You hear that, Mr Andersen?

Gun, Birthday, Liquid

I'm not sure which is cooler -- that someone has made an automated gun turret out of a cheap web camera and a lazy suzan, or that he tested it on his younger brother.

Okay, the "getting a sibling to agree to be shot at" thing made me laugh out loud, but I'm an eldest child. ;)

The article points out that there are uses other than raising welts on the younger members of your family. For example, "A squirt gun could be attached, and it could be used to discipline your cat when it tries to jump on the couch...simultaneously watering your couch."

And who wouldn't want that?

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This is my 190th entry. (I was tempted to try to churn out another ten entries before Wednesday, but I seem to be pretty busy for some reason.) I've been keeping up this blog since the end of June, 2004. I think I've improved; it would be pretty sad if I hadn't. ;)

Why would it have been nice to hit 200 by Wednesday? Because it will be my birthday -- my 32nd, to be precise. I won't be doing much of anything on that day, since I have an 8am dental appointment the next morning; but I'm having people over for drinks and stuff on Friday, starting at 7pm. (I thought about Saturday, but someone else has already claimed it, and it's more convenient for the people who have to travel to have my family thing on Saturday.)

So --

Where: My place
When: Friday, 7pm
Why: Birthday.

Also, if Sok & the Ginger Ninja make an appearance, I'll toast to good luck in their travels. (I'll probably do that even if they don't make it. :)

All those who won't be in Wellington on Friday (owing to being in Canada or Hawaii or something) would just have to try harder next year. ;) All those who are in Wellington -- well, I was pretty slack leaving it until the last minute to organize something, so I'll be glad if I see you, and understand if I don't. :)

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Here's a site that's kinda neat -- Liquid Sculpture. The guy running the site takes pictures of liquids splashing with a high-speed camera, and shows some of the beautiful shapes that are hidden in plain sight. I can imagine hanging something like this up in my living-room much more easily than the painting from a few entries ago.

Of course, what I've actually got in my living room is a picture of the lake beside one of my brother's house (which he took), a Turner print (of a sailing ship being towed by a steam tug to be broken up), and a loose page from a Victorian bestiary about chameleons. But that's neither here nor there. :)

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Yes, I'm still at work, and it's quarter to midnight. On the other hand, I'm feeling pretty good, becuase I've just finished doing some moderately tricky stuff, and it appears to have all gone off pretty smoothly. (Not perfectly -- perfectly would make me nervous. But the mistakes that I've made were ones that I noticed fairly early, and could correct without impact.)

But I've got plenty to do tomorrow, so I'll wrap this up here.

Posted by svend at September 26, 2005 11:53 PM