Time lapse movie of an aurora display on Sep/24/2006 in British Columbia, Canada

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIXs6Sh0DKs

Another amazing display of the Aurora Borealis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hkj7BUd6Mo&NR

The dialogue for Spamland comes from the semi-sensical text found in the filter-busting portion of spam messages.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ0c5F6pFi4

space pix montage with pink floyd sheep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_zB5TE22k

Robot Dog by Dasatech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uEecM1iSYc

Online Virtual World Mimics Sci-Fi

http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/061002_second_life.html

Space Weather (really Solar weather) has a major effect on communications and electronics.

Solar Flares Could Disrupt Critical GPS Devices

http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/060927_solarflare_gps.html

Space Weather Now

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/

Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs)

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast13sep_1.htm

CME headed right for us

http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast18feb_1.htm

Solar flare causes widespread radio blackout

http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn7973

Black Sabbath – Iron Man (5:50)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LenmWzI7h8k

lyrics:

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/black+sabbath/iron+man_20019426.html

Check out my various course web lists at

del.icio.us/gmsantoro

I am experimenting (playing) with them this semester, in addition to this excellent BLOGGING service, for both classroom and personal interest support.. 

Berkeley Robotics Laboratory exoskeleton

http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/bleex.htm

Iron Man – Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hheLiP9OiJ8

(5:50)

Rush – Limelight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r460UMI5gbo

(4:25)

Rush – XYZ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iONLKn5VHY4

(6:56)

Rush – Tom Sawyer

(4:38)

Mitch Hedberg – may he RIP – this guy was one great comic and I will miss him!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOnsH29qKzY

on letterman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmv7PgqPSWc

(5:44)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_yTwcgHof4

doors:

break on through

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kRwvdOZC9I

people are strange

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHiWE1GWApg

la woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgVA1_qG0e0

Some reruns – for todays classes:

Quantum computer solves problem, without running

http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/06/0222quantum.html

Can anyone say ‘really bad idea…’?  Pentagon plans cyber-insect army :
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4808342.stm
 
And another entry from the ‘really questionable idea’ Dept — Smelly robot eats flies to generate its own power
 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5941187/

Scientists are developing a ‘pill probe’ to report from inside the body

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060626_smart_pill.html

Proposal to Implant Tracking Chips in Immigrants

http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/060531_rfid_chips.html

interesting to note that those of us who carry cell phones with current technology (GIS, G3, etc.) can easily be tracked anyway.  I would be happy to have an rfid with my PSU info so I wouldn’t need keys, id card, etc.

Monkeys Brains Alter to Work Robotic Arm

http://www.livescience.com/technology/050510_monkey_robotics.html

Android Has Human-Like Skin and Expressions

http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/060508_android.html

Korea Unveils World’s Second Android

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200605/200605040016.html

The line between living organisms and machines has just become a whole lot blurrier. European researchers have developed “neuro-chips” in which living brain cells and silicon circuits are coupled together.

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060327_neuro_chips.html

funny Citi-Bank Identity Theft videos

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=identity+theft&search=Search

misc music and science:

Black Hole Sun – video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoBucB9Q3Cw

lyrics/tab

http://www.guitaretab.com/s/soundgarden/25910.html

the stones – sympathy for the devil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBA8tlp1xZs

Jumpin’ Jack Flash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZZaR_K47ps

under my thumb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGxmsI91JVk

Honky Tonk Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-dc2JDyA8I

Rolling Stones-Dead Flowers live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVAJSd8AfGk

the song they will play at my wake – you can’t always get what you want

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-HGBID91iw

The Rolling Stones – Paint It Black

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YAniteUb0

the last time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjR4JhXa7Y

stones at Altamont

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qszNmG28Nvo

satisfaction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvQMKmtZx8

Rolling Stones – Get Off My Cloud

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHtcL7YL3R0

Rolling Stones – Time is on My Side (1964)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeoRs3szHYQ

Layla – eric clapton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rfT7Q6WrOc

dire straits – sultans of swing – some of it anyway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzdn53GLyA&mode=related&search=

Blondie Heart of Glass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62z69m8H7L8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GGyc102nbQ

The Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin’ (1966)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJT-bbzS0Y

Monday Monday – Mamas and the Papas – most of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h02-2j3_E2A

Star Trek refurbished

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HSYC6Wlbv8

Star Trek TNG Intro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL8nnMpV2Eo

Family Guy – Star Trek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nZtPRJNtGo&mode=related&search=

Star Trek Spoof – Jim Carrey and Wayans Bros. - from ‘In Living Color’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04il1iAoIZ0

STAR TREK VII: REALLY LAST VOYAGE – anothere Jim Carry spoof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXsBWgWmj8Q

Star Trek: Top Gun 1, 2, 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfGR7oSNW1M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nWRBX-ubaI&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_qghXIyuM&mode=related&search=

Dexter’s Laboratory Star Trek Convention

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkbw04cDdIU

Star Trek Pepsi Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGl_I_yXe7c

Spanish Star Trek (Mad TV)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8922TSH4aRg

Star Trek Japanese Opening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsUazONPUYo

Star Trek Cartoon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfjRoUmgEtg

Gilligan Star Trek Next Gen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyIedfuLDM0

Classic Star Trek Opening sequence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwbvL9a-j7M

Comic Relief – Star Trek TNG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hra0I-w3XBY

Adiemus Trek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBHpvVlgUkk

Twilight Zone intro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y

Twilight Zone – Nightmare At 20,000 Feet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dz8dMwCk7c

The Twilight Zone (The Obsolete Man)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4eFblS2-io

Twilight Zone Living Doll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4MyQJ_E-eo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_qjoFrY1no&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EO7A2JWEIo&mode=related&search=

“Twilight Zone” promo for “To Serve Man”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x0BSgLKnSk

The Invaders – remake spoof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kcuo7LirIA

Building a computer – 1 – pretty good tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkSLC_Np2CE

Unlocking The Athlon XP/MP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPERGiOegl4

Apple Bloopers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnVUvW42CUA

Guide to Hacking?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXOs_S7qs6Y

IBM server ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmxPfZtV6w0

HAL 9000 Apple ad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHJkAYdT7qo

1984 Apple’s Macintosh Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Z386vXrt4

1987 – Commodore Amiga 500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2WMw6xPcAg

Grid Computing 101 – good tutorial