Miba51

Friday fun: Simon’s Cat in ‘Santa Claws’

miba51 — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:49:56 +0000

Apparently I missed this Simon’s Cat video from last year, so here it is for 2011:

You’ll find more Simon’s Cat videos here, and be sure to check out the Simon’s Cat homepage.

Happy Holidays ~ Jim

The Wee One May Kick Your Azz

miba51 — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:47:11 +0000

The Wee One May Kick Your Azz.

Friday fun: What Up Dog (Chill I’ma Cat)

miba51 — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:44:04 +0000

I am not the biggest fan of Rap, but being a cat person I must say I enjoy this video from czg123 – What Up Dog (Chill I’ma Cat):

Check out czg123′s YouTube page for more great videos.

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Mr Bean goes to the dentist

miba51 — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 04:03:10 +0000

Ouch! It’s been almost a month since my last blog entry. Just before that last entry I visited the dentist to get a crown on the #4 tooth, and because of the damage it was necessary to install a pin in the tooth in order to secure the crown. Apparently this increases the chance of eventually requiring a root canal from 8% to 16%, but unfortunately it increased my chances for needing a root canal to 100% due to an infection and I ended up having an emergency root canal the Thursday before last.

Now you know the inspiration for tonight’s Friday Fun video:

Things are getting back to normal and hopefully I will be able to start moving forward with my Arduino project(s) as well as another project involving cutting the cable and the alternatives to cable TV.

That’s it for now, have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Steve Jobs – His Funniest Moments –

miba51 — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:21:58 +0000

We all lost a champion of technology with the passing of Steve Jobs. The video below is a tribute to both Steve Jobs, and his humor:

(NOTE: Sound varies, so you will need to adjust as you watch)

Many thanks to Randyvdmeer for posting this video on Youtube. Here is the original URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beIZ04uOT1E

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: 1958 Newsreel: Army’s Explorer satellite is launched

miba51 — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:12:37 +0000

Today (Sept. 9) is my 53rd birthday and being a space geek I know that NASA also turns 53 later this year so I thought it would be neat to post the newsreel below that features the launch of the Explorer 1 satellite:

According to this Wikipedia article NASA officially became operational on October 1 of 1958, so I guess we have a few more weeks to prepare for the party. Any thoughts on how to celebrate NASA’s 53rd?

By the way, thanks to HistoryReDefined for posting this video on Youtube!

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Representatives of the three largest groups of tuna consumers gather to reach consensus.

miba51 — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:14:43 +0000

It looks like the cats and dolphins may have reached a consensus, but the humans just stood around and babbled:

Thanks to viper18276 for posting this on Youtube, and the usual suspects on Facebook who pointed it out to me!

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: uncovering static (64k) by fairlight & alcatraz

miba51 — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:35:49 +0000

A friend of mine recently posted this video on facebook, and I thought I would share it here. The video was originally posted on YouTube by AssemblyTV and was an Assembly Summer 2011 Demo competition entry. While the animation is impressive what is even more impressive is that the executable code is less than 64KB. Take a look and enjoy:

This boingboing article has more information about the video. If you want to learn more about the Assembly Computer Festival then go here: http://www.assembly.org

Have a great weekend ~ Jim

Friday fun: Team Fortress 2 – Yeah Toast!

miba51 — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:34:01 +0000

It’s been a few weeks since I have posted anything here because I have, ahem, been a little distracted. Yeah, I went and purchased the Orange Box, and I have been drawn in to Team Fortres. This video from RadioactiveCaffeine seems appropriate since I am constantly getting “toasted” by a pyro:

I just happened to get my copy of the Orange Box two days before Team Fortress was made available for free. I along with a gazillion other noobs jumped in to the fray and provided some nice target practice for the more experienced players.

Anyways, TF2 has been a lot of fun, but I have spent too much time away from my projects, and studies. I’ll just have to limit my toasting and target practice opportunities for just a few hour a week for now.

Have a great weekend, and watch out for the pyros ~ Jim

STS-135: The Mission

miba51 — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:48:43 +0000

Instead of the usual Friday Fun video I thought I would post a video of today’s launch of the Shuttle Atlantis. Unfortunately embedding is not enabled on the official NASAtelevision video of the launch, so I decided to post this mission overview instead. Below the video is more information about the STS 135 mission:

Source – NASAtelevision on Jun 27, 2011

“STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program, is detailed in this overview of Atlantis’ flight to the International Space Station targeted to launch on July 8. Commander Chris Ferguson; Pilot Doug Hurley; and mission specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim Engineers want to understand why the pump failed and improve designs for future spacecraft.

This is the final flight for shuttle Atlantis and the Space Shuttle Program. NASA’s workhorses for the past 30 years have completed their mission to build and supply the orbiting outpost, and the agency is now looking to destinations beyond low-Earth orbit.”

While I am sad to see the Space Shuttle program end I am hopeful that NASA will continue with manned missions to explore space. If you have an interest in space exploration and astronomy then feel free to check out my Cloudymidnights, and Astrolinks blogs.

Have a great weekend ~ Jim: