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Browsing all posts from March, 2008.

Tripod alternatives for image stabilization

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This is a very interesting video that explains several techniques for image stabilization on your still camera or camcorder. They are all very inexpensive and their effectiveness varies.
The water bottle technique would be best if you are on the go (walking) but if you’re doing stationary shots, the string technique would best. Enjoy!
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Awareness test

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The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth

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Boston Dynamics has just released a brand new video of their DARPA-funded Big Dog robot.
This robot must be seen to believe… watch it all the way as it is kicked (and recovers), slips on ice (and recovers), jumps, climbs, and does all sorts of eerie things.  It’s so cool!

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Atlas 5 secret rocket launch

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Ok, maybe it wasn’t a very secret launch, but its payload was.
“The inaugural launch of an Atlas 5 rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base occurred as scheduled this morning, thundering skyward at 3:02 a.m. local time (6:02 a.m. EDT) carrying a classified national security satellite.” — Spaceflight Now
I went outside last night around 3am [...]

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Improve YouTube video quality in FireFox

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While watching movies on the iPhone version of YouTube I always noticed videos looked better. I just thought it might be the smaller screen. With this new Add-on for FireFox, I think it confirms that there are different quality versions of videos at YouTube. In fact, according to Josh, this Add-on streams [...]

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