Fix the error using the new version of the Skunkworks FlashVideoBundle, which includes a FLV plugin for TCPMP player. The new version fixes the "Youtube swf args not found" error when viewing YouTube on smartphones and can be downloaded from Smartphone Experts. Registration is required.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
"Youtube swf args not found" Error
Fix the error using the new version of the Skunkworks FlashVideoBundle, which includes a FLV plugin for TCPMP player. The new version fixes the "Youtube swf args not found" error when viewing YouTube on smartphones and can be downloaded from Smartphone Experts. Registration is required.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Calculation of Drag Force on a Wintry Boston Day
Presented here is a calculation of drag force caused by the wind on a cold and windy Boston day. The equations were taken from the Wikipedia page on drag coefficient, which has further explanations of each term. Pressure and wind velocity information was taken from Weather.com
Drag Force:
Dry Air Density: 
Ideal Gas Law Constant for Dry Air: 
Wind Velocity: 
Drag Coefficient of an Upright Person: Cd=1.3
Frontal Area of a Person: A=0.75 m2
Air Pressure: P=101,500 Pa
Temperature: T=276.15 K
The force (Fd) comes out to about 76 N or the weight of a cat on top of you while lying down.
Drag Force:
Dry Air Density: 
Ideal Gas Law Constant for Dry Air: 
Wind Velocity: 
Drag Coefficient of an Upright Person: Cd=1.3Frontal Area of a Person: A=0.75 m2
Air Pressure: P=101,500 Pa
Temperature: T=276.15 K
The force (Fd) comes out to about 76 N or the weight of a cat on top of you while lying down.
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Boston Colleges - Jan. 3-Jan. 9
Harvard
Diamond by Matthew Di Pasquale may soon become Harvard's second sex magazine. Di Pasquale plans to join H Bomb in showcasing nude photographs of Harvard co-eds.
Tufts
Auntuan Johnson, a Tufts student, allegedly assaulted a Pat's Towing employee for attempting to put a boot on his car. Johnson is accused of arguing with the employee and pushing him over. And then throwing the boot into the street, getting into his car, and trying to run the employee over. Afterwards, he tried to disguise his vehicle by removing a Texas Longhorn's sticker and changing his plates.
Wellesley
Anna Tang has requested that her probation requirements be changed so that she can attend church and use the gym in her apartment building. Anna Tang would like to attend a Natick church from 11AM-1PM on Saturdays, while being escorted by her father. Assistant District Attorney Suzanne Kontz has agreed does not see an issue with Tang using her gym, and Tang can attend church once her probation officer confirms church information.
Diamond by Matthew Di Pasquale may soon become Harvard's second sex magazine. Di Pasquale plans to join H Bomb in showcasing nude photographs of Harvard co-eds.
Tufts
Auntuan Johnson, a Tufts student, allegedly assaulted a Pat's Towing employee for attempting to put a boot on his car. Johnson is accused of arguing with the employee and pushing him over. And then throwing the boot into the street, getting into his car, and trying to run the employee over. Afterwards, he tried to disguise his vehicle by removing a Texas Longhorn's sticker and changing his plates.
Wellesley
Anna Tang has requested that her probation requirements be changed so that she can attend church and use the gym in her apartment building. Anna Tang would like to attend a Natick church from 11AM-1PM on Saturdays, while being escorted by her father. Assistant District Attorney Suzanne Kontz has agreed does not see an issue with Tang using her gym, and Tang can attend church once her probation officer confirms church information.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
HGNC Haiku Generator
Cutting edge biological science is a field populated with jargon indecipherable to the lay person that requires the near artistic hands of a biologist to paint the image of life. Comparably, Japanese poems known as haikus have for centuries been used to paint scenes of nature.
HGNC Haiku randomly generates haikus using abbreviations of the 24,000+ known human genes from the Human Genome Organization. The abbreviations were compared against a dictionary leaving a list of those closely matching words in English. Then the number of syllables was estimated for each abbreviation. The Perl scripts used are hosted on Sourceforge.net
The generated haiku presented below, entitled Diablo and the Lamb, illustrates the necessity for imagination and knowledge to connect ideas into a cohesive story in any facet of life.
HGNC Haiku randomly generates haikus using abbreviations of the 24,000+ known human genes from the Human Genome Organization. The abbreviations were compared against a dictionary leaving a list of those closely matching words in English. Then the number of syllables was estimated for each abbreviation. The Perl scripts used are hosted on Sourceforge.net
The generated haiku presented below, entitled Diablo and the Lamb, illustrates the necessity for imagination and knowledge to connect ideas into a cohesive story in any facet of life.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Prevent Windows Disk Cleanup From Compressing Old Files
This registry hack prevents Windows Disk Cleanup Wizard from calculating the amount of space saved from compressing files on the drive. To open the registry editor, hit Windows Key and the R key at the same time. In the dialog that comes up, type in regedit and click OK.
Navigate to this registry entry.
Double-click the (Default) key and remove the value data, click OK and close the registry editor. The value of the entry just deleted is {B50F5260-0C21-11D2-AB56-00A0C9082678} should there ever be a need to reinstate the file compression.
Navigate to this registry entry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches\Compress Old FilesDouble-click the (Default) key and remove the value data, click OK and close the registry editor. The value of the entry just deleted is {B50F5260-0C21-11D2-AB56-00A0C9082678} should there ever be a need to reinstate the file compression.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Boston Colleges - Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Boston College
Boston College may be hosting Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour on Feb. 13, 2008, but this may jeopardize the school's spring concert.
Boston University
Boston University has a new master logo along with usage manual after one and a half years of "study, discussion, and hard work" by Toth Brand Imaging. The old and new logos are shown below, the old one is on the left. The major difference is the removal of the center line.
A casting call for Ashecliffe, Martin Scorsese's new WWII film, was hosted by Boston University. More than 2,500 actors stood in line in their attempt to be extras in the film, which will cast 700 extras.
Sean Taylor began a Facebook group for Boston University's first ever Undie Run, so far 1,052 students have joined the group. The mile run is planned for May before finals start. So far BU administration have not given the event their blessing.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and actor Kal Penn from the movie "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" visited Boston University to promote Barack Obama in next Tuesday's primary election.
The opening of the Boston University Biosafety Level-4 lab will be delayed due to an ongoing environmental review that is not expected to be completed until after April 2009.
Harvard
The city of Boston has approved Harvard's $1 billion science complex in Allston, which is slated to open in 2012. After citizens complained about the $21 million benefits project for the area, Harvard increased the package to $23.9 million. Changes include a partnership fund which will give out $500,000 for neighborhood programs, expanding an assesment survey to include transportation, public health, and housing needs of the community.
MIT
Star Simpson who was arrested for wearing a shirt with circuit board and wiring attached to it, has asked East Boston District Court Judge Paul Mahoney to dismiss the case on grounds of the First Amendment right of freedom of speech. The judge will issue a ruling on March 21.
UMass-Lowell
Rachel Carnes suffered head trauma when she was hit by a pickup truck while waiting on a bench in front of Cumnock Hall at UMass-Lowell.
Other
Boston colleges are warning students of stiff consequences should celebrations get too rowdy after the Super Bowl. Suffolk University, UMass-Dartmouth, and Wentworth Institute of Technology have gone as far as to threaten explusion. Boston University police warned students of increased surveillence around the Kenmore Square area which will be blocked off.
Boston College may be hosting Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour on Feb. 13, 2008, but this may jeopardize the school's spring concert.
Boston University
Boston University has a new master logo along with usage manual after one and a half years of "study, discussion, and hard work" by Toth Brand Imaging. The old and new logos are shown below, the old one is on the left. The major difference is the removal of the center line.
A casting call for Ashecliffe, Martin Scorsese's new WWII film, was hosted by Boston University. More than 2,500 actors stood in line in their attempt to be extras in the film, which will cast 700 extras.Sean Taylor began a Facebook group for Boston University's first ever Undie Run, so far 1,052 students have joined the group. The mile run is planned for May before finals start. So far BU administration have not given the event their blessing.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and actor Kal Penn from the movie "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" visited Boston University to promote Barack Obama in next Tuesday's primary election.
The opening of the Boston University Biosafety Level-4 lab will be delayed due to an ongoing environmental review that is not expected to be completed until after April 2009.
Harvard
The city of Boston has approved Harvard's $1 billion science complex in Allston, which is slated to open in 2012. After citizens complained about the $21 million benefits project for the area, Harvard increased the package to $23.9 million. Changes include a partnership fund which will give out $500,000 for neighborhood programs, expanding an assesment survey to include transportation, public health, and housing needs of the community.
MIT
Star Simpson who was arrested for wearing a shirt with circuit board and wiring attached to it, has asked East Boston District Court Judge Paul Mahoney to dismiss the case on grounds of the First Amendment right of freedom of speech. The judge will issue a ruling on March 21.
UMass-Lowell
Rachel Carnes suffered head trauma when she was hit by a pickup truck while waiting on a bench in front of Cumnock Hall at UMass-Lowell.
Other
Boston colleges are warning students of stiff consequences should celebrations get too rowdy after the Super Bowl. Suffolk University, UMass-Dartmouth, and Wentworth Institute of Technology have gone as far as to threaten explusion. Boston University police warned students of increased surveillence around the Kenmore Square area which will be blocked off.
Boston Colleges - Jan. 20-Jan. 26
Boston University
Daniel Glaser and Aaron Goodliss were able to enter Claflin Hall at Boston University at 4 AM after convincing two female students to sign them in. The men then allegedly assualted two female students after entering an unlocked room. Glaser was charged with indecent assault and battery, breaking and entering, and burglary. Goodliss was charged with breaking and entering, and possession of marijuana. The students who allowed the attackers access to building will face "judicial actions."
MIT
One of the 19 MIT students sued by the RIAA on January 10 will not settle out of court. All previous MIT students sued by the RIAA have settled out of court. The student is quoted as saying that he is "the victim of a fishing expedition by the RIAA," and is "disappointed that MIT isn't going to step up."
Daniel Glaser and Aaron Goodliss were able to enter Claflin Hall at Boston University at 4 AM after convincing two female students to sign them in. The men then allegedly assualted two female students after entering an unlocked room. Glaser was charged with indecent assault and battery, breaking and entering, and burglary. Goodliss was charged with breaking and entering, and possession of marijuana. The students who allowed the attackers access to building will face "judicial actions."
MIT
One of the 19 MIT students sued by the RIAA on January 10 will not settle out of court. All previous MIT students sued by the RIAA have settled out of court. The student is quoted as saying that he is "the victim of a fishing expedition by the RIAA," and is "disappointed that MIT isn't going to step up."
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