steve Earl, as you may recall he was introduced by a man named Howard Zinn. If you are not familiar with Zinn, he was an American historian, and political activist, who made significant contributions to the civil rights and anti-war movements. He wrote a very important piece of literature called The People's History of the United States, as well as many others.

Howard Zinn past away yesterday at the age of 87.

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