2006? Meh.
Monthly Archives: December 2006
words of warning
Todays words of warning:
im n ur codez, refactorin ur classez
wonders
Hillman’s Top 100 Wonders Of The World
Kind of depressing that of the 100 items on that list, I’ve only see 1. And that was “New York Skyline” at #84.
gimp brushes
So I’ve been tasked with trying to update the set of default brushes included with GIMP for it’s 2.4 stable release.
So, since this gets syndicated in a couple of planets for free/open graphics software, I figured I’d ask if anyone has any interesting brushes they would like to see included by default. High res brushes and brushes demonstration the brush pipes in particular would be good, but I’m interested in seeing what folks have.
more random bar conversations
A panther, a cougar, a mountain lion, and a puma are all the same thing.
some youtube stuff
Conway Twitty and the Residents
Fred Frith and Eitetsu Hayashi. Pretty bad ass.
Link Wray – Rumble 1978
evelyn glennie and fred frith
Chris Cutler. Cutler was one of the cooler improv shows I’ve seen.
John Zorn – Bladerunner Project (w/ Lombardo Laswell Frith). Zorn deserves his Macarthur grant if for no other reason than thinking “Lets play weird improv music. And lets get the drummer from Slayer…”
random bar conversations
The turbopumps on the space shuttle generate about 85000 hp
planes on a treadmill
I’m tired of these motherf***ing planes on this motherf***ing treadmill.
The plane and treadmill problem is mentioned here, and here and here.
Basically, a jet plane is setting on a treadmill/conveyor belt. The treadmill is setup so it will match the exact speed of the plane in the opposite direction.
Will it take off?
My answer is yes. It would take off more or less normally. With the exception that the wheels will be spinning twice as fast as normal.
Why? F=MA.
The jet engines excert a huge force in one direction. The treadmill however, is only able to exert a very small force in the opposing direction.
Not convinced? Think of it this way. The plane is standing still on the treadmill with the engines off. You have a cable attached to the front of the plane. The treadmill starts up. How much force does it take to keep the plane from moving? Not that much. The wheels can only provide so much force, mostly just the rolling friction from the wheels.
Now try the opposite. The treadmill is off. You are holding the cable behind the plane. The jet engines start up and roll up to full throttle. How much force does it take to keep the plane in place. A frigging lot.
Unbalanced forces means a net force. Which means acceleration. Which means the plane moves. And takes off.
mad schema
I have decided that as soon as my hip-hop career takes off, I will be known as Mad Schema.
is it hot or not
I want soda cans that change color when they are cold.
Just so I can spot the one cold drink out of the dozen empty cans littering my desk.
Or perhaps someway to mark a can as belonging to a random person. Maybe clone the
way fountain drink lids have small bubbles to push down to identify different types
of drinks. 5 indention’s would be enough to cover 32 people.