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This is a sweet vid and the winner of $100,000 from Nikon!
My new dream “car” can fly!
Jan 21
Martin Jetpack is the maker of my new dream vehicle. For a simple $100,000 you can get your own ride (by late 2010)! It will go for 30+ minutes and up to 8000 ft hovering! Check out the vid below. I’d love to give one of these a try, no question. My wife, on the other hand, would likely not be so excited for me…
Uncrate give the synopsis:
Powered by a specially-designed 2.0L gasoline engine producing 200hp and capable of traveling as far as 31.5 miles or up to 8,000 feet, this unique personal aircraft falls under the FAA’s Ultralight classification — meaning no pilots license required — and even features a built-in ballistic parachute just in case you manage to run out of gas or stall in mid-air. Bluetooth helmet for playing Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” while flying not included.
Yeah, put that on my Christmas list for next year…
This video gives an idea of the dedication some nature photographers and videographers have. This is BBC nature prep’ing for a 60 second shot. Check it out!
It definitely helps you appreciate the end result that much more!
OLED technology is sweet…
Jan 13
Organic LED technology has been out for some time now. It is finally making its way into common consumer products from cell phones and TVs to lighting fixtures and other applications. Check out this short clip showing it off a bit…
Check out this video from TED. It is excellent regarding the natural synthesis of happiness. As human beings, we tend to create happiness regardless of the circumstances (well, many of us do…). I’m not advocating any evolutionary agenda with this so disregard the beginning. The good stuff is a few minutes in.
Economic circumstance or tragic health versus lottery winnings make no difference after a short time, which I thought was interesting. The key is you can create happiness regardless of circumstance… Now go be happy!
Christianity versus Capitalism, a common battle… I, myself, am a Christian AND a capitalist! This creates an interesting scenario and discussion especially with favorite authors such as atheist Ayn Rand. The following video from CATO is great regarding this common confusion. This is by Jay W Richards, author of “Money, Greed, and God”.
Chase Jarvis is a personal fave in the photo world. I really dig the video he submitted for Nikon’s 140 second film contest. Check it out:
Check out the new “Art” Blog
Dec 28
Well, I’ve decided to move the art and pics to another blog. This one will be dedicated as a source to find what I’m working on. It is my way of getting this stuff out there so someone other than me and my camera see it. It gets kind of lonely that way. For now, the blog is found at www.artbybilly.com but may very well change soon. Either way, this link will still get you there. See the latest and give me some pointers if you wouldn’t mind! (You’d think I’d at least have a pic in this post to kick start it but no, that’s too much extra work, just click and see a bunch of them).
A recent article in Wired discussed a “new”ish method of nuclear power utilizing thorium instead of uranium. It appears to be cheaper, safer, more efficient, takes up less space and goes forever. So why can’t we get more buy in? Nuke is nuke I suppose. Lets forget the cap-n-trade crap or quit burning bundles of carbon to get to Copenhagen and develop this stuff! That’s my “global warming” answer. Now only if the government will back off to allow it and hopefully some archaic nuclear utilities will explore it too. One of the big proponents, Kirk Sorensen, runs a blog called “Energy from Thorium“. Check it out, the first “open source project” for nuclear power. The article is excellent and interesting. Check out this comparison sheet from the article of three possible reactors:
Well, I’m sold (at least enough to want to explore it further!)
John Stossel always levels the playing field a bit. In this clip, he discusses climate change with Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute. The key point is not an argument over whether it is good to live sustainably but whether the methods paraded by most are worth the paper they are written on! It’s not even an argument over whether your Hummer really hurts the environment, just a look at the realities of the proposed “solutions”. Check it out! under 10 minutes…
