"Charlie" filming halted when $half-mil camera gear becomes chocolate-coated

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Half coated mirrors are a great
technique.....

Half coated mirrors are a great
technique..... 04/27/2004 01:13 PM

This reminds me of a project we did at Bally-Midway in 1982 called 10 Ten Deluxe.

It was a shuffleboard bowling game with had a half-way mirror displaying the bowling pins - in the proper position - but they were really 90 degrees tilted, out of view.  A half coated mirror made it appear as if the pins were right in front of you, and you'd 'bowl' with a shuffle puck.

This technique has always been the solution to a REAL BIG problem that exists for video conferewncing.

Ever been in a video conference?  Ever looked at someone eye to eye?  You can't.

'Cause the person on the other side is being videoed by a camera which is NOT the display and the human is looking at the display.  So a half coated mirror technique (sort of like the drawing below) would enable us to both look at the display and be videoed at the proper angle.

The technique in this post is a little scarier. I'm not sure if I want lasers so close to my eyes.  But a camera shooting through a half coated mirror to solve this problem - sounds fine to me.

Here's the post.......

 

Laser vision.

You'll have to feel totally comfortable with beaming lasers into your eyes to want to try this out, but a company called Microvision has come out with the Nomad Expert Technician System, which uses a wireless computer and a sort of monocle to project a virtual image by beaming lasers directly into the retina.

Microvision says they're perfectly safe (they better hope so!), and the US Army is already using them in Iraq to give soldiers a heads-up display with a view of the entire battlefield. Next up, they're being tested by surgeons, who would actually be able to see inside of their patients or keep taps on vital data like heart rate and blood pressure during surgery, and Honda is trying it out with its auto mechanics, who would be able to view car diagnostic and repair information while working. Right now the quality of the images is pretty low, but you know that they'll eventually get it right and it'll be full-color, fully immersive virtual reality for everyone. Or at least everyone who can afford it right now the Nomad Expert Technician System costs four grand.

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WiMax In Slow Gear; Gear Makers Stymied
(Investor's Business Daily)

WiMax In Slow Gear; Gear Makers Stymied
(Investor's Business Daily) 04/13/2005 07:46 PM
Investor's Business Daily - An emerging wireless technology known as WiMax has more range and is faster than the popular Wi-Fi standard.

Teflon-coated yarn

Teflon-coated yarn 06/16/2004 10:20 AM
A Norweigan company has shipped a teflon-coated knitting yarn that sheds water and is intended for use in all-weather knitting projects.

I was curious to see if the fibers would even allow water, being coated with Teflon and all. They did, but not before showing a curious phenomenon: the water lodged itself in the pockets of each stitch, making hundreds of tiny diamond-like bubbles all over the fabric surface.

Link (Thanks, Miriam!)

3 arrested filming "The Day After
Tommorrow"

3 arrested filming "The Day After
Tommorrow" 06/06/2004 07:16 PM

Batter-Coated Fries OK'd As Vegetable
(AP)

Batter-Coated Fries OK'd As Vegetable
(AP) 06/15/2004 11:56 AM
AP - Batter-coated french fries are a fresh vegetable, according to the Agriculture Department, which has a federal judge's ruling to back it up.

"Man Arrested After Motel Room Is Coated
In Vaseline"

"Man Arrested After Motel Room Is Coated
In Vaseline" 05/19/2004 01:25 AM

Difficulties in filming Winnebago
commercial

Difficulties in filming Winnebago
commercial 07/07/2004 02:46 PM
Winnegbago Man (foul language is funny) .. Extreme outtakes from a Winnebago ad .. from the frustrated Winnebago guy .. A very frustrated RV salesman .. promotiefilmpje voor campers .. industrial movies

homepage.mac.com/stevelyon/vacation/imovie.html
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HBO Filming Helps Free Accused L.A. Man
(AP)

HBO Filming Helps Free Accused L.A. Man
(AP) 06/01/2004 08:34 PM
AP - "Curb Your Enthusiasm," an HBO show known for its acerbic wit, accidentally helped deliver a happy ending to a man who had been charged with murder.

Porridge filming refused in jail

Porridge filming refused in jail 01/04/2005 09:07 AM
The makers of the hit TV comedy Porridge were refused permission to shoot in a real jail, documents reveal.

Actors Filming Robbery Scene Arrested
(AP)

Actors Filming Robbery Scene Arrested
(AP) 09/22/2004 04:27 PM
AP - A group of Serbian actors filming a bank robbery scene played their parts so well that police mistook them for the real thing and hauled them off to a police station, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

WFTV.com - News - Man Arrested After
Motel Room Is Coated In Vaseline

WFTV.com - News - Man Arrested After
Motel Room Is Coated In Vaseline 05/18/2004 04:26 AM
WFTV.com - News - Man Arrested After Motel Room Is Coated In Vaseline .. charged with criminal mischief

wftv.com/news/3314503/detail.html
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Gizmo Guy: Google engineer is
half-Indiana Jones, half-mad scientist

Gizmo Guy: Google engineer is
half-Indiana Jones, half-mad scientist 01/05/2005 08:40 AM
Saratoganews.com - Wed Jan 5, 11:39 am GMT

im liking this ny times ombudsm...ur,
public editor. half the newspaper should
be bs reporting and the other half
should be used to deconstruct the
articles

im liking this ny times ombudsm...ur,
public editor. half the newspaper should
be bs reporting and the other half
should be used to deconstruct the
articles 01/05/2004 06:08 AM
we will see if they quit misrepresenting Dean remarks .. finally comments .. weighed in

nytimes.com/2004/01/04/weekinreview/04bott.html
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One Minute Recharge For Toshiba's
Nano-Particle Coated Lithium-Ion Battery

One Minute Recharge For Toshiba's
Nano-Particle Coated Lithium-Ion Battery 04/04/2005 06:47 PM
Toshiba has announced a new lithium-ion battery technology that can recharge 80% of its capacity in a single minute.

Chinese company filming TV drama to be
shown exclusively on cellphones

Chinese company filming TV drama to be
shown exclusively on cellphones 03/26/2005 01:01 PM
Canadian Press Mar 26 2005 5:06PM GMT

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin 03/14/2005 05:38 PM
On the 4th of March, in 1975, Charlie Chaplin was knighted by the Queen. He received the same class of knighthood (KBE) recently bestowed on Bill Gates III, only two years before his death.

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown! 01/23/2004 07:36 PM
Really cute and oddly fitting re-edit of Peanuts clips to Outkast's catchy jam. Link (Thanks, Gabe!)

"Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!"

"Hey Ya, Charlie Brown!" 01/23/2004 05:24 PM

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown 01/23/2004 04:18 PM
this is why the good lord gave us video editing tools

New Nokia, Codename: Charlie

New Nokia, Codename: Charlie 05/19/2004 10:21 PM
And, since I missed this earlier, pictures of a new Nokia smartphone survaced today, code-named 'Charlie NPI5' (I have no idea). Not much is know about features at the moment, but it has hot-swapping of MMC-cards, which is good, and the production model is said to have a 1.3-megapixel camera....

Charlie Stross and me at Plokta.con, May
1

Charlie Stross and me at Plokta.con, May
1 04/20/2004 07:25 AM
Plokta.con is a regional science fiction convention in Newbury, UK. Charlie Stross is this year's Guest of Honour, and I'll be coming out on Saturday, May 1 to conduct Charlie's Guest of Honour interview. Hope to see you there! Link

Half-male, half-female, all crab

Half-male, half-female, all crab 06/17/2005 03:35 PM
David Pescovitz: Fishermen caught a crab in the lower Chesapeake Bay that's literally half male, half female. Among other differences, male blue crabs have deep blue claws while females' claw tips look like they were painted with red nail polish. The fishermen noticed that this particular crab had one of each. Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science say that the condition, known as bilateral gynandromorphism, is caused by a "chromosomal mishap." Studying the rare animal could increase understanding of crab sexual development and breeding behavior. From the Washington Post:

Before turning over the crab to the scientists, (boat captain David) Johnson and other watermen conducted their own experiment into its sex life, with bewildering results. They dropped a female crab, which was just about ready to mate, into its tank.

First, the half-and-half crab cradled the female under his legs, as a male crab would do in preparation for mating.

Then, the crab seemed to lose interest in the female and let her go, Johnson said.

Then a day later . . .

"He ate half of her," Johnson said.

Link to Washington Post article, L ink to Virginia Institute press release (Thanks, Vann Hall!)

Charlie Munger in Rare Form

Charlie Munger in Rare Form 05/07/2004 03:06 PM
Warren Buffett's right-hand man is a master investor in his own right.

Lucas On Charlie Rose Tonight

Lucas On Charlie Rose Tonight 09/09/2004 08:33 PM
Lucas is on PBS' Charlie Rose tonight. Check local listings on PBS ... this should be a pretty good interview since it isn't really so canned and mainstream - something very different than he normally has to do. Send us a summary if you catch it or we will after the MNF premiere tonight, too! Thanks to Darth Indy for the alert.

Cory and Charlie Stross on the cover of
Locus

Cory and Charlie Stross on the cover of
Locus 01/04/2005 10:39 AM
Cory Doctorow: The January issue of Locus Magazine, the science fiction trade magazine, has a cover story on me and Charlie Stross, my friend and collaborator. I haven't read it yet, but I'm looking forward to getting my hands on it. Link (Thanks, Amanda!)

Cory and Charlie Stross in Popular
Science

Cory and Charlie Stross in Popular
Science 07/23/2004 04:46 AM
The current ish of Popular Science (August 2004) is on stands now, with a great piece on Charlie Stross and me as science fiction writers who are doing good work on the Singularity (alas, the piece isn't online yet, but it's easy to find in shops). I'm really happy with how it came out, but wanted to give out one tiny bit of errata for the record: the article identifies me as a co-founder of boingboing.net -- although I'm a proud co-editor of BB, the founding was done by my pal Mark Frauenfelder and his wife Carla Sinclair. Link

Charlie Daniels Angers Arab Community
(AP)

Charlie Daniels Angers Arab Community
(AP) 08/05/2004 09:01 AM
AP - Charlie Daniels, the man who wrote and sang "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag," is drawing heat from Arab-Americans who say it refers to a derogatory term used against them.

Glenn Reynolds talks about Technorati on
Charlie Rose

Glenn Reynolds talks about Technorati on
Charlie Rose 03/14/2005 05:34 PM
Charlie Rose had Andrew Sullivan, Ana Marie Cox, Joe Trippi, and Glenn Reynolds on his show last week, and I was pretty amazed when I watched the preview clips, and then the actual show. Here's what was highlighted by...

Charlie Stross, posthuman: April Fools'
from Paul Di Filippo

Charlie Stross, posthuman: April Fools'
from Paul Di Filippo 04/03/2005 01:24 PM
Cory Doctorow: Paul Di Filippo wrote a great April Fools' article for Locus on my pal and collaborator Charlie Stross becoming posthuman:

"Charlie was teetering on the precipice of transhumanism for the whole last year," said his friend and collaborator Cory Doctorow. "His lifestyle and cerebral/neurological capabilities had been ramped up through intensive ideation and selective smart-drug use to an exquisite pitch just short of the Singularity. When he laid his hands on that sweet, sweet hunk of hardware, it provided the critical mass of complexification necessary to tip him over fully into the Extropian ideal condition."

The resulting state-change brought total en-bobblement to an area of several cubic miles surrounding the store where Stross made his climactic purchase. It is presumed that the newly born ineffable deity once known as Stross is localized within the stasis-sphere, but authorities differ over containment theories.

Link

DXG Introduces First Underwater Ditigal
Camera for Less Than $139 - Compact
Digital Camera Features Protective
Housing for Active Lifestyle Uses

DXG Introduces First Underwater Ditigal
Camera for Less Than $139 - Compact
Digital Camera Features Protective
Housing for Active Lifestyle Uses 07/06/2004 03:09 AM
DXG, one of the world's largest digital camera manufacturers and designers, today announced a digital underwater and waterproof camera for everyday outdoor use. At $139 with capabilities of up to 6.6 megapixels, the DXG-308U sets a new price/performance benchmark for rugged outdoor cameras that can be used in a variety of settings. [PRWEB Jul 6, 2004]

PlayStation Sales Halted?

PlayStation Sales Halted? 03/27/2005 09:17 PM

Nokia Announces 5 New Phones, Including
Codename: Charlie, Wireless Keyboard

Nokia Announces 5 New Phones, Including
Codename: Charlie, Wireless Keyboard 06/14/2004 09:47 AM

You know, we just can't win with Nokia. First they send me threatening letters all last month about removing pictures of the 'Codename: Charlie' 6630 (which we dutifully, if quietly, ignored), then they screw up my peaceful Monday morning by announcing 5 new phones. Rather than give them all my precious front page space, we'll take a look at all the new phone goodness after the jump.

Munich's Linux roll-out halted

Munich's Linux roll-out halted 08/04/2004 11:22 AM
The City of Munich has put its Linux plans on hold in response to fears over software patents.

Registration of new Internet bars halted

Registration of new Internet bars halted 06/05/2004 04:29 AM
CHINAdaily Jun 5 2004 8:36AM GMT

Tube trains halted after stabbing

Tube trains halted after stabbing 08/13/2004 01:39 AM
London Underground services to Heathrow Airport are disrupted after a man was stabbed at a station on Thursday night.

Wedding halted by mystery powder

Wedding halted by mystery powder 05/29/2004 09:30 AM
A full chemical alert halts a wedding after white powder is discovered in the reception tent.

Major HIV drug trial to be halted

Major HIV drug trial to be halted 08/13/2004 07:40 PM
A major HIV drug trial in Cambodia is to be shelved after the government said it violated people's human rights.

Intel that halted flights 'mistaken'

Intel that halted flights 'mistaken' 01/02/2004 06:04 AM
Herald Sun Jan 2 2004 4:49AM ET

Mac OS X Virus Writing Contest Halted

Mac OS X Virus Writing Contest Halted 03/29/2005 03:04 PM
Citing complaints from Mac users, as well as fears of legal action, Apple accessory manufacturer DVForge cancelled its virus-writing contest for Mac OS X. The company planned to award $25,000 to the first person who could successfully infect two of the company's G5 computers.
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