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Armageddon is…indeed a movie

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

University of Leicester: “If an asteroid really was on its way, could we take a cue from the disaster movie Armageddon in order to save the planet? According to science research carried out by University of Leicester physics students though, the answer is definitely “no”…Department of Physics and Astronomy students Ben Hall, Gregory Brown, Ashley Back and Stuart Turner found that the device would need to be about a billion times stronger than the biggest bomb ever detonated on Earth – the Soviet Union’s 50 megaton hydrogen bomb “Big Ivan” – in order to save the world from a similar sized asteroid.”
Sorry Bruce…

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QOTD August 8 2012

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

Alice Roosevelt Longworth: “I have a simple philosophy. Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches.”

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Still no Apple TV 3 jailbreak

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

I changed my Apple TV 2 for the newer Apple TV 3 some months ago, anticipating a jailbreak coming out sooner than later, but Apple’s cheapest iDevice seems to be the hardest one to jailbreak… 🙁

The jailbreak community is working on it, but the ‘attack surface’ for this device is smaller than any other iDevice so it can take a while still…well, I trust it will come one day anyway; jailbreakers are quite persistent and they want to win this battle!

In the meantime I am pleased with the Ariplay support in OS X Mountain Lion; playing movies via VLC on the MBA and streaming them to my TV works like a charm! (and so much easier than connecting VGA&audio cables, life is wireless these days! 😉 )

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QOTD August 7 2012

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

Albert Einstein: “Imagination is more important than knowledge…”

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Misha’s vacation in Norway

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Misha flew back to NL today after enjoying almost three weeks of vacation in Norway. I really value the quality time with the little big angel; spending intense and very nice days together, seeing him grow, learn and discover the world around him…so special!! The next time he comes to Norway will be special too; Misha starts kindergarten (barnehage) end of August, we were there last week and looks forward to go there!! 😉

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QOTD August 6 2012

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Lyndon B. Johnson: “We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.”

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QOTD August 5 2012

Sunday, August 5th, 2012

John Sheffield: “‘Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive.”

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The iPad act

Saturday, August 4th, 2012

The art of presenting can reach a whole new level with the addition of seven iPads. Check out the presentation about Stockholm below! Very entertaining, magical and hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53_qvMQfvOE

QOTD August 4 2012

Saturday, August 4th, 2012

Confucius: “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.”

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QOTD August 3 2012

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

Margaret Cho: “Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it.”

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Full Sturgeon Moon

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

It is Full Moon today (actually was, at 05:27h this morning). This months Full Moon is called Full Sturgeon Moon according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac and August 2012 is a special ‘moon’ month as there will be TWO full moons this month (the second one is on August 31, which is also called Blue Moon)

Full Moon, it always makes me somewhat restless (I believe this to be spiritual related and not related to the werewolf in me 😉 )…and, it is great for photos! Not today though, as it is cloudy (and rainy) in Norway. Below a Full Moon photo that I took in May this year (which happened to be a Supermoon):

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QOTD August 2 2012

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Mark Twain: “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.”

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Song of the Day: Sexy and I Know It

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

The month of July has past, and I want to share the song that I played over and over during July 2012; LMFOA with ‘Sexy and I Know It‘ is todays Song of the Day! This track gives me a kick, not so much as if the song describes me (although it does 😉 ), but mostly as the song has a fantastic rhythm and is pumping loads of energy through the speakers, I like it!

Funny video too, check this tutorial if you want to try and make your own Box Man! 😉

Wiggle wiggle wiggle y’all!!

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QOTD August 1 2012

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

Joanna Field: “I began to have an idea of my life, not as the slow shaping of achievement to fit my preconceived purposes, but as the gradual discovery and growth of a purpose which I did not know.”

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