Beyond the Mind's Eye - 04 Brave New World

 Beyond the Mind's Eye was a video that came out in 1992 that featured the latest in computer animation.  I had it on VHS.  It is primitive by today's standards, but there was a 2 minute sequence that really impressed me then and it is still fun to watch today.   It starts about 93 seconds into the video below. 

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/8xE9H4NC-zY

Fractals The Hidden Dimension HD 1080p / Nova

I saw this video a few years ago on television.  I found the first 35 minutes to be very interesting.  The last 20 minutes not so much...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxJ1KDR_s0

I learned about Fractals and the Mandelbrot set in the 1980's.   Back then I had friends who were experimenting with drawing the Mandelbrot set on computers.  In those days it would take a really long time to draw a single picture on a computer.

It might be sad, but I like reading my own movie reviews...

http://letsallgotothemovie.blogspot.com/2014/01/fruitville-station.html?m=0

It might be sad, but I like reading my own movie reviews...

http://letsallgotothemovie.blogspot.com/2013/05/star-trek-into-darkness-12.html?m=0

The Mom Song Sung to William Tell Overture with Lyrics

Still my favorite:

http://youtu.be/RxT5NwQUtVM

A bumble bee found my flowers

Playing chess at Applebee's

Utah Blitz Chess Championship Standings Top Section

25 Most Indestructible Things Known To Man

#5 is by the military and I have personally used one of these.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLuCehkeqSE

Thing Charger: This looks like it would be cool to own.

http://www.thingcharger.com/?utm_source=Taboola&utm_medium=US&utm_content=SSBRICfAYT&utm_campaign=Hand_Closeup

These look like fun. Got to add them to my bucket list. Never been to Disney Land.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtfmzH4Exbc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_lcZcBcQ0o

Running the Quick Chess Tournament at the Salt Lake Community College

Eating at Chinese Restaurant with friends

June 11 Birthday

Board Meeting Utah Chess Association

I have a damaged rotator cuff

I thought that my shoulder was acting up again but last night my armed seemed to get worse and I was in so much pain that I decided to go to the doctor this morning.

 

Last night I could not play chess with my right arm.  Three days earlier I noticed no problems.

 

Today I could not extend my arm to put my key in the ignition of my car.

 

Sometime late last week I was having trouble with the trunk of my car because the mechanism that helps you lift it has broken.  I drove all over town looking for a place to repair it.  Anyhow, the trunk got away from me and hit me the in shoulder.  Today my doctor noticed a small bruise.  I didn’t even realize that I had a bruise.

 

I had an x-ray to see if I have hairline fracture, which I don’t.

 

The doctor has prescribed medicine and thinks that it might take 10 days before it starts to get better.

 

John Coffey

 

 

 

Went to pick up my friend Shawn at his work in SE Salt Lake City. We went to Valley Fair Mall and played some chess.

Watched the iOS "8" developer conference yesterday

Apple is coming out with cool stuff for iOS, but especially for developers.

 

Start with 1 Strawberry plant and you get 50.

Bengal Kitten Settles - Signs of friendship - Part 7

Been enjoying this series on cats.

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/9wp3M4EUpEQ

Monday

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Strawberry plants have taken over my lower bed

My birthday yesterday.

My friend Vince (who I only see about 3 times per year) and I had steaks at Applebee's which were delicious.    I was stuffed full of food.

 

Last night around 10:50 PM there was a mild earthquake.   I felt a rumble below my feet but wasn't sure what it was.   Then Beesley called me and asked if I felt the earthquake.

 

Applebee’s nutrition (Number of calories in my dinner last night.)

Half of Honey BBQ wings:           625.  (Since I ate less than half I am going to assume 525.)

Baked potato                                 330.  (Seems very high.  Normal baked potato is 161.)

Bourbon Street Steak                   730  (I think this is what we ordered.  Really delicious steak.)

Bread                                               250  (I am making an assumption about the number of calories in the bread.)

 

Total                                                1835

 

No wonder I was stuffed.

 

Next time I will skip the bread.

 

They don't list calories for the red potatoes.

 

http://www.applebees.com/~/media/docs/Applebees_Nutritional_Info.pdf

 

 

Funny Birthday Card from coworkers

The Returned

Recently watched an American TV series called Resurrection about how a small town reacts to a few people who come back from the dead.  This series is O.K. but I read that it was similar to a French series called “The Returned” (Les Reverants) which I just watched on Netflix streaming.    The French series is more entertaining, a little creepy and a lot less family friendly.

 

The French series is going to be adapted to American TV by one of the LOST creators.

 

The technique for getting to 2048!

Fwd: Have you seen "The Americans"?

I wasted a three day weekend watching all of season 2 which is 13 episodes.  

 

Best wishes,

John Coffey

 

From: Trout, Larry R 
Subject: RE: Have you seen "The Americans"?

 

I've heard good things about it and have some ready to watch at home. I think it was renewed and had a well received finale, but I may wait to watch it.

 

 

 

I scored 33868 points at 2048.

Neato in a maze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fBcK6kyI-A

But there is a problem that I am having with my unit...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3QvHZdvn1M