Joe Bustillos - Lumbering Thru Life

JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2008-11-19

joe.bustillos — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Just had my 1st wii fit session. Very fun, even when no one’s around 2 laugh @ me. it helped that my wii fit age is less than my real age #
Amazon delivery: long awaited Korg DS-10 4 the nintendo DS just arrived. Yay! good day. Need 2 get work done. 2 many things 2 play w/ #

JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2008-11-18

joe.bustillos — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

Trying 2 install FinalCutStudio2, failed 2x, damaged media. damn. making image possible workaround. nothing goes as it should. #

g-speak 3D Gestural IU

joe.bustillos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:38:17 +0000

On GeekBrief.TV a gestural user-interface called g-speak was demoed. After watching the video all I could say is that I still haven’t acclimated to using a WACOM tablet because the tablet picks up the pen motion even when the pen is not in contact with the tablet. Gesturing in the air seems just that much more foreign to me. Ack. I am such a UI luddite.

g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

Streaming NASA.TV

joe.bustillos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:04:54 +0000

I love this stuff. I wanted to put a streaming viewer of the ongoing Endeavor mission on my blog and remembered that a video podcaster was doing this via Ustream. I’d used this source last Spring when I watched the landing of the Mars Phoenix lander. Funny that there was nothing available directly from NASA but that this video podcaster was taking the NASA stream and making it available using the Ustream.tv embed viewer. I love this stuff. jbb

Attractive Girls Union Refuses To Talk With Mike Greenman

joe.bustillos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:01:39 +0000

I was thinking about writing something about my ongoing experiences with e-Harmony. Then I saw the following Onion video. It pretty much sums it up (though I hope that my conversations have more depth than this poor soul’s)…

JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2008-11-17

joe.bustillos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

just saw quantum of solace/007 flick, good mindless action. dan nascious from Bournesque shaky cam. this is continuing bond/mi6 origin story #

Launch of the Shuttle Endeavor Part 3 - 7:55 PM ET

joe.bustillos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:37:55 +0000

Wow, that happened way 2 fast. Leaving the parking area is going 2 take much longer than Endeavor’s 1st orbit. Video 2 follow. 08:20 PM November 14, 2008 from Twinkle

“Official” (?) NASA version of the launch:

Launch of the Shuttle Endeavor Part 2 - Waiting for the Launch

joe.bustillos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:20:31 +0000

Some folks watch a NASA documentary and fall asleep with five-seconds of the first acronym. My buddy Dan is one of those guys. We’d just started the Astronaut Hall of Fame tour and as much as he wanted to be there for the launch the first video we watched made him groan. I had no idea how we were going to do with the five-hour wait for the launch itself. Here’s my twitter rendition of the wait:

* Camped out @ Astronaut Hall of Fame waiting 4 Endeavor launch. Next time need lawn chairs. Picnic b4 launch http://snipurl.com/5hi61 4:04 PM Nov 14th from Twinkle
* Shuttle video play-by-play on big screen stuttered, then they switched 2 tape. Hope my twittering didn’t tax the network 4:07 PM Nov 14th from Twinkle
* Next time, besides lawn chairs, need backpack full of food & drink, also need to bring my Nintendo DS. Or maybe a book. Nah,definitely my DS 4:14 PM Nov 14th from Twinkle

Here’s my video version of this part of the event:

Launch of the Shuttle Endeavor Part 1 - Astronaut Hall of Fame Tour

joe.bustillos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:53:17 +0000

One of the first things that I knew that I wanted to do when I decided to move to Florida was to attend the launch of a space shuttle. I really should have gotten my feet wet in this area back during the summer before my course started but it just didn’t happen. Then I read in ArsTechnica that there were only 10 more shuttle missions left before NASA would end the program on May 31, 2010. I definitely needed to make the pilgrimage to the Kennedy Space Center. Of course if I was going to make the trip I’m going to do more than just show up and watch the launch, thus the Astronaut Hall of Fame Tour (Kennedy Space Center tours are closed on launch days). jbb

More official Astronaut Hall of Fame video:

JBB’s Twitter Updates for 2008-11-16

joe.bustillos — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:59:59 +0000

@therealterry sorry 4 the late response. Saw the launch from astronaut hall of fame. Need closer view next time. Very beautiful fireball. #
Watching 1951 version of “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” amazing 1950s paranoia, wonder if that america still exists? shot 1st, ignore msg #