http://sloop.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Sat, 12 May 2007 14:59:24 -0400 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/traffic-cams-get-more-work-done.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/traffic-cams-get-more-work-done.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/traffic-cams-get-more-work-done.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 May 2007 14:59:24 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4143762223c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4143762223c7f-50si" alt="Image001" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I was about to head home Friday night when I decided to take a look at the cams on my route home. Here is was I saw! Guess what? I stayed at work and got some more work done instead of sitting in traffic! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/traffic-cams-get-more-work-done.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4143762393c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> weatherbug traffic cams http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/weatherbug-schools-doing-their-own-weather-show.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/weatherbug-schools-doing-their-own-weather-show.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/weatherbug-schools-doing-their-own-weather-show.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 May 2007 14:45:18 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d41430e36d685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d41430e36d685e-50si" alt="AHS" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Every day, kids from Academy Hill School in Springfield Massachusetts have been recording their own weather shows using WeatherBug youCaster technology. Our own meteorologists are using the tool as well to do their breaking weather reports. T... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/weatherbug-schools-doing-their-own-weather-show.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4143761733c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> video user generated content weatherbug academy hill school http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/early-start-to-the-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/early-start-to-the-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/early-start-to-the-day.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 May 2007 07:35:46 -0400 I play volleyball on Thursday nights at our local health club in Mount Airy. I have been playing since I was in high school and whenever I play I feel like I am 18 again! At least for the night and not for the days following. We had some great ga... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/early-start-to-the-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d414370e393c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> apple api volleyball boku game maker weatherbug http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/widgets-and-gadgets.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/widgets-and-gadgets.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/widgets-and-gadgets.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:26:20 -0400 Widgets and Gadgets are small applications built with DHTLM and Javascript. Niall Kennedy gives a good overview of the widgets that are now available on the Nokia S60 platform. WeatherBug provided one of the first examples of a Widget on the S60 p... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/widgets-and-gadgets.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4142fbb216a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gadgets widgets http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/google-home-page-weather-comparison-ii.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/google-home-page-weather-comparison-ii.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/google-home-page-weather-comparison-ii.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:31:20 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d09e657f90be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d09e657f90be2b-50si" alt="Image2" /></a> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4142fce7a6a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4142fce7a6a47-50si" alt="Image3" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I have been using my LabPixies Google gadget quite a bit and have noticed some interesting things. In the morning on dry days like today, the sun's heat will rapidly warm things up. This effect can be seen clearly in the screen shot below. The liv... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/google-home-page-weather-comparison-ii.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00cd9723ab0b4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> weather google temperatures http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/my-google-home-page.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/my-google-home-page.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/my-google-home-page.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:50:37 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4142f0c986a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4142f0c986a47-50si" alt="Image1" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I logged in to my Google Home Page this morning where I have a WeatherBug Gadget made by LabPixies and the Google default weather information side-by-side. Check out the differences: You may have to zoom in to see this, but WeatherBug says 47 de... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/my-google-home-page.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d09e653ce2be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> weather comparisons http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/christopher-sloop---thursday-april-19-2007-54741-pm.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/christopher-sloop---thursday-april-19-2007-54741-pm.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/christopher-sloop---thursday-april-19-2007-54741-pm.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:48:04 -0400 Usually when people talk about Global Warming, they also talk about increased intensity of hurricanes. You would think this might be the case since the water will be warmer and that is the fuel for the hurricane development. This is an interestin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/christopher-sloop---thursday-april-19-2007-54741-pm.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00cd9723399a4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/global-warming-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/global-warming-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/global-warming-1.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:11:41 -0400 Like it or not...it is definitely warm out there.. A link to the article, "March Temperatures Second Warmest on Record for U.S.; Global March Temperature Fifth Warmest on Record" follows: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2838.htm You ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/global-warming-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4142e21d16a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> global warming http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/global-warming.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/global-warming.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/global-warming.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:03:56 -0400 I thought this video by the BBC was an interesting perspective on Global Warming that is contrary to the belief that CO2 is causing global warming. In fact, it may be the other way around.. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=449956202247844... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/global-warming.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d414304a963c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> global warming http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/weatherbug-in-times-square.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Christopher Sloop) http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/weatherbug-in-times-square.html?_c=feed-rss http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/weatherbug-in-times-square.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:28:43 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4142f7a993c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d4142f7a993c7f-50si" alt="PRN3-WEATHER-BUG-LOGO-ts 20070411161805" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> As part of our launching with WPIX in New York, we also got some time on the Jumbotron in times square. Pretty cool! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sloop.vox.com/library/post/weatherbug-in-times-square.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e56e677be2b00d09e634b5bbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> times square weatherbug