tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:19:21 +0000Wow, just look at all this stuff I found!http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)Blogger506125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-4565341785931534150Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:21:00 +00002010-08-19T17:28:58.945-04:00I found this via dduane on twitter.According to the article:The Moon is shrinking!Well, a little: new results from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that over recent geological time, the Moon has shrunk by approximately 100 meters in diameter!...Well, you have to put this into perspective: the Moon’s diameter is about 3475 kilometers. This shrinkage is only about 0.003% of that. In other http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2010/08/shrinking-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-6368926628711233591Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:29:00 +00002010-07-22T19:37:04.448-04:00Since Google Blogger no longer allows FTP publishing (as if Google really needs to cut back on costs), and I am too lazy... er... I mean too busy to turn the blog into a WordPress blog, I have migrated the Stuff I Found blog here! Enjoy!I'm not sure I really like that blue bar at the top of the page, but it might make editing easier later on, so I'll probably keep it.Also, I might be switching http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2010/07/rebirth-of-stuff-i-found.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-5137279487186178096Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:15:00 +00002010-04-06T19:17:31.314-04:00According to Google's Blogger:FTP publishing will no longer be available after May 1, 2010Therefore this blog will die.If I find anything, I'll post it on The New Blather, my main blog.Farewell, Stuff I Found!http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2010/04/death-of-stuff-i-found.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-2726436006260079539Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:14:00 +00002009-12-05T11:26:03.635-05:00This new ad for the Droid has been offending some people... can you tell why?I don't think any of the Droid ads are very good (in fact, most ads in general are not very good), but I don't understand what's offensive about this. Actually, the metaphors make sense to me.(Although I do find the fruit abuse to be terribly offensive. Because of this, I'm only going to eat meat. I can't believe the http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/12/terribly-offensive-droid-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-840934844630021938Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:35:00 +00002009-11-25T05:39:37.276-05:00This has been getting a ton of hits, so you might have seen it already. But I thought it was pretty hilarious, so I'm posting here for my "Stuff I Found" archive...http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/11/muppets-bohemian-rhapsody.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-6221437050541083789Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:44:00 +00002009-11-07T11:51:46.693-05:00According to this article:Apparently, new Android development projects have increased some 94 percent since news of the more powerful Google handset leaked out. Games developers, in particular, have shown far more interest, in part due to the fact that developers now have access to Bluetooth connectivity (for multiplayer connections) and support for HTML5, which will allow browser-based web gameshttp://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/11/hurry-up-with-your-android-games.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-3901419281905054981Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:43:00 +00002009-10-29T18:45:36.558-04:00Well... that looks interesting. I find the film to be quite hilarious, but I can't imagine it working as a musical at all. I look forward hearing samples of the songs...Rarararara rara ra ra...http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/10/christmas-story-musical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-6592517465249597284Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:16:00 +00002009-10-08T10:16:00.253-04:00Here's an interesting article in which Roger Penrose mentions that he thinks modern quantum physicists are going about the science all wrong, viewing the world as a collection of probabilities instead of as determistic, as it was viewed by Einstein (God does not play dice). I agree with Penrose, mostly just from my own world-view that the universe is completely deterministic, as I certainly http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/10/penrose-says-physics-is-wrong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-4929009393622690233Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:50:00 +00002009-10-07T10:09:02.979-04:00Here's a pretty cool article from Wired describing how one "space photographer" creates his space photos, showing how you too can create mind-blowing photos with just time and a few $10,000's of dollars. I found the process to be very interesting, and the results will have you seeing stars.I only take issue with one thing: this quote:So, we live in a golden age for space photos, but looking at http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-make-space-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-7393360480857908225Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:59:00 +00002009-09-11T00:00:22.948-04:00Cool! :-)http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/09/homemade-holograms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-111007030984523901Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:55:00 +00002009-08-18T13:55:00.434-04:00According to this article:Plans have been in the works for a while to make movies based on (among others) Stretch Armstrong, Hot Wheels, Battleship, and even View-Master. And now plans have been announced for a movie based on LEGO.Of course, who knows if they'll ever really make it or if if will just sit on the shelf for years like most movie ideas. I look forward to the View-Master movie myselfhttp://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/08/lego-movie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-8404356483272429083Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:51:00 +00002009-08-17T13:52:01.968-04:00According to this article:You’re not under arrest, despite the fact that you probably have some drugs in your pocket. Because there’s a good chance your paper money contains trace amounts of cocaine. According to a study presented August 16th at the American Chemical Society’s national meeting, up to 90 percent of American paper bills are contaminated with cocaine. In Washington, D.C., it’s as http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/08/paper-money-tainted-with-cocaine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-7218778436371359677Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:30:00 +00002009-07-29T02:00:56.185-04:00Somebody put this video on Facebook:I never quite understood the overpopulation fear. What does it mean to be overpopulated? That we have too many people living on the planet to feed, and some will die? Well, if some die, doesn't that pretty much solve the overpopulation problem? To me it seems like fearing overpopulation is fearing that the Earth will one day support more people than it can.http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/07/overpopulation-myth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-8913527483219954247Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:19:00 +00002009-06-17T04:52:00.184-04:00This UFO (or whatever) was spotted over the weekend at a theme park that's about an hour away from me.A few things:1) That drop ride on the right is really fun! I've been on it quite a few times.2) King's Dominion said it was a smoke ring from another ride... not entirely unbelievable, but that is strangely stable for a smoke ring.3) There have been similar sightings of these weird rings in the http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/06/ufo-at-nearby-theme-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-6957132049080640826Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:28:00 +00002009-06-12T00:51:18.248-04:00According to the article:A young girl named Kennedy attended the town hall with her father, who was called on to ask a question.Her father, John Corpus, started his query saying he hoped his daughter wouldn’t get into trouble for missing the last day of school.“Do you need me to write a note?” Obama asked.Clearly assuming that Obama was just kidding, Corpus continued with his question — only to http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-writes-pardon-note-for-student.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-7258477800624297334Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:22:00 +00002009-06-07T16:24:40.648-04:00Pretty cool... if game designers will utilize it well. It'd be cool to see this sort of thing on a computer instead of a console, where developers have a bit more development freedom, and hobbyists can join in the fun.http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/06/playstation-motion-tracking-controller.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-26300763825259310Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:03:00 +00002009-06-05T15:03:01.636-04:00I got the idea for this post from reading this other person's blog post about how people should dress and present themselves at performances. It's not really snobbish, but it did make me wonder: does this blogger understand why she wants what she wants, why certain clothing and hair styles look more "professional" than others? Isn't it subjective? Isn't fashion in general a very strange http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/06/classical-music-attracts-snobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-2797846766660867853Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:49:00 +00002009-06-04T15:49:00.490-04:00This article has some interesting videos showing changes on the planet's surface...Over the past decade, the number of people on Earth shot up by more than 13 percent, to nearly 6.8 billion people. To make room for all the hungry, breeding, CO2-emitting bodies on our small planet, we’ve ravaged Earth’s surface with staggering feats of deforestation, irrigation and urbanization — and NASA http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/06/time-lapse-of-earth-changes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-2504957440043285573Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:21:00 +00002009-06-03T15:21:01.060-04:00Here are a few WolframAlpha easter eggs from a couple Mashable articles.Easter eggs 1Easter eggs 2Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck...http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/06/wolframalpha-easter-eggs_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-8291266061071788305Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:21:00 +00002009-06-02T15:21:00.853-04:00According to this article:Researchers in Japan have pitted human adults against five-year-old chimpanzees in a test of mental agility and memory - and the chimps won.In a test of short-term memory involving numbers flashed on a computer screen, the apes comfortably beat their human opponents.This astonishing result, published in the journal Current Biology, shows that in at least some respects http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/06/another-stupid-article-on-animal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-4550809474302448214Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:08:00 +00002009-06-01T15:08:01.235-04:00I had never seen a Jerboa before... there certainly aren't any here in the USA... what a creepy looking little creature... like a deformed gerbil.http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/06/creepy-little-creature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-7760305196819789745Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:49:00 +00002009-05-31T20:50:22.519-04:00In case you were ever wondering what Biff from Back to the Future is up to these days...http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/05/biff-song.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-4838078410678107508Sat, 30 May 2009 19:39:00 +00002009-05-30T15:39:00.681-04:00Actually it's Cameron's house... but wow, that's nice house. I wouldn't be fond of cleaning all that glass though. And doesn't look like there are any shades. According to the post:The stunning Ben Rose Home, which was Cameron's house in the movie, is now available for sale.The property includes two buildings. One of them was used as a garage/car museum in real life and in the movie. The home http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/05/ferris-beullers-house-for-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-6604947311782575440Fri, 29 May 2009 18:57:00 +00002009-05-29T14:57:01.297-04:00According to this article:Investigators of a house fire in Bellevue, Wash., last week are suggesting an elevated 11-inch wide glass bowl of water magnified the sun’s rays onto a wood deck, sparking a blaze that caused more than $200,000 worth of damage.So don't give your dog glass bowls on sunny days!Reminds me of the fire that started in my house due to concentrated light rays...http://http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/05/dog-bowl-starts-fire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33305115.post-5855515538526194097Thu, 28 May 2009 17:24:00 +00002009-05-28T13:24:01.215-04:00According to this article:... once Facebook finds out that a user has died, that person’s profile is automatically memorialized. What this means is that for thirty days, sensitive information (status updates and contact information, for example) is taken off the page, the profile can only be looked at by friends (the friend list is also locked), and people are able to post messages and photos on http://stuffhannifinfound.blogspot.com/2009/05/death-and-social-networks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sean Hannifin)0