Visitors may have noticed that INDY.CC has been quite slow these past few days. That's mainly due to all of the pull on my database for page structures, authentication, and especially the gallery. It would appear that what began as a small bit of lag has since turned into a nightmare of minute long page loads.
This just will not do. So, out of necessity, I will be rolling out a completely new site design. I will do my best to keep primary functions up for members (e.g. lists, IMDB, trip tracker, etc.), but don't be surprised if a few other things break in the mean time. Please note: the gallery will not be affected in any way.
Wish me luck!
2006-11-21
2006-11-15
Wireless Power?!
Whoa... Power delivered without wires to devices! There's an article on BBC News' website titled Physics promises wireless power was pointed out on Slashdot.org today. I'm still trying to get my head around this one and I think I'm getting there.
It's actually a pretty cool concept. Basically, they use specialized frequencies of EM energy to transfer a charge from an antenna to a ready device. It's still just a computer model right now, but hopefully it will eventually enter the development stage. Who knows, we might someday experience something like this:
"...I'm going to have to call you back. My mobile phone's about to lose power -- Nevermind, I just passed a charger. What were you saying?"
It's actually a pretty cool concept. Basically, they use specialized frequencies of EM energy to transfer a charge from an antenna to a ready device. It's still just a computer model right now, but hopefully it will eventually enter the development stage. Who knows, we might someday experience something like this:
"...I'm going to have to call you back. My mobile phone's about to lose power -- Nevermind, I just passed a charger. What were you saying?"
2006-10-04
The Daily Show is as substantive as the "real" news
Slashdot recently posted a link to this article in which Ars Technica claims that The Daily Show is as substantive as the "real" news.
Now, I can't really say that I'm all that surprised since Jon Stewart is a comic genius, but come on let's give the mainstream news some credit and count political bullshitting and chatter about the nice old lady who got the Channel 0 News Best Medicore Person of the Year Award as content as well. I mean... not all "news" has to be relavent to the world, right? This is America after all. We like to pretend that we are the only country in the world and are therefore the best. Who needs global perspective anyway, right? (Hopefully you caught the abundant sarcasm in my last few comments.)
Anyway, I just found the article funny, so I thought I'd note it here. Plus, a friend needed a convenient link to it and the INDY Blog seems to work quite well for that.
Now, I can't really say that I'm all that surprised since Jon Stewart is a comic genius, but come on let's give the mainstream news some credit and count political bullshitting and chatter about the nice old lady who got the Channel 0 News Best Medicore Person of the Year Award as content as well. I mean... not all "news" has to be relavent to the world, right? This is America after all. We like to pretend that we are the only country in the world and are therefore the best. Who needs global perspective anyway, right? (Hopefully you caught the abundant sarcasm in my last few comments.)
Anyway, I just found the article funny, so I thought I'd note it here. Plus, a friend needed a convenient link to it and the INDY Blog seems to work quite well for that.
Blogger Beta INDY Blog
INDY Blog has now been upgraded to Blogger Beta. Have I ever mentioned that I love Google? I haven't?! Well, I guess I'll have to post about that at some point! Anyway, Blogger Beta has some features which I'm really looking forward to playing with. Labels for example; I'm hoping to try and tie labels into GPS some how. We'll see what I can pull off. Well, thanks for another great service, Google!
2006-09-22
Starwars Robot Chicken - Google Video
I've known about this Starwars Robot Chicken video for a while and I absolutely love it, so I wanted to share it here as well.
2006-09-20
USB Batteries?!
When I first saw these USBCell batteries on SlashDot today, I thought it had to be some sort of joke.
Unbelievably, it's no joke at all. These AA batteries recharge in a USB port. To quote Will Smith: "I gotta get me one of these!"
Unbelievably, it's no joke at all. These AA batteries recharge in a USB port. To quote Will Smith: "I gotta get me one of these!"
2006-09-18
2006-09-14
Two Fun Bumper Stickers
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity
We are creating enemies faster than we can kill them.
2006-09-05
INDY.CC and MSIE
I've made INDY.CC slightly more accessible to Microsoft Internet Explorer users. Their version of the site is riddled with ads and a constant message above and below the content about using a better browser.
I mainly made this decision based on statistics. It was getting depressing seeing how many MSIE user came to my site and then just left because their browser started freaking out. So I guess that leaves me supporting the enemy (kinda). Oh well. At least now some unfortunate family members and friends will now be able to view - in a limited way - the content they hear everyone else talking about.
Don't get me wrong though.... My judgement [link] still stands: MSIE is a pain in the asterisk.
I mainly made this decision based on statistics. It was getting depressing seeing how many MSIE user came to my site and then just left because their browser started freaking out. So I guess that leaves me supporting the enemy (kinda). Oh well. At least now some unfortunate family members and friends will now be able to view - in a limited way - the content they hear everyone else talking about.
Don't get me wrong though.... My judgement [link] still stands: MSIE is a pain in the asterisk.
2006-09-04
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