Archive for May 2007

Miuro: The iPod Dancing Robot

May 31st, 2007 | By biggandy | Category: Computer, Featured

Mat Drudge is linking to a Yahoo! News story about a gadget that dances to music played on an iPod on his site today. Neither Drudge nor the Yahoo story had any video so I searched on Youtube for Miuro to see if there is any demonstration video out there.
What I saw was very [...]



Google Maps Streetview Feature

May 30th, 2007 | By biggandy | Category: Computer, Humanity

I read this story from The Drudge Report about being able to see faces of people from the Streetview feature. Very neat and very worrisome for those who are overly concerned about the so called “right to privacy”.
I was wondering, as I was scrolling along the streets, “what was making the pictures”? I [...]



Tropicana Hotel and Casino: Best in Atlantic City

May 24th, 2007 | By biggandy | Category: Adult Pastimes

In my opinion, the Tropicana Hotel and Casino is THE BEST attraction on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City.
The rooms are comfortable and I have had the best nights sleep in one of their COMP rooms than I have had paying for a suite at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
The Quarter at the Tropicana is a [...]



Greensburg: Before and After

May 10th, 2007 | By biggandy | Category: Humanity, Political

Credit belongs to Dave Bug from http://www.woot.com for making this animated gif image of Greendburg, KS Before and After sequence.
Click on the image to see it full size.



Katrina on the Prairie

May 10th, 2007 | By biggandy | Category: Humanity, Political

Katrina on the Prairie???
I will cut to the chase and tell you what I have found out. At about 5:00 AM on the morning of the Greensburg Tornado Governor Kathleen Sebelius gets a telephone call from Howard Dean instructing her to do nothing with regards to asking for FEMA assistance or anything concerning the [...]