Our eyes are sophisticated detectors that have biologically evolved to “see” visible (or optical) light. There are, however, many other types of light – or radiation — which we cannot see without the aid of technology.
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The development, testing, and improvement of infrared detectors has resulted from a productive collaboration between aerospace and industrial firms (primarily funded by the military) and university researchers (funded primarily through NASA). These research efforts into infrared detector technologies have led to many useful applications, apart from defense and space science purposes.

Infrared Zoo

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The arena is empty except for one man.

It’s been a good year for auto shows. The Los Angeles auto show was moved from January to November, so there are two of them this year.

The LA Auto Show in January was the North American Debut of the production Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder.
The Detroit Auto Show in January introduced us to the concept Camaro and Challenger.
The Chicago Auto Show in February was the world premiere for the Dodge SRT8 Super Bee.
The New York Auto Show in April had the Mustang Rent-A-Racer.
The SEMA show in October had the Dodge Challenger Super Stock and the GM Ecojet.
The current LA Auto Show can be summed up in one word: Giugiaro.

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A lot of today’s cars can surpass the most desirable cars from the muscle car era that were made by Chevrolet, Dodge and other manufacturers.

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Keep an eye out for this car on your way to work. I’m pretty sure that I would notice it, even in heavy traffic.

Doug Rose’s jet-powered car named Green Mamba drew crowds wherever it went, but it was stolen Nov. 1 while parked in a trailer near his Tampa apartment.

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Most hard drives carry a warning label as seen in figure 4.1, threatening dire things if you play with the drive. These should be ignored. Better yet, they should be blatantly violated, perhaps by drilling straight through the warning label or cracking it open and then reassembling the broken label and mounting it on a plaque to show everyone how Tough and Unabashed you are.

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Disclaimer – Joel’s Blog does not condone doing anything unsafe – ever.

It’s not absolutely necessary that you have fun, but life is better when you do.

I’ve made a lot of jumps and loops with Line Rider and all of its variations but this one jumps the shark.

The Boat is a riveting movie of a small boat, built from the parts of an old dehumidifier, leaving the dock at beautiful Lake Halice in Urbandale, Iowa. The boat encounters wildlife amidst it’s journey, and goes far out into the lake – only to return to the very dock that launched it. Very compelling.

Lars Bergstrom is one of the least known of all of the lesser known filmmakers, yet the depth of “The Boat” will grab you by the heart, like no other movie that you have ever seen, as you watch this modern-day “prodigal son” return with his pirate flag intact.

“One of the best dehumidifier-boat movies that I have seen this season.” – Andy Schultz