more power

also interesting, from the previous link.

why fill up landfills when we can heat our homes and power our tv's?

Methane Power from Garbage

I'm not green, I'm cheap!

Methane Digesters

I've had the idea of burning "waste products" to generate heat, but never really looked into how.

this looks like a much better idea, especially as i'm looking at buying land out in the country and will have those million and one pine needles to clean up every year.  if i can make them pay for being  on my land, so much the better.

plus the leftover product is much reduced, meaning longer time between having to service the septic system.

Android phone

yeah, it's here.   too bad i won't be able to get it till around the holidays.  but i'm a happy t-mobile customer so re-upping for 2 more years is no big deal


Android-Running, HTC Phone Unveiling on Sept. 23, Will Cost $199

Scribe Fire

I just felt like blogging about something, may as well about this update.  looks like minor bugfixes here.

What's New in ScribeFire 3.0.1? - ScribeFire: Fire up your blogging

This is a test. this is only a test...

ScribeFire - Fire Up Your Blogging!

snicker

LKML: ACCOUNT UPGRADE: DEAR WEBMAIL ACCOUNT OWNER?

woot

Scored a free model M today. brings my collectian up to 4. or 1 plus 3 spares, since i ssh in to other boxes on my network

I've

I've been meaning to make my profession, so...

i an a child of the gods of the germanic tribes. my ancesteral roots include a branch of both the germans and of the Celts. the gods are in my blood, and i am under their eye.

The gods are the gods of the germanic tribes, the gods of the other tribes of the world are not our gods.

Quick notes

Been neglecting this again. quick highlights:

looks like me and the gf are through. i can't even get a hold of her. Email, icq, voice, nothing. and of course since i had to move out of state, forcing up into a long distance relationship, i can't track her down to ask if she's over me.

add to that i'm still not happy about her refusing to attend my fathers memorial service...

i start college on the 25th, at Klamath community college. once i get my generals out of the way, i'll transfer to a 4 year school and work on a mechanical engineering degree. leaning towards minoring in embedded systems design.

also, i'll post details later, but i'm working on a project to build a spy camera module for a r/c plane using off the shelf parts and open source code..

Going home.

My father died last sunday. we'll be holding a memorial saturday

Gas

This is the cheapest price in town.

just one of the reasons i'm riding a bike

Server cabinets

Just some quick shots of the rack cabinets i was given..

the larger appears to be a 35u, the other 30u

Who

Who ordered rain yesterday? i had to cancel my bike ride.

Mark Wills

I set up and tore down for Marks concert here in K-Falls. Caught him on the way out, and here's the two of us.

Majors

So i finally got off my rear and applied for federal aid. i've narrowed my schools down to three. and majors also to three. one could become a minor, but what of the third?

on the table is mechanical engineering. on that side, all i want to do is research and design. i don't want to build anything, nor do i want to repair it, just to design.

the next choice i embedded systems engineering. low power, high capacity systems have long been an interest of mine. i would love to build a low cost, low power consumption Desktop that could be powered by alterative means.

the third choice is unix system administration. i've been administering my own boxes for a while and helping to maintain others. plus with paul about to get his network admin certs from SLCC, we've discussed starting a consulting firm together.

so i've got to decide. comments? i'm leaning towards engineering as that is my passion, whereas computers are only my hobby.

Couple updates

Not much this morning. i've been playing around with layouts and widgets on the blog, so things might look a little weird around here.

the other thing is, pending phone verification, i is now the owner of the domain insane-concepts.net. i'll be buying the .com and .org sister domains later this month.

mac has agreed to co-lo host my sun ultra 10, so i'll be setting up my web site(s) in the next couple months.

Homebuilt or store bought?

So i've had an idea for a low cost laptop with a long battery life.

there's that "new" UMPC classification, but the models out now aren't mobile, unless you are only looking at weight.

imo, a true portable should be able to be completely untethered for no less than 8 hours, 12 would be better.

the issue is three fold as i see it. first, we have the processor. the x86 was never designed for portable use. there's some offshoots, pentium m, AMD geode, transmeta, but those just hide the problems. while the compatibility of the geode attracts me, and i dislike intel, i think arm is the answer. Mips looks good also, but arm already has a strong following, so most of the software is already written. even windows variants if one wishes to in that way.

the second issue is accessories. a true UMPC should not have any extras. i'd include one (1) each: type II pcmcia slot, flush SD reader, usb 2.0, internal compact flash, bluetooth and wireless. also mic in and stereo out. No speakers. if one wants to listen to music, plug in external speakers.

a true UMPC should have no moving parts. even the keyboard should be solid state. one idea is to use a touch screen as the keyboard area. the image could be shown, and respond to finger touch. custom layouts would become a software issue. you could even have per program layouts.

but why use a physical part? why not use a laser to project the image onto a surface? an interagal stand and transmitter(s) wouldn't take up much weight nor power. but why a stand? i'm not saying that we must get rid of it, but most people visualize a computer as a keyboard in front of a monitor. why? imagine instead a split layout with a monitor in the middle. i belive the pepper pad has this layout. but instead what if when you wanted to use a keyboard, you placed the tablet on a flat surface, perhaps a lap stand, and activated the lasers. you could type what you needed, press a button, and no more keyboard. Nothing to tote around.

Another thing is the monitor. i watched <a href=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280674/>The first $20 million</a>. while their holographic display is cool, it's still too far out to see them irl.

however it got me thinking about alternatives to conventional monitors, and a search found <a href=http://www.engadget.com/2005/04/06/scalar-corp-intros-7-gram-lcd-glasses/>these</a>. i'd like to see the price closer to $100, and a screen a bit bigger not to mention wireless or bluetooth, but it looks promising.

Lets see if this works

Video taken with cell phone, and sent with same.

here is my newest knife. $25, making it the most expensive of my recent toys. if i could only have one tool, i'd take a good knife.

Vote for a change in oregon

Vote for freedom. vote for Ron Paul.

McCain may have gotten all the delagates he needs, but we can still send a message in support of freedom. i'll be voting republican for the first time in my life in the primary. i ask that you join me in voting to be free.

and remember, "Ron Paul doesn't act like a patriot. A patriot acts like Ron Paul."

http://www.ronpaulfacts.com

Abrahamic sects worship other gods:
amen: a primeval Egyptian personification of air & breath; worshipped @ Thebes
Source: princeton.edu