McClain’s Wish from Michael Kroh on Vimeo.

This is one of the many reasons I’m proud to be an alumnus.

I came across this video today that takes us along with the space shuttle during a launch. These cameras are attached to the shuttle’s SRBs (Solid Rocket Boosters) and the video shows their entire path from launch and back down to the Atlantic ocean where they are picked up and reused.

Movie Genome mapping is nothing new. Netflix and itunes use it to recommend movies to its users based on movies you’ve viewed or rated in the past. This app is a bit different because it’s much simpler. The thing I love about the Discovr Movies application is it’s simplicity and graphical user interface. In the image above I used the app to map movies similar to “Amelie” and “A Woman is a Woman”.

Nasa engineer debunks 2012 end of the world hype.

5. Riding is just sexy in general
4. It looks bad ASS (especially from behind) to everyone else on the road
3. Riding two up is more technically challenging especially at night
2. She has to hold onto you closely
1. She trusts you enough to put her life in your hands

There are two obvious places to film in LA that would be way off the charts romantically. An obvious choice is the much overused (for car commercials) third street tunnel.

And the second is Vincent Thomas Bridge.

Below are two are my favorite motorcycle scenes from Fallen Angel and Love Jones (first 10 seconds).

My project ‘Legalize Me’ is a finalist in BVEW’s National Film Pitch Competition so our chances are 1 of 4 (there was a tie so accepted an additional entry). Mike and I are polishing the script and budget for submittal by April. I’m excited about the momentum a win could do for this project. They announce the winner in May so I’m going to try and forget about it till then. Fingers and toes crossed. Stay tuned and please vote.

Audi does the smart thing and skips hybrids all together which is smart because hybrids are a shortsighted investment. But since we’re talking about truth in engineering let’s not be fooled. Calling electric vehicles clean is a misnomer. Batteries are icky things to make and have their own environmental hazards but at least no wars are waged over Duracells.

So here’s the truth. Engineers can’t lie because numbers can’t. Their is always truth in engineering at least until the managers and marketeers get to the product. Batteries aren’t totally clean but at least it’s not blood oil. And that’s Truth in Engineering. Sign me up!

the challenger takes on the incumbent
the challenger conquers itself then nature
the challenger inspires
the challenger hopes
the challenger bets the farm and picket fence
the challenger fears
the challenger dreams
the challenger fights
the challenger doesn’t give up
the challenger survives

the challenger wins….

Today be a challenger!