Are Amazon, and Microsoft improving their clouds?
http://ping.fm/Y8Pmn

Pixar - Hippo & Dog - The Lion Sleeps Tonight

funny pixar animation (happy hippo spot)

Girl taking a guys shorts

www. Filmstack.com

HAMSTER DANCE VIDEO !! INSANELY FUNNY ! - EXTREME DANCING !

Hamster dance...multicolour style. very very dumb but CUTE

Finance

I see the brick wall in front of me. Yet, I try over and over again to go through it instead of around it. I desperately want it to change shape and form. Yet, it is against all logic of what lessons have been given to me.

Marriage Discernment

I received an email today from our pastor wanting to set a date for starting marriage discernment. Gitters hit my stomach instantly causing me to need to really need to understand how this process will be beneficial.

My understanding of this process is this is time set aside for couples to discern if they are truly right for each other “for life” and if this is the right time to commit themselves to each other for life. This seems like a big decision so overwhelming. Contrary to how I have been taught in AA. Take each day day by day and build upon them. I guesss in reality that is what you are doing in marriage building day upon day, and experience upon experience but with alchohol I could say "just for today". Marriage is not just for today but for life.

I feel my partner and I are right for each other. Why do I need pastor to affirm that what we feel and believe for each other or that we are ready to commit to each other forever?

The discernement process may say more about our true committment and williness to objectify our feelings and true intentions to ourselves and each other. Before taking an affirmation in front of GOD and those we love that what we feel and believe are in right for each other, and we are ready to commit ourselves to each other forever.

WHAT VENTURE CAPITALIST CARE ABOUT

according to Guy Kawaski, what venture capitalist care about. Great article..

# Problem
# Your solution
# Business model
# Underlying magic/technology
# Marketing and sales
# Competition
# Team
# Projections and milestones
# Status and timeline
# Summary and call to action

How to Get shows off TIVO onto iPOD

I. Strip TiVo Metadata

TiVo doesn’t want you trading shows on BitTorrent, so they’ve gunked up a typical MPEG2 file. Let the de-gunking begin…



Launch DirectShow Dump (http://prish.com/etivo/tbr.htm)
Click ‘Add Files’
Browse to My Documents\My TiVo Recordings
Highlight the .tivo file you’d like to work with
Click ‘Open’
Wait for conversion to complete
Click ‘Close’


II. Convert MPEG2 to MPEG4

The video-capable iPod only supports MPEG4 and MOV files, so we’re in need of a conversion…

1. Launch VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc)
2. Click File > Open File
3. Browse to My Documents\My TiVo Recordings
4. Highlight converted .mpg show
5. Click ‘Open’
6. Check ‘Stream Output’
7. Click ‘Settings’
a. Check File, type the file name and location such as C:\vidpod\show.mp4
b. Check MP4 for Encapsulation Method
c. Check Video Codec, choose mp4v in drop-down, choose Bitrate 1024, Scale 1*
d. Check Audio Codec, choose mp4a in drop-down, choose Bitrate 128, Channels 2 channels

* If your TiVo’s connected to a satellite receiver via S-Video and recording at “Best”: Scale .75; DVD-burning TiVos recording at “Best” or “Good”: Scale .5

8. Click ‘OK’






III. Load Up iTunes and iPod




All that’s left is importing the video into iTunes and syncing up…

Launch iTunes
Click File > Add File to Library
Browse to and highlight file
Click Open
Click Videos to see your show has arrived
Sync and go!

Once you’ve mastered these basics, you may consider exploring more powerful and complex methods of manipulating video. For example you can script batches, further compress video file size, or choose specific output resolutions using PSP Video 9 (http://www.pspvideo9.com/). With Apple diving into the portable video market, we’re also bound to see new software solutions springing up – some of them may even be useful.


Resolution Addendum for the Geeky

For those of you in the know, the new iPod is capable of handling MPEG4 video up to 480x480. That corresponds nicely to most TiVo devices which output 480x480 video at “Good” and “Best” quality. Resolution is slightly less using lower quality and/or RF Smoothing. Resolution is higher on DVD-burning TiVo units and those connected to satellite receivers via S-video. To compensate for those higher initial resolutions, VLC allows us to scale back the resolution as needed. For example, a DVD burning model’s 720x480 resolution must be brought down 50% to 360x240 for iPod playback. While a TiVo connected to a satellite receiver via S-video and recording at “Best” quality serves up 544x480, and should be dropped down 25% to be iPod compliant.

The ride home

Originally uploaded by colleenpsmith.

This is my daily ride home from work. I travel from San Jose to Pacifica every Monday through Friday. This is the entry ramp from 87 South to the 280 North that takes me home. The traffic is usually pretty bad but then the congestion clears up as I get about 20 minutes away from this ramp. Takes me about 1 hour to get home everyday. The smell of the ocean when I get home reminds me why I do it.