New laptop's make the funnest toys. [inlink]soyeon,137[/inlink]
Paul's Journal
My Podcast Link
10/30/2004 16:21 #31364
Congratulations Soyeon10/30/2004 14:42 #31362
Keyhole bought by googleI noticed the other day that there was a message on google announcing that they bought keyhole (GOOGLE - keyhole). I wrote about this excellent software last year [inlink]paul,952[/inlink]. Keyhole 
is a combination of 3D rendering, satellite imagery, and database functionality. It is one of the best 3D visualizations I have ever seen in terms of everyday usefulness. I believe the fact that google bought them beacons a new era in internet information visualization. Keyhole is used on television too, as the front page says, CNN frequently uses keyhole on the air.
There is a free trial and I suggest all of you with a capable graphics card, download it and test it out. There is nothing better than the feeling of zooming into street level flagstaff and then flying to tokoyo and zooming into street level there. You will seriously lose hours learning about the global landscape.
is a combination of 3D rendering, satellite imagery, and database functionality. It is one of the best 3D visualizations I have ever seen in terms of everyday usefulness. I believe the fact that google bought them beacons a new era in internet information visualization. Keyhole is used on television too, as the front page says, CNN frequently uses keyhole on the air.There is a free trial and I suggest all of you with a capable graphics card, download it and test it out. There is nothing better than the feeling of zooming into street level flagstaff and then flying to tokoyo and zooming into street level there. You will seriously lose hours learning about the global landscape.
10/29/2004 14:46 #31361
Liz's Car DiedEverything is going crazy today. Liz's car died so I came to try and jump it. No sucess yet. While I was here I took some pics and sound recordings with the sidekick2, which can take pics at 640 x 480. Unfortunately, the journals only take up tp 400 right now.
10/29/2004 01:28 #31360
My new Sidekick2 is hereMy new sidekick2 arrived today and while the look of it is ultramodern and chic, I hate the new keyboard. It is to small for my big thumbs. At least it records voice now.
10/28/2004 17:29 #31359
Sorry Twisted It's Too DangerousAfter reading my students essay today, I decided that I cannot be friends with (e:twisted) anymore, lol. So much for generation text and the age of the internet.
This is a quote from the student's response:
I feel the internet is like a whole separtate life. This social barrier things work fine if you keep your internet life on the internet. I don't think meeting people on the internet is the best thing to do because you never really know a person. Asking a guy you think is 18 about a book you read and meeting this guy who turns out to be a 46 year old guy is not something you want. So the internet does break social barriers but it is best to keep the internet people you know on the internet not into your real life.
Sounds like maybe he had a bad experience.
This is a quote from the student's response:
I feel the internet is like a whole separtate life. This social barrier things work fine if you keep your internet life on the internet. I don't think meeting people on the internet is the best thing to do because you never really know a person. Asking a guy you think is 18 about a book you read and meeting this guy who turns out to be a 46 year old guy is not something you want. So the internet does break social barriers but it is best to keep the internet people you know on the internet not into your real life.
Sounds like maybe he had a bad experience.