tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95807382024-03-18T23:01:49.258-06:00GAMP MusingsRants, reviews, and ramblings - the few bits of knowledge I'm willing to share.Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-47956879421497938212023-01-31T10:42:00.003-07:002023-01-31T10:44:14.094-07:00Unlock the Secrets to Slowing Mental Decline: Simple Steps to Avoid Dementia as You Age<p><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: arial;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-3-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-3-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">It</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-4-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-4-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">’</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-5-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-71-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Exercise</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-72-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-72-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> is</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-73-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-73-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> one</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-74-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-74-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> of</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-75-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-75-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> the</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-76-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-76-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> best</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-77-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-77-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> ways</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-78-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-78-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> to</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-79-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-79-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> maintain</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-80-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-80-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> good</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-81-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-193-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> brain</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-194-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-194-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> active</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-195-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-195-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-196-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-196-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Take</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-197-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-197-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> a</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-198-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-198-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> class</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-199-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-199-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> at</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-200-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-200-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> a</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-201-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-201-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> local</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-202-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-202-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> community</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-203-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-203-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> college</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-204-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-204-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">,</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-205-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-205-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> learn</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-206-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-206-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> a</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-207-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-207-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> new</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-208-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-208-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> language</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-209-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-209-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">,</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-210-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-210-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> or</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-211-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-211-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> study</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-212-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-212-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> something</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-213-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-213-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> that</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-214-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-214-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> interests</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-215-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-215-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> you</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-216-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-216-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-217-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-217-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">
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white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-224-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Social</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-225-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-225-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> interaction</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-226-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-226-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> is</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-227-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-227-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> important</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-228-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-228-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> for</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-229-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-229-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> maintaining</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-230-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-230-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> good</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-231-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-231-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> mental</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-232-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-232-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> health</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-233-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-233-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-234-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-234-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Make</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-235-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-235-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> an</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-236-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-236-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> effort</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-237-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-237-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> to</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-238-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-238-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> stay</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-239-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-239-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> connected</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-240-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-240-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> with</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-241-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-241-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> family</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-242-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-242-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> and</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-243-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-243-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> friends</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-244-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-244-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-245-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-245-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Join</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-246-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-246-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> a</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-247-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-247-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> club</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-248-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-248-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> or</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-249-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-249-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> volunteer</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-250-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-250-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> in</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-251-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-251-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> your</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-252-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-252-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> community</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-253-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"><span data-offset-key="gm30-253-0" style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span></span><span data-offset-key="gm30-254-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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white-space: break-spaces;"> is</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-264-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> essential</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-265-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> for</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-266-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> keeping</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-267-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> your</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-268-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> mental</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-269-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> health</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-270-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> in</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-271-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> check</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-272-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;">.</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-273-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> Aim</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-274-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> for</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-275-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> at</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-276-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> least</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-277-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> 8</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-278-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> hours</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-279-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> of</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-280-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> sleep</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-281-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> each</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-282-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> night</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-283-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;">.</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-284-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> If</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-285-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> you</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-286-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;">’</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-287-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;">re</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-288-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> having</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-289-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> trouble</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-290-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> sleeping</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-291-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;">,</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-292-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> talk</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-293-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> to</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-294-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> your</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-295-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> doctor</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-296-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> about</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-297-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; white-space: break-spaces;"> ways</span><span data-offset-key="gm30-298-0" face="ColfaxAI, helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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<br />Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-71400483196938559052011-01-27T09:02:00.004-07:002011-01-27T09:14:17.230-07:00Boneshaker by Cherie Priest - review of a steampunk novelThis book had a couple of technical errors that really irritated me but other than that it was a pretty good read.<br />
The technical things, probably minor for most, but that really irritated me dealt with the air pumps a some other random issues. For I quite a while the main character was caught in an air pump inlet and somehow she was being blown back and forth. That must be some really inefficient pump! She should only be getting sucked in not blown out. Then there's other random things like a 200 foot wall around all of Seattle that was built in less than a year? To get away from a heavy soupy gas they go underground? Nobody notices dirigibles flying into Seattle, a city surrounded by hills, just because of a 200 foot wall? Sneaking up behind someone and shooting the in the head causes their brain to fly backwards towards the gun? Questionable facts here.<br />
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Otherwise though it was entertaining but the zombies were rather boring, the reviewed "suspense" was non-existent, and the characters were quite unbelievable.<br />
The main character has been working in a plant that boils muck and water for 16 years yet suddenly she's a crack shot action hero better than people that have been living with the zombies for 16 years. A 15 year old boy is a complete moron and afraid to shoot a gun? An ordinary lowlife is able to pretend to be a mad scientist for 16 years?<br />
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It would have been much better if they just killed on the damn rotter zombies. It didn't appear to be too difficult to do. Flamethrowers anyone?<br />
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</div><div><b>Battery Life / Charging</b></div><div>Well, battery life isn't very good. The Galaxy S phones ship with a 1500mA battery, and that just isn't going to last very long if you use it heavily. In standby with most things shut off (4g, wifi, gps) it will last a few days though.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Charing with this phone is the interesting thing. Connected to the little USB charger that comes with it the phone charges at a rate of about .4% a minute. So it takes about 2 hours to charge fully. Connected to any other USB device that I have to test with (computer, AC to USB adapter, car to USB adapter) it charges at a rate of about .2% an hour, taking about 4 hours to fully charge. If you use the android application "Battery Status" you can see that the phone detects the Samsung USB adapter as "AC" but every other USB adapter as "USB." Because of what it detects the phone apparently charges at different rates. This does not have any correlation with the amount of power supplied by the actual adapter (well it probably has to have enough) as I've used 1A adapters and they charger slower than the .7A Samsung adapter. I will continue testing with generic and the official Sprint adapter when I acquire them (hopefully in the next week.</div><div><br />
</div><div><b>GPS Accuracy</b></div><div>I received my phone after at least one GPS accuracy patch has been released but there are still issues that have been apparent and that I'm noticing. The patch allows for quicker satellite acquisition and accuracy fixes. However, using the Android application "GPS Status" it shows that the error margin (accuracy reported) never gets below 98 feet. In testing though the accuracy is closer to 3-4 feet with 8 satellites connected. I'm not sure what is up with that abut it is almost dead on even though it says it isn't. Anyway, it works just fine for geocaching.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Buzzzzzzz! You might have heard or tried this new google application. It integrates fully with gmail to provide a new and rapidly expanding layer of social networking to the popular web based email client. But, have you heard about its geolocation features? When you post publicly with a location enabled device your little status updates can show up on google maps. Right now this is only available on android powerd devices and the iphone through the google maps application.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGo5SZscYZE25Xd5-BJ1bJUAly6BYkuN0JoGewTrpWpwgJg81EchKTDhDK_fktbgNWhxDJGxLbCgNFP-bWjPYpop-Li0D952SNNOm2jsDsd1BwSNaYhAM2t3PYBXbxs4bh2Zk7A/s1600-h/CAP201002101353-705479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGo5SZscYZE25Xd5-BJ1bJUAly6BYkuN0JoGewTrpWpwgJg81EchKTDhDK_fktbgNWhxDJGxLbCgNFP-bWjPYpop-Li0D952SNNOm2jsDsd1BwSNaYhAM2t3PYBXbxs4bh2Zk7A/s320/CAP201002101353-705479.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Is this a privacy issue or will it enable a new level of sharing and worldwide interaction? Probably both. Within my first few minutes of using this feature I had replied to buzzes from 4 continents and some islands that I will probably never visit. True, you can do that with twitter but it feels much more interactive and fun here. Its also potentially more invasive as you're somewhat linking your email accounts together, a much more personal interaction than a twitter profile. We'll just have to see how this plays out, but its very interesting and I predict incredibly explosive growth unlike anything we've seen before.</div></span>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-41239457824645605742010-02-07T19:33:00.000-07:002010-02-07T19:33:20.293-07:00Best of the DecadeWho is your favorite actor, athlete, musician from the 2000s? What about your favorite television show or movie? There is now an application on facebook where you can let your choices be known and see the results of your votes. You can compare what you think with everyone else.<br />
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Get over to Best of the Decade now and make your voice heard by voting for your favorites from the last 10 years.<br />
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<a href="http://apps.facebook.com/best_of_decade/">Best of the Decade</a> - a facebook app where you can vote on your favorite movie stars, music, sports, and moreGuy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-4361409229921071002010-01-21T19:31:00.004-07:002010-01-21T19:49:47.809-07:00Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness; or is it Property, Liberty, and the pursuit of...Our Declaration of Independence asserted that our inalienable rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Yet, many argue that we don't have a right to healthcare, because that's socialist.<br />
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Thomas Jefferson borrowed that line from John Locke who mentioned the rights of life, liberty, and property. Jefferson didn't think we really deserved the right to property so he changed it. Yet, what rights do we really have in America?<br />
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If your property catches on fire the fire department will come and put it out, paid for by your taxes. Isn't that a socialist service? What happens if someone trespasses on or damages your property? Well the police, another socialist service, come and attempt to help with that. So you may not have the right to property outright, but if you own it you apparently have a right to have it protected.<br />
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So what rights do you have to your life? That is the right that is actually listed, but do you have a right to have your life protected if it is in danger? Surely if someone injures you or if your house is on fire government run services will come and protect you. They may not charge for those socialist services, but what happens afterwards? What happens if the threat is from within you, such as an illness? You can in fact get treatment at a healthcare facility if your life is truly in danger, but you'll also get a huge bill if you don't have health insurance or if the health insurance decides not to cover it. So is life a right? Why are we fine with paying for the protection of fire and police to respond to our neighbors but not for their health treatment?<br />
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Another interesting point is that the government requires us to pay for car insurance if we drive a car. We certainly don't want uninsured vehicles and drivers on the road, they are a liability. Yet, we're ok with uninsured health? Do we really want people that can't afford to pay for their health coverage. If a person is in need of care an ambulance can pick them up, take them to a hospital, and they will receive treatment. But if they can't pay for it then who does? You're already paying for it aren't you? It's just that they have to declare bankruptcy and you have to pay higher health costs and other hidden fees.<br />
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We have socialist fire, police, military and other services, admit it. We are socialist in that regard. But where it counts, with our unalienable rights that our government says we have, we don't get that service. Don't we deserve it?Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-41346155301164324862008-12-28T22:05:00.002-07:002008-12-28T22:33:23.629-07:00Essential Steampunk LiteratureHere I will attempt to assemble a list of essential steampunk novels and where you can pick up a copy.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=dragonmajimed-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=055329461X&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px; display: none;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/055329461X?ie=UTF8&tag=dragonmajimed-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=055329461X">The Difference Engine (Spectra Special Editions)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dragonmajimed-20&l=as2&o=1&a=055329461X" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; display: none;" width="1" border="0" height="1" /><br />by William Gibson - essential steampunk<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=dragonmajimed-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1568581025&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px; display: none;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844166007?ie=UTF8&tag=dragonmajimed-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1844166007">Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dragonmajimed-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1844166007" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; display: none;" width="1" border="0" height="1" /><br />- steampunk short stories<br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=dragonmajimed-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1604502509&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px; display: none;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1604502509?ie=UTF8&tag=dragonmajimed-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1604502509">Jules Verne's Moon Book - From Earth to the Moon & Round the Moon - Two Complete Books</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dragonmajimed-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1604502509" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; display: none;" width="1" border="0" height="1" /> by Jules Verne - all about the moon. Of course there is also <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439227151?ie=UTF8&tag=dragonmajimed-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0439227151">20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Scholastic Classics)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dragonmajimed-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0439227151" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; display: none;" width="1" border="0" height="1" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=dragonmajimed-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1568581025&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px; display: none;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe> The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568581025?ie=UTF8&tag=dragonmajimed-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1568581025">The Steampunk Trilogy</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dragonmajimed-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1568581025" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; display: none;" width="1" border="0" height="1" /><br />- 3 related Victorian stories<br /><br />For further perusal here is an extensive list <a href="http://etheremporium.pbwiki.com/Steampunk%20Essentials">http://etheremporium.pbwiki.com/Steampunk%20Essentials</a>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-80376347175748371692008-08-12T23:54:00.004-06:002008-08-18T15:06:23.449-06:00Steampunk Pathfinder<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left">The concept of steampunk may originate from many different things from Jules Verne's writings to the question, "what if computers existed in the early 1800's and ran on steam?" It is best summed up by calling it a past that never was. Steampunk can be shown in many areas now including fashion, music, architecture, design, and as a lifestyle. This guide is inclusive as possible to show where to find steampunk information.<br /><br /><u id="djgq"><b id="d9cp"><br /></b></u><span id="n93j2" style="font-size:130%;"><u id="h2tc8"><b id="h2tc9">Definition, History, and General Information</b></u></span><br /><br /><b id="zlrt">Google Custom Search - Steampunk</b><br /><a id="btr." title="http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=" href="http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=003261294807282304073:tnyykwdvlg4">http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=003261294807282304073:tnyykwdvlg4</a><br />or try this tinyurl: <a id="ejvr" title="http://preview.tinyurl.com/steampunk" href="http://preview.tinyurl.com/steampunk">http://preview.tinyurl.com/steampunk</a><br />A custom google search of many of these sites. This search allows searching to be restricted to websites that deal with steampunk.<br /><br /><b id="m8m20">Wikipedia - Steampunk</b><br /><a id="lweb" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk</a><br />Discusses the origins and history of steampunk. It's descriptions are thorough and this article provides plenty of examples of steampunk works and resources.<br /><br /><b id="j-3k0">SteamPunk Magazine<br /></b><a id="c35c" title="http://www.steampunkmagazine.com/" href="http://www.steampunkmagazine.com/">http://www.steampunkmagazine.com/</a><br />A printable magazine with articles relating to steampunk. There is also a blog. As of this writing there are 4 published issues.<br /><br /><b id="ghxl0">Brass Goggles<br /></b><a id="qo1e" title="http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/" href="http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/">http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/</a><br />The definitive steampunk blog. Brass Goggles links to and annotates what interesting things are going on with steampunk wherever they are going on. Projects and events are featured.<br /><b id="ghxl2"><br /></b><b id="fcg40">The Clockworkers Guild Journal<br /></b><a id="xksz" title="http://community.livejournal.com/anachrotech/" href="http://community.livejournal.com/anachrotech/">http://community.livejournal.com/anachrotech/</a><br />A blog that chronicles steampunk events and also announces meet-ups, especially in the Bay Area. The blog is collaborative with contributions from other steampunk blogs.<br /><br /><b id="zyfl0">Honky-Tonk Dragon<br /></b><a id="u28i" title="http://honkytonkdragon.blogspot.com/" href="http://honkytonkdragon.blogspot.com/">http://honkytonkdragon.blogspot.com/</a><br />A blog with general steampunk information among other things. It has covered steampunk music.<br /><br /><b id="n_os">Steampunk:</b><br /><a id="xo2t" title="http://steampunk.wildwinter.net/" href="http://steampunk.wildwinter.net/">http://steampunk.wildwinter.net/</a><br />A site and database with steampunk projects, stories, and anecdotes. It also has an archive of The Lemniscate Club.<br /><br /><b id="hv4b0">Gothic Steam Phantastic<br /></b><a id="rmnx" title="http://www.xs4all.nl/~vanip/gsp/gspindex.htm" href="http://www.xs4all.nl/~vanip/gsp/gspindex.htm">http://www.xs4all.nl/~vanip/gsp/gspindex.htm</a><br />This site deals more with the gothic side of steampunk. There is a forum. There is also a detailed section on the sound of steampunk.<br /><br /><br /><span id="o1no" style="font-size:130%;"><u id="djgq1"><b id="djgq2">DIY and Watch Others Do It Guides</b></u></span><br /><br /><b id="a-ob">The Steampunk Workshop</b><br /><a id="g308" title="http://steampunkworkshop.com/" href="http://steampunkworkshop.com/">http://steampunkworkshop.com/</a><br />A blog of the creations of Hieronymus Isambard "Jake" Von Slatt. He has created custom keyboards, work for burning man (including a beating heart for the man), and he showcases others art such as a steampunk scooter.<br /><b id="j4ni"><br />Datamancer.net - Technical Art and Steampunk Contraptions </b><br /><a id="b_ei" title="http://www.datamancer.net/" href="http://www.datamancer.net/">http://www.datamancer.net/</a><br />A blog of the creations of Richard R. Nagy. Some of the most known works include computer modifications including a steampunk notebook computer.<br /><br /><b id="zg000">Steam punk goggles tutorial<br /></b><a id="ju6e" title="http://singularphotography.com/Goggles/" href="http://singularphotography.com/Goggles/">http://singularphotography.com/Goggles/</a><br />A tutorial on how to make brass goggles from some door lock hardware and leather.<br /><br /><b id="y1111">Exploring, Steampunk, goggles DIY and How To Projects<br /></b><a id="yn:q" title="http://www.instructables.com/id/Goggles/" href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Goggles/">http://www.instructables.com/id/Goggles/</a><br />or try this tinyurl: <a id="wkr_" title="http://preview.tinyurl.com/66v8e5" href="http://preview.tinyurl.com/66v8e5">http://preview.tinyurl.com/66v8e5</a><br />A number of tutorials on different steampunk goggle projects including ones made from cheap welding goggles and other hardware.<br /><br /><b id="sfr70">The Steampunk Home<br /></b><a id="sfy." title="http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/" href="http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/">http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/</a><br />A blog about how to live in a steampunk styled home with modifications and items that would fit a steampunk lifestyle.<b id="kelm"><br /></b><b id="atzj"><br /></b><b id="yd42">Steampunk Pirate Gun Mod</b><br /><a id="g.5g" title="http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Pirate-Gun-Mod/" href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Pirate-Gun-Mod/">http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-Pirate-Gun-Mod/</a><br />A tutorial on how to turn a toy pirate gun into a steampunk pirate gun.<br /><br /><b id="u1qw">How To Make A Kick Ass Steampunk Nerf Gun</b><br /><a id="z9:n" title="http://weeklygeekshow.com/2007/09/how_to_make_a_kick_ass_steampu.php" href="http://weeklygeekshow.com/2007/09/how_to_make_a_kick_ass_steampu.php">http://weeklygeekshow.com/2007/09/how_to_make_a_kick_ass_steampu.php</a><br />A simple how-to dealing with Nerf toys and their steampunk possibilities.<br /><br /><b id="cpph">wicked anomie: sociology run amok: Novice Steampunk Gun Mod</b><br /><a id="cyc8" title="http://wickedanomie.blogspot.com/2007/12/novice-steampunk-gun-mod.html" href="http://wickedanomie.blogspot.com/2007/12/novice-steampunk-gun-mod.html">http://wickedanomie.blogspot.com/2007/12/novice-steampunk-gun-mod.html</a><br />Another steampunk gun mod, this one involves little pirate toy guns.<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size:130%;">Art and Sculpture</span></u></strong><br /><br /><strong>Neverwas Haul Times</strong><br /><a id="ui4e1" href="http://www.xlounge.com/neverwas/neverwas_proposal.html">http://www.xlounge.com/neverwas/neverwas_proposal.html</a><br />A web page dedicated the the proposals involved in revaming of the Neverwas Haul, a self-propelled 3-story Victorian house. The moving sculpture has made appearances at Burning Man and the Makers Faire.<br /><br /><strong>The Telectroscope<br /></strong><a id="vm0v" href="http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/">http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/</a><br />This was a scultpure that visually connected New York with London through a mysterious steampunk tunnel. It allowed people in these cities to see each other in real time.<br /><br /><strong>Steampunk Treehouse<br /></strong><a id="lxwh2" href="http://www.steamtreehouse.com/">http://www.steamtreehouse.com/</a><br />This site displays information about the Steampunk Treehouse, a large installation that has made appearances at Burning Man and the Coachella festival. There is a media gallery, philosophy section, and construction information.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><u id="n93j6"><b id="n93j7"><span id="o1no0" style="font-size:130%;">Fashion</span></b></u><br /><br /><b id="k-28">The Steampunk Style Test</b></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/the-steampunk-style-test">http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/the-steampunk-style-test</a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">A fun little quiz to give you your steampunk style results.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><strong></strong></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b>Originals: Rayguns: Weta Collectibles, Exclusive Polystone Collectibles</b><br /><a id="l70g" title="http://www.wetanz.com/rayguns/" href="http://www.wetanz.com/rayguns/">http://www.wetanz.com/rayguns/</a><br />Purchase finely crafted ray guns for your steampunk outfit. It's also a great place to get ideas about steampunk crafting possibilities.<br /><br /><b id="mpg50">Steampunk Fashion</b><br /><a id="a_86" title="http://community.livejournal.com/steamfashion/" href="http://community.livejournal.com/steamfashion/">http://community.livejournal.com/steamfashion/</a><br />A steampunk fashion blog. Different articles of steampunk and Victorian clothing and other articles are discussed. There are also some event announcements.<br /><br /><b id="wxhl">Flickr: Steampunk Gear<br /></b><a id="ox6g" title="http://www.flickr.com/groups/steampunkgear/" href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/steampunkgear/">http://www.flickr.com/groups/steampunkgear/</a><br />A forum for posting images and discussions regarding steampunk wear and gadgetry.<br /><br /><u id="djgq6"><b id="djgq7"><span id="o1no1" style="font-size:130%;">Music</span></b></u><br /><br /><b id="v1l.0">The Clockwork Cabaret<br /></b><a class="fakelink" id="v1l.2" title="http://www.clockworkcabaret.com/" href="http://www.clockworkcabaret.com/"><span id="v1l.3" dir="ltr">http://www.clockworkcabaret.com/</span></a><br />The online presence of a steampunk devoted radio show. The episodes can be downloaded or subscribed via a podcast player.<br /><br /><b id="b5951">GAMP Musings: Steampunk Music<br /></b><a id="ubkn" title="http://dgamp.blogspot.com/2008/06/steampunk-music.html" href="http://dgamp.blogspot.com/2008/06/steampunk-music.html">http://dgamp.blogspot.com/2008/06/steampunk-music.html</a><br />A evaluative summary of steampunk music with links to the artists and albums.<br /><br /><b id="b:yc0">Abney Park</b><br /><a id="mq8e" title="http://www.abneypark.com/" href="http://www.abneypark.com/">http://www.abneypark.com/</a><br />The website for the popular steampunk group Abney Park. The site has some tracks you can listen to, tour information, and other media.<br /><br /><br /><u id="iird"><b id="iird0"><span id="o1no2" style="font-size:130%;">Forums<br /></span><br /></b></u><b id="cfat">Tribe.net Steampunk Forum</b><u id="cfat0"><br /></u><a id="d16t" title="http://tribes.tribe.net/289351f7-caa2-4c33-b02a-ddf0a99a77c8" href="http://tribes.tribe.net/289351f7-caa2-4c33-b02a-ddf0a99a77c8">http://tribes.tribe.net/289351f7-caa2-4c33-b02a-ddf0a99a77c8</a><br />or try this tinyurl: <a id="i7s." title="http://preview.tinyurl.com/5dt7uz" href="http://preview.tinyurl.com/5dt7uz">http://preview.tinyurl.com/5dt7uz</a><br />The forum on tribe.net for steampunk discussion. This allows social networking environment with steampunk peers.<br /><br /><span id="mg3m" style="font-size:85%;"><b id="q-oa0">Flickr: </b></span><span id="mg3m0" style="font-size:85%;"><b id="c0700">Steampunk</b></span><br /><span id="llcl1" style="font-size:85%;"><a id="lcg9" title="http://www.flickr.com/groups/steampunk/" href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/steampunk/">http://www.flickr.com/groups/steampunk/</a> <b id="llcl2"><br /></b>A forum for the posting of images and discussions relating to steampunk.<b id="ov.d0"><br /><br /></b></span><span id="llcl5" style="font-size:85%;"><b id="llcl6">Flickr: Second Life</b></span><span id="llcl7" style="font-size:85%;">®<b id="llcl8">Group - Steampunk</b></span><br /><a id="u7ns" title="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sl-steampunk/" href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sl-steampunk/">http://www.flickr.com/groups/sl-steampunk/</a><br />A place to share screnshots and images from the steampunk city in the Second Life, New Babbage, and discuss related topics about the Second Life universe.<br /><br /><u id="b-8m0"><b id="b-8m1"><br /></b></u><span id="wduj" style="font-size:130%;"><u id="djgq10"><b id="djgq11">Comics, Anime, Film, and Television</b></u></span><br /><br /><b id="x:y7">The Big Database of Comic Books - Steampunk</b><br /><span id="c2fd3" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><a id="c2fd4" href="http://www.comics-db.com/DC_Comics/S/Steampunk/" target="_blank">http://www.comics-db.com/DC_<wbr id="c2fd5">Comics/S/<span class="nfakPe" id="c2fd6">Steampunk</span>/</a><br /></span>A searchable database for the comic <i id="r_ev">Steampunk </i>as well as other DC comics. As of this writing it consists of information about the number, date, and some publication information for each issue but the synopsis and other content is missing.<br /><br /><b id="rzhp">Legend</b><br /><a id="d9jc" title="http://x.webring.com/hub?ring=" href="http://x.webring.com/hub?ring=legendsteampunk">http://x.webring.com/hub?ring=legendsteampunk</a><br />A webring dedicated to the television show <i id="r_ev0">Legend </i>and other steampunk films and television series.<br /><br /><b id="oo2g">last exile</b><br /><a id="kab9" title="http://halo-productions.com/LastExile/" href="http://halo-productions.com/LastExile/">http://halo-productions.com/LastExile/</a><br />A site with media and information about the steampunk anime <i id="xmxz">Last Exile.</i>There are character summaries, an episode guide, and galleries.<br /><br /><u id="yz861"><b id="yz862"><span id="yz863" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></u><span id="txfo" style="font-size:130%;"><u id="txfo0"><b id="txfo1">Games</b></u><u id="xbi60"><span id="xbi61" style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></u></span><b id="wvmr">The Passively Multiplayer Online Game, PMOG</b><br /><a id="kyn9" title="http://pmog.com/" href="http://pmog.com/">http://pmog.com/</a><br />A steampunk themed game that is played while browsing the web via a browser plugin. Players create pathfinders, lay mines, and create and follow hyperlinks to websites. Playing the game is currently free.<br /><br /><b id="y635">Neo Steam<br /></b><a id="tecj" title="http://ns.clubhanbit.jp/" href="http://ns.clubhanbit.jp/">http://ns.clubhanbit.jp/</a> <b id="gi2j0"><br /></b>A massively multiplayer online game for Korean and Japanese players. The game has a steampunk theme. If you can read either of those languages you may be able to play or determine more about it.<b id="gi2j2"><br /></b><span id="xbi68" style="font-size:130%;"><u id="xbi69"><b id="xbi610"><br />Media</b></u></span><br /><u id="txfo2"><b id="txfo3"><span id="txfo4" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></b></u><span id="ncks0" style="font-size:130%;"><span id="v5v7" style="font-size:85%;"><b id="v5v70">New Babbage - A Steampunk City in Second Life</b><br /><a id="g7fr" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlu5QmMWkpY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlu5QmMWkpY</a><br />A video showing a fly through of the the city called New Babbage in the Second Life universe.<br /><br /><b id="f99p1">Steampunk Wallpaper</b><br /><a id="dmkz" title="http://steampunkwallpaper.com/" href="http://steampunkwallpaper.com/">http://steampunkwallpaper.com/</a><br />A blog with daily wallpaper images created by the blog author using creative commons licensed works and images along with their own graphics design skills.<br /><br /><br /></div></span></span>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-75648218442031220262008-07-29T10:27:00.006-06:002008-07-29T11:08:19.736-06:00Some Books for Ghost Town and Mining HuntingThis is a summary of books that I've found to be helpful in searching for ghost towns or abandoned mines, mostly in Colorado. Some of these may just be on my wish list.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0964582414/dragonmajimed-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0964582414.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Cover" />The Mining Camps Speak by Bill and Beth Sagstetter</a> A great and easy to read book with details of what you'll actually find at a mining site and what it is. Oddly they seem to have found it hard to find lots of things that are easy to find, like old Imperial Rand air compressors.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1890437603/dragonmajimed-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1890437603.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Cover" />Rust to Riches by Eric Twitty</a> Although a bit of a dry read it is very informative and has great details on mining equipment<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565795199/dragonmajimed-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1565795199.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Cover" />Walking Into Colorado's Past: 50 Front Range History Hikes by Ben Fogelberg</a> This is a great book with some excellent hikes. It features a lot a long the front range but also has some amazing hikes near La Junta and other areas. It details some mining info, streams, Native American petroglyphs, and other interesting features.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0896584186/dragonmajimed-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0896584186.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Cover" />Ghost Towns of Colorado by Philip Varney</a> A good ghost town book, about 10 years out of date<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0806120843/dragonmajimed-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0806120843.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Cover" />Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps by Sandra Dallas</a> Another good ghost town book, but 20 years out of date<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0870042181/dragonmajimed-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0870042181.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Cover" />Colorado Ghost Towns Past and Present by Robert Leaman</a> This was a good ghost town book, if you want to reasearch things that aren't there anymore. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1552652009/dragonmajimed-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1552652009.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Cover" />Colorado Ghost Town Stories by Sally Jennings</a> This on my wish list as it looks like it might be more recent.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0961166290/dragonmajimed-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0961166290.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" alt="Book Cover" />Ghost Towns, Colorado Style: Central Region by Kenneth Jessen</a> Another book on my wish list, this one is less than 10 years out of date so some of the things that are mentioned might still be there.Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-34267576562813783312008-07-14T20:18:00.004-06:002008-07-14T20:55:04.848-06:00Steampunk WallpaperMy friend and associate the <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/autowitch">autowitch </a>has had one of his <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/autowitch/4271244/">photos of a local sugar mill</a> turned into <a href="http://steampunkwallpaper.com/?p=240">steampunk wallpaper</a> through creative commons usage.<br /><br /><a href="http://steampunkwallpaper.com/?p=241">This one</a> by Chinese photographer <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyasonya/58960763/">sonyasonya </a>is also pretty cool, but it reminds me of prison slave labor.<br /><br />In other news here's some more steampunk music notes:<br /><br />The Vernian Process has released another song titled "Crime of the Century." It's currently playable and downloadable from their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vernianprocess">myspace page</a>. The song is a collaboration with Malcolm Schreeck. It's rather gothic and brooding, and maybe overly repetitive.<br /><br />Fayettville, Arkansas had some kind of <a href="http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=bcc03e31-d5e2-4047-9eab-ce2c9fb76179">steampunk music festival</a> called the <a href="www.ravenwoodfestival.com">Ravenwood Festival</a>. <a href="www.myspace.com/abneypark">Abney Park</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theghostsproject">The Ghosts Project</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/vernianprocess">The Vernian Process</a>, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/voltairenyc">Voltaire </a>were there.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.clockworkcabaret.com/">Clockwork Cabaret</a> took a trip to Tarboro, North Carolina where a <a href="http://dj-mouse.livejournal.com/139380.html">steampunk ball</a> was held. It also apparently had boat races and walking tours. I'm hoping it will be on the <a href="http://www.clickcaster.com/clockworkcabaret">Clockwork Cabaret podcast</a> soon.Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-9970809080611550982008-07-01T10:29:00.002-06:002008-07-01T11:02:23.227-06:00What's new with steampunk this week<a href="http://www.neosteam.com/">Neo-Steam</a> is a new Korea based MMORPG that is gaining popularity in Japan and China. It takes place in a steampunk environment. The game is starting open beta later this month.<br /><br /><a href="http://radioriel.blogspot.com/2008/06/music-of-caledon-renaissance-fayre.html">http://radioriel.blogspot.com/2008/06/music-of-caledon-renaissance-fayre.html</a><br />describes a Renaissance / Classical music station (that also has pirate shows) that is taking part in some kind of steampunk exhibition in Second Life. I suppose it's considered Victorian.<br />You can listen to the music here <a href="http://minor.slserver.com:9004/live.m3u">http://music.radioriel.org/</a> or visit the location in Second Life here <a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Life%20Birthday">http://slurl.com/secondlife/Second%20Life%20Birthday</a><br /><br /><a href="http://dj-fact50.livejournal.com/227419.html">http://dj-fact50.livejournal.com/227419.html</a> Describes a new collaboration between Allison Curval of "The Clockwork Dolls" and DJ Fact.50. It sounds rather like a synthesized 90s video game to me, but download the theme for "Shades of Violet" and see for yourself.Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-1789536117787324252008-06-13T09:51:00.003-06:002008-06-13T09:58:22.188-06:00Campfire MochaI just recently went camping, where I did some work to settle my craving for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">s'mores</span>. The next day though I ventured into Caribou Coffee and found something that reinvigorated that craving, <a href="http://www.cariboucoffee.com/page/1/beverage-food-detail.jsp?id=1479&type=drink&size=LARGE&milk=TWO_PERCENT&whip=true&x=56&y=7">The Campfire Mocha</a>.<br /><br /><br />This delicious coffee concoction has chocolate, marshmallow, coffee, and whipped cream. It was just a wonderful experience. Unfortunately though it didn't look as wonderful as the website photo, I guess because I got it to go. I don't even know if it had whipped cream and chocolate shavings or not.<br /><br />Also on the down side the large apparently has 670 calories, and while drinking this I happened to be in a pharmacy with a blood pressure and pulse monitor where I believe I managed to set a new personal record high.<br /><br />Still though, I'd like another soon!Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-18146128179909410512008-06-01T10:53:00.010-06:002009-04-24T10:46:57.990-06:00Steampunk MusicI've been researching the interwebs for links to what might be called "Steampunk Music". Some of this I've found on myspace music that you can listen to or even download for free. There are amazon links for most everything.<br /><br />Also check out <a href="http://www.sepiachord.com/">http://www.sepiachord.com</a> where there is a jukebox!<br /><br />A steampunk music label: <a href="http://www.gildedagerecords.com/">http://www.gildedagerecords.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0011JYE0Q/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0011JYE0Q.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Johnny Hollow - Dirty Hands</a> Gothic steampunk<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000QEILTM/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000QEILTM.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Rasputina - Oh Perilous World</a> Ominous Cello , some tracks very steampunk, some not as much<br /><br /><a title="One Cello X 16: Natoma" href="http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000CAKQ0M/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="One Cello X 16: Natoma" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/c5/0a/16ae224128a0a4e45cc1c010._AA200_.L.jpg" align="left" border="0" hspace="10" />Zoe Keating - One Cello X 16: Natoma</a> etherial cello with looping ( I believe it is one very cute girl with her cello 16 times) - very cool.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000WGLASS/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000WGLASS.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Life Toward Twilight - I swear by all the flowers</a> sounds as if recorded on a wax cylinder - something about death - you can download some of their songs (not on the album) here http://www.artistserver.com/LifeTowardTwilight and here's the myspace page http://www.myspace.com/lifetowardtwilight (has some album tracks)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0013D8JKG/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0013D8JKG.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Attrition - All Mine Enemys Whispers: The Story of Mary Ann Cotton</a> album apparently contains Victorian poison bottle labels, some tracks a bit heavy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0015FJYY2/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0015FJYY2.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Abney Park - Lost Horizons</a> - the quintessential steampunk album, very popular in the steampunk community but doesn't have as many steam related sounds as one might expect. Maybe they could use a steam engine at some point. I'd call it steampunk alternative.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0013JQIN0/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0013JQIN0.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Unextraordinary Gentleman - 5 Tales From God-Only-Knows</a> Victorian synth-punk<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005Q6IX/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005Q6IX.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Rube Waddell - Hobo Train</a> a San Francisco quartet<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005089X/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005089X.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Rosin Coven - Penumbra</a> violin, cellos, bass, guitar, harp, vibraphone, trombone, drums, and vocal harmonies - myspace page http://www.myspace.com/rosincoven<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0002LJUCQ/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002LJUCQ.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Vagabond Opera - Get on the train</a> vaudeville and cabaret - and trains - http://www.myspace.com/vagabondopera - from Portland<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000SNUNKQ/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000SNUNKQ.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Voltaire - Ooky Spooky</a> A more comedic album with violins and jig worthy tunes. Also has stuff about vampires and zombies. Maybe it's Halloween steampunk.<br />- http://www.myspace.com/voltairenyc<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theghostsproject"><br />The Ghosts Poject</a> Electronic steampunk with some sounds of strings and drums.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0011P00WQ/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0011P00WQ.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Dr. Steel</a> looks very steampunk on the website - sounds like, umm - well cool website anyway - many tracks are very heavy and some are just weird or perhaps comical? http://worlddominationtoys.com/drsteel/enter.html<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000CAJJVE/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000CAJJVE.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />Boxcar Saints - Last Things</a> A discussion on tribe says this is steampunk, I think its more western alternative something, but maybe<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00104K75S/dragonmajimed-20"><img alt="Book Cover" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00104K75S.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" />The Peculiar Pretzelmen - Uncanny Eyes</a> http://www.myspace.com/pretzelmen - a vaudeville lounge sort of thing - pretty cool. I particularly like "pass the kerosene."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/st34mpunk">St34mpunk</a> - some kids in Louisville, Colorado, electronic techno steampunk - not too refined yet but interesting - as of now you can download everything from the myspace page<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/defaultdotexe">Default Dot Exe</a> - futuristic steampunk techno - can't find anything to buy or download though. It looks like they are now Man and Machines - http://www.myspace.com/manandmachines which does not sound as steampunk but is still more industrial goth techno something<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/vernianprocess">The Vernian Process</a> A collaborative project that's popping up in the news lately, or at least in blogs. Some of it sounds like video game music.<br /><br /><a href="http://squidutils.com/us/B001EN46H0/dragonmajimed-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Kfb37lD-L._SL75_.jpg" border="0" /><br /><b>Opheliac</b><br /></a><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Emilie+Autumn?autostart">Emilie Autumn</a> - Great violin and femail vocals, at least until she starts screaming.<br /><br />Finally - here's a radio show <a href="http://www.clickcaster.com/clockworkcabaret">http://www.clickcaster.com/clockworkcabaret</a> Some of the stuff is very good, very steampunk, and on this list already. Some of it, well there is no real genre of steampunk yet, and what they think is steampunk, I think is.... not.<br /><br />And here's a blog post with some good steampunk music selections: <a href="http://www.matrix-online.net/bsfa/website/matrixonline/Matrix_Features_4.aspx">http://www.matrix-online.net/bsfa/website/matrixonline/Matrix_Features_4.aspx</a>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-56168215091701897342008-05-05T15:28:00.003-06:002008-05-05T15:32:55.195-06:00Cool Links of the week.Steampunk Web Game Sort of Thing - PMOG<br /><br />The Passiveley Multiplayer Online Game seems to have a steampunk theme.<br /><br /><a href="http://pmog.com/">http://pmog.com/</a><br /><br />I've been playing it a bit today, and haven't quite figured out what the game of it is.<br /><br />I did find this nice site with scary pictures using it though. It's called childhood fears.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.soothbrush.com/children-fear-photography/">http://www.soothbrush.com/children-fear-photography/</a><br /><br />BEST PAGE ON WIKIPEDIA!<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles</a><br /><br />Including the story of a man that built a palace out of rocks that he found while walking around town. hmm<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Cheval#Gallery">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Cheval#Gallery</a><br /><br />Titan I - extensive tour of a Colorado site<br />This site has an extensive tour of a Colorado Titan I that apparently not very many people have gotten into. Site 724-C<br /><a href="http://www.chromehooves.net/missile_silos.htm"><br />http://www.chromehooves.net/missile_silos.htm<br /></a><br />I believe this is the location of the silo.<br /><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=39.66511195217172,-104.49225425720215&z=15">http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&t=k&ll=39.66511195217172,-104.49225425720215&z=15</a><br /><br />On an unrelated note, here is the "badlands guardian", a natural erosion formation that looks like a Native American with a headdress.<br /><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=medicine%2Bhat,%2Balberta&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1_%2F&ll=50.010442,-110.112791&spn=0.006523,0.020084&z=16&iwloc=addr">http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=medicine%2Bhat,%2Balberta&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1_%2F&ll=50.010442,-110.112791&spn=0.006523,0.020084&z=16&iwloc=addr</a><br /><br />And Finally, Raps about tea:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA&eurl=http://b3ta.com/links/Elemental_Cup_Of_Brown_Joy_Dir_Moog">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELH0ivexKA&eurl=http://b3ta.com/links/Elemental_Cup_Of_Brown_Joy_Dir_Moog</a><br /><br />british<br /><br />Cup Of Brown Joy - Elemental<br /><br />When I say Earl Gray, You say yes please.<br /><br />Here's another tea rap - american style and nsfw<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNMdUAyHxuU&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNMdUAyHxuU&feature=related</a><br /><br />"one sexy muthaf**ker with a finger in the air"<br /><br />"f**k your coffee, we just drink tea"<br /><br />"b*tch I'm gunna kill you if you f**k with my tea"Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-60951327295691152792008-04-18T10:03:00.002-06:002008-04-18T10:05:20.940-06:00Toothless ResidentsAs I may have mentioned before I'm currently checking trivia for geeks who drink. Well in the process of fact checking I've come across a state statistics web page that I just had to mention. They have numerous tables of state rankings you can look at, but this is the funniest. Guess which state has the most toothless residents? Just ask statemaster.com<br /><br /><a href="http://www.statemaster.com/graph/hea_ora_hea_los_of_nat_tee-health-oral-loss-natural-teeth">http://www.statemaster.com/graph/hea_ora_hea_los_of_nat_tee-health-oral-loss-natural-teeth</a>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-22216278398922550082008-03-30T19:38:00.002-06:002008-03-30T19:56:30.734-06:00My life with alchoholI've heard that if you're life depends on alcohol you're an alcoholic. Well I don't consider myself and alcoholic, since I rarely drink myself and haven't been what I consider truly inebriated in a long time, but I do seem to be involved with alcohol quite frequently, and even cyclicly (is that a word?).<br /><br />During college I mostly only had access to cheap beer, and a Heineken or something Canadian was considered premium. Then I moved to Seattle and ended up surrounded by beer snobs. That's where I got my "sophisticated" taste that I still enjoy today, as I knew the owner of <a href="http://www.bottleworks.com">Bottleworks</a>, Matt Vandenberg through some friends. At one point two of my housemates worked at the store, and we enjoyed and indulged in the finest Belgian brews and the hoppiest and strongest beers that this country can produce. My snobbiest favorite was Oude Kriek, which most people I offered it too found unpalatable, but anyway.<br /><br />For the past few years I've been in Denver. I wasn't here long before I ended up working for <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1015899,00.html">NightRiders</a>, the designated driver service that got lots of publicity for their flashy image and catchy scooter gimmick. That job lasted a year before the company went out of business after a last ditch effort to keep things going with a <a href="http://nightridersinc.blogspot.com/">trip across the country to end drunk driving.</a> Incidentally that trip also ended my plans to be a documentary film maker, but that's another story. I had a short stint with <a href="http://www.noduidenver.com">NoDUI Denver</a>, which I refer to as noduiden (no dwee den) (it's their phone number), and then went on to the corporate world of customer service and glorified telemarketing. Still though, that was round 2 of my life depending on alcohol.<br /><br />Now I'm in grad school to be a librarian (actually knowledge management) and have picked up a side job for a company called <a href="http://www.geekswhodrink.com">Geeks Who Drink</a>. They run a great trivia game in about 30 pubs in Colorado and New Mexico. Luckily, I'm not dealing with drunks directly anymore, as I did as a designated driver, but instead I check trivia facts. Still though, that's 3 dependencies on alcohol. Am I an alcoholic?Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-55297030032073837032008-02-05T14:31:00.001-07:002008-02-05T14:31:32.586-07:00Flickr being used for free advertising<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18588229@N07/2212758214/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/2212758214_86e903441d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18588229@N07/2212758214/">Sahara Cyclone Hookah</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/18588229@N07/">Sahara Smoke Company</a> </span></div>So I have one photo in my thousands of flickr photos that has a hookah in it, and thus has the keyword hookah. Today I get a friend invite from this company, err flickr contact. All of their photos are hookah's that they are selling. I can't say I'm upset, in fact I'm surprised it took this long. I've actually been doing a similar thing volunteering for an art gallery and I've gone through to everyone who has tagged our local area as an interest and added them as a contact. <br /><br />I expect more companies to realize how much exposure they can get by creating a flickr account and showcasing there wares. Who can blame them? Will flickr try to stop it?<br clear="all" />Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-30132700887493564612008-01-27T15:14:00.001-07:002008-01-27T15:14:43.658-07:00trying something out - google stuff<script type="text/javascript"><!--<br />google_ad_client = "pub-8573704285961682";<br />//Text link, created 1/27/08<br />google_ad_slot = "3180571450";<br />google_ad_output = "textlink";<br />google_ad_format = "ref_text";<br />google_cpa_choice = ""; // on file<br />//--></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"<br />src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"><br /></script><p style="text-align: right; font-size: 8px">Blogged with <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" title="Flock" target="_new">Flock</a></p>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-51785037092617594352008-01-02T22:42:00.000-07:002008-01-02T22:47:43.741-07:00Globe Spanning Rube GoldbergI had an idea today to make a rube goldberg device that spanned the globe, via various portals to the interwebs. The only new idea is that devices could interact and continue their kinetic path from the end of one set of machines to another by having some machine type into a computer that sends text or a command to another elsewhere, calls a voicemail that delivers to a computer and starts a device, or uses a webcam or audio stream to trigger a device in another location. Basically there would be many smaller rube goldberg machines doing things in various locations, and the process would continue around the world, one machine triggering another, until the final machine completes the task, which could be something like opening a can of dog food.<br /><br />If this has already been done please let me know, my quick search returned no relevant results to something like this.Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-46614919461012133732007-12-24T13:03:00.001-07:002007-12-24T13:10:19.249-07:00Cheese Theory of Human Behaviour<img title="4th Course: Cheese Course" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 213px; height: 141px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/504076796_05d13d2479.jpg?v=0" alt="photo from ulterior epicure" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" />You can tell a lot about a person by their cheese preference. That's my theory of the week, so let me explain it.<br /><br />The basis is very simple really. If you like to do certain things you will likely also do other things. There are probably other preferences a person can have that would also correlate, but I'm failing to find one that is more widespread. Certainly food in general works, or places someone would go, but it all gets too complicated. Cheese is simple, and great.<br /><br />My system postulates that the level of excitement and interestingness you go for in your cheese will correspond with the rest of your life. As an example, if you only like American cheese you're pretty boring. You also have bad taste in cheese. If you like cheddar, provolone, swiss - you like to get out a bit and maybe you live in the suburbs, but you're not likely to be seen wearing a funny hat outside of your circle of friends. If you'll try any cheese, you may end up running around the desert naked at an event like burning man. <br /><br />As for the other extremes: if you only eat fancy goat cheese then you have very high taste but can't really hang out with the simpler cheese types. And if you don't eat any cheese than you're too picky and can't make logical decisions, which I think is true for most vegans. Feel free to argue this with me.<br /><br />So this is my cheese theory as it stands. Are there some arguments for or against it? Do you have a better theory. Is there really any point to figuring out your cheese type?<br /><br />Here's some "what cheese are you" quiz but it doesn't have many possible results. <a href="http://quibblo.com/quiz/2OBTrG/What-kind-of-cheese-are-you">http://quibblo.com/quiz/2OBTrG/What-kind-of-cheese-are-you<br /></a><br />photo from <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ulteriorepicure/504076796/">ulterior epicure</a><p style="text-align: right; font-size: 8px">Blogged with <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" title="Flock" target="_new">Flock</a></p>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-52519288431165725662007-12-02T16:28:00.001-07:002007-12-02T16:28:26.423-07:00Soy milk cheaper than whole milkOn a recent shopping trip, to of all places, walmart, I discovered a surprising thing. A half gallon of soy milk was about 2.40 and a half gallon of whole milk was about 2.60. The brand in question was the "Great Value" generic, but still this is a troubling symptom of something. How can a cow cost more to make this tasty beverage than an intensive factory process with soy plant grinding and filtration. Maybe it really should cost more, but of course there is more demand and supply of cow milk to keep the prices down, yet a gallon of cow milk is over $4 in many places. See the USDA for a <a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/dyfmos/mib/rtl_mon_whl_07.pdf">price chart</a>. What does this all mean? Is it a sign of the apocalypse? I'm not sure, but I'm drinking some chocolate soy milk right now and it's pretty tasty.<br /> <p style="text-align: right; font-size: 8px">Blogged with <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" title="Flock" target="_new">Flock</a></p>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-55873082627799316362007-12-02T16:17:00.001-07:002007-12-02T16:17:04.935-07:00Toshiba A215-7437 and how to get stuff cheap on black friday without the lines<blockquote cite="http://images.google.com/images?q=toshiba+a215-s7437&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=FlockInc.:en-US:official&client=firefox&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi"><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:jK70zIBDCJzxvM:http://www.boxvero.com/img/0907/toshiba-a215-reviews.jpg" /></blockquote><cite cite="http://images.google.com/images?q=toshiba+a215-s7437&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=FlockInc.:en-US:official&client=firefox&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi"></cite>The Toshiba A215-7437 was a recent black friday deal at circuit city. It is $399 after rebates. Of course, these deals are meant to get you in the store. Now there are some interesting things about circuit city, one is that they have a 30 day price matching guarantee, if they or someone else has a sale within 30 days of purchase they'll price match it. Of course in the store they put up signs saying no returns and no price matching on black friday. What I did was go buy the laptop on Wednesday before it went on sale, went back to the store on the afternoon of black friday, and returned and bought it again. I didn't have any lines and got a receipt for a new purchase. The important thing to do here is that you can't open up the box until you've made the purchase successfully at the sale price. Their return policy charges a restocking fee for opened items.<br /><br />This notebook computer is pretty decent, especially for the price. On the negative the battery life doesn't appear very good, and it lacks infrared and bluetooth. Also, the AMD Athlon X2 64 TK-53 processor is only about as fast as an Athlon XP 2700+ in benchmarks at 32 bits. Although it would be faster with a 64 bit operating system it ships with Vista Home Premium's 32 bit version, and drivers are not readily available in 64 bits. Hopefully they will be available at some point. The 1GB of memory isn't enough for Vista, especially since the memory is shared with the integrated ATI Xpress video. <br /><br />Still though, this machine is a dual core machine, and while one thing is about as fast as an XP 2700+ it can do two at once. I run <a href="http://boinc.berkeley.edu/">boinc </a>and it runs two processes at the same time at that speed. You can also download applications from AMD that show you how your cpu's are doing.<br /><br />I'm quite happy with this purchase, but it doesn't quite compete with much more expensive intel core 2 duo machines.<p style="text-align: right; font-size: 8px">Blogged with <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" title="Flock" target="_new">Flock</a></p>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-83285317295504063462007-12-02T15:57:00.001-07:002007-12-02T15:57:55.519-07:00nokia xpressmusic 5300 - Free Applications and Games Available on Nokia Site<blockquote cite="http://images.google.com/images?q=nokia+xpressmusic+5300&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=FlockInc.:en-US:official&client=firefox&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi"><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:rKup57_m6hdRvM:http://www.mobile-review.com/articles/2006/image/nokia-openstudio-ny-2/5300-of.jpg" /><br /></blockquote><cite cite="http://images.google.com/images?q=nokia+xpressmusic+5300&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=FlockInc.:en-US:official&client=firefox&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi"><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">I discovered today that there are some pretty cool applications available for nokia phones, and in particular the phone I'm using. If you go to </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://europe.nokia.com/A4144923#/phones/">nokia's european site</a><span style="font-family: Arial;">, you can download some free apps. I found "sensor" a bluetooth mobile social networking program, a 3D snakes game, a decent snowboarding game, and a unit conversion tool. When looking on the US nokia site these apps are not to be found. The apps installed using nokia's pc suite program without difficulty. I do have my phone set to think it's a british phone though to get around t-mobile's blocking of java programs from their cheaper internet service, so this might have helped. </span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Why does Europe get cooler stuff that the US does without additional cost? I'm not sure. I recommend using NSS and setting your phone up this way if the programs don't work for you.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The program I was really looking for was the nokia sensor app. It allows you to see other phones with the application running and thus see if friends are nearby or meet people. It's probably something like the helios buddy beacon. Of course, if nobody else around is able to run the application then it's worthless.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">As for a review of this phone, I haven't found the music buttons to be very useful so if I hadn't enabled these extra features and applications (I also have installed msn's search program that can show live traffic and google maps and mail) then this phone would be a complete piece of junk.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><span style="font-family: Arial;">As it is I'm rather happy with it, although I can't wait for a google phone.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;" /><br /></cite><p style="text-align: right; font-size: 8px">Blogged with <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" title="Flock" target="_new">Flock</a></p>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9580738.post-28214803125850837882007-10-06T09:07:00.000-06:002007-10-06T09:20:38.754-06:00TV on your computerWhy get satellite or cable anymore if you have hi-speed? I don't know. Two new services are running now, joost and graboid.<br /><br />Joost just came out in beta and is awesome with a great interface and lots of things to watch. You can find all the shows you'd have a hard time finding on cable and would need a dvr to record if you have, like, a work or play life. You can also chat with others watching the channel, although nobody was when I was there, which is fine with me. There are some options for news too but they are quite limited and dated now, don't expect news flashes as of yet. The video quality is pretty good too. The best part is that it's free! This does mean that it has advertisements in between the shows, but it seems much better than normal tv.<br /><br />Get <a href="http://www.joost.com/">Joost</a><br /><br />Graboid has some subscription options for different download quotas.<br />Graboid will also let you save videos, but it's really just a newsgroup aggregator. I'm not sure how long it will be around since it let's you get movies that are in theaters, and I don't think it's paying the studios for that privilege.<br /><br />Get <a href="http://www.graboid.com/">Graboid</a>Guy Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213106041124027817noreply@blogger.com0