Monthly Archives: December 2007
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Capturing the Elusive Streaming Video
How to convert a YouTube or Google streaming video into a file that you can put in your pocket and carry around with you.
The Problem: Streaming Video is not enough.
Do you need to save a Youtube or Google video into a file? I’m not sure about the legality or practicality of doing this, so anything you read here could break your computer or get you arrested, that’s up to you.
I know I do this some times for a very good reason. My wife is a school teacher, and schools are run by reality-blind bureaucrats who come up with things like “zero tolerance” policies … so of course, most schools seem to have blocking of almost all useful Internet content, especially and including Google Videos and Youtube. So, if Amanda wants to show some useful video to her students, she can’t. The bureaucrats are happy, the students are uneducated. Whatever.
The Whoops of Wii
Cool! A Wii! A Wii is a great way to deal with the problem of TV being a bad influence. Instead of sitting around watching TV, you INTERACT with your TV in a physically demanding way! It is actually GOOD for you! Watch!Ooops. The down side is that you can only do this once. Once Per TV.
Male Chimps Hang In Familiar Home Range
Beethoven Home court advantage matters when it comes to food and reproduction. So, where does a big male ape sit? Wherever he wants to……. and if you are an adult male chimp, this means in the same part of the forest that you used to hang out with mom, when you were still more or less attached to her metaphorical apron strings. Continue reading Male Chimps Hang In Familiar Home Range
Texas Newspaper Favors Creationists
The Texas Newspaper Star-Telegram has published a series of barely articulate rants regarding evolution (hat tip IIDB). Continue reading Texas Newspaper Favors Creationists
Victory for Open Access!
Yesterday, President Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2007 (H.R. 2764) which, among else, mandates the repository of all NIH-funded research into PubMedCentral within at most 12 months after publication….
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacus … note, this is Egyptian goose, not Egypt goose. But it is Canada goos goose, not Canadian goose. Continue reading Egyptian Goose
Finally, an LOL creature with something worthwhile to say!
Vote for your favorite Cassini Image
Since Cassini arrived in the Saturn system nearly four years ago, our cameras have recorded the most spectacular, most moving, most heart-stoppingly lovely scenes of any to be found in our solar system. We all have our favorite Cassini images. Now, here is your chance to vote for yours.
Here’s mine:
Cast Your Vote
Tatiana Is Telling us Something
TatianaThe killing of one visitor and maiming of two others by Tatiana, a Tiger, in the S.F. Zoo raises questions that go far beyond one cat and three victims.
One might ask: Should there even be zoos? Continue reading Tatiana Is Telling us Something
Corporate Exploitation of Gorilla Brand Will Benefit Actual Gorillas
Gorilla gorilla
Rwanda introduces ‘gorilla tax’ from PhysOrg.com
Rwandan companies using the country’s famous mountain gorillas’ image for marketing purposes will have to pay a tax aimed at financing the endangered species protection, officials announced Monday.[…]
Truth, Lies and Public Health
Truth, Lies, and Public Health: How We Are Affected When Science and Politics Collide
Benazir Bhutto Responds to Assassination Attempt
Few have had the opportunity or responsibility to comment on their own assassination.
Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)
Benazir Bhutto As you have surely heard, Benazir Bhutto and at least 15 other people were killed by a suicide bomber. Bhutto was in shot in the neck by the attacker, who then set off the bomb. This happened in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This was expected. Continue reading Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)