Where Are My Keys?

Where was this when I was in high school??

Photomath is pretty cool:

Need a little help getting through your next big math exam? MicroBlink has an app that could help you study more effectively -- perhaps too effectively. Its newly unveiled PhotoMath for iOS and Windows Phone (Android is due in early 2015) uses your smartphone's camera to scan math equations and not only solve them, but show the steps involved. Officially, it's meant to save you time flipping through a textbook to check answers when you're doing homework or cramming for a test.

Pretty sweet paint job..

A car, an artist wife, and a few Sharpies.

 

Not something you see every day..

But you can rest assured that if something strange happens on the diamond, my Rockies were involved:

I do not envy the hardy fans who watched all 6:27 of the game between the 43-63 Rockies and the 44-61 Cubs, including 12 straight scoreless innings. But those who did stick it out saw something rare: Chicago catcher John Baker pitched a scoreless top of the 16th, and became the winning pitcher when he scored the winning run in the bottom half.

It was the longest game in franchise history for both clubs (something that obviously means more for Chicago), and both clubs ran out of relievers after 15 innings. The Rockies turned to starter Tyler Matzek; the Cubs to Baker, their backup catcher, who said he hadn't pitched since the Cape Cod League.

"I trust my stuff," joked Baker, who the radar clocked in the high 70s.

Baker got Charlie Culberson to pop out, and after Drew Stubbs walked, Cristhian Adames grounded into a tailor-made 4-6-3 double play. Baker then walked to lead off the Cubs' half, and came around to score on Starlin Castro's sac fly.

"I had trouble not smiling on the mound because you never get an opportunity to do things like this," said Baker, who became just the fourth position player to record a win in the last 45 years, and the first, it's believed, to get the win and score the walk-off run.

Finally, someone in DC grows some balls..

The Supreme Court rejects President Obama's recess appointments.  Maybe Congress can grow a pair, and start acting the same way.

It's worth noting the decision was unanimous with the Justices, reminding the President that the Senate makes Senate rules, not the White House; and that Obama's appointments were unnecessarily extreme.

Little Duper singing the National Anthem before Rockies v Mets..

 

You'll need to fast forward to 6:01, and you'll see video taken from behind the kids as they get ready to start singing.  Duper is to the immediate right of a tall guy with a curly head of black hair in the back row, center.

Here she is right here:

Pretty cool pictures..

The Captaion of the Queen Mary 2, in a place you wouldn't expect to see him:

Pretty cool images..

Some famous photos, colorized.

 

It's official..

Received my notification from the City and County of Denver that my application for a CCW permit was approved.  Next step is to visit the Police Department and pick up my credentials.

The process was an interesting one.  Colorado requires you take a class (instructor must be certified), pass a background check, and pay a fee ($152.50!).  Really enjoyed the class I took.  Instructor was a former Jefferson County Sherriff Deputy, and taught me a lot more than I thought I would learn.  I would highly recommend using Joe, if you plan on taking such a course.  The process at the Police station was a little challenging, as my fingers don't like being fingerprinted.

My permit is good for 5 years, at which point I pay a lower fee to get reissued. 

Nice to know that I have the option of carrying in situations that would make my family feel safer.  Ever since the shooting at the Batman movie a few years ago, the fetching Mrs. P has been uncomfortable at movie theaters.  She was actually the one who pushed for me to get my permit.

Not sure how often I'll actually carry one of my guns, but I'm glad that I live in a State that still believes in the Constitution, and respects my Second Amendment right.  I may carry frequently, I may not. 

Isn't it nice to have the option?

Technology finds a way..

3D printer used to reconstruct a baby's skull:

In order to treat Gabriel, physicians at Stony Brook University decided to try a completely new kind of operation – one that would cut down on the time the infant spent in the operating room.

Through a collaboration with Medical Modeling Inc. in Golden, Colo., Dr. Michael Egnor and Dr. Elliot Duboys were able to virtually plan the entire surgery beforehand.  Additionally, the company created 3D printed before-and-after models of Gabriel’s skull for the surgeons, so they could accurately predict how the operation’s results would look.

“The first thing we do, after we make a diagnosis, is a CT scan of the baby’s head… and we sent the CT image to [Medical Modeling],” Egnor, director of pediatric neurosurgery at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital, told FoxNews.com. “Using a computer program, they simulated the baby’s skull with the symmetry and dimensions it should have.  Then the company manufactured these templates and sent them to us, so we had the exact measurements.”

Knowing exactly how the skull should look after the procedure, 6-month-old Gabriel was brought in for surgery and placed him under anesthesia.  In order to get to the deformed bone, the surgeons made an incision across the top of Gabriel’s forehead, exposing the entire front of the skull and eye sockets.

Through the use of a special saw, the surgeons removed four pieces of deformed bone and made special cuts in the skull to help reshape and restructure the baby’s head.  In an attempt to make the remodeling more precise, Egnor and Duboys utilized the 3D printed templates provided by Medical Modeling, which helped to highlight where the surgeons needed to make their incisions.

“They sent us cutting templates, which were pieces of 3D modeling that we were able to place on the child’s skull during surgery,” Duboys, associate professor of surgery  at Stony Brook Medicine, told FoxNews.com. “And then we just traced where the cuts should be on the skull, almost like a stencil… And then we know where to cut.”

 

Rand Paul steps up..

Doing what should have been done long ago with President Obama:

The class-action lawsuit will be filed against Obama, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Director of the National Security Agency Keith Alexander and FBI Director James Comey.

The complaint? “I am filing a lawsuit against President Barack Obama because he has publicly refused to stop a clear and continuing violation of the 4th Amendment,” Paul said in a statement. “The Bill of Rights protects all citizens from general warrants. I expect this case to go all the way to the Supreme Court and I predict the American people will win.”

Cuccinelli, acting as lead counsel, said he’s “excited” about the opportunity “to get the courts to affirm the rights protected by the 4th Amendment to the Constitution.”

“We have assembled a legal team and we expect to be opposed by the vast resources of the federal government, yet I am optimistic that we will prevail, because we are seeking to protect a cornerstone of the Constitution,” added Cuccinelli, who was defeated in the Virginia governor’s race last fall by Terry McAuliffe.

“This class action suit isn’t about Republican versus Democrat, or progressive versus conservative. This is about defending the basic civil liberties of every American from a government that has crossed the line. FreedomWorks is participating in this suit on behalf of our community of 6 million citizens nationwide, along with any American who has a phone,” Kibbe said. “If you use a phone, you should care about this case. Never in American history has there been such a warrantless gathering of citizens information. We believe it is time to put this before the courts. ”

Sometime tomorrow after the suit is filed, we'll learn from many Democrats and MSMers why Paul is racist.