As a Geographer who has struggled to get people to learn about Geography and its many disciplines, I am shocked to learn that you cannot browse the National Geographic website without registering. When you click the “Why am I registering” link it gives you the blurb: By registering, you will have greater access to exclusive content from National Geographic, the ability to connect with people…
June 24, 2014Today there was a m7.9 quake near Little Sitkin Island in the Aleutian Island chain of Alaska. On the interwebs, there were many shots of the potential tsunami propagation from the quake – despite, according to CalTech’s Lucy Jones, the low probability of a tsunami from this relatively deep quake. Interesting to note that there is some green wave height changes even in California despite…
June 23, 2014After four months of sitting on my TV stand after watching Iron Man and one failed try to watch it, I finally sat down and finished Iron Man 2. First off, I can’t believe this movie came out four years ago. I am so behind the times. At any rate, here we go with Iron Man 2. Honestly? I liked this one better than the…
June 22, 2014Having seen just about every serial of Doctor Who that exists (still waiting to find a copy of the Tenth Planet), and desperate for new WHO (series 8 doesn’t begin until August), I decided to rent via iTunes the first Doctor Who movie adaptation titled “Dr Who and the Daleks” from 1966. A lot of fans of Doctor Who cannot stand these movies as they…
June 20, 2014Apparently not everyone sees the creepy face in my tile floor in the photo I took on Tuesday. I used some very poor Photoshop to point out the eyes, mouth, nose, and hair that I see when I look at it. Here are the two photos next to each other. Maybe it is just me….
June 19, 2014I realized last night right before I went to bed that it was the 20th Anniversary of my college graduation. Of course, Club Josh started the year after I graduated which means at the end of the month, we will be marking 19years!! I have nothing but fun memories of going to UC Davis for the four years I studied there and the other 5…
June 18, 2014Jan Hiersemenzel, a drone enthusiast from Zurich, has created a site called Travel By Drones that is making all the rounds (found on Skift, The Next Web, and Gizmodo). The site is a Google Map interface that plots YouTube videos taken by drones from around the world. It’s a pretty simple concept that lets you explore the world. No more just looking at photos from…
June 16, 2014