Talk, Talk, Talk -- Right!

Added Chatdango so the page will load slower. Ordered by a semi-famous tv ad turtle. Hint: the turtle is on dsl ....

Broadcast via G1: Can I Tolerate My Video Looking Bad?

When mobile video recorders bite back: Where is film when you need it?

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Fifth-Gen iPod Nano..taken to The Outer Limits!!! from Andy Ihnatko on Vimeo.

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The player on newspaper page was not friendly to my browser. Let google eat it, google eats anything.

For mobile video compare there should be some control video. I think a low price outdated camera that does AVI video will work. The sturdy hp photosmart 733 with 3.2 MP 3x optical zoom fits.

----- Flickr video. Produced by G1 native app Camcorder. It is actual size. There is a glitch at 1 minute 09 seconds frame 16 to 1:13 frame 05 (flickr smoothed it some during transcode).

Need edit more .....

iBook G4 gets 2nd life as a dinner plate.

Honest the sidekick using my iBook G4 for a snack tray was not staged. Wife casually put turkey with gravy on it because he wanted hers. I was twitter'in on G1 phone and snapped a few shots. The dim light made it necessary to B&W the picture in order to cover up the tungsten lamp color (deep orange for G1's hardware).

Picture cropped to size. No computer damage and I changed her password (did not tell her what it is) for making me hunt down some cleaner.

Apollo 11 Week without Conspiracy Theory? NoWay!

I think starting a commentary with the facts would be proper. No! Start with the other stuff. The UFO gang, Faked Mission groups, Hide the film because money in 2009 will be a retirement boost essay kind of talk is a better starting point. So without fan fair Coast2CoastAM vs NASA. George Noory gets 1st move.

[revision 1.0 to 1.4 on July 20, 2009 07:00:42 GMT]

Cat stop! Sit! People need to know something! Most of the popular fake photos talk and a movie set is where LEM really landed "proof'' is a variant of Nash Entertainment's sketchy show "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon". [1] Reader, you may skip this part and visit it after the 2009 video. History lesson first or jump in the water now?

[1.1] NASA gets news that they faked the moon landing. (has audio version read by author)

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast23Feb_2.htm

[1.2] A well researched and thoughtfully written analysis of the show. http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html

[1.3] FOX gets heat for Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon. Producer of show calls it a Reality Special. We all know what that means. http://www.nashentertainment.com/television/

[1.4] Since 2001 lunar orbit cameras have taken pictures proving we are moon litterbugs. That will not stop the folks who must get public exposure for their theories. They will just change the story as if the "never landed" never happened. This is the where the tapes of the mission are lost because there is something we should not see story begins. We now join the program already in progress ...

Thank You http://www.youtube.com/user/BannedUfos
The entire 10 segment video is there for your viewing.

NASA gets 2nd move and a bonus move. These are from NASA's http://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision

The play is stalled by an amazing death. Walter Cronkite I hope you saw the new slow scan restore work. Good night sir. The official NASA statement.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jul/HQ_09-169_Cronkite_Death_Bolden.txt

July 17, 2009

Bob Jacobs  Headquarters, Washington  202-358-1600  bob.jacobs@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 09-169  NASA MOURNS THE DEATH OF WALTER CRONKITE  

WASHINGTON --The following is a statement from NASA Administrator  Charles Bolden on the death of veteran journalist Walter Cronkite.   "It is with great sadness that the NASA family learned of Walter  Cronkite's passing. He led the transition from print and radio  reporting to the juggernaut that became television journalism. His  insight and integrity were unparalleled, and his compassion helped  America make it through some of the most tragic and trying times of  the 20th century.   "From the earliest days of the space program, Walter brought the  excitement, the drama and the achievements of space flight directly  into our homes. But it was the conquest of the moon in the late 1960s  that energized Walter most about exploration. He called it the most  important feat of all time and said that the success of Apollo 11  would be remembered 500 years from now as humanity's greatest  achievement.   "It was Walter Cronkite's impassioned reporting on America's inaugural  moon landing that inspired me to join in the dreams of many to travel  to space and accept the risks that this exploration brings while I  was a student in naval flight training.   "In honor of his ethical and enthusiastic coverage of our nations'  space program, NASA was proud to honor Walter in 2006 with an  Ambassador of Exploration Award and presented him with an Apollo  lunar sample.   "For decades, we had the privilege of learning about our world from  the original 'anchorman.' He was a true gentleman. Our thoughts and  prayers are with Walter's family and his millions of friends and  supporters."     -end-

OK, while the cat is gone the mice will play

Date is 0700GMT June 23, 2009! Where did time go? Where was Real Person? Cat, your Real Person has been busy trying to get a handle on HDTV options. Comcast, Verizon, Tivo, package plans, lowering bill and other Real Life things.

So here is a JUNE post to keep the Cat happy. And for anyone who stops by check this out;
http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/streaming_media/090512/

More on that later. Bye.

SENATE HEARING ON THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM

CSPAN site http://tinyurl.com/pv2ujl

A Senate Commerce Subcmte. holds a hearing to examine the future of journalism and challenges facing the print newspaper industry. Newspapers & online news representatives will testify. Recently, several large city newspapers announced that they will cease print publication and only report stories online. Washington, DC : 2 hr. 48 min.

I will offer an opinion when I get done laughing.

Live TV on G1 Phone via Stickam Viewer

Introduction:

Some times it is all about the TV. I watch TV on the old iMac G4 Flat Panel more than the big set with all the channels Comcast (Comcast.net) can deliver and I wish to pay for. Why? The simple answer is Twit Live. Created by Leo Laporte it is a buffet of  tech and not so tech that streams 24 hours day. A niche that Big Content Providers let slide from their grasp to benefit of us viewers. So, how does one get the show when away from the desk bound computer? One way is the trusty laptop. Maybe that is not possible because you are 2nd seat in the car or you just standing on the corner waiting for a ride.

The mobile phone is always with you, with luck or planning it is a G1 phone (or iPhone/iPod or Nokia). Until now the lack of Adobe Flash on the G1 left us users without a way to watch TWiT Live although the audio track could be heard via  StreamFurious. Thankfully Stickam has done the heavy lifting and supplied a viewer for G1 users. It works quite well and I am happy to show a few rough examples of the viewer running.

Setup and Video of G1 Running Stickam Viewer:

Just so there is no misunderstanding; I have never tried to record the G1 playing video. It is trickier than I thought because the touch screen and LCD display interference pattern. See Moire' and DSLR Auto Focus at Komar for more on that. I used the HP ps 733 3.2 MP that has AVI recording as a the recorder. Set the G1 on a tripod using a Frankenstien's monster looking setup of straps, forceps, popsicle sticks and Duct Tape (A.K.A. gaffers or duck). On the 2nd tripod (OSN MX2000) the camera with quick release platform was positioned so there was little moire' pattern cluttering up the shot.  As you can see it is not pretty but it works; the Bandaid (tm) does not leave goo on the phone like duck tape will. 

Video Attempts:

This first attempt at recording. Focus? Forgot the half press on button to focus it! Also, and this applies to all video here; audio is from phone adapter to Altec Lansing AVS300 or FX 3020 SoundBar I use as monitors. Some audio got +0.5 dB boost in post processing with MPEG StreamClip. The audio track even at full phone volume is too low. That it a source problem and I heard it is at the top of Leo's FixIt list.

Color looks good but thegizwiz looks odd. .. The blink while playing is buffering. I believe that is Stickam's doing because my WiFi connection through an Airport Extreme is plenty fast and my internet connection averages 6 to 8 Mbits/sec down.

NOTE: This try at recording is better but the audio needed a boost therefore the hiss.

I kept this test run for two reasons. Number one; that blink seems to sync audio with video as well as buffering. It is a bit hard to see here in this compress-for-web but the uncompressed source (230MBytes) shows it. Just a theory. Number two; it is a nice reality check speech on windows/Intel by Mr. Gibson. I spent my time writing assembler for both consumer products and process control -- I agree and have felt the pain generated by VB monkeys.

Conclusion and Opinion

I think Stickam did a good job. I am a little confused about the blink while playing even when a high speed connection is used. Stickam Viewer needs to work on Edge, 3G and WiFi so I will wait and see how much better the viewer will get.

What was a major headache getting this done? Top of the list is batteries. The  AC to DC power adapter was missing in action.  The count of discharged AA = 22.  Second to that is the lack of experience using the HP 733 in AVI mode. However, obi one Maxwell, you are my savior because of the show on moire reminded me about angles and patterns.  Or was that a dream.

I am done here. Thanks Mr. Laporte and Stckam for everything.

Dutch

Update:

Links to TWiT Live casts used here.

Security Now: Security now 192 at twit.tv  Dvorak Cage Match post

The Daily GizWiz 

TechMonk Church Service - Visiting Preacher Series

The "Visiting Preacher Series": An Idea cooked up after an JPL email. Never mind. ....

Engineers.

STS-119 SpaceWalk Briefing

This is a 40 minute NASA post spacewalk briefing. Updated: NASA video via youtube.

Video courtesy NASA, www.nasa.gov for more information.