pOst 4 - scaVenger huNt

EVER WANTED TO KNOW...

What is the height of the worlds biggest tree?
The tallest tree in the world is a coat redwood named Hyperion, after a person in Greek mythology. It's 115.55m tall or around 379.1ft! Although it is going to be remeasured by researches soon. Researches believe the tree is 600 years old or 20 years in human years. The tree was only discovered in 2006... I dunno how they missed it...
http://users.telenet.be/sequoiadendron/en/sequoiasempervirens.html#tallesttree


What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Madonna?
Madonna - mobile number 001113217502386
You can also contact her on Twitter! APPARENTLY her representative occasionally will allow Tweeters to ask her "anything you like" and the representative will type the answer.


What is the age of the oldest ever captive elephant? Is this older than the average wild age?
On average, an elephant lives between 50 and 70 years although the oldest living elephant was recorded to have reached 82 years old. His name was 'Raja' and he lived in captivity in Sri Lanka.
http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/elephants/elephant_about.html


4.a) How would you define the word 'glycomics'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? b)What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?
a) The term glycomics is derived from the chemical prefix for sweetness or a sugar, "glyco-", and was formed to follow the naming convention established by genomics (which deals with genes) and proteomics (which deals with proteins). The definition of glycomics has evolved to cover a range of scientific disciplines that are applied to study the structure and function of carbohydrates (sugars) in biological systems.
http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/institute-glycomics/research/what-is-glycomics

b) The 'Urban Dictionary' has two similar definitions for a 'seagull manager'.
1: The seagull manager flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything then flies off again leaving a big mess behind.

2: The type of business where your boss hovers around the office, takes the good ideas for himself/herself, and shits on every other idea you have.

"I'm tired of this seagull management! I want to be able to use my OWN ideas for MYSELF."

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Seagull+Management


5. What was David Cronenberg's most recent feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?
David Cronenberg's most recent feature film - 'Eastern Promises' (2007)
He also has three movies in production Cosmopolis, The Matarese Circle and The Talking Cure.
Blondie appeared in 'Videodrome' in 1983!!!


6. When was the original 'Hackers' released?
Here are the release dates for around the world:
USA - 15 September 1995
Spain - 6 March 1996
UK - 3 May 1996
Germany - 13 June 1996
Australia - 11 July 1996
Japan - 4 October 1996
Portugal - 21 March 1997


7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
Because before they switched to using '555' they used random numbers that were real!
And then when fans would try calling the number, they would be calling an actual person! SO annoying! Now they all use 555 :)


8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Cairns?
There are many cheap ass ways to get to and fro.
1. Walk.
2. Hitch-Hike.
3. Lucky 5c flights from Jetstar.
4. Raffle.
5. Bike Ride.
6. Climb aboard a slowly moving cargo train.
7. Steal a car that's full of petrol.
8. Ask your mum for a lift.


9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1970?
El Condor Pasa - Simon and Garfukel.


10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?
Little Stephen Stockwell is in the band Black Assassins.
Serious.

pOst 3 - abOut the screen + net + mOvie

DID YOU KNOW!
The computer has come a long way!
It first started as an abacus; a simple counting aid (c.3000BC).
AND THEN came the programable calculator in 1941 by Konrad Zuse, a German engineer. In 1947 came the transistor, by Bell Telephone Laboratories. In 1951 the Universal Automatic Computer is developed, it can store 12, 000 digits in random access mercury-delay lines. Texas Instruments and Fairchild semiconductor both announce the integrated circuit in 1959. The IBM 360 is introduced in April of 1964 and quickly becomes the standard institutional mainframe computer. By the mid-80s the 360 and its descendents will have generated more than $100 billion in revenue for IBM.
Doug Engelbart demonstrates in 1968 a word processor, an early hypertext system and a collaborative application: three now common computer applications. Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce found Intel in 1968. Fairchild Semiconductor introduces a 256-bit RAM chip in 1970. 1972: Gary Kildall writes PL/M, the first high-level programming language for the Intel microprocessor. Popular Electronics features the MITS Altair 8800 on its cover, January 1975. It is hailed as the first "personal" computer. Thousands of orders for the 8800 rescue MITS from bankruptcy. 1977: Apple is selling its Apple II for $1,195, including 16K of RAM but no monitor. By 1980 Apple has captured 50% of the personal computer market. In 1980 Microsoft is approached by IBM to develop BASIC for its personal computer project. The IBM PC is released in August, 1981. Microsoft Windows 1.0 ships in November, 1985. Microsoft's sales for 1989 reach $1 billion, the first year to do so.

THEN CAME THE NET!
The concept of linking a large numbers of users to a single computer via remote terminals, is developed at MIT in the late 50s and early 60s. ARPANET goes online in 1969. In 1974 BBN opens the first public packet-switched network - Telenet. Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol is established as the standard for ARPANET in 1982. 1987: the number of network hosts breaks 10,000. 1989: the number of hosts breaks 100,000. Tim Berners-Lee develops the World Wide Web. CERN releases the first Web server in 1991. 1992: the number of hosts breaks 1,000,000. The World Wide Web sports a growth rate of 341,634% in service traffic in its third year, 1993. The main U.S. Internet backbone traffic begins routing through commercial providers as NSFNET reverts to a research network in 1994. The Internet 1996 World Exposition is the first World's Fair to be held on the internet.
http://www.pbs.org/nerds/timeline/

Language of the screen abbreviations :]

VLS/WS:
Very Long Shot/Wide Shot

LS: Long Shot

MLS: Medium Long Shot

MS: Mid Shot

MCU: Medium Close Up



















CU: Close Up

BCU: Big Close Up

ECU: Extreme Close Up






THE BOAT THAT ROCKED!
the - who . what . when . where . how . why


WHO



In this picture, we can see the who!
The who in this movie is not base d on one particular person. It's based on over a dozen individuals, most of which are radio DJs, that share the same residency... which happens to be on a boat anchored in the middle of the North Sea... This is a shot of most of the characters.



WHAT

This picture shows what t he movie is about. It's about a pirate radio station, on a boat in the middle of the North Sea. This shows 'The Count' in action. Different shots of the different DJs at different times of the day show that the station plays rock n roll music all of the day and all of the night! THAT'S what it's all about!



WHEN



This obviously shows the when... but if that doesn't satisfy you, jus t check out the outfits in the movie! It's clearly in the 60's! The 'when' lasts from mid-year 1966 until mid-year 1967.






WHERE

This picture show the Radio Rock boat. This is where the story takes place. There are many shots of the boat througho ut the movie to remind viewers where they are. The boat is in the middle of the North Sea... for the last time...





WHY

The movie is based on an actual Radio Rock boat from the 60's. This shows just one of the 25million people who listened to this station - which works out to be 50% of the population of Britain at the time!! WHY they had this station was becuase the 60's was the biggest time for rock and roll in Britain, yet the BBC radio only played less than 45 mins a day of rock and roll! Many people were against rock n roll as they thought it was merely for the 'law breakers and fornicators' of society. This picture represents how people went out of their way to get their 'fix' of music.


HOW

After all this, you're probably wondering how the hell they all get to the boat if its anchored there! Well... this picture explains. A small boat takes them and others ( lady visitors ;) to the Radio Rock boat.
That's how!!
Without the how, there would be no Boat That Rocked...

pOst 1 - stuff i LoVe

I'm Seanead. I should let you all know that I'm a massive Seinfeld fan. And that some of the stuff on this blog are Seinfeld 'in-jokes.' And if you don't get them, you can just leave.
...
NO SOUP FOR YOU!






PAIR O' SHOES I DESIGNED

I REALLY WANT A TATTOO.
people are advising me against it.. cos its their body and all..

this is the type of design i want :)

pOst 2 - cOnvergent tech.

- C O N V E R G E N C E -
Convergence can be defined as the occurrence of two or more things coming together/
The act of coming closer (converging)/
The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit.
-Technological convergence is the tendency for different technological systems to evolve towards performing similar tasks.
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- E X A M P L E S - O F - C O N V E R G E N T - T E C H N O L O G I E S -
Convergent technologies can be seen all around us. Most of us use them everyday without noticing.
Examples of a convergent technologies:

- The computer. It combines various technologies, such as; the typewriter, calculator, television, DVD and CD player, telephone, clock, organiser, game console, radio... and the list goes on and on O.o

- The iPhone. Can be considered a miniature/portable computer. It combines numerous technologies, including all of the computer technologies mentioned above, plus many more. It is capable of being a global positioning satellite (GPS), internet browser. camera, picture gallery and much much more as you can download applications on the go.

- The fax machine. Combines the telephone and printer. Messages and documents can be sent through the phone line and printed out by the fax machine.

- Instant messaging. Users are capable of video calling, instant messaging, voice calling, leaving messages. This type of program combines the telephone, camera, microphone and internet to create a user friendly application






AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!!