October 2005
Monthly Archive
Corteo: The Show Moves On
Posted on Oct 23 2005 | Tagged as: Cirque du Soleil
I finally went to see Corteo this afternoon, catching the last show before it leaves Minneapolis and heads for San Fransicso. As I said back when Alegria was in town, if you ever have the opportunity to see a Cirque du Soleil show, go.
Podcasting vs. 500 Cable Channels … the winner? (psst … it ain’t cable)
Posted on Oct 04 2005 | Tagged as: technology, podcasting
Catching up on my podcasts (I listen to way too many of them … but I can’t help myself), I’m listening to Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code for September 22 right now, as Adam’s doing a bit of comparison/contrast on the popularity of podcasting here in the states, while the concept is a little slower getting off the ground elsewhere around the globe. To summarize, Adam believes:
The Universe Is Huge. What We Are … Isn’t
Posted on Oct 01 2005 | Tagged as: astronomy, cosmology
If you’ve ever wanted to know how big/old/whatever the universe is … now we know. So, the answers to questions that have been plaguing scientists (and the occasional quiz show) are as follows:
- 13.7 billion years old (accurate to 1%)
- 73% dark energy, 23% cold dark matter, 4% atoms
- Expanding at 71 km/sec/Mpc (accurate to 5%)
- Expand Forever
Now we know. Man … we (i.e. that which you and I actually see in this universe) are only 4% of what’s there … ponder that the next time you encounter some self-important person who thinks the world of themselves, their beliefs, or their causes …
… it’ll help you put them in perspective.
When mixing JavaScript and XML …
Posted on Oct 01 2005 | Tagged as: xml, javascript, podcasting
… somethings things act … strangely. I was tweaking a script I use to manage podcasts (bridging the gap between iPodder and WinAmp), I needed a date formatting function. No problem, the DateFormatter from Gazingus.org is an excellent module (if you need date formatting in JavaScript, get it, it rocks).
