Archive for June, 2008

What in the world is a Proximity Cast?

My older brother, David Robert, has been working on a project for over a year now. It’s called Proximity Cast. So what in the world is a Proximity Cast? It’s an idea that my brother came up with while he was flying life flight helicopters. He developed software that allowed the [...]

Southern Thunder

All day the storm builds. White puffy clouds climbing higher. Sunset’s brilliant orange glow dresses the gathering storm foretelling the evening drama. Dusk comes. Far off lightning flashes lighting the night time sky. Silently the wind builds to a howling roar, and the rain falls. Then the thunder. [...]

Jatech Disappearing Car Door

Some things are just too COOL to ignore!
I found this site by accident, and the concept is mind boggling. If you thought that gull wing doors were cool this will change your paradigm.

Link: sevenload.com

Dealing with the Drop

Early in the space program NASA learned to begin assigning new projects to the astronauts before they launched on their primary mission. NASA had discovered that the enthusiasm, momentum, and sense of purpose the astronauts felt leading up to a mission disappeared upon mission accomplishment. The astronaut’s had nothing to look forward to [...]

Technology will fail

Rule #1. Technology will fail.
Rule #2. If you believe that your technology is failsafe, see rule #1.
My computer crashed today. I’ve been working up a post about my recent road trip from Ashland, Oregon, to Fayetteville, Arkansas. The posts along the way were fun, but now that I’ve been sitting still for [...]

14 Kayakers, 4 Surfers, and 1 Raft

Here’s some video that I shot in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The videos require Quicktime 7
Raft Flipping Out
Rafting Carnage on the Colorado River from Philip Robert on Vimeo.
Here’s a quicktime version you can download. raft-h264-800kbps-streaming
Surfers - Hanging 10 (not really) on the Colorado
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The Kayakers!
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Don Grall surfs the wave. We spoke just as I was [...]