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Entries from February 2010

Two Years of Lost in Bananaverse

February 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Tomorrow begins year 3 of Lost in Bananaverse.  Oh my…..
As I reflected on this passage of time, I went back and reviewed my first entry which was called “The End” and found this:
The reason the start of Lost in Bananaverse is called The End is very simple.
For the last two years, I have left [...]

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Tags: Gadgets · Gaming · Geek · Hash House Harriers · Meta Magic Studio · Metaverse · Random Learning · Random Thoughts · Santa Cruz · Second Life · Social Networks · Technology

Banana Pictures that Made Me Laugh

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

I have already posted these on Facebook, but these two pictures from last weeks Surf City H3 (509) made me laugh!

Here are a few more pictures from the last few months featuring the ol’ Banana.

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Tags: Banana Adventures · Hash House Harriers · Santa Cruz

BanaMay Kicks Ass

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Just a couple of picks of Captain Bana May Cayuga in action.  She does kick ass!

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Tags: Gaming · Geek · Metaverse · Star Trek Online · Time Suck

Captain BanaMay and USS BananaVerse IV

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

BanaMay has been promoted to Captain as of Tuesday and is currently a level 5 Captain  (Rank II).  Her new ship is a small but extremely powerful Tactical Escort aptly named USS BananaVerse IV.  It’s designation number is NCC-95062.  Of course I have completely modified my ship in both appearance and weapon systems.

At first I [...]

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Tags: Gaming · Geek · Metaverse · Star Trek Online · Time Suck

In Vain?

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Source: Surviving the World – Lesson 579

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Tags: Random Thoughts

Second Live Viewer 2.0

February 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

After a long, long, long, long wait, the long promised / rumored Second Life Viewer 2.0 has arrived in Beta.  So I immediately downloaded it.
Just a couple of initial thoughts and questions and observations:

Overall Viewer Layout

I am a huge fan of KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid.  My initial impression is that Linden Lab has [...]

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Tags: Geek · Metaverse · Second Life · Social Networks · Technology

Tree in BananaVerse

February 20th, 2010 · No Comments

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Tags: Photo

Tony in Action

February 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Pictures of Tony in action….

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Tags: Remodel · Santa Cruz

Phase Two of Remodel

February 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Tony has started installing the new windows.  In total we are replacing eight  double hung wood windows of various sizes with new Jeld-Wen cottage style double hung AuraLast® wood pocket units.  We selected these windows because they keep the existing wood look of the windows, plus the glass will be Dual Coat [...]

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Tags: Remodel · Santa Cruz

Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009

February 18th, 2010 · No Comments

It is amazing how much green-screening has become in simply every scene in television these days.  Think about virtual spaces and how reality and perception can be changed.  Check this out!

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Tags: Cool · Technology · Video

Conservative or Regressive

February 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Just a thought for today:  When ever I hear a so-called “conservative” speak, almost every time I think they are calling for a return to some magical time that never existed in the United States.  I always come away that they should be called “regressive” for their political beliefs.

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Tags: Random Thoughts

My NEW Hero – Sven Kramer

February 18th, 2010 · No Comments

I just  read about Sven Kramer, the Dutch speed skater who just won a gold medal at the Olympics.  He became my hero when a very stupid NBC reporter approached his interview by asking him to “If you can say your name and your country and what you just won here.”  He response was perfect [...]

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Tags: Sports

Glaum Eggs are the BEST

February 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Call me biased but I do love Glaum Eggs…

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Tags: Food · Santa Cruz

NBC Screws Up the Winter Olympics

February 17th, 2010 · No Comments

I love to watch sports, pretty much any sports and that includes the Olympics but this year I am NOT watching any more of the games from Vancouver.  Why?
The answer is simple.
By the time NBC gets around to showing them “live” on the west coast, I already have seen the results due to my regular [...]

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Tags: Sports

Mattel introduces Computer Engineer Barbie

February 16th, 2010 · No Comments

Interesting news from Mattel:
For the first time ever, Barbie® asked the world to help her select her next career. Over the past few months Barbie® did research around the world and also conducted an online voting campaign, calling upon the world to vote for her doll’s next career – Barbie® has [...]

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Tags: Random Thoughts

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