Category: Videos

I keep talking about this with everyone so I might as well include it on my blog because evidently nobody seems to watch 60 Minutes these days which is a shame.  I love the segments they do and it is funny because when I was a child I used to despise it because I saw the infamous ticking clock which meant Monday morning and school was not too far away.   Cyber warfare fascinates me, I literally sat through the episode just glued to the TV.  It is hacker meets pirate meets James Bond meets ninja meets…OK you get the point.  I actually liked it so much I showed it to someone and sat through it twice.  Let me know what you think.

Jaylen Arnold, 9, has Tourette’s Syndrome. When he started to get bullied at school, he didn’t fight or run away. As Kelly Cobiella reports, Jaylen launched a Web site and its worked wonders.

A (very) quick look back at the Google story over the last 11 years. From Stanford to Mountain View and around the world, featuring many different products, starting with BackRub (Search) up to Google Wave, StreetView and Chrome.

Oh forget the clapper, this thing is awesome!  If only I was an angel investor I would so sink some money into this.

For centuries, the anvil was used to make tools. As Steve Hartman reports, one man’s obsession with carving anvils eventually turned into a more exciting fixation.

PETMAN is an anthropomorphic robot for testing chemical protection clothing used by the US Army. Unlike previous suit testers, which had to be supported mechanically and had a limited repertoire of motion, PETMAN will balance itself and move freely; walking, crawling and doing a variety of suit-stressing calisthenics during exposure to chemical warfare agents. PETMAN will also simulate human physiology within the protective suit by controlling temperature, humidity and sweating when necessary, all to provide realistic test conditions.  Natural, agile movement is essential for PETMAN to simulate how a soldier stresses protective clothing under realistic conditions. The robot will have the shape and size of a standard human, making it the first anthropomorphic robot that moves dynamically like a real person.

People adopt disabled and neglected kids, but there was one blind child from India that nobody wanted. On this week’s Assignment America Steve Hartman shows us a child who was a perfect fit for his new family.

This movie looks dark but yet intriguing.

Last night we saw the Flying Aces  show at the Olympic Park which is approximately ten Olympic athletes doing daredevil acrobatic tricks from a ski jump into a pool of water.  Little did we know Dan Pryor, my boss and president of the association would be first to go.  If you are wondering why they shoot off the bubbles before the skiers land, it is to break the surface tension of the water so the landing isn’t so hard.  As you can see it was cold and starting to snow so it was tough for me to keep my hands from shaking.  Watch the left most ramp for Dan’s jump…