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Cool Technology!

Imagine The Terrifying Potential Of E-Ink Shirts



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Don't forget to remember our nation's fallen today who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country....

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Survived my first day at the new job!

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So I am a big tech geek and tree hugging, eco-friendly environmentalist, solar loving guy. With being said, I was pretty happy that solar-light maker announced some new products in their D-Light series. I already have 2 of their older D-Light solar lanterns that I use for general purpose lighting and a night light. The best part is they are affordable compared to other solar lighting products. The average world cost for the new D-Light lantern is $15. The reasoning for this low price is the makers of the D-Light want to make their products affordable to 3rd world country who least can afford solar technology. That's a very noble endeavor which is why I support their product. I plan on picking up 2-3 more of the newer model soon.

Here's a great blog article with more info: d.light S1 - the little solar lantern that will do BIG things.

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I found this article yesterday that I really believe describes one of the things that defines me. The title of the article is, "Self-compassion may matter more than self-esteem". Being kind to yourself may be the most important life skill - imparting energy, resiliency and courage, researchers find.

The article goes on to describe its difference between self-compassion versus self-esteem. To quote, '"It is not this nimby, bimby stuff," said Paul Gilbert, a researcher at Kingsway Hospital in the United Kingdom. "Compassion is sensitivity to the suffering of self and others and a commitment to do something about it."
Self-compassion, as defined by Neff in the academic literature, has three aspects: mindfulness, common humanity and kindness'.

If this sounds like something you can relate to, I recommend you read the full article.

Here's a similar article you can also read up more on this topic, "Being kind to yourself".

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Senior Grad Video

Here's a sample of a photo video I'm putting together from last weekend.

Martin Class of 2011

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Ok this is really bizarre. After just posting my latest entry, when I went to review my blog Yesterday's entry is missing! I saw it yesterday. Heck I just checked my blog entries and noticed there's a mention of it (see image) but when I click on the link it says its missing! Must be a bug. Weird.

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Free Software website

One of my friend's told me about this website. They give away free license software once a day. The catch is you can only get it that day. So check it out daily to see if there's any software you like.

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

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So I did a senior photo shoot last Saturday. Although we were supposed to shoot early morning, the shoot got push back to 1pm in the afternoon. Not exactly the best lighting condition of the day but we may do by shooting in the shade or using fill flash. Here's a few photos from the shoot.

I have to say its much harder shooting with high school guys than it is with a bunch of high school girls or even a mix of girls & guys. Guys by themselves aren't quite as creative or dramatic as the girls. But thats probably obvious, isn't it?

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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers!!!

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Wow! I saw the The Top Gun 25th Anniversary experience at AMC last night. What an experience. Since I never saw the original when it came out in 1987, it was a chance to experience the movie in a theatre. And, man, oh man it was something else. The best way to describe it is it was like going back in time to 1987. The music, the action, the sounds, the memorable quotes like "Great Balls of Fire!" or "I feel the Need, the Need for Speed". It was well worth every cent I spent on that movie. One of the best parts is I was able to get 3 of the TopGun movie posters. I'm going to put one in a frame, hang one on my room and keep the third for backup.

LOL. It was like being a teenager again in 80's. 8)

P.S. To me, TopGun is one of Hollywood's greatest movies. Its definitely an icon of the 1980's. It will be a icon of that era as Casablanca was for the 1940's.

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a key moment in modern world history. the annoucement of usama bin laden the mastermind of 9/11 is dead.

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