Wednesday, December 08, 2004
It's not nuclear, it's just radioactive. |4:19 PM| This Awesome Keyring glows for 10 years, and never needs batteries! How bad ass is that? Wait, how does it work? Why can't they ship it to anywhere except the UK.
Oh. It's using a GODDAMNED RADIOACTIVE GAS.
Wait, that makes it even cooler.
They don't really tiptoe around the power source, but it is the nearly the last thing they mention about it.
How dangerous is this Tritium anyhow?
I don't know how reliable a source Wikipedia is, but their information seems consistent with the EPA's take on it.
It's not like I'm going to be able to have them smuggled into the country, so the danger of these keychains is a moot point.
On a side note, the second item on this page:
http://www.watchbattery.co.uk/shop/LED_Torches.html
The KRILL lights look bad ass as well. They kind of remind me of an old Robert Heinlein story in which a couple of chemists find a way to use electricity to power bioluminence (like in fireflies) as a replacement for lightbulbs.
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Pan-Social Projects |3:36 PM| The past few weeks have been scant on updates, so I appreciate anyone who still checks this out. I cannot deny that having an audience is an important part of this online ego fest.
I was at the Bitter End last night, a bar visit with Portal, Alex, and a few others that is becoming a tradition.
This past weekend saw the casting call for the next movie I'm making. My role as producer needs to be done a little better, but that's why I'm reviewing film festivals and dates today that Joe found for me. After I take Portal to another freelance job I'll fix the gallery of pictures so they have names, not handles. Whoops.
One thing that is concerning me is the message of the latest movie. It isn't registered with the WGA so I won't give away any real plot points, but the
"bad guy" is implied to get away with it. It's not that I disagree in principle with it, but what does a person come away from the movie thinking? I guess the gruesome nature of the film is what is making me contemplate this. I won't be showing it to my folks, and probably not my girlfriend. I don't want a moral or anything trite like that. I'll have to discuss it with Joe.
This past weekend also saw actual work on the deathmatch level Vid and I are making. We've got a hell of an idea for the level, a merging of concepts that I think will be a solid contender in the upcoming contest. Details at this point would be pointless and boring, so if it does make it to at least "Beta" keep an eye out for it on Half Life Death Match servers near you.
Speaking of servers, Dante/Will has agreed to help me learn some PHP and SQL programming. Like a cross-media fiction project with Vorpal, it's going to have to be put on hold until I can devote real time to it, my schedule is too damn full. Saying I'm too busy to take on an exciting project or to help someone out is unusual for me, as anyone who has had to wait to be given a ride someplace by me because I was off helping a stranded kitten or something can attest.
Also on that note, Dante may be able to offer some server space and some bandwidth to test the deathmatch level.
He also taught me a bit about Chess over the weekend. That was an amusing game, and I'll have to play again in the near future.
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It's not nuclear, it's just radioactive. |4:19 PM| This Awesome Keyring glows for 10 years, and never needs batteries! How bad ass is that? Wait, how does it work? Why can't they ship it to anywhere except the UK.
Oh. It's using a GODDAMNED RADIOACTIVE GAS.
Wait, that makes it even cooler.
They don't really tiptoe around the power source, but it is the nearly the last thing they mention about it.
Please note: Due to International Regulatory differences regarding the use of Gaseous Tritium Light Sources (GTLS), the Nite GlowRing Safety Marker is ONLY AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS IN THE UK.
How dangerous is this Tritium anyhow?
I don't know how reliable a source Wikipedia is, but their information seems consistent with the EPA's take on it.
As with all ionizing radiation, exposure to tritium increases the risk of developing cancer. However, tritium is one of the least dangerous radionuclides because it emits very weak radiation and leaves the body relatively quickly
It's not like I'm going to be able to have them smuggled into the country, so the danger of these keychains is a moot point.
On a side note, the second item on this page:
http://www.watchbattery.co.uk/shop/LED_Torches.html
The KRILL lights look bad ass as well. They kind of remind me of an old Robert Heinlein story in which a couple of chemists find a way to use electricity to power bioluminence (like in fireflies) as a replacement for lightbulbs.
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Pan-Social Projects |3:36 PM| The past few weeks have been scant on updates, so I appreciate anyone who still checks this out. I cannot deny that having an audience is an important part of this online ego fest.
I was at the Bitter End last night, a bar visit with Portal, Alex, and a few others that is becoming a tradition.
This past weekend saw the casting call for the next movie I'm making. My role as producer needs to be done a little better, but that's why I'm reviewing film festivals and dates today that Joe found for me. After I take Portal to another freelance job I'll fix the gallery of pictures so they have names, not handles. Whoops.
One thing that is concerning me is the message of the latest movie. It isn't registered with the WGA so I won't give away any real plot points, but the
"bad guy" is implied to get away with it. It's not that I disagree in principle with it, but what does a person come away from the movie thinking? I guess the gruesome nature of the film is what is making me contemplate this. I won't be showing it to my folks, and probably not my girlfriend. I don't want a moral or anything trite like that. I'll have to discuss it with Joe.
This past weekend also saw actual work on the deathmatch level Vid and I are making. We've got a hell of an idea for the level, a merging of concepts that I think will be a solid contender in the upcoming contest. Details at this point would be pointless and boring, so if it does make it to at least "Beta" keep an eye out for it on Half Life Death Match servers near you.
Speaking of servers, Dante/Will has agreed to help me learn some PHP and SQL programming. Like a cross-media fiction project with Vorpal, it's going to have to be put on hold until I can devote real time to it, my schedule is too damn full. Saying I'm too busy to take on an exciting project or to help someone out is unusual for me, as anyone who has had to wait to be given a ride someplace by me because I was off helping a stranded kitten or something can attest.
Also on that note, Dante may be able to offer some server space and some bandwidth to test the deathmatch level.
He also taught me a bit about Chess over the weekend. That was an amusing game, and I'll have to play again in the near future.
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