Monday, June 26, 2006
Halloween 2005
posted by Jeff Milner at 6/26/2006 09:47:00 AM
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Friday, December 23, 2005
New RSS Feed
You can find my new feed at http://jeffmilner.com/index.php/feed/.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/23/2005 10:56:00 AM
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Goodbye Blogger; Hello Wordpress
Some of you may have noticed some weirdness with the blog today. I'm switching from Blogger to Wordpress and I couldn't be happier! Hopefully it won't take too long to import everything and to get all the bugs worked out.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/23/2005 10:32:00 AM
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Thursday, December 22, 2005
Reuters 40 Best Photos 2005
Reuters has a flash based collection of their pictures of the year 2005. It's worth a look—there are plenty of photos that will make your jaw drop.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/22/2005 03:54:00 PM
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
First Day of Winter
It's been so dark out lately that I was just wondering when the first day of winter is. Well it turns out its today; also the shortest day of the year. The days just get better from here.
"The winter of 2005/2006 will start on the 21st of December, 2005, at 1:35 PM EST (18:35 GMT). It will end (and spring start) on the 20th of March, 2006, at 1:26 PM EST (18:26 GMT)."
"The winter of 2005/2006 will start on the 21st of December, 2005, at 1:35 PM EST (18:35 GMT). It will end (and spring start) on the 20th of March, 2006, at 1:26 PM EST (18:26 GMT)."
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/21/2005 11:59:00 PM
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Tetris AI
I came across a very interesting site that goes into detail on how to program your computer to play Tetris. I'm always interested in artificial intelligence related matters so I found this particularly interesting:
"This article [...] describes how to use a USB 'web camera', a personal computer,a relay board, and custom software, to form a system that is capable of playing the video game Tetris running on a separate personal computer. The novelty of this system is how closely it imitates a human player; the camera essentially looks at the game display, and the relay board essentially presses keys on a keyboard." (emphasis mine)He's even got a 2.3mb video showing the computer playing Tetris.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/21/2005 11:14:00 PM
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Google Zeitgeist 2005
Zeit·geist:
n.
The spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation.
The 2005 Year-End Google Zeitgeist.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/21/2005 02:50:00 PM
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Holiday Art
Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy the new photoshop art I created to celebrate the holidays. I love it!
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/20/2005 09:59:00 PM
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Ahead of the Pack
Check out a BBC commercial for digital television that has generated 1,300 complaints. Some even described it as "horrific" and "disturbingly psychotic". Personally I thought it was pretty cool looking.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/20/2005 04:36:00 PM
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I'm Finished Classes
I finished my last class a couple weeks ago and today the marks are in. It feels so good to be finished school. Now I'm on the prowl for an internship—the only thing between me and my degree.
I'm hoping I'll be able to work for a video game company in Vancouver, though, I'm also considering a couple of other opportunities here in Alberta, and in the States. Since I've been learning French (on my own) lately, I might also like to go to Montreal, but I don't really have any specific leads there.
Working at the International Centre has awoken in me a strong desire to go out and see the world. I've begun to think about what I'd like to do after I'm truly done school. Of course plans might change depending on where I'm working and who I'm with, but I'm thinking for my next big trip I'd like to go all over Europe and perhaps make a stop in Iran. (Is it too taboo to say that?) I have an ex-roommate from there and I'd love to visit him.
I can't say for sure when any of that would happen since I still have a long way to go paying off student debts, but it's exciting to dream anyway.
I'm hoping I'll be able to work for a video game company in Vancouver, though, I'm also considering a couple of other opportunities here in Alberta, and in the States. Since I've been learning French (on my own) lately, I might also like to go to Montreal, but I don't really have any specific leads there.
Working at the International Centre has awoken in me a strong desire to go out and see the world. I've begun to think about what I'd like to do after I'm truly done school. Of course plans might change depending on where I'm working and who I'm with, but I'm thinking for my next big trip I'd like to go all over Europe and perhaps make a stop in Iran. (Is it too taboo to say that?) I have an ex-roommate from there and I'd love to visit him.
I can't say for sure when any of that would happen since I still have a long way to go paying off student debts, but it's exciting to dream anyway.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/20/2005 04:02:00 PM
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Special Effects Montage
Check out this amazing special effects montage from the design company R!OT Manhatten.
I love this sort of thing! I should have taken a compositing class in University when I had the chance.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/20/2005 02:35:00 PM
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Return to the Dead Zone: Land of the Wolves
This time she documents some of the more remote areas of the highly radioactive areas, what she calls, the Land of the Wolves.
Check out the videos, which show some of the cleanup process of the reactor and sarcophagus after the meltdown. I found the footage taken by an unmanned camera of the 2 metre mass in the heart of the reactor to be quite interesting. Nicknamed the Elephant's foot, it contains enough radiation to kill a person instantly.Expect to be hearing a lot about Chernobyl in the coming months. Twenty years after the fact, radiation levels are still too high to safely remain in the area for very long or to leave the road. Radioactivity in the plants and grass are much higher than levels on the highway.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/20/2005 07:40:00 AM
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Monday, December 19, 2005
Electric Car Conspiracy
I heard the electric car didn't make it because it just isn't a good product. This EVConfidential Trailer now has me wondering—but am I just a sucker for conspiracy theories?
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/19/2005 02:01:00 PM
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Sports Advertisements
Are these advertisements real or just some really clever compositing effects?
Reebox 18-in-a-row! and Nike Football.
What do you think?
Reebox 18-in-a-row! and Nike Football.
What do you think?
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/19/2005 11:04:00 AM
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Sunday, December 18, 2005
Irritating Frog
The music can get on your nerves, but the animation is terrific: CF_Axel_F.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/18/2005 10:41:00 PM
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Saturday, December 17, 2005
Shushi 101
Give this one a chance, it's a lot more interesting than it might at first appear.
japanese_tradition_sushi.mov
japanese_tradition_sushi.mov
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/17/2005 06:47:00 PM
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Smoke Free Alberta
Yay! Alberta is going smoke free (somewhat) on January 1st, 2006.
The following is a list of places that must be smoke-free if minors are permitted to enter:Smoke Free Alberta
- Restaurants, banquet halls and entertainment facilities
- Healthcare facilities
- Public and private schools and school property
- Common areas in residential buildings (hotels, motels, apartment and condominium buildings)
- All offices and government buildings
- Work vehicles
- All enclosed public places including parking garages
- Day nurseries
- Reserved seating in sporting arenas or entertainment venues
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/17/2005 08:41:00 AM
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Friday, December 16, 2005
Water Polo Champions
Here is the photo of my water polo team after winning the 2005 Intramurals Finals.
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/16/2005 05:21:00 PM
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005
What Barry Says
"'what barry says' is a collaboration between simon and his friend barry mcnamara, simon has long been fascinated by barry's views on u.s. foreign policy. simon decided to record barry delivering a monologue exploring u.s. imperialism and the project for the new american century. this speech became the focal point around which animation was constructed."What Barry Says (24.8 mb QT)
posted by Jeff Milner at 12/14/2005 06:22:00 PM
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