Week of Rain
looks like we should gera up for another week of rain.
Authored by: mike d.Quick Thoughts
- TED Talk.
Author: mike d.
Sep 7th
An amazingly beautiful talk by Brian Cox on the Large Hadron Collider.
It’s 15 minutes long. I was sad when it ended.
1 Comment - All the books in the world!
Author: mike d.
Sep 7th
1 Comment - Rage
Author: mike d.
Sep 4th
Rated Pg-13 for Language.
I saw hints of this on the internet but didn’t check it out until Shamus sent the link to me. It’s Rage Against the Machine performing acapella after the authorities killed their power at the RNC.
Bulls on Parade? epic.
WAH WAH Chicka WAH WAH chickachickachicka
Killing in the Name of
If you only have time for one, I recommend Bulls on Parade.
4 Comments - Group Behavior.
Author: mike d.
Sep 3rd
in an Elevator.
1 Comment - weird thing
Author: mike d.
Sep 2nd
This article just kind of makes me jealous I wasn’t born 150 years from now.
By then, surely we’ll have beat that ol’ dying thing.
1 Comment - Graveyard Coyote
Author: mike d.
Aug 29th
Ben and Katrina were strolling through the Mt. Auburn Cemetery the other day when Katrina noticed something moving.
It was a Huge Coyote! Check out the picture here.
No comments - Mythbusters
Author: mike d.
Aug 29th
The Mythbusters paint a pixelated* Mona Lisa in 80 milliseconds with 1,100 paint balls, 1,100 paint ball barrels, and a lot of pressurized air.
*for lack of a better word
No comments - Sigh.
Author: mike d.
Aug 28th
Sometimes it seems we’re at the brink of war with the entire world.
side note: Did you know that Brink! is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie set in the backdrop of competitive inline skating? It is.
No comments - Oh the Humanity!!
Author: mike d.
Aug 28th
a Gummy Bear meets its violent end.
No comments - Worth its weight…
Author: mike d.
Aug 27th
This is a great little chart that shows how much things weigh and how much they are worth.
No comments - Medal Count x9
Author: Patrick
Aug 26th
The Olympics are over. Who won? Depends on how you count…
All Medals Total
1. USA (110 medals)
2. China (100)
3. Russia (72)
4. Great Britain (47)
5. Australia (46)
6. Germany (41)
7. France (40)
8. South Korea (31)
9. Italy (28)
10. Ukraine (27)Gold Medals Only
1. China (51 gold medals)
2. USA (36)
3. Russia (23)
4. Great Britain (19)
5. Germany (16)
6. Australia (14)
7. South Korea (13)
8. Japan (9)
9. Rep.of Michael Phelps (8)
10. Italy (8)Weighted*Medals Total
1. China (223 points)
2. USA (220)
3. Russia (139)
4. Great Britain (98)
5. Australia (89)
6. Germany (83)
7. France (70)
8. South Korea (67)
9. Italy (54)
10. Japan (49)Population per Total Medals
1. Bahamas (165k people per medal)
2. Jamaica (247k)
3. Iceland (316k)
4. Slovenia (406k)
5. Australia (465k)
6. Cuba (470k)
7. New Zealand (475k)
8. Norway (478k)
9. Armenia (500k)
10. Belarus (510k)Population per Gold Medals
1. Jamaica (452m people per gold medal)
2. Bahrain (760m)
3. Mongolia (1.31m)
4. Estonia (1.34m)
5. New Zealand (1.42m)
6. Georgia (1.47m)
7. Australia (1.53m)
8. Norway (1.59m)
9. Slovakia (1.80m)
10. Slovenia (2.03m)Population per Weighted* Medals
1. Jamaica (101k people per point)
2. Bahamas (110k)
3. Iceland (158k)
4. Slovenia (225k)
5. Norway (227k)
6. Australia (240k)
7. Bahrain (253k)
8. Mongolia (263k)
9. New Zealand 267k)
10. Estonia (268k)GDP per Total Medals
1. North Korea ($370m per medal)
2. Jamaica ($870m)
3. Mongolia ($964m)
4. Armenia ($1.55b)
5. Georgia ($1.59b)
6. Krygyzstan ($1.74b)
7. Tajikistan ($1.85b)
8. Cuba ($1.88b)
9. Belarus ($2.04b)
10. Kenya ($2.11b)GDP per Gold Medals
1. North Korea ($1.11b per gold medal)
2. Jamaica ($1.48b)
3. Mongolia ($1.93b)
4. Georgia ($3.18b)
5. Ethiopia ($4.23b)
6. Kenya ($5.90b)
7. Belarus ($1.68b)
8. Zimbabwe ($16.2b)
9. Bahrain ($16.9b)
10. Panama ($19.3b)GDP per Weighted* Medals
1. North Korea ($202m per point)
2. Jamaica ($343m)
3. Mongolia ($385m)
4. Georgia ($796m)
5. Kenya ($1.02b)
6. Ethiopia ($1.06b)
7. Cuba ($1.16b)
8. Krygyzstan ($1.16b)
9. Belarus ($1.21b)
10. Tajikistan ($1.23b)* Weighted to Gold = 3 points, Silver = 2 points, Bronze = 1 point
5 Comments - Dark Knight Vid.
Author: mike d.
Aug 26th
Jon Abad linked to this cute little kids version of the Dark Knight trailer.
2 Comments - I have arrived in Ohio.
Author: mike d.
Aug 24th
It is dark here. I am likely to be eaten by a grue.
5 Comments - Ohio!
Author: mike d.
Aug 24th
I am boarding a flight to Cleveland Ohio!
No comments - Taekwondo Olympian Kicks Referree in the Face
Author: Ryan Schenk
Aug 23rd
1 Comment - A Short.
Author: mike d.
Aug 22nd
1 Comment - Dear Everyone I Know
Author: mike d.
Aug 19th
I have fallen way behind on e-mails.
Bear with me for a few days, we’ll be back in business soon.
2 Comments - Success (more or less)
Author: mike d.
Aug 15th
This was a very successful week at work. We made some really big progress on the equipment being built, and had a productive meeting with our customer.
I’m tired.
No comments - Medal Count
Author: Patrick
Aug 14th
[Edit: updated again 8/18]
It’s time for counting medals again, and this summer, as you all know, has a smackdown for the ages in USA vs. China. And as exciting as that may be… it’s predictable and lame. We’ve got the country with the highest GDP vs. the country with the most people. Of course they are going to spit out a ton of medals.
Let’s take a look at the medal count from two other perspectives:
Medals per Population
1) Slovenia (1 medal per 507K people)
2) Armenia (1 per 600K)
3) Australia (1 per 648K)
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41) USA (1 per 4.23M people)
58) China (1 per 19.8M people)Medals per GDP
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1) North Korea (1 medal per $370M)
2) Kyrgyzstan (1 per $1.74B)
3) Armenia (1 per $1.85B)
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37) China (1 per $49.2B)
63) USA (1 per $192B) - Absurd Video
Author: mike d.
Aug 14th
Action Figure Slow Motion Punches video.
This is really great - the lead up, the action itself, and the music - all great.
No comments - Astronomy Fun Facts.
Author: mike d.
Aug 13th
I’ve started reading an astronomy text book. So you’ll probably see more of these fun facts as the summer progresses.
Fun Astronomy Fact #1: It takes about 1.3 seconds for light to travel from the moon to Earth.
No comments - Today will be a lot of work.
Author: mike d.
Aug 13th
Work is a lot like a race. A non-stop relay where you pass the baton to yourself lap after lap. Sometimes you can look at the last lap favorably, other times you curse your slow speed. I wonder which day today will be.
1 Comment - Beardyman.
Author: mike d.
Aug 12th
Absurd Beatbox Video
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Gloria Estefan
This past weekend I drove home and spent a little time with the family. Sunday morning came around and I thought I’d help my mom go through some of my boxes of stuff in the basement.
During this clean up, I found one of my sister’s tapes from the 80’s/early 90’s. I figured I might as well listen to the tape on my long ride home and review it here on mikedidonato.com.
REVIEW: Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
8 Song Karaoke Kassette! C 1992.
As I put in this tape I couldn’t help but think that I was in for a treat. I looked over the song list on this cassette and recognized a few classics including Conga, 1-2-3, and The Rhythm is Gonna Get You. Most of the titles were familiar and I figured I might even be able to sing along with a few.
If you like synthesizer beats and faux cowbell this tape is for you. If however, you like hard rock, great vocals, and awesome riffs, I would recommend anything else. There was one measure of CONGA that I had to rewind and listen to a few times. It was during a horn breakdown and those dudes really pulled it together. They were solid. The tape was otherwise lackluster.
In fact, it took me a few tries to get through the whole tape. After Conga, there was a serious lull in quality. I hoped RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU would save the tape, but it too was a disappointment. After that song I had to turn off the tape and sit in silence for a good 35-40 minutes before I was able to start it up again.
It might just be that Gloria Estefan isn’t quite my style and perhaps her newer* stuff is better. AND it’s even possible that, this being a Karaoke tape, it wasn’t even Gloria singing. In which case, I give my apologies to Gloria.
In any case, I would give this cassette a solid D+
*does Gloria have newer stuff?
Authored by: mike d.The Wrap Up
mike d: So did you bust through the tissue paper wall like a hero?
Jesse: I did. I had my towel over my shoulders and had just gotten out of bed wearing boxers. I opened the door and kind of stepped back surprised at the wrapping paper, then I read your note. I got a determined look in my eye, put the towel around my neck like a cape, held one fist in the air, and charged through the wall. It was great.
Mission Accomplished.
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