“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton, Letter to Robert Hooke, February 5, 1675
Monday, May 20, 2013
2013 Pool Opening
Opened the pool today. More later, I am sure!
Posted under: New Jersey • Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick Robinson on 05/20/2013 at 07:53 PM
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Can, Must, Should
Just want to capture this thought before I lose it:
When dealing with customers and "unusual" situations in business, you must make a decision about what to do.
- You can do what you "must" do, based on contracts, agreements, legalities
- You can do what you "can" do, which may be the best you can do
- You can do what you "should" do, based on what feels right and what you would want if you were the customer
Posted under: The Business World • by Rick Robinson on 05/15/2013 at 10:48 AM
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Ultimate Internet Video
Finally, the ultimate justification for the existence of the Internet and YouTube. A cat dressed as a shark, riding a Roomba, chasing a duckling, with a cameo appearance by a dog in costume. This one has it all.
Posted under: Dog Stuff • Cat Stuff • Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick Robinson on 04/25/2013 at 06:30 AM
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
NAB 2013
Was at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas last week. We "pre-introduced" the Phantom Flex4K--a 4K camera capable of 1000 frames-per-second acquisition at the DCI 4K spec of 4096x2160. It was a hit!
A pre-introduction means that final feature set, specifications and pricing is not set, but that the camera program is far enough along that we were able to show a nice demo reel and reveal the top-line capabilities. You can follow the development program throughout the summer by following @PhantomFlex4K on Twitter or PhantomFlex4K on FaceBook as well as on the VRI blog at http://www.visionresearch.com
The demo reel was shot with two cameras that had been built and turned-on for the first time two weeks prior. Here it is:
Posted under: Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick Robinson on 04/13/2013 at 09:37 AM
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Friday, April 12, 2013
First Use of Wired-In Generator
I got back on the red-eye from Las Vegas this morning. I'd been attending the NAB trade show where we pre-introduced the Phantom Flex4K. I'll post about that later.
This post is to announce that I came home to rain and some wind, and while napping for a bit this morning, we lost power! We are not really sure why because the rain is not hard nor is the wind strong. But, the power is out and so, for the first time, we are powering the house from the generator. We have lights, heat, one hot water heater, and obviously power to write this post.
Posted under: New Jersey • by Rick Robinson on 04/12/2013 at 09:57 AM
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