Jauntaroo Chief World Explorer Position

I just applied for the job I was created for.  Chief World Explorer with Jauntaroo.  Check out my application video and other details at: 

http://www.bestjobaroundtheworld.com/submissions/view/14433&url_id=2ee58c04dab0340be1265c880c29a5ac71f0afbe

PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!  :)

Hawk RESCUE from Batting Cage Net

Check out my latest animal whispering at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptqH635TGLA&feature=youtu.be

Big Brother Wants to Watch

If this doesn't scare you, then you are already a prisoner of the system. 
Here, take 1/3 of my income as taxes and use it to monitor my movements???  BULL...SHEET.

I can't say anymore about this topic due to it's content raising my blood pressure. 


http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/04/scotus-gps-monitoring/

What's that shiny thing in the sky?

 Humans around the planet have a rare opportunity to view the International Space Station (ISS) from right here on Terra-Firma.... and yes, it is STILL in space.   Orbital coincidences have provided us with the chance to see the ISS orbiting the earth via it's reflection of the sun's rays.  To the naked eye, the ISS will be visible as a VERY bright object in the sky, diminishing even the moon's luminescence.  The link below provides the optimal viewing times and locations for the area of Whitewater, with many other selectable locations available at the Nasa website.  Take time to notice the little things.... they often turn out to be the things you remember the most.


http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=United_States&region=Wisconsin&city=Janesville


http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/space-station-flyover/

Website MOCK

http://students.uww.edu/sippykp04/270/midterm_console_welcome.html

Suckin' Good Websites

I think that Facebook.com is a good website.  It has all the key components of a well-designed site.  It has the home logo in the top left, a search box with navigation bar in the header, and contact information at the bottom.  The content is arranged in a 3-column wireframe format, and it is designed with a minimalistic approach with no background colors (white) or images.   Although the design is simplistic, it engages the user because the purpose of the site is to connect people socially, and it accomplishes this task fully.  It would be interesting to do a study to ascertain just how much time people spend interacting with facebook on a daily basis..... the results would surely indicate that the proof is in the pudding.

I think that the Wired.com website design sucks monkey nuts.  The organization of the site seems like everything was shaken-up in a bingo-ball mixer and then tossed onto a table.   I find it VERY difficult to navigate to content that I am actually looking for because the navigation bar is not across the top of the page, it is 1/4 of the way down the page.  This is confusing and doesn't follow W3C conventions.  The homepage functions as expected, but it is not located in the top left of the page, making it seem 'out of place'.  I like the content of the site immensely, but the overall design needs further development.  Even if the designer's intention was to purposely place these items outside of convention in order to make their site 'standout' from other sites on the web.... it STILL isn't enjoyable to navigate there.

No, you aren't trippin.

A robotics student at UC Berkeley named Aaron Hoover has built a working model of a Mobius gear, an object that was thought to be a work of fiction until Hoover unveiled it recently to the world.  The model seems to be impossible, but the student has shown that when you truly put your mind to something, the impossible becomes the achievable.  There is only 1 side/plane to a mobius strip, and that scientific fact is enough to cause geniuses brain-aches from over-contemplation, let alone the common layperson.  It just doesn't make sense that your eyes are seeing a three-dimensional object in front of you (mobius strip), yet it physically only has ONE side/plane.  I can't even begin to try to explain HOW science supports this, because my brain still can't process the photo....  I can't wait to see when the structure is put to use in other real-world applications..... Could this be the precursor to re-inventing the wheel??  Or perhaps just a cool addition to your four-wheel drive transmission? 

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/real-mobius-gear-will-melt-your-mind/