Dave Slater

2012-01-15T04:31:00.001-08:00

listening to Gone Shootin' by The Ascetic Junkies - http://ping.fm/0H1o9

2011-12-16T12:20:00.001-08:00

listening to Cobrastyle by RAC - http://ping.fm/bCyMF

Galaxy Nexus – The new Android phone from Google

2011-12-16T09:26:00.000-08:00

Galaxy Nexus – The new Android phone from Google:

'via Blog this'

LOOKS cool, anyone reading this have one yet?

Mama told ya, don't hit the kitty!

2011-12-04T06:04:00.001-08:00

2011-10-27T15:20:00.001-07:00

listening to Dance The Day by Muchuu - http://ping.fm/MlkXp

VORTEX over Woodstock

2011-07-25T06:15:00.001-07:00

So the weather man keeps making THREATS of major rain in our area, but he keeps forgetting the VORTEX that surrounds Woodstock, and it just evaporates the rain before it makes the ground!

At some point, we MAY get some rain, but right now it’s hot and dry.

Enjoy some music from ANCHORAGE ALASKA, the Forecast’s Rain may bring us some rain!

CHARITY begins with MARK EMMINS

2011-07-20T04:00:00.001-07:00

Quite literally, Rocker Mark Emmins is putting his BODY on the line for charity. SERIOUSLY! Mark has pledged to GET INKED over his entire body, with hopes generous people will donate to the cause for CANCER RESEARCH.

We are not talking little line drawings of Butterflies here, but full on large ART from an artist (Kirsty Cousin) donating her time. Mark completed a 10 hour marathon INK session in 2010, and raised £1000 for charity, but this year wanted to GO BIG, as is his way, because EMMINS ROCKS.

Starting in June Mark pledged his body to ALL OVER BODY TATTOO FOR CHARITY, and will continue to get INKED, as long as donations keep coming in.

From EMMINS.NET “100% OF THE MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO CANCER RESEARCH. THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING EVENT SO YOU CAN DONATE WHEN EVER YOU LIKE AND AND DONATE AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE. WE ARE ALL EFFECTED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE DYING OR HAVE DIED FROM CANCER SO PLEASE HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”

From the Facebook note:-
OK HERE IS THE BEGGIN PART .. on my website there is a link at the bottom of the front page to donate www.emmins.net please support this in anyway .. £1. - £1000 anything will help I’m doing this because I care about other people and I have been around people that have died from Cancer, its never a nice thing to see someone old or young suffer and diminish through this.
Your help and sponsorship will never be forgotten
so please dig deep and help me make someones life or what is left of it a happy memory for all around them.

Thank you all x

EMMINS

Please click and go directly to http://www.emmins.net/ scroll to the bottom of the page, and donate. PLUS you get to Rock out with EMMINS latest music!

2011-06-25T16:20:00.001-07:00

listening to Inside of Me by David Allen Slater - http://ping.fm/y3jwg

2011-04-26T19:20:00.001-07:00

listening to You, Me and the Bourgeoisie by The Submarines - http://ping.fm/rQtQa

Everything looks better in GOLD!

2011-02-25T15:34:00.001-08:00

Expensive Gold Things




		Smart Girl Catch ...
		12 Years Girl Wit...
		Adobe Designing M...
		First Hair Cut Wi...
		Unique Truck Acci...
		Power Moves Awesome
		Drunk Driver In T...
		Beautiful Couple
		Hat Juggling Supe...
		Funny Commercial ...
		Legos Advance World
		Construction Mist...
		Man Fall On Stage
		Little Boy Break ...
		Water Tricks Amaz...
		Truck On Man Magic
		World Oldest Woman
		Man's Life Li...
		Babies Or Doll
		Hurting Bathroom ...

2011-02-19T21:20:00.001-08:00

listening to Pacific Highway (Northcape Version) by Pixieguts - http://ping.fm/Y018O

Beautiful pictures. From China. Selected works of Chinese Photography Awards!

2011-02-15T18:29:00.001-08:00

Original link http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_60d27f6d0100m11j.html

Visually stunning, amazing colours, some with effects, some without. Just had to repost them for all to enjoy.

SO ENJOY!

2011-02-14T19:20:00.001-08:00

listening to Happy Being Blue by David Allen Slater - http://ping.fm/HWkr8

WHO needs a HUG today?

2011-02-05T05:49:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2010-12-23T17:52:00.001-08:00

As we move into the week, and as the holiday season is now upon us, I would like to share this gentle reminder.

4 Beers

2 glasses of wine

2 bottles of wine (shared)

too many margaritas

3 Kamikazes

7 Captain Morgans (coconut flavored, of course) & coke

1 large purple haze

3 martinis

1 bottle of tequila

Ahh Christmas . . .

What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?

Wishing You and Your Family A Safe and Joyous Holiday!

2010-12-19T15:20:00.001-08:00

listening to WORDS by LOLA DE HANNA - http://ping.fm/8teKP

AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 launch assault on enthusiast gaming market

2010-12-14T21:32:00.001-08:00

It's taken AMD a long time to refresh the top end of its graphics hardware, but today's culmination to that wait has to be described as somewhat bittersweet. Sweet, because we're finally getting a successor to the venerable HD 5870, one that offers improved power management and tessellation performance at a lower $369 price point, but also bitter because in terms of sheer firepower, the Radeon series seems to be stomping on the same old ground. The new top of AMD's single-GPU pile, the HD 6970, offers 1,536 stream processors, an 880MHz core clock speed, and 2GB of GDDR5 running at 5.5GHz for a total of 176GBps of memory bandwidth. Its partner in crime, the HD 6950, is expected to list at $299, for which saving you'll have to sacrifice some clock speed (down to 800MHz) and processing units (1,408 in total). There's a neat little addition to both new boards: a Dual-BIOS switch that will act like Google's hardware jailbreak toggle on the Cr-48, allowing tweakers to unlock the extra (unprotected by warranty!) performance headroom in their cards. Early reviews are cropping up now, check them out below.

Read - HardOCP

Read - AnandTech

Read - techPowerUp!

Read - PC Perspective

Read - Hot Hardware

AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 launch assault on enthusiast gaming market originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NASA paper on arsenic-bred organisms finds phosphorous-based detractors

2010-12-08T23:22:00.001-08:00

Calm down, everyone, please take your seats. Now, no one here is saying arsenic-bred life is impossible -- they're not saying that, so your science fiction novel (which should be beyond the outline phase and in rough draft form) is conceptually fine. But, as you might have heard, there are a number of scientists -- including some that co-authored a 2007 paper that called for such arsenic-based research -- who are calling into question the paper behind NASA's big astrobiological announcement, noting what they see as "fatal flaws" and errors in methodology. Frankly, this kind of thing happens with most-to-all science papers, but given all the self-made hooplah surrounding the unveil, a public opposition seems poetically appropriate. Expect this toxic fight to propagate throughout an assortment of scientific journals, the initial test trialed numerous times over in hopes of recreating (and further verifying). Make no mistake, someone'll be bringing a beaker to the test tube fight.

NASA paper on arsenic-bred organisms finds phosphorous-based detractors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon 3G network goes down nationwide, everybody panic!

2010-12-08T01:35:00.001-08:00

Is your Droid not finding its way to the internet mothership? Don't worry, it's not your hardware, it's your carrier's wireless connection -- or the lack thereof, to be more precise. We've heard from a bunch of folks this morning that Verizon's 3G network is experiencing a slight bout of disconnectedness, causing a great deal of grief and discombobulation around the country. Just sit tight, we're sure engineers are engineering solutions as we type this, and will update you as soon as things have been rectified.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Verizon 3G network goes down nationwide, everybody panic! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google unveils Cr-48, the first Chrome OS laptop

2010-12-07T12:06:00.001-08:00

We've had plenty of pre-knowledge on this, but surprisingly this is our first actual glimpse of Google's new unbranded "Cr-48," the very first Chrome OS laptop. Google will distribute the laptop through its Chrome OS Pilot Program, in a sort of public beta. You actually have to apply to join the program, and there's going to be a limited number of the laptops available -- retail Chrome OS models from Acer and Samsung will be available in the middle of 2011. Google's doing a number of little promotions to give away the devices to interested users and businesses which will provide feedback, and it looks like there's no way to purchase one right now. Now, for the specs:

12.1-inch screen.

Full size keyboard.

Oversized clickpad.

Qualcomm Gobi 3G chip for Verizon data in the US, your carrier of choice internationally.

802.11n dual-band WiFi.

8+ hours of active use.

8+ days of standby.

Webcam.

Flash storage.

Branding-wise... there is none. The "Cr-48" refers to an isotope of the material chromium, there's no logo and no design frills on the laptop itself, and it only comes in black.

Developing...

Google unveils Cr-48, the first Chrome OS laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google partners with Verizon for free 3G data allowance with every Chrome OS netbook

2010-12-07T11:42:00.001-08:00

There you go, folks. Google says it wants you always connected, now it's helping you do it. 100MB of free Verizon data, each month for 24 months, will be yours as a complimentary extra when buying a Chrome OS netbook. $9.99 will give you unlimited access for a single day. Obviously, and sadly, this is a US-only hookup.

Developing...

Google partners with Verizon for free 3G data allowance with every Chrome OS netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android Honeycomb coming 'next year,' adds tablet support

2010-12-06T20:03:00.003-08:00

Sure, Google might have just dropped Android 2.3 Gingerbread on the Nexus S just today, but that's old news -- Andy Rubin just took the stage at D: Dive Into Mobile and announced that Honeycomb is due "next year" with support for tablets. Andy demoed the new version of the OS on a Motorola prototype tablet, and it was very different, and highly customized -- although there were still grids of icons, the apps were more "desktop" in flavor, and the traditional Android buttons weren't present. We're waiting for more details, we'll let you know what's up.

Developing...

Android Honeycomb coming 'next year,' adds tablet support originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Android tablet prototype makes a cameo at D: Dive Into Mobile running Honeycomb

2010-12-06T20:03:00.001-08:00

Google's Andy Rubin brought more than just a Nexus S in his bag of goodies tonight. On stage at D: Dive Into Mobile, the man has brought with him a prototype Android tablet from Motorola. It's got video chat, an NVIDIA processor, a "dual core 3D processor," and... oh yeah, it runs Honeycomb, not Gingerbread. Little else is known -- Rubin immediately turned his attention to a new release of Google Maps -- but we wouldn't be surprised if we were looking at Stingray, a tablet rumored for a launch on Verizon shortly. Is it 7 inches? 10? We honestly don't know -- but our gut tells us on the bigger side of the spectrum, which would line up with rumblings that the Stingray would in fact be a full 10 inches diagonally. More on this as we have it.

Gallery: Motorola Android tablet prototype makes a cameo at D: Dive Into Mobile

Motorola Android tablet prototype makes a cameo at D: Dive Into Mobile running Honeycomb originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google's Nexus S product page goes live

2010-12-06T08:16:00.001-08:00

This thing is all but official anyway, but for what it's worth, Google's now got its own product page live for the upcoming Nexus S from Samsung. Here's the rundown: 4-inch WVGA display, triband HSPA with AWS support (no HSPA+, seemingly), 5 megapixel camera, NFC, 16GB of onboard storage, 512MB of RAM, available on T-Mobile. It's also got a gyroscope -- as do the existing Galaxy S phones -- along with something being called the "contour display" (which matches up with rumors we've heard), integrated VoIP support, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Interestingly, the phone's quoted as having nothing more than a 1GHz Cortex A8-based Hummingbird processor, seemingly shooting down rumors that this thing would be rocking the Orion dual-core setup. Ah, well! Peep all the shots in the gallery below.

[Thanks, Tony]

Gallery: Google Nexus S

Google's Nexus S product page goes live originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Is this the Google Chrome OS netbook's keyboard?

2010-12-03T17:19:00.001-08:00

It's just a Chrome OS sorta day, isn't it? To catch you up here, we told you earlier that Google is planning to announce its own Chrome OS netbook this coming Tuesday, and well, now we're peering at a supposed picture of that very machine's keyboard. We don't know all that much about the rest of the netbook -- we've heard from multiple sources that it's powered by an Intel Atom processor -- but the image above was taken from an Inventec (as in, the ODM making the netbook) presentation. We'll call a spade a spade here and say it looks like your average chiclet keyboard, but there are obviously some interesting differences. Over on the left side of the panel you'll see a "search" key subbing for a Caps Lock key, and up above, the function row has forward / back keys as well as Window, full screen, and "configuration" keys.

Wait, but couldn't this be any old netbook keyboard? Sure it could, we've got an exclusive photo of Acer's Chrome netbook (that "ZGA" model) which happens to have the same exact keyboard layout. You can check out the picture of that one after the break, and you'll see it looks extremely similar to this shot. We should also mention that the tipster that sent the above photo in claims the Google-branded Chrome OS netbook will be announced next Tuesday, but won't be on sale until December 14. Looks like it's going to be a very interesting Tuesday morning!

Continue reading Is this the Google Chrome OS netbook's keyboard?

Is this the Google Chrome OS netbook's keyboard? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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