multidays race calendar
100 races in which to compete before you die Multiday race
ULTRAmarathonRunning
AdventureCorp Badwater 135M 217km
Badwater 146 July/August from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney
4/3-9/2011 Marathon Des Sables six-day, 254 km (156 mile)
Racing The Planet 4Deserts Dates and Entry Fees 250km 155M 1-week 7-day 6-stage
6/26/2011 Gobi March
10/2/2011 Sahara Race
3/6/2011 Atacama Crossing
11/26/2011 the Last Desert
6/12-18/2011 Gemini Adventures Desert RATS 148M 6 days
2/19-26/2011 Raid Sahara, Transahariana 270 km/216 km/162 km non-stop
3/16/26/2011 Patagonia Antarctic Race 350 km in 9 stages
3/27-31/2011 Kinetic Events Namib Desert Challenge 220km trail footrace over 5 days
GlobeRacers Thar Desert Run 180km 4-day
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Hayward Fault
Active Traces of the Hayward Fault - Virtual Tour using Google Earth
Data from Theodolite Measurements of
Creep Rates on San Francisco Bay Camellia Drive Fremont
Google Earth - Primary Database - Gallery - Google Earth Community
Hayward Fault tour & GEarth on local news story km 66.29 - Camellia Drive, Fremont, en echelon pavement cracks and right-laterally offset curbs
Curbline offset by right-lateral creep on the Hayward fault
En echelon left-stepping cracks formed in pavement by right-lateral creep on the Hayward fault
Data from Theodolite Measurements of
Creep Rates on San Francisco Bay Camellia Drive Fremont
Google Earth - Primary Database - Gallery - Google Earth Community
Hayward Fault tour & GEarth on local news story km 66.29 - Camellia Drive, Fremont, en echelon pavement cracks and right-laterally offset curbs
Curbline offset by right-lateral creep on the Hayward fault
En echelon left-stepping cracks formed in pavement by right-lateral creep on the Hayward fault
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Saturday, October 01, 2011
陈盆滨 Chen Penbin
搜狐体育: 陈盆滨将挑战人类极限 七大艰难耐力跑赛事巡礼 20011/3/25
北非摩洛哥撒哈拉沙漠地狱马拉松(4月1日-4月11日)
北美美国西部161公里耐力赛(6月24日-25日)
西欧英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛(8月12日-13日)
东亚日本信越五岳110公里耐力赛(9月10日-11日)
南美巴西亚马逊丛林马拉松（10月6日-15日）
南极洲100公里超级耐力赛(11月29日-12月3日)
澳大利亚241公里耐力赛（12月10日-13日）
千龙网: 陈盆滨踏上美国西部100英里耐力赛征途 2011/6/24
北非摩洛哥撒哈拉地狱马拉松250公里(4月3日-4月9日)
北美美国西部100英里极限耐力赛(6月24日-25日
西欧英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛(8月12日-13日)
澳大利亚玻璃屋100公里耐力赛（9月10日-11日）
南美巴西亚马逊丛林马拉松220公里（10月6日-12日）
南极洲100公里超级耐力赛(11月29日-12月3日)
中国香港100公里耐力赛（2012年2月18-19日）
千龙网: 陈盆滨出征英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛 2011/8/11
北非摩洛哥撒哈拉沙漠地狱马拉松(4月1日-4月11日)
北美美国西部161公里耐力赛(6月24日-25日)
西欧英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛(8月12日-13日)
东亚日本信越五岳110公里耐力赛(9月10日-11日)
南美巴西亚马逊丛林马拉松（10月6日-15日）
南极洲100公里超级耐力赛(11月29日-12月3日)
澳大利亚241公里耐力赛（12月10日-13日）
千龙网: 陈盆滨踏上美国西部100英里耐力赛征途 2011/6/24
北非摩洛哥撒哈拉地狱马拉松250公里(4月3日-4月9日)
北美美国西部100英里极限耐力赛(6月24日-25日
西欧英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛(8月12日-13日)
澳大利亚玻璃屋100公里耐力赛（9月10日-11日）
南美巴西亚马逊丛林马拉松220公里（10月6日-12日）
南极洲100公里超级耐力赛(11月29日-12月3日)
中国香港100公里耐力赛（2012年2月18-19日）
千龙网: 陈盆滨出征英国格姆斯托普169公里极限耐力赛 2011/8/11
Monday, August 22, 2011
Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
The current Dietary Reference Intake recommendation is composed of:
- Estimated Average Requirements (EAR), expected to satisfy the needs of 50% of the people in that age group based on a review of the scientific literature.
- Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient by the Food and Nutrition Board to meet the requirements of nearly all (97–98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. It is calculated based on the EAR and is usually approximately 20% higher than the EAR (See "Calculating the RDA", below).
- Adequate Intake (AI), where no RDA has been established, but the amount established is somewhat less firmly believed to be adequate for everyone in the demographic group.
- Tolerable upper intake levels (UL), to caution against excessive intake of nutrients (like vitamin A) that can be harmful in large amounts. This is the highest level of daily consumption that current data have shown to cause no side effects in humans when used indefinitely without medical supervision.
The RDA is used to determine the Recommended Daily Value (RDV) which is printed on food labels in the U.S. and Canada.
Reference Daily Intake
Food and Nutrition Information Center / Dietary Guidance / Dietary Reference Intakes
Vitamin and Mineral Recommendations
Historical Comparison of RDIs, RDAs and DRIs, 1968 to Present for Vitamins:
1968 RDA -> RDI (highest RDA) + DRV (Daily Reference Values) = DV (Daily Values)
1974 RDA, 1980 RDA, 1989 RDA
1997 DRI (EAR -> RDA, AI, UL)
FDA Daily Value
Vitamin A: 1 IU = 0.3mcg, 1 mcg = 3.33 IU
Vitamin D: 1 IU = 0.025 mcg, 1 mcg = 40 IU
Vitamin E: 1 IU = 0.666 mg, 1 mg = 1.5 IU
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
IPS 24" 1920x1200 WUXGA LCD Display
TFT Central
Flat Panels HD
TV & monitor recommendationsGraphics monitors: IPS panels, 24" 1920x1200 WUXGA
6-Bit vs. 8-Bit
xvYCC (wide gamut), 24 bit true color, Deep color
Why isn't the xvYCC color space seeing uptake for still photography?
RGB color space
CIE 1931 color space
Adobe RGB color space 1998
sRGB 1996 by HP & Microsoft, gamma of 2.2
What colorspace should my files be in?
Dell Ultrasharp U3011 10bit wide gamut WCG-CCFL
Dell Ultra Sharp U3014 10bit wide-gamut GB-LED $950
Dell UP2716D 2560x1440 PremierColor
Dell U2715H 2560x1440 Premium Panel narrow bazel
Dell P2715Q 3840x2160 Premium Panel
ASUS PA246Q 6bit 2010
HP ZR24W 8bit 2010 -$325
NEC PA241W 10bit 2010 $700
*Dell U2410 8bit+A-FRC 2009 -$250-$345
Dell U2413 8bit + Frame Rate Control 2013 $400
Dell U2412M 6bit 2011 LED -$280
NEC MultiSync LCD2490WUXi 6bit 2009 $300?
HP LP2475W 2008 8bit $280-$450
Hazro HZ24W 2007 8bit
Digital Versus Product Face-Offs U2410 vs U2412M
Flat Panels HD
TV & monitor recommendationsGraphics monitors: IPS panels, 24" 1920x1200 WUXGA
6-Bit vs. 8-Bit
xvYCC (wide gamut), 24 bit true color, Deep color
Why isn't the xvYCC color space seeing uptake for still photography?
RGB color space
CIE 1931 color space
Adobe RGB color space 1998
sRGB 1996 by HP & Microsoft, gamma of 2.2
What colorspace should my files be in?
Dell Ultrasharp U3011 10bit wide gamut WCG-CCFL
Dell Ultra Sharp U3014 10bit wide-gamut GB-LED $950
Dell UP2716D 2560x1440 PremierColor
Dell U2715H 2560x1440 Premium Panel narrow bazel
Dell P2715Q 3840x2160 Premium Panel
ASUS PA246Q 6bit 2010
HP ZR24W 8bit 2010 -$325
NEC PA241W 10bit 2010 $700
*Dell U2410 8bit+A-FRC 2009 -$250-$345
Dell U2413 8bit + Frame Rate Control 2013 $400
Dell U2412M 6bit 2011 LED -$280
NEC MultiSync LCD2490WUXi 6bit 2009 $300?
HP LP2475W 2008 8bit $280-$450
Hazro HZ24W 2007 8bit
Digital Versus Product Face-Offs U2410 vs U2412M
Sunday, August 07, 2011
OBD II Code P0171 and P0174 Fuel System Too Lean
RepairPal OBD II Code P0171 and P0174 Fuel System Too Lean
Friday, July 22, 2011
Big cat
***Family Felidae 貓科
**Subfamily Pantherinae 豹亞科
*Genus Panthera Roaring cats
Lion Panthera leo 10.7
Tiger Panthera tigris 10.4
Leopard Panthera pardus 10.5
Jaguar Panthera onca 10.2
*Genus Uncia
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia 10.6
*Genus Neofelis
Clouded leopard 雲豹 Neofelis nebulosa
Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi
**Subfamily Felinae 貓亞科
*Cheetah 獵豹 Acinonyx jubatus 10.0
*Genus Puma
Cougar (Puma 10.1, Panther 10.3, Mountain Lion 10.8) 美洲獅 Puma concolor
Jaguarundi 細腰貓 Puma yagouaroundi
*Genus Lynx
Eurasian Lynx 猞猁 Lynx lynx
Bobcat 短尾貓 Lynx rufus
*Caracal 獰貓 Caracal caracal
Mac OS X
**Subfamily Pantherinae 豹亞科
*Genus Panthera Roaring cats
Lion Panthera leo 10.7
Tiger Panthera tigris 10.4
Leopard Panthera pardus 10.5
Jaguar Panthera onca 10.2
*Genus Uncia
Snow Leopard Uncia uncia 10.6
*Genus Neofelis
Clouded leopard 雲豹 Neofelis nebulosa
Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi
**Subfamily Felinae 貓亞科
*Cheetah 獵豹 Acinonyx jubatus 10.0
*Genus Puma
Cougar (Puma 10.1, Panther 10.3, Mountain Lion 10.8) 美洲獅 Puma concolor
Jaguarundi 細腰貓 Puma yagouaroundi
*Genus Lynx
Eurasian Lynx 猞猁 Lynx lynx
Bobcat 短尾貓 Lynx rufus
*Caracal 獰貓 Caracal caracal
Mac OS X
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Diagnostic test
Diagnostic test
Blood test
Reference ranges for blood tests
Current Procedural Terminology CPT-4
Comprehensive metabolic panel 80053
Complete blood count 85025
Lipid profile 80061
Urinalysis 81003
Fecal occult blood (stool test) 82274
ORGAN OR DISEASE ORIENTED PANELS
General health panel 80050 - 80053 (metabolic) + 85025 (blood) + 84443 (Thyroid Panel with TSH, Thyroid stimulating hormone, Application of TSH and Free Thyroxine Measurements to Thyroid Diagnosis)
AMA APPROVED PANELS
Lab Services Covered as Part of Preventive Care Benefits
Service, Description, Average Cost
common charges
Blood test
Reference ranges for blood tests
Current Procedural Terminology CPT-4
Comprehensive metabolic panel 80053
Complete blood count 85025
Lipid profile 80061
Urinalysis 81003
Fecal occult blood (stool test) 82274
ORGAN OR DISEASE ORIENTED PANELS
General health panel 80050 - 80053 (metabolic) + 85025 (blood) + 84443 (Thyroid Panel with TSH, Thyroid stimulating hormone, Application of TSH and Free Thyroxine Measurements to Thyroid Diagnosis)
AMA APPROVED PANELS
Lab Services Covered as Part of Preventive Care Benefits
Service, Description, Average Cost
common charges
Broadband Speed and Rate
HiNet Broadband 100M/5M $1100 $1100 $2200 50M/3M $850 $850 $1700 20M/2M $700 $689 $1389 10M/2M $550 $550 $1100 3M/768K $430 $459 $889 8M/640K $446 $499 $945 3M/384K $348 $429 $777 2M/128K $326 $399 $725 512K/64K $150 $139 $289 bb Broadband 3M/1M $799 $575 6M/1M $849 $650 8M/1M $899 $750 12M/2M $1499 $980 bb Fiber 1M/1M $600 3M/2M $750 6M/2M $850 10M/3M $950 15M/3M $1250 20M/5M $1550 AT&T U-verse 24M/3M 18M/1.5M 12M/1.5M 6M/1M 3M/1M AT&T ADSL 6M/768K 3M/512K 1.5M/384K 768K/384K Slingbox requirements for HD and SD streaming HD Streaming: 3 Mbps SD Streaming: 600 Kbps Mobile Streaming: 150 Kbps
YouTube Quality and codecs
240, 0.25 Mbps
360, 0.5 Mbps
480, 1 Mbps
720, 2 Mbps
1080, 3.5-5 Mbps
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Taiwan Scooters with 16" wheels
16-inch wheels
Piaggio BV350 ABS $6200
Kymco People 250 $3999 no fuel-injection
Kymco People 250
Kymco People S 250 $4499 no fuel-injection
Kymco People 250S
Kymco People GT 200i $4899
Motorcycle USA People GT 300i
SYM Citycom 300i $4699
2stroke buzz Citycom 300i
Just Gotta Scoot
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Image Sensor Optical Format
Optical format
The optical format is defined as the diagonal length of the sensor (in mm) divided by 16.
1" 16x12.8mm
2/3" 8.8x6.6mm
1/2" 8x4.6mm
Full Frame DSLR Camera Sensors Sony, Canon, Nikon (Renesas), CMOSIS (STMicroelectronics)
Image sensor format (APS-C 23x15mm)
Table of sensor sizes
Four Thirds system (17.3x13mm)
List of film formats
35mm Digital Sensor Comparison Chart vs Super 35mm
Super 35 (24.89×18.66 mm)
35 mm film (22x16mm)
Sony Cybershot DSC-P1 3MP 2000?
*Canon EOS Digital Rebel 300D 6MP 2003?
Canon PowerShot S400 4MP 2003?
*Canon Digital Rebel XT 350D 8MP 1/2006
Canon PowerShot SD600 $281 6MP 7/3/2006
Sony DSC-TX7 10MP 3/2010
Panasonic DMC-TS3 $214 12MP 2/1/2012
*Canon EOS-M with 22mm f/2 $250 9/4/2014
DPreview Camera feature search comparison results
HDR
Optical Image Stabilization
GPS
Weight
Touch Screen
Superzoom:
The optical format is defined as the diagonal length of the sensor (in mm) divided by 16.
1" 16x12.8mm
2/3" 8.8x6.6mm
1/2" 8x4.6mm
Full Frame DSLR Camera Sensors Sony, Canon, Nikon (Renesas), CMOSIS (STMicroelectronics)
Image sensor format (APS-C 23x15mm)
Table of sensor sizes
Four Thirds system (17.3x13mm)
List of film formats
35mm Digital Sensor Comparison Chart vs Super 35mm
Super 35 (24.89×18.66 mm)
35 mm film (22x16mm)
Sony Cybershot DSC-P1 3MP 2000?
*Canon EOS Digital Rebel 300D 6MP 2003?
Canon PowerShot S400 4MP 2003?
*Canon Digital Rebel XT 350D 8MP 1/2006
Canon PowerShot SD600 $281 6MP 7/3/2006
Sony DSC-TX7 10MP 3/2010
Panasonic DMC-TS3 $214 12MP 2/1/2012
*Canon EOS-M with 22mm f/2 $250 9/4/2014
DPreview Camera feature search comparison results
HDR
Optical Image Stabilization
GPS
Weight
Touch Screen
Superzoom:
Panasonic DC-ZS80 TZ95 2/2019 no more compact superzoom
Nikon Coolpix A1000 1/2019
Sony DSC-HX99 smaller, lighter 9/2018
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35 same as ZS30 with tilting screen GPS '14
*Panasonic DMC-ZS30 20X 18MP 24-480mm, f/3.3-6.4, GPS $400 '13
Sony DSC-WX350 20X 18MP 25-500mm, f/3.5-6.5, no GPS, small '14
Panasonic DMC-ZS25 20X 16MP 24-480mm, f/3.3-6.4, no GPS, bigger than WX350, same size as ZS30 '13
*Panasonic DMC-ZS20 20X 14MP 24-480mm GPS $350 -> $250 -> $170 '12
*Panasonic DMC-ZS40 30X 18MP 24-720mm, f/3.3-6.4, GPS, raw '14
Sony DSC-TX200V 18MP 28-140mm, lightweight
Panasonic DMC-LF1 1/1.7" sensor 28-200mm, f/2.0-5.9, no GPS $500
Sensor type: BSI-CMOS
HD mode: 1920x1080
Video: Stereo
Effective pixels: 12 and higher
Custom white balance
Image stabilization: Optical (15)
Max aperture: F2.8 and brighter
Zoom wide (W): 24mm (equiv.) and wider
Weight: 0 – 150 g (0.00 – 0.33 lb)
Face detection
Touch screen
* Sony IMX078CQK Exmor R
■ Diagonal 7.81 mm (Type 1/2.3)12.40M-effective pixels (4072H × 3044V)
■ Pixel size: 1.55 μm unit pixel
■ Supports 12.40M-pixel imaging at 42 frame/s
■ Back-illuminated CMOS image sensor that achieves both higher pixel counts and higher sensitivity
■ Achieves full HD video imaging: 1920H × 1080V pixels at 60 frame/s
* Sony IMX050XQK Exmor R
■ Diagonal 7.59 mm (Type 1/2.3) 10.34M-effective pixels (3720H × 2780V)
■ Pixel size: 1.65 µm unit pixel
■ Achieves the high-speed performance of 50 frame/s imaging with 10.34M pixels
■ Back-illuminated structure that achieves both higher pixel counts and higher sensitivity
HDTV video (1440 × 1080)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35 same as ZS30 with tilting screen GPS '14
*Panasonic DMC-ZS30 20X 18MP 24-480mm, f/3.3-6.4, GPS $400 '13
Sony DSC-WX350 20X 18MP 25-500mm, f/3.5-6.5, no GPS, small '14
Panasonic DMC-ZS25 20X 16MP 24-480mm, f/3.3-6.4, no GPS, bigger than WX350, same size as ZS30 '13
*Panasonic DMC-ZS40 30X 18MP 24-720mm, f/3.3-6.4, GPS, raw '14
*Sony DSC-HX50V 30X 20MP, 24-720mm, f/3.5-6.3, GPS, $450 -> $270 '13
Sony DSC-TX200V 18MP 28-140mm, lightweight
Panasonic DMC-LF1 1/1.7" sensor 28-200mm, f/2.0-5.9, no GPS $500
Large Superzoom
*Panasonic DMC-FZ70 60X 16MP 20-1200mm, f/2.8-5.9, raw, no GPS $400 -> $250, '13
Sony DSC-H400 63.3X 25-1550mm, no GPS '14
dpreview camera search*Panasonic DMC-FZ70 60X 16MP 20-1200mm, f/2.8-5.9, raw, no GPS $400 -> $250, '13
Sony DSC-H400 63.3X 25-1550mm, no GPS '14
Sensor type: BSI-CMOS
HD mode: 1920x1080
Video: Stereo
Effective pixels: 12 and higher
Custom white balance
Image stabilization: Optical (15)
Max aperture: F2.8 and brighter
Zoom wide (W): 24mm (equiv.) and wider
Weight: 0 – 150 g (0.00 – 0.33 lb)
Face detection
Touch screen
* Sony IMX078CQK Exmor R
■ Diagonal 7.81 mm (Type 1/2.3)12.40M-effective pixels (4072H × 3044V)
■ Pixel size: 1.55 μm unit pixel
■ Supports 12.40M-pixel imaging at 42 frame/s
■ Back-illuminated CMOS image sensor that achieves both higher pixel counts and higher sensitivity
■ Achieves full HD video imaging: 1920H × 1080V pixels at 60 frame/s
* Sony IMX050XQK Exmor R
■ Diagonal 7.59 mm (Type 1/2.3) 10.34M-effective pixels (3720H × 2780V)
■ Pixel size: 1.65 µm unit pixel
■ Achieves the high-speed performance of 50 frame/s imaging with 10.34M pixels
■ Back-illuminated structure that achieves both higher pixel counts and higher sensitivity
HDTV video (1440 × 1080)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Small form factor PC
Apple Mac mini Mid 2010 85W 2.7B
Dell Inspiron Zino HD Home Theater PC HTPC AMD Athlon II X2 P360 with with Mobility Radeon HD 5450 MXM 90W 33db 47db (CD)
Noise 3.4B(Idle) 3.5B(HDD) 4.6B(90%CPU) 4.7B(ODD)
AnandTech Review
KitGuru Review Noise
Athlon II X2 P360 is slower than Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, Radeon 5450 is slower than Intel HD Graphics, about the same as Nvidia GeForce 320M
ASRock
Vision 3D Intel Core i7/i5/i3, Nvidia GeForce GT425M, USB 3.0, i3-370M is faster than i5-2415M, NVIDIA GeForce GT425M is faster than most Intel HD Graphics
Vision Core 100HT Intel Core i7/i5/i3, HD Graphics, USB 3.0
HP Pavilion Slimline 5000 Pentium Dual-Core 220W
Noise 3.71B(Idle) 3.91B(Operation)
Shuttle X350 ION fanless 40W Atom D510 Dual Core 1.66GHz Nvidia ION2 $500
浩鑫 XS35 XS35市售三種規格，SE1160, SE2250, XV-250D, 其中XV-250D為搭載NVIDIA ION機種
AOpen MP6X 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 Processors Barebone Silentek 6.0 22db quiet
Lenovo IdeaCentre Q Q150 Atom D510 ION 65W
Lenovo IdeaCentre Q700 Pentium E5200 Dual Core 2.5GHz, GMA X4500, 120W
Acer X3910
Dell Inspiron Zino HD Home Theater PC HTPC AMD Athlon II X2 P360 with with Mobility Radeon HD 5450 MXM 90W 33db 47db (CD)
Noise 3.4B(Idle) 3.5B(HDD) 4.6B(90%CPU) 4.7B(ODD)
AnandTech Review
KitGuru Review Noise
Athlon II X2 P360 is slower than Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, Radeon 5450 is slower than Intel HD Graphics, about the same as Nvidia GeForce 320M
ASRock
Vision 3D Intel Core i7/i5/i3, Nvidia GeForce GT425M, USB 3.0, i3-370M is faster than i5-2415M, NVIDIA GeForce GT425M is faster than most Intel HD Graphics
Vision Core 100HT Intel Core i7/i5/i3, HD Graphics, USB 3.0
HP Pavilion Slimline 5000 Pentium Dual-Core 220W
Noise 3.71B(Idle) 3.91B(Operation)
Shuttle X350 ION fanless 40W Atom D510 Dual Core 1.66GHz Nvidia ION2 $500
浩鑫 XS35 XS35市售三種規格，SE1160, SE2250, XV-250D, 其中XV-250D為搭載NVIDIA ION機種
AOpen MP6X 2nd Generation Core i3/i5/i7 Processors Barebone Silentek 6.0 22db quiet
Lenovo IdeaCentre Q Q150 Atom D510 ION 65W
Lenovo IdeaCentre Q700 Pentium E5200 Dual Core 2.5GHz, GMA X4500, 120W
Acer X3910
Virtual Machines with Modern Linux Distributions
Oracle VM VirtualBox, VirtualBox Extension Pack, Pre-Built Developer VMs, Appliances, Community
VirtualBox Virtual Appliances
VMware Player, Operating Systems Appliances with VMware Tools VMPlayer
Comparison of platform virtual machines 3D acceleration, OpenGL, DirectX, Direct3D
VirtualBox Virtual Appliances
VMware Player, Operating Systems Appliances with VMware Tools VMPlayer
Comparison of platform virtual machines 3D acceleration, OpenGL, DirectX, Direct3D
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Digital SLR / Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera sales ranking in Japan
Market Share (DSLP/MILC/EVIL)
cipa digital camera sales statistics
BCN Ranking
Kakaku
Rakuten
Yahoo! Shopping: DSLR, Mirrorless
Philweb DSLR, Mirrorless
MapCamera new and used prices
Yamada Denki
cipa digital camera sales statistics
BCN Ranking
Kakaku
Rakuten
Yahoo! Shopping: DSLR, Mirrorless
Philweb DSLR, Mirrorless
MapCamera new and used prices
Yamada Denki
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Gas Grill with Side Burner and Cast Iron Cooking Grates
Brinkmann 48,000 BTU 4-Burner Gas Grill with 13,500 BTU Side Burner, Stainless-Steel Hood Walmart 650 in^2 $188
Brinkmann 48,000 BTU 4 Burner Heavy-Duty Gas Grill with 12,000 BTU Side Burner - Black Target 650 in^2 $200
Sears Kenmore 48,000 BTU 4-Burner LP Gas Grill with 12,000 BTU Side Burner 650 in^2 $200
Brinkmann 48,000 BTU 4-Burner Gas Grill with 12,000 Side Burner Home Depot 638 in^2, 497 in^2
Brinkmann 48,000 BTU 4 Burner Heavy-Duty Gas Grill with 12,000 Side Burner Target 652 in^2, 513 in^2
Char-Broil 48,000 BTU Four-Burner Gas Grill with 12,000BTU Flush Lidded Sideburner Best Buy, Ace Hardware 516 in^2 $230
Char-Broil 48,000 BTU 4-Burner Grill With 12,000 Side Burner Home Depot 520 in^2, cast iron cooking grates?
Brinkmann 48,000 BTU 4 Burner Heavy-Duty Gas Grill with 12,000 BTU Side Burner - Black Target 650 in^2 $200
Sears Kenmore 48,000 BTU 4-Burner LP Gas Grill with 12,000 BTU Side Burner 650 in^2 $200
Brinkmann 48,000 BTU 4-Burner Gas Grill with 12,000 Side Burner Home Depot 638 in^2, 497 in^2
Brinkmann 48,000 BTU 4 Burner Heavy-Duty Gas Grill with 12,000 Side Burner Target 652 in^2, 513 in^2
Char-Broil 48,000 BTU Four-Burner Gas Grill with 12,000BTU Flush Lidded Sideburner Best Buy, Ace Hardware 516 in^2 $230
Char-Broil 48,000 BTU 4-Burner Grill With 12,000 Side Burner Home Depot 520 in^2, cast iron cooking grates?
Friday, May 27, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Video identifiers
DVDPatcher
DVD Patcher is a tool to change the video headers in mpg/mpeg2 video. Change aspect ratio, framerate, resolution/size and bitrate.
DVD Patcher is a tool to change the video headers in mpg/mpeg2 video. Change aspect ratio, framerate, resolution/size and bitrate.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
OBDII scanner / gauge
Dash Display Gauge
Bull Dog Heavy Duty WatchDog Multi-function Performance Gauge $450
Edge Insight CS2 $327, CTS3 $500
PLX DM-6 2 1/16" Touch Screen Multi-Gauge $110
Banks iDash Pro/Data Pro $420
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Tire Tread Rating and Tread Wear Indicators
safecar.gov Tire Tread
Tire Rating
treadwear, traction, temperature grade
Search Tires Traction AA, Temperature A, Treadwear 400
BF-Goodrich: g- Force T/A Super Sport A/S, g- Force T/A KDWS, TRACTION T/A
Bridgestone: TURANZA LS-V, TURANZA SERENITY "V", "Z" & "W" Spd Rtd, POTENZA RE960AS PP, TURANZA LS-H
Michelin: PRIMACY MXM4, PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS, PILOT SPORT CUP
Michelin Treadwear Indicator
Narrow bands, sometimes called wear bars, that appear across the tread of the tire when only 2/32 inch of tread remains.
Bridgestone Tire Warranty
The tire must not be worn to 2/32 inch (1.6 mm) or less remaining original tread depth (i.e. worn down to the top of the built-in indicators in the tread grooves).
Goodyear Tire Maintenance
Check the Tread Wear Indicator Bar: Located at the bottoms of the tread grooves in several locations around the tire. When a tire is so worn that these bars become visibly flush with the adjacent tread ribs, it’s time to replace the tire.
Or
Take the Penny Test: Simply insert a penny into your tire’s tread groove with Lincoln’s head upside down and facing you. If you can see all of Lincoln’s head, it’s time to replace your tires.
Tire Rating
treadwear, traction, temperature grade
Search Tires Traction AA, Temperature A, Treadwear 400
BF-Goodrich: g- Force T/A Super Sport A/S, g- Force T/A KDWS, TRACTION T/A
Bridgestone: TURANZA LS-V, TURANZA SERENITY "V", "Z" & "W" Spd Rtd, POTENZA RE960AS PP, TURANZA LS-H
Michelin: PRIMACY MXM4, PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS, PILOT SPORT CUP
Michelin Treadwear Indicator
Narrow bands, sometimes called wear bars, that appear across the tread of the tire when only 2/32 inch of tread remains.
Bridgestone Tire Warranty
The tire must not be worn to 2/32 inch (1.6 mm) or less remaining original tread depth (i.e. worn down to the top of the built-in indicators in the tread grooves).
Goodyear Tire Maintenance
Check the Tread Wear Indicator Bar: Located at the bottoms of the tread grooves in several locations around the tire. When a tire is so worn that these bars become visibly flush with the adjacent tread ribs, it’s time to replace the tire.
Or
Take the Penny Test: Simply insert a penny into your tire’s tread groove with Lincoln’s head upside down and facing you. If you can see all of Lincoln’s head, it’s time to replace your tires.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Notebook Computer Noise Emissions
1920x1200 WUXGA laptops,
Apple Products Noise Emissions
MacBook Pro 17-inch, idle 15db, Hard Drive accessing 15db, CD accessing 29db
Sound power 3.0B 3.0B ??
Dell Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheet
Precision M6500, idle 19.7db, HD accessing 28.7db, CD accessing 43.3db
Sound power 2.8B, 3.8B, 4.9B
HP ECO Declarations
HP Product QuickSpecs
EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation, idle 32.2db, HD spinning 32.3db,
Sound power 3.5B 3.5B
Lenovo ECO Declarations (Environmental data sheets)
ThinkPad W700, idle 34db, HDD operating 37db
Sound power 4.3B, 4.0B
Apple Products Noise Emissions
MacBook Pro 17-inch, idle 15db, Hard Drive accessing 15db, CD accessing 29db
Sound power 3.0B 3.0B ??
Dell Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheet
Precision M6500, idle 19.7db, HD accessing 28.7db, CD accessing 43.3db
Sound power 2.8B, 3.8B, 4.9B
HP ECO Declarations
HP Product QuickSpecs
EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation, idle 32.2db, HD spinning 32.3db,
Sound power 3.5B 3.5B
Lenovo ECO Declarations (Environmental data sheets)
ThinkPad W700, idle 34db, HDD operating 37db
Sound power 4.3B, 4.0B
Monday, April 18, 2011
Tsunami
National Geographic 1896 Japan Tsunami
The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Hokusai 冨嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏 葛飾北斎
三陸沖地震 Seismicity of the Sanriku coast
Historic tsunamis
Tsunami Events where Deaths >= 1
Tsunami Runups where Deaths >= 1
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) -> National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) -> Marine Geology & Geophysics Division (MGGD) -> Natural Hazards Databases (Data, Images and Education)
The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Hokusai 冨嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏 葛飾北斎
三陸沖地震 Seismicity of the Sanriku coast
Historic tsunamis
Tsunami Events where Deaths >= 1
Tsunami Runups where Deaths >= 1
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) -> National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) -> Marine Geology & Geophysics Division (MGGD) -> Natural Hazards Databases (Data, Images and Education)
Thursday, April 14, 2011
WUXGA 1920x1200 notebooks
HP EliteBook 17" 8730w 8740w 8760w Mobile Workstation with TrackPoint
Dell Precision M6400 M6500 with Track Stick
Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W510 T510p T410p Workstation with PointStick
Pointing Stick
Dell Precision M6400 M6500 with Track Stick
Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W510 T510p T410p Workstation with PointStick
Pointing Stick
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Music Theory Software
Monday, April 04, 2011
USB Audio Interface
*Balanced input/output
*Phantom powered microphone XLR input
*Voice compressor / limiter
--Edirol Cakewalk UA-25EX
--Roland Cakewalk UA-4FX
--Yamaha Audiogram 6
*MIDI
*S/PDIF optical toslink
24bit 96khz
*Phantom powered microphone XLR input
*Voice compressor / limiter
--Edirol Cakewalk UA-25EX
--Roland Cakewalk UA-4FX
--Yamaha Audiogram 6
*MIDI
*S/PDIF optical toslink
24bit 96khz
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
ARM development platforms
ARM Cortex A development platforms
TI OMAP development tools: PandaBoard OMAP 4 Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore, Imagination Technologies POWERVR SGX540, 1080p $174
ST-Ericsson U8500 Calao Systems SKY-S9500-ULP-C01 A9500 ARM Cortex-A9 1GHz, Mali-400, 1080p $325
Nvidia Tegra 250 development kit Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore $399
Qualcomm Snapdragon: Snapdragon Mobile Development Platform (MDP) MSM8655 1 GHz Central Processing Unit (CPU), Adreno 205 graphics processing unit (GPU) 720p, $995 with touch screen
Freescale i.MX51 Evaluation Kit ARM Cortex-A8, ARM NEON SIMD media accelerator 720p $699+...
BeagleBoard ARM Cortex-A8, C4: 3530 720GHz, -xM: DM 3730 1Ghz, ARM NEON codecs XGA 1024x768 $149
ARM Mali development platforms
ST-Ericsson MOP500 ST-U8500 with touch screen SMP dual core ARM cortex-A9, Mali-400 GPU (single core) 1080p $... with touch screen
TI OMAP development tools: PandaBoard OMAP 4 Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore, Imagination Technologies POWERVR SGX540, 1080p $174
ST-Ericsson U8500 Calao Systems SKY-S9500-ULP-C01 A9500 ARM Cortex-A9 1GHz, Mali-400, 1080p $325
Nvidia Tegra 250 development kit Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore $399
Qualcomm Snapdragon: Snapdragon Mobile Development Platform (MDP) MSM8655 1 GHz Central Processing Unit (CPU), Adreno 205 graphics processing unit (GPU) 720p, $995 with touch screen
Freescale i.MX51 Evaluation Kit ARM Cortex-A8, ARM NEON SIMD media accelerator 720p $699+...
BeagleBoard ARM Cortex-A8, C4: 3530 720GHz, -xM: DM 3730 1Ghz, ARM NEON codecs XGA 1024x768 $149
ARM Mali development platforms
ST-Ericsson MOP500 ST-U8500 with touch screen SMP dual core ARM cortex-A9, Mali-400 GPU (single core) 1080p $... with touch screen
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sling Media Slingbox
Singbox Guide
Which Slingbox do I have?
SB100 Classic
SB220 Tuner
SB240 AV
SB200 PRO
SB260 SOLO
SB300 PRO-HD
Which Slingbox do I have?
SB100 Classic
SB220 Tuner
SB240 AV
SB200 PRO
SB260 SOLO
SB300 PRO-HD
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Screenfont
History of Western typography
Famous Names in Typography
Family Classifications of Type
Roman type
Roman square capitals, Optima, Trajan
Carolingian minuscule Pfeffer Mediæval
France Venice Jenson
Venetian Bembo, Centaur
French Garamond, Sabon
English Caslon
England Baskerville
Italy Modern Bodoni
IdentiFont Free Fonts Cardo, Sorts Mill Goudy, Hack, Cutive Mono (serif), Fira Mono (upper I, lower L, zero), Fira Sans (lower L g many weights), Droid Sans (upper I g no-italic),
Brick.IM fonts Cardo, EB Garamond, Sorts Mill Goudy, similar to Hoefler, switching from Times New Roman
Font Samples
identifont identify fonts, similar font finder
List of all available features, W shape, W serifs, J height, e slanted cross stroke (Aurelia[more modern], True Golden, Cloister, ITC Golden Type, Italian Old Style, Veronese, Parkinson)
Browser:
Serif: Sorts Mill Goudy
Sans: Fira Sans
Mono: Courier Code
Serif fonts choices:
Mac: Hoefler Text, Georgia (compatibility), Times New Roman (compatibility)
Windows & Linux: Sorts Mill Goudy (ligature, kerning, WfJfi1, no bold),
Cardo (display, ligature, kerning not in Office, WeJfi1, rbbii)
Office: Constantia (ligature, kerning, J, rbbii), Times New Roman (ligature 'Th', kerning), Garamond (WJ, no ligature), Californian FB (e, no ligature, rbi), Sylfaen (ligature, only r), Georgia (compatibility, ligature, no kerning), Source Serif Pro (x-height), Gabriola (kerning, ligature, script)
Sans-Serif fonts choices:
use Serif fonts, kerning, ligature, Candara (no J, for office online, outlook), Corbel (no J), Segoe UI (no J), Fira Sans (no fi), Noto Sans, Droid fonts, , Tahoma (compatibility, no ligature), Verdana (compatibility, no ligature)
Monospace fonts choices:
Mac: Menlo, Monaco, Courier New (compatibility)
Windows & Linux: Courier Code (serif), Source Code Pro, Andale Mono, Courier New (serif, compatibility), Consolas, Nimbus Mono L (serif), Cutive Mono (serif Google)
Office: Courier New (serif, compatibility)
Cardo is the best, large and contains ancient characters
Equivalent size: Hoefler Text 17pt (Crimson Text), Palatino 16pt (Tinos), Cardo 16pt, Times New Roman 16pt, Garamond 18pt (EB Garamond 16pt), Centaur 19pt
Pangram
Grumpy wizards make toxic brew for the evil Queen and Jack
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs
The State of Web Type - Kerning, Ligature
Microsoft Core fonts for the Web: Font rasterization: bitmap=raster pixel, anti-aliasing, hinting, subpixel rendering
sans-serif: Verdana, Arial, Trebuchet MS, Arial Black, Impact
serif: Georgia, Time New Roman
monospace: 1. Andale Mono, Courier New (serif), Webdings
cursive: Comic Sans MS
Google WebFonts
font-size
Understanding font sizing in css-em-px-pt-percent-rem
CSS Units
Units of length: px, em, cm, etc.
Font Size Conversion Chart
Specifying fonts in Web pages: The relationship between FONT SIZE and physical type size
0 6pt xx-small
1 8pt H6 x-small
2 10pt H5 small
3 12pt H4 default medium
4 14pt H3 large
5 18pt H2 x-large
6 24pt H1 xx-large
7 36pt
Toward a standard font size interval system
Web typography
CSS font sampler and survey
CCS font stacks by classification
CCS font stack example with compatibility percentage on Windows and Mac: Hoefler Text, Garamond, Palatino, Time New Roman
Revised Font Stack for various websites Times New Roman, Palatino, Book Antiqua (on Office), Georgia (use lining features), Constantia (use lining numerals), Garamond (on Office, no bold italic), Cambria (O is too narrow), Baskerville (on Office, no bold, italic), Verdana, Tahoma (no italic), Arial (use stylistic set 3 for 'I'), Segoe UI (Windows 8 'I' change), Courier New, Consolas, Comic Sans MS
Consider capitalized I, small l, number 1, small o, number 0, capital O.
JIl1o0Og Default
JIl1o0Og Arial
Microsoft: Tahoma (Segoe UI, Segoe)
Yahoo: Arial
Facebook: Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans Unicode, Verdana
Microsoft Typography Fonts: Office, Office, Games, Other Applications
List of Microsoft Windows fonts
List of typefaces included with Mac OS X
California Job Case: ligatures: fi, fl, ff, ffi, ffl, ae, oe, AE, OE, Teffi, Only Times New Roman has 'Th'
Letter frequency e t a o i n s h r, S A C M P R T B F
Microsoft Word OpenType Options in the Font Dialog Box
Home, Styles, Normal (right click), Modify, Formatting, Fonts, Advanced, (Times New Roman, Constantia; Verdana)
1. Ligatures: Standard, Contextual, Historical, Discretionary (will cause Palatino to use st, ct ligatures)
2. Number spacing: Proportional, Tabular
3. Number forms: Lining, Old-Style
4. Stylistic sets: Arial 3 has good 'I', Trebuchet 3 has capitalized lower alphabets
5. Use Contextual Alternates
Restore Word original template Normal.dotm delete it from C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates
LaTex fonts, Recent TeX fonts, fbb Bembo, garamondx
The Beauty of LaTex: kerning, ligatures, Teffi
Pinyin fonts
Google Fonts
Google Docs, Headings
1. Select text, change font (Garamond, Gentium Book Basic, Times New Roman), size (12)
2. Normal text, Update 'Normal text' to match
3. Options, Save as my default styles
Windows 99%: 11
sans-serif: Tahoma, Microsoft Sans Serif, Arial, Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Impact
serif: Times New Roman, Georgia
monospace: Courier New (serif), Lucida Console
cursive: Comic Sans MS
Mac 95%: 11
sans-serif: Helvetica, Lucida Grande, Geneva, Monaco, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica Neue, Trebuchet MS
serif: Times, Georgia, Times New Roman
monospace (fixed width): Courier (serif)
Width:
Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Microsoft Sans Serif, Georgia, Trebuchet MS, Times New Roman, Garamond, Calibri
Monospaced: check Illegal1=O0| '------======______'
Monospaced Fonts Graphic Samples
1. DejaVu Sans Mono
2. Andale Mono
VIM: the perfect programming font: Gohu copy files to .font and use fc-cache -f -v for linux
1. Gohufont 11, 14 px, 2. DejaVu Sans Mono, 3. Andale Mono
Font Survey: 42 of the Best Monospaced Programming Fonts: Dina 10 point too small, DejaVu Sans Mono, Andale Mono (lighter)
10 Alternative Monospace Fonts for Programmers
TOP 10 PROGRAMMING FONTS
Tiny Fonts - GoHu - ProFont
Presentations and slides:choosing fonts for presentations
Open-source Unicode typefaces: DejaVu fonts, Liberation fonts, Nimbus, SIL (Gentium, Charis, Doulos)
Serif Old Style:
Humanist (Venetian, older): Montaga (Google fonts), High Tower Text (office, 1 is like I, not tabular), Centaur (Office, 1 is like I)
Garalde: Garamond (Office b i, OSX, Google Docs), Palatino (Windows b i bi, OSX), Goudy Old Style (Office b i, Google Docs), Hoefler Text (OSX), Gentium Book Basic (Google Docs), Junicode, Tinos (Google Docs), Bookman (Google Docs), Gilliard (Byington on Windows)
Google Docs: Garamond, Goudy, Gentium Book Basic
Mac OS X (Pages): Hoefler Text, Garamond, Palatino
iWork on iCloud: Hoefler Text, Garamond
Office: Garamond, Palatino
Office 365 online: Garamond
Only Garamond is compatible across platforms except office online
Transitional:
Georgia (free, text figure numerals), Times New Roman (free)
Sans-Serif:
Humanist: Calibri, Lucida Grande, Segoe UI, Myriad, Frutiger, Trebuchet MS, Tahoma, Verdana.
All Free, all available: Arial, Tahoma (I), Trebuchet MS (MQIg169ijl$), Verdana (QJIija)
Grotesque: Franklin Gothic
GMail: Use Serif (Times New Roman) or Garamond, Verdana or Tahoma, default (Sans Serif Arial)
Sans Serif, Serif (s), Wide, Narrow, Comis Sans MS, Courier New, Garamond (s), Georgia (s), Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
small, normal, large, huge
Old: Arial/Helvetica, Times New Roman, Arial Black, Arial Narrow, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Garamond, Georgia, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
base64 encode decode
Yahoo Mail: Use default Classic (Times New Roman) or Garamond, Modern (Sans-Serif) is not good
Modern, Modern Wide, Classic (s), Classic wide (s), Garamond (s), Courier New, Garamond, Lucida Console
small, medium, large, x-large
Old Yahoo eMail: Arial, Bookman Old Style, Courier New, Garamond, Lucida Console, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana
Hotmail, live, outlook.com: Use Times New Roman or Garamond, Verdana or Tahoma, default Calibri
Arial, Calibri (default), Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Franklin Gothic Medium, Garamond (s), Tahoma, Times New Roman (s), Verdana
8, 10, 12 (default), 16, 20, 24, 30
Old: Default Tahoma 10pt. Arial, Garamond, Comic Sans MS, Franklin Gothic Medium, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana
Blogger: Times, Verdana, default Arial, Il1o0O
Default, Arial, Courier, Georgia, Helvetica, Times, Trebuchet, Verdana
Google Docs: Times New Roman, Verdana
Default: Arial 11pt, Arial, Arial Black, Narrow, Calibri, Cambria, Comic Sans MS, Consola, Corsiva, Courier New, Droid Sans, Droid Serif, Georgia, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
Chinese traditional font: MingLiU (細明體 fixed pitch), PMingLiU (新細明體 variable pitch)
Chinese simplified han: NSimSun (新宋體 fixed pitch), SimSun (中易宋體 variable pitch)
Bitstream Cyberbit Serif CJK unicode
Sans Microsoft JhengHei (微軟正黑體 variable pitch)
Sans Microsoft YaHei (微软雅黑 variable pitch), SimHei (中易黑体 fixed pitch)
Noto Sans CJK, Source Han Sans (light, medium, ... 7 weights)
Regular script (楷書) Arphic Technology AR PL UKai
DFKai-SB (標楷體) BiaoKai (Mac)
KaiTi (中易楷体)
Imitation Song (仿宋體) FangSong (中易仿宋)
Clerical script (隸書) (中易隶书)
[Justfont] 那個讓人想到台灣的字體, 文史哲出版社 劉元祥 商用字彙 楷書 行書 行書 顏體 粗體字
【下載字型前先看】為什麼會缺字？ character sets
Famous Names in Typography
Family Classifications of Type
Roman type
Roman square capitals, Optima, Trajan
Carolingian minuscule Pfeffer Mediæval
France Venice Jenson
Venetian Bembo, Centaur
French Garamond, Sabon
English Caslon
England Baskerville
Italy Modern Bodoni
IdentiFont Free Fonts Cardo, Sorts Mill Goudy, Hack, Cutive Mono (serif), Fira Mono (upper I, lower L, zero), Fira Sans (lower L g many weights), Droid Sans (upper I g no-italic),
Brick.IM fonts Cardo, EB Garamond, Sorts Mill Goudy, similar to Hoefler, switching from Times New Roman
Font Samples
identifont identify fonts, similar font finder
List of all available features, W shape, W serifs, J height, e slanted cross stroke (Aurelia[more modern], True Golden, Cloister, ITC Golden Type, Italian Old Style, Veronese, Parkinson)
Browser:
Serif: Sorts Mill Goudy
Sans: Fira Sans
Mono: Courier Code
Serif fonts choices:
Mac: Hoefler Text, Georgia (compatibility), Times New Roman (compatibility)
Windows & Linux: Sorts Mill Goudy (ligature, kerning, WfJfi1, no bold),
Cardo (display, ligature, kerning not in Office, WeJfi1, rbbii)
Office: Constantia (ligature, kerning, J, rbbii), Times New Roman (ligature 'Th', kerning), Garamond (WJ, no ligature), Californian FB (e, no ligature, rbi), Sylfaen (ligature, only r), Georgia (compatibility, ligature, no kerning), Source Serif Pro (x-height), Gabriola (kerning, ligature, script)
Sans-Serif fonts choices:
use Serif fonts, kerning, ligature, Candara (no J, for office online, outlook), Corbel (no J), Segoe UI (no J), Fira Sans (no fi), Noto Sans, Droid fonts, , Tahoma (compatibility, no ligature), Verdana (compatibility, no ligature)
Monospace fonts choices:
Mac: Menlo, Monaco, Courier New (compatibility)
Windows & Linux: Courier Code (serif), Source Code Pro, Andale Mono, Courier New (serif, compatibility), Consolas, Nimbus Mono L (serif), Cutive Mono (serif Google)
Office: Courier New (serif, compatibility)
Cardo is the best, large and contains ancient characters
Equivalent size: Hoefler Text 17pt (Crimson Text), Palatino 16pt (Tinos), Cardo 16pt, Times New Roman 16pt, Garamond 18pt (EB Garamond 16pt), Centaur 19pt
 |
| Times New Roman |
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| Hoefler Text (Crimson Text) |
 |
| Garamond (EB Garamond, Byington) |
 |
| Goudy (Sorts Mill Goudy) |
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| Bembo (Cardo) |
 |
| Cloister (humanist Jenson) e slanted cross stroke |
 |
| Centaur (1 is like I) (Coelacanth, Montaga) |
Pangram
Grumpy wizards make toxic brew for the evil Queen and Jack
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs
The State of Web Type - Kerning, Ligature
Microsoft Core fonts for the Web: Font rasterization: bitmap=raster pixel, anti-aliasing, hinting, subpixel rendering
sans-serif: Verdana, Arial, Trebuchet MS, Arial Black, Impact
serif: Georgia, Time New Roman
monospace: 1. Andale Mono, Courier New (serif), Webdings
cursive: Comic Sans MS
Google WebFonts
font-size
Understanding font sizing in css-em-px-pt-percent-rem
CSS Units
Units of length: px, em, cm, etc.
Font Size Conversion Chart
Specifying fonts in Web pages: The relationship between FONT SIZE and physical type size
0 6pt xx-small
1 8pt H6 x-small
2 10pt H5 small
3 12pt H4 default medium
4 14pt H3 large
5 18pt H2 x-large
6 24pt H1 xx-large
7 36pt
Toward a standard font size interval system
Web typography
CSS font sampler and survey
CCS font stacks by classification
CCS font stack example with compatibility percentage on Windows and Mac: Hoefler Text, Garamond, Palatino, Time New Roman
Revised Font Stack for various websites Times New Roman, Palatino, Book Antiqua (on Office), Georgia (use lining features), Constantia (use lining numerals), Garamond (on Office, no bold italic), Cambria (O is too narrow), Baskerville (on Office, no bold, italic), Verdana, Tahoma (no italic), Arial (use stylistic set 3 for 'I'), Segoe UI (Windows 8 'I' change), Courier New, Consolas, Comic Sans MS
Consider capitalized I, small l, number 1, small o, number 0, capital O.
JIl1o0Og Default
JIl1o0Og Arial
JIl1o0Og Courier
JIl1o0Og Georgia
JIl1o0Og Helvetica
JIl1o0Og Times
JIl1o0Og Trebuchet
JIl1o0Og Trebuchet
JIl1o0Og Verdana
Microsoft: Tahoma (Segoe UI, Segoe)
Yahoo: Arial
Facebook: Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans Unicode, Verdana
Microsoft Typography Fonts: Office, Office, Games, Other Applications
List of Microsoft Windows fonts
List of typefaces included with Mac OS X
California Job Case: ligatures: fi, fl, ff, ffi, ffl, ae, oe, AE, OE, Teffi, Only Times New Roman has 'Th'
Letter frequency e t a o i n s h r, S A C M P R T B F
Microsoft Word OpenType Options in the Font Dialog Box
Home, Styles, Normal (right click), Modify, Formatting, Fonts, Advanced, (Times New Roman, Constantia; Verdana)
1. Ligatures: Standard, Contextual, Historical, Discretionary (will cause Palatino to use st, ct ligatures)
2. Number spacing: Proportional, Tabular
3. Number forms: Lining, Old-Style
4. Stylistic sets: Arial 3 has good 'I', Trebuchet 3 has capitalized lower alphabets
5. Use Contextual Alternates
Restore Word original template Normal.dotm delete it from C:\Users\
LaTex fonts, Recent TeX fonts, fbb Bembo, garamondx
The Beauty of LaTex: kerning, ligatures, Teffi
Pinyin fonts
Google Fonts
Google Docs, Headings
1. Select text, change font (Garamond, Gentium Book Basic, Times New Roman), size (12)
2. Normal text, Update 'Normal text' to match
3. Options, Save as my default styles
Windows 99%: 11
sans-serif: Tahoma, Microsoft Sans Serif, Arial, Verdana, Trebuchet MS, Impact
serif: Times New Roman, Georgia
monospace: Courier New (serif), Lucida Console
cursive: Comic Sans MS
Mac 95%: 11
sans-serif: Helvetica, Lucida Grande, Geneva, Monaco, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica Neue, Trebuchet MS
serif: Times, Georgia, Times New Roman
monospace (fixed width): Courier (serif)
Width:
Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Microsoft Sans Serif, Georgia, Trebuchet MS, Times New Roman, Garamond, Calibri
Monospaced: check Illegal1=O0| '------======______'
Monospaced Fonts Graphic Samples
1. DejaVu Sans Mono
2. Andale Mono
VIM: the perfect programming font: Gohu copy files to .font and use fc-cache -f -v for linux
1. Gohufont 11, 14 px, 2. DejaVu Sans Mono, 3. Andale Mono
Font Survey: 42 of the Best Monospaced Programming Fonts: Dina 10 point too small, DejaVu Sans Mono, Andale Mono (lighter)
10 Alternative Monospace Fonts for Programmers
TOP 10 PROGRAMMING FONTS
Tiny Fonts - GoHu - ProFont
Presentations and slides:choosing fonts for presentations
Open-source Unicode typefaces: DejaVu fonts, Liberation fonts, Nimbus, SIL (Gentium, Charis, Doulos)
Serif Old Style:
Humanist (Venetian, older): Montaga (Google fonts), High Tower Text (office, 1 is like I, not tabular), Centaur (Office, 1 is like I)
Garalde: Garamond (Office b i, OSX, Google Docs), Palatino (Windows b i bi, OSX), Goudy Old Style (Office b i, Google Docs), Hoefler Text (OSX), Gentium Book Basic (Google Docs), Junicode, Tinos (Google Docs), Bookman (Google Docs), Gilliard (Byington on Windows)
Google Docs: Garamond, Goudy, Gentium Book Basic
Mac OS X (Pages): Hoefler Text, Garamond, Palatino
iWork on iCloud: Hoefler Text, Garamond
Office: Garamond, Palatino
Office 365 online: Garamond
Only Garamond is compatible across platforms except office online
Transitional:
Georgia (free, text figure numerals), Times New Roman (free)
Sans-Serif:
Humanist: Calibri, Lucida Grande, Segoe UI, Myriad, Frutiger, Trebuchet MS, Tahoma, Verdana.
All Free, all available: Arial, Tahoma (I), Trebuchet MS (MQIg169ijl$), Verdana (QJIija)
Grotesque: Franklin Gothic
GMail: Use Serif (Times New Roman) or Garamond, Verdana or Tahoma, default (Sans Serif Arial)
Sans Serif, Serif (s), Wide, Narrow, Comis Sans MS, Courier New, Garamond (s), Georgia (s), Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
small, normal, large, huge
Old: Arial/Helvetica, Times New Roman, Arial Black, Arial Narrow, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Garamond, Georgia, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
base64 encode decode
Yahoo Mail: Use default Classic (Times New Roman) or Garamond, Modern (Sans-Serif) is not good
Modern, Modern Wide, Classic (s), Classic wide (s), Garamond (s), Courier New, Garamond, Lucida Console
small, medium, large, x-large
Old Yahoo eMail: Arial, Bookman Old Style, Courier New, Garamond, Lucida Console, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana
Hotmail, live, outlook.com: Use Times New Roman or Garamond, Verdana or Tahoma, default Calibri
Arial, Calibri (default), Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Franklin Gothic Medium, Garamond (s), Tahoma, Times New Roman (s), Verdana
8, 10, 12 (default), 16, 20, 24, 30
Old: Default Tahoma 10pt. Arial, Garamond, Comic Sans MS, Franklin Gothic Medium, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana
Blogger: Times, Verdana, default Arial, Il1o0O
Default, Arial, Courier, Georgia, Helvetica, Times, Trebuchet, Verdana
Google Docs: Times New Roman, Verdana
Default: Arial 11pt, Arial, Arial Black, Narrow, Calibri, Cambria, Comic Sans MS, Consola, Corsiva, Courier New, Droid Sans, Droid Serif, Georgia, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Verdana
Chinese traditional font: MingLiU (細明體 fixed pitch), PMingLiU (新細明體 variable pitch)
Chinese simplified han: NSimSun (新宋體 fixed pitch), SimSun (中易宋體 variable pitch)
Bitstream Cyberbit Serif CJK unicode
Sans Microsoft JhengHei (微軟正黑體 variable pitch)
Sans Microsoft YaHei (微软雅黑 variable pitch), SimHei (中易黑体 fixed pitch)
Noto Sans CJK, Source Han Sans (light, medium, ... 7 weights)
Regular script (楷書) Arphic Technology AR PL UKai
DFKai-SB (標楷體) BiaoKai (Mac)
KaiTi (中易楷体)
Imitation Song (仿宋體) FangSong (中易仿宋)
Clerical script (隸書) (中易隶书)
[Justfont] 那個讓人想到台灣的字體, 文史哲出版社 劉元祥 商用字彙 楷書 行書 行書 顏體 粗體字
【下載字型前先看】為什麼會缺字？ character sets
珍珠奶茶（タピオカミルクティー）約於一九八〇年代誕生於台灣，近年在全世界頗夯。配料還有「双 Q」、「芋圓」等許多變種，加一種配料加 10 元，你嚐過哪些ㄋ？珍珠奶茶（タピオカミルクティー）約於一九八〇年代誕生於台灣，近年在全世界頗夯。配料還有「双 Q」、「芋圓」等許多變種，加一種配料加 10 元，你嚐過哪些ㄋ？
Microsoft ClearType Fonts Collection
Constantia - serif - need to use OpenType, Number forms, "Lining" instead of "Old-styles", saved html does not have lining (constant-height) numbers to distinguish between small o and 0 (zero)
Corbel - sans-serif
Calibri - sans-serif
Cambria - serif
Candara - sans-serif
Consolas - monospace
Guide to X11/Fonts use fc-cache to create fonts.cache in ~/.fonts directory. linux fontconfig should find it through /dev/fonts/fonts.conf
Use MiscFixed 10pt (or gothic, or Lucida Typewriter) for VIM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
linux fonts information
X11 Font Configuration
CJK Fonts Howto
Apple iPhone Helvetica Neue light, ultralight
Google Android Roboto Droid fonts
Windows Phone 7 Segoe WP
Antiqua-Fraktur dispute Blackletter vs Antiqua
Evolution of minuscule script
How Dyslexic Can Read Better ? Via Dyslexic Fonts? Monospaced, Sans-Sarif, Roman
Typefaces for dyslexics
Dyslexie
OpenDyslexic DejaVu Sans
Lexia Readable Comic Sans
Microsoft ClearType Fonts Collection
Constantia - serif - need to use OpenType, Number forms, "Lining" instead of "Old-styles", saved html does not have lining (constant-height) numbers to distinguish between small o and 0 (zero)
Corbel - sans-serif
Calibri - sans-serif
Cambria - serif
Candara - sans-serif
Consolas - monospace
Guide to X11/Fonts use fc-cache to create fonts.cache in ~/.fonts directory. linux fontconfig should find it through /dev/fonts/fonts.conf
Use MiscFixed 10pt (or gothic, or Lucida Typewriter) for VIM in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
linux fonts information
X11 Font Configuration
CJK Fonts Howto
Apple iPhone Helvetica Neue light, ultralight
Google Android Roboto Droid fonts
Windows Phone 7 Segoe WP
Antiqua-Fraktur dispute Blackletter vs Antiqua
Evolution of minuscule script
How Dyslexic Can Read Better ? Via Dyslexic Fonts? Monospaced, Sans-Sarif, Roman
Typefaces for dyslexics
Dyslexie
OpenDyslexic DejaVu Sans
Lexia Readable Comic Sans
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Credit Cards without Foreign Transaction Fee
Schwab, Chase Sapphire Banking (75,000), CitiGold (200,000)
No ATM fee Schwab vs Fidelity, Fidelity Cash Management Account ATM/Debit Card (1% FTF), Charles Schwab Debit Card
Credit/Debit/ATM Cards and Foreign Exchange
International and Foreign Conversion Fees: Credit Card Company Comparisons
Best Credit Cards for International Travel: Transaction Fee Survey Results
Citibank and Chase drop foreign exchange fees on some cards
What are the best debit cards for ATM withdrawals overseas? Charles Schwab, E-Trade
debit cards with no foreign transaction fee, no atm fees, no monthly fee Charles Schwab, Capital One 360 in USA
* Capital One, including Venture Rewards
* American Express Platinum and Centurion
* Citi ThankYou Premier and Citi ThankYou Prestige
* Chase British Airways Card, Chase Priority Club Rewards Signature, and Chase Hyatt Card
* State Farm Bank Debit ATM
* Schwab bank Debit
* HSBC Premier Debit, Premier World Cards
No ATM fee Schwab vs Fidelity, Fidelity Cash Management Account ATM/Debit Card (1% FTF), Charles Schwab Debit Card
Credit/Debit/ATM Cards and Foreign Exchange
International and Foreign Conversion Fees: Credit Card Company Comparisons
Best Credit Cards for International Travel: Transaction Fee Survey Results
Citibank and Chase drop foreign exchange fees on some cards
What are the best debit cards for ATM withdrawals overseas? Charles Schwab, E-Trade
debit cards with no foreign transaction fee, no atm fees, no monthly fee Charles Schwab, Capital One 360 in USA
* Capital One, including Venture Rewards
* American Express Platinum and Centurion
* Citi ThankYou Premier and Citi ThankYou Prestige
* Chase British Airways Card, Chase Priority Club Rewards Signature, and Chase Hyatt Card
* State Farm Bank Debit ATM
* Schwab bank Debit
* HSBC Premier Debit, Premier World Cards
Friday, January 21, 2011
Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage vs Nvidia ION2 platform + Intel Atom
Compison of low power CPUs
Intel GMA Graphics Media Accelerator
List of Intel chipsets
Nvidia Next Generation ION with Optimus
Atom System 27.1W
Intel Atom Processor with Intel NM10 Express Chipset (Pine Trail)
+Intel Atom D525 (Pineview) 13W
.GMA 3150, DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL 1.5, Benchmark
+Intel NM10 Express Chipset (Tiger Point) (CG82NM10 PCH Platform Controller Hub) 2.1W
+Nvidia Ion2 GeForce 9400M G GPU, 512 DDR2 DDR3, DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 3.2, 16 Core GT218 12W Benchmark
CULV System 24.5W
Intel Duo Core Low Power CPUs
Intel Core Duo Mobile Processor with Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset 24.5W
+SU9600 SU9400 SU9300 SU7300 (Arrandale) 10W
+GS45 Express Chipset (Cantiga) (Intel 82GS45 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub) Overview with 4500MHD 12W
.GMA X4500MHD, DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.1, Benchmark
+Intel 82801IUX-SFF I/O Controller 2.5W
Zotac ZBOXHD-ND22-U SU2300 + ION
Quick test:GeForce 9400M against GMA 4500MHD about 2X
AMD Fusion comparison
C-50 HD6250 Benchmark 9W
E-350 HD6310 Benchmark 18W
Comparison of AMD E-350, D525, SU2300 with ION2...
Atom/ION靠邊站 AMD E350 APU深度評測
New Second Generation Core 21.4W
Intel CPU with Integrated Graphics Arrandale 18W, Sandy Bridge 17W
Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor with Mobile Intel QS57 Express Chipset 21.4W
+Platform Control Hub
+QS57 Ibes Peak BD82QS57 PCH 3.4W
+QS67 Cougar Point BD82QS67 PCH
.Intel HD Graphics HD Graphics 2000, 3000, DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 3.0, Benchmark
3DMark 06
HD Graphics 3000 (20.4W/5053) > HD Graphics 2000 (20.4W/3162) > AMD C-50/6310 (18W/2136) > ION2 (27.1W/2042) > AMD E-350/6250 (9W/1740) > Intel HD Graphics (21.4W/1508) > GMA X4500MHD (24.5W/740) > GMA 3150 (15.1W/152)
Intel GMA Graphics Media Accelerator
List of Intel chipsets
Nvidia Next Generation ION with Optimus
Atom System 27.1W
Intel Atom Processor with Intel NM10 Express Chipset (Pine Trail)
+Intel Atom D525 (Pineview) 13W
.GMA 3150, DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL 1.5, Benchmark
+Intel NM10 Express Chipset (Tiger Point) (CG82NM10 PCH Platform Controller Hub) 2.1W
+Nvidia Ion2 GeForce 9400M G GPU, 512 DDR2 DDR3, DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 3.2, 16 Core GT218 12W Benchmark
CULV System 24.5W
Intel Duo Core Low Power CPUs
Intel Core Duo Mobile Processor with Mobile Intel GS45 Express Chipset 24.5W
+SU9600 SU9400 SU9300 SU7300 (Arrandale) 10W
+GS45 Express Chipset (Cantiga) (Intel 82GS45 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub) Overview with 4500MHD 12W
.GMA X4500MHD, DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.1, Benchmark
+Intel 82801IUX-SFF I/O Controller 2.5W
Zotac ZBOXHD-ND22-U SU2300 + ION
Quick test:GeForce 9400M against GMA 4500MHD about 2X
AMD Fusion comparison
C-50 HD6250 Benchmark 9W
E-350 HD6310 Benchmark 18W
Comparison of AMD E-350, D525, SU2300 with ION2...
Atom/ION靠邊站 AMD E350 APU深度評測
New Second Generation Core 21.4W
Intel CPU with Integrated Graphics Arrandale 18W, Sandy Bridge 17W
Intel Core i7 Mobile Processor with Mobile Intel QS57 Express Chipset 21.4W
+Platform Control Hub
+QS57 Ibes Peak BD82QS57 PCH 3.4W
+QS67 Cougar Point BD82QS67 PCH
.Intel HD Graphics HD Graphics 2000, 3000, DirectX 10.1, OpenGL 3.0, Benchmark
3DMark 06
HD Graphics 3000 (20.4W/5053) > HD Graphics 2000 (20.4W/3162) > AMD C-50/6310 (18W/2136) > ION2 (27.1W/2042) > AMD E-350/6250 (9W/1740) > Intel HD Graphics (21.4W/1508) > GMA X4500MHD (24.5W/740) > GMA 3150 (15.1W/152)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Scientific Evidence Supports Effectiveness of Chinese Drug for Cataracts
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Stainless steel
SAE steel grades
Stainless Steel
Austenitic - non-magnetic
300 series, type 304 18/8 Chromium/Nickel (ISO 3506 A2), slightly magnetic
300 series, type 316 18/10 (ISO 3506 A4) (Marine grade stainless) corrosion resistant
300 series, type 316L low carbon
Ferritic - magnetic
400 series, type 430 (less corrosion resistance)
Martensitic - magnetic, carbon, hardness
400 series, type 410 (less chromium, high-strength iron), 420 (Cutlery Grade, rustless steel), 440 (higher grade of cutlery steel, Cutlery Knife steel, more carbon, hardened)
Surgical stainless steel 316, 410, 420
How to choose Stainless steel flatware and cookware?
Types of Stainless Steel
Frequently Asked Questions about Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Austenitic - non-magnetic
300 series, type 304 18/8 Chromium/Nickel (ISO 3506 A2), slightly magnetic
300 series, type 316 18/10 (ISO 3506 A4) (Marine grade stainless) corrosion resistant
300 series, type 316L low carbon
Ferritic - magnetic
400 series, type 430 (less corrosion resistance)
400 series, type 410 (less chromium, high-strength iron), 420 (Cutlery Grade, rustless steel), 440 (higher grade of cutlery steel, Cutlery Knife steel, more carbon, hardened)
Surgical stainless steel 316, 410, 420
How to choose Stainless steel flatware and cookware?
Types of Stainless Steel
Frequently Asked Questions about Stainless Steel
Shun knives SG2 vs VG10 powered Damascus steel
Steel Charts & Guide by a Marine ZDP-189 M390
Bone Cleaver
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Effects of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation in the United States
El Nino Impacts on California Central Coast Rain
Nov-Dec, 6.04 -> 6.43 (106%) max 9.18, 6 wetter 5 middle 2 dryer
Jan-Mar, 11.49 -> 16.12 (140%) max 23.88, 7 wetter 2 middle 1 dryer
La Nina Regional Statistics Maps West Coast, Southwest, a little bit below average
ENSO Impact on United States, Winter Precipitation and Temperature
Getting to Know El Niño: Five Things to Understand
El Nino Will Big Probably Won't Kill Drought
Strong 1982-1983 (rain in California)
Strongest 1997-1998
Atmospheric River Information Page
What are atmospheric rivers?
Nov-Dec, 6.04 -> 6.43 (106%) max 9.18, 6 wetter 5 middle 2 dryer
Jan-Mar, 11.49 -> 16.12 (140%) max 23.88, 7 wetter 2 middle 1 dryer
La Nina Regional Statistics Maps West Coast, Southwest, a little bit below average
ENSO Impact on United States, Winter Precipitation and Temperature
Getting to Know El Niño: Five Things to Understand
El Nino Will Big Probably Won't Kill Drought
Strong 1982-1983 (rain in California)
Strongest 1997-1998
Atmospheric River Information Page
What are atmospheric rivers?
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Thursday, December 02, 2010
ski 2010-2011
ticket,rental 7,4 8,5 9,6 10,7 Tahoe Donner 236Mi $39,$30 7-12 $19,$25 0-6 $0,$25 $97 $97 $97 $116 Holiday rate unknown 12/18-1/2; 1/15-17; 2/19–27; 3/19-3/27 Soda Springs 222Mi $35,$39 0-12 $22,$28 $112 $112 $112 $112 Donner Ski Ranch: $42,$36 7-12 $13,$25 0-6 $5,$15 $102 $102 $102 $110 (224Mi) $25 $10 non holiday Tue, Wed, Thu 11/25-26, 12/20-1/2, 1/17, 2/21-25 Boreal (223Mi) $49,$38 5-12 $15,$25 0-4 $0 $113(81) $128(96) $128(96) $128(96) $56 holidays 11/25–28, 12/25-1/2, 1/15–17, 2/19–21 Dodge Ridge 167Mi $59,$38 6-12 $16,$28 $118(98) $118(98) $150(122) $150(122) Lucky Savemart discount tickets $49 $12 black out dates, 1/15-16 2/19-20 Bear Valley 186Mi $62,$42 6-12 $19,$31 1-5 $5 $148(125)$148(125)$162(136) $162(136) SportsBasement, REI discount tickets $52 $16
Tahoe Donner
Soda Springs
Donner Ski Ranch
Boreal
2009-10 Lake Tahoe
2008-09 packages
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