0512Warmup

Ever wonder how CGI experts create their special effects?

Take a look at a spectacular website offering tutorials, advice, hints and software for creating visual effects @ http://www.videocopilot.net/

Leave a comment!

dmac

0511WarmUp

The Google for Doodle 4 finalists are in!

Read about the history of the Doddle @ http://www.google.com/doodle4google/doodler.html

Read the rules @ http://www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html

Look at the prizes @ http://www.google.com/doodle4google/judging_prizes.html

Look at the winning entries @ http://www.google.com/doodle4google/vote.html

Vote for a winner @ http://www.google.com/doodle4google/vote.html

Leave a comment!

dmac

0508WarmUp

The new Star Trek is coming out today!

Read about the new Star Trek movie @ http://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/11/abrams-previews/

Read about the Top 10 Lines Never Before Said in a Star Trek Film @ http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/05/leonard-nimoy-cracks-10-star-trek-jokes-on-letterman/

and

http://www.joost.com/094yhul/t/Top-Ten-Lines-Never-Before-Said-In-a-Star-Trek-Film

Read about Klingons @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klingon

Learn how to say something in the Klingon language @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klingon_language

and

@ http://www.kli.org/tlh/phrases.html

What's Borg? What's Romulan? Look it up @ http://www.travelphrases.info/languages/startreklanguages.htm

Live Long and Prosper!

dmac

0507WarmUp

You're a geek!

Really?

What does it mean?

Look it up @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek

Still think you're a geek?

Here's 64 things you should know!

http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know

Leave a comment!

dmac

0506WarmUp

Think you know how to build a pc?

Read all about it @ http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/

Leave a comment!

dmac

0504WarmUp

Robots, robots, robots--they're everywhere! http://eneve.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/robots/

Look at some pictures @ http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/03/robots.html

How about sending one into space? http://robonaut.jsc.nasa.gov/

Or sending one into battle? http://www.tatrc.org/website_robotics/bear.html
and http://zerosix.wordpress.com/2007/06/14/skynet-alert-robot-bear-to-rescue-wounded-soldiers/

Or listening to punk music? http://blog.neoco.com/2008/07/04/robots-trained-to-love-punk-music/

Leave a comment!

dmac

0501WarmUp

On Tuesday, there was a major incident on the beach.

Read the following article @ http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/04/30/grapevine_alerts_hordes_to_skip_class/

Leave a comment about the use of social networking and it's effect on this situation.

dmac