Comments for Raving Sane http://www.ravingsane.com I think I've got it Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:07:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 Comment on The Biggest Decision: order or tradition by ailec http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/11/the-biggest-decision-order-or-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-93 ailec Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:07:08 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=208#comment-93 Months later.... . Did you see this in Wired? . http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2009/01/age-appropriate.html . ;-) Months later….
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Did you see this in Wired?
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http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2009/01/age-appropriate.html
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]]> Comment on The first computer by Sharkey! http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/the-first-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Sharkey! Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:47:08 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=260#comment-63 Yeah, the ancient greeks, a force for Creation. Christians - not so much. Yeah, the ancient greeks, a force for Creation.

Christians – not so much.

]]> Comment on The first computer by ailec http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/the-first-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-56 ailec Sun, 21 Dec 2008 02:45:38 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=260#comment-56 This is SO awesome!! I have read about this, and was amazed not only that the Greeks had built it, but also at the attempt(s) to reconstruct it from the found parts... Xtreme jigsaw puzzle ;-) . . On a vaguely related note, do you know about the Curta calculator? A hand-cranked, mechanical calculator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta . Links at the bottom of that page, including http://www.curta.de/kr34/curta_simulator_en.htm ;) This is SO awesome!! I have read about this, and was amazed not only that the Greeks had built it, but also at the attempt(s) to reconstruct it from the found parts… Xtreme jigsaw puzzle ;-) .
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On a vaguely related note, do you know about the Curta calculator? A hand-cranked, mechanical calculator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta
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Links at the bottom of that page, including
http://www.curta.de/kr34/curta_simulator_en.htm
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]]> Comment on A Bible for All Seasons by ailec http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/a-bible-for-all-seasons/comment-page-1/#comment-55 ailec Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:59:31 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=237#comment-55 Did you look over the excerpts of the Green Bible at http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061627996 (huge amount of intro to get through, but eventually you get to the Bible-y goodness...) . What I was interested in reading was the part from the translators! It's one thing to highlight text in green, it's another to alter the words.... . In time, we can all have our own Bibles, made just for us. Truly, an iBible ?? ;-) Did you look over the excerpts of the Green Bible at
http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061627996
(huge amount of intro to get through, but eventually you get to the Bible-y goodness…)
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What I was interested in reading was the part from the translators! It’s one thing to highlight text in green, it’s another to alter the words….
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In time, we can all have our own Bibles, made just for us.
Truly, an iBible ??

;-)

]]> Comment on 10 most important movies of the last 10 years by Sharkey! http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/10-most-important-movies-of-the-last-10-years/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Sharkey! Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:06:19 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=235#comment-54 Add The island Good Night and Good Luck to your own viewing list. And for jsut good old fun, I LIKED the 2008 made for TV remake of The Andromeda Strain though it got panned by the critics. Add
The island
Good Night and Good Luck

to your own viewing list.
And for jsut good old fun, I LIKED the 2008 made for TV remake of The Andromeda Strain though it got panned by the critics.

]]> Comment on Fake plants save planet! by ailec http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/fake-plants-save-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-53 ailec Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:59:44 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=255#comment-53 My thoughts on energy now tend towards distributed sources... so, solar, hydro, wind, waves, going to even include tech to *reduce* our use of energy here, etc... . These new ideas of the EV cars and Project Better Place? They have mentioned that the idea of swappable batteries would help to spread out the energy demands of the cars (so, instead of everyone charging at night, the person might put in a fresh battery that had charged during the day with solar power). . I would like to see our roofs as solar panels. Roofs are just sitting there, day after day, why not use them? Sure, it may not be enough to power your entire house every day, but if it even did *some* that would be great, and it might (in some locales) produce a lot. Yeah, I know that some places get snow, but not all do, so fit what works with the right place :D . And pretty much every cell tower could have solar or a wind turbine of some type with it. . Kinda vaguely related.... Have you seen this? http://www.goodcleantech.com/2008/05/a_plant_made_out_of_solar_cell_1.php Cool. See, I'd like it if when we do start installing these new energy sources, we think a little bit about how they look! . ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ :-D My thoughts on energy now tend towards distributed sources… so, solar, hydro, wind, waves, going to even include tech to *reduce* our use of energy here, etc…
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These new ideas of the EV cars and Project Better Place? They have mentioned that the idea of swappable batteries would help to spread out the energy demands of the cars (so, instead of everyone charging at night, the person might put in a fresh battery that had charged during the day with solar power).
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I would like to see our roofs as solar panels. Roofs are just sitting there, day after day, why not use them? Sure, it may not be enough to power your entire house every day, but if it even did *some* that would be great, and it might (in some locales) produce a lot. Yeah, I know that some places get snow, but not all do, so fit what works with the right place :D
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And pretty much every cell tower could have solar or a wind turbine of some type with it.
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Kinda vaguely related….
Have you seen this?
http://www.goodcleantech.com/2008/05/a_plant_made_out_of_solar_cell_1.php
Cool.
See, I’d like it if when we do start installing these new energy sources, we think a little bit about how they look!
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☼ ☼ ☼ ☼
:-D

]]> Comment on Where’s My Babelfish? by ailec http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/wheres-my-babelfish/comment-page-1/#comment-52 ailec Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:48:44 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=249#comment-52 So I was in a relatively noisy car on Saturday, on the highway.... and was able to use the voice recognition feature of Google Mobile, on Edge, with NO problem at all. I tried directly into the iPhone, and also using the built-in mic with my iPhone earbuds, both cases worked fine. It got all the strange requests I gave it. . Like, did you know the Corn Palace is in South Dakota? . I agree with Sharkey, it's just a short pairing then with a translator. . Just wait, though, til the translator starts correcting you ("Hey hey hey, you should have said...." or "OMG YOU SAID...") . LOL So I was in a relatively noisy car on Saturday, on the highway…. and was able to use the voice recognition feature of Google Mobile, on Edge, with NO problem at all. I tried directly into the iPhone, and also using the built-in mic with my iPhone earbuds, both cases worked fine. It got all the strange requests I gave it.
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Like, did you know the Corn Palace is in South Dakota?
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I agree with Sharkey, it’s just a short pairing then with a translator.
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Just wait, though, til the translator starts correcting you (”Hey hey hey, you should have said….” or “OMG YOU SAID…”)

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LOL

]]> Comment on Where’s My Babelfish? by Sharkey! http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/wheres-my-babelfish/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Sharkey! Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:39:52 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=249#comment-51 Google iPhone app with speech recognition PLUS http://www.google.com/m/translate Give it a few months. We're getting there... FAST! Google iPhone app with speech recognition PLUS http://www.google.com/m/translate

Give it a few months. We’re getting there…

FAST!

]]> Comment on 10 most important movies of the last 10 years by ailec http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/10-most-important-movies-of-the-last-10-years/comment-page-1/#comment-50 ailec Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:50:21 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=235#comment-50 Hmmm Sharkey has a great list there...and I'd agree (well, except I haven't gotten The Power of Nightmares yet from Netflix...hint, hint, Netflix, any day now! ) . So, do you trade lists every year? but limit them to movies that are at the most 10 years old? . I'll go ahead and list some others that just generally I enjoyed (and remembered!), not necessarily all earth-shattering, but I think I can say I've talked with my kids about these , too, which is cool ... I think these all fit the 10 years, unless my sleepy eyes are skidding over imdb.com too fast.... . The Sixth Sense The Matrix The Green Mile Gladiator Kill Bill Into the Wild There will be Blood Cars My kids saw WALL-E and loved it, but I haven't seen it yet... . And, as an aside, if my older son was making this list, he'd put Star Wars 1, 2, & 3 . I hope you share your two lists when done! Oh, do you include mockumentaries? lol :) Hmmm Sharkey has a great list there…and I’d agree (well, except I haven’t gotten The Power of Nightmares yet from Netflix…hint, hint, Netflix, any day now! )
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So, do you trade lists every year? but limit them to movies that are at the most 10 years old?
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I’ll go ahead and list some others that just generally I enjoyed (and remembered!), not necessarily all earth-shattering, but I think I can say I’ve talked with my kids about these , too, which is cool … I think these all fit the 10 years, unless my sleepy eyes are skidding over imdb.com too fast….
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The Sixth Sense
The Matrix
The Green Mile
Gladiator
Kill Bill
Into the Wild
There will be Blood
Cars

My kids saw WALL-E and loved it, but I haven’t seen it yet…
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And, as an aside, if my older son was making this list, he’d put Star Wars 1, 2, & 3
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I hope you share your two lists when done!

Oh, do you include mockumentaries? lol
:)

]]> Comment on 10 most important movies of the last 10 years by Sharkey! http://www.ravingsane.com/2008/12/10-most-important-movies-of-the-last-10-years/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Sharkey! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:24:41 +0000 http://www.ravingsane.com/?p=235#comment-49 Documentaries I'd recommend The Fog of War, The Power of Nightmares(!!), The Corporation, HBO mini-series John Adams (3 DVDs/8 hours) Entertainment Apocalypto Million Dollar Baby Little Miss Sunshine A Beautiful Mind LOTR (duh) King Kong (Jackson) Fight Club Memento The Incredibles Documentaries I’d recommend
The Fog of War,
The Power of Nightmares(!!),
The Corporation,
HBO mini-series John Adams (3 DVDs/8 hours)

Entertainment
Apocalypto
Million Dollar Baby
Little Miss Sunshine
A Beautiful Mind
LOTR (duh)
King Kong (Jackson)
Fight Club
Memento
The Incredibles

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