Kawasaki Z1A by Graeme Crosby | Bike EXIF

Kawasaki Z1A by Graeme Crosby | Bike EXIF

KAWASAKI Z1A BY GRAEME CROSBY

If you follow the race scene, you’ll probably know the name Graeme Crosby. In the 1980s he won the Daytona 200, the Imola 200, the Suzuka 8 Hours, and the Isle of Man TT. And then promptly quit. He’s a national icon in his home country of New Zealand, and there’s a steady stream of visitors to his home and workshop in the rolling hills of Matakana, an hour north of Auckland.

Crosby might be retired but he’s as busy as ever, and age has not dulled his energy. He’s set up a bike building operation called New Generation Classics, and with the help of an ex-Britten mechanic, he’s turning out some very interesting resto-mods—like this 1974 Kawasaki Z1A built for a local enthusiast....

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littleBits

littleBits:

littleBits Raises $11.1 Million

The littleBits base kit

littleBits, the New York-based open hardware startup that makes libraries of electronic modules that snap together with magnets, raised $11.1 million from a group of nearly 20 investors.

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Mona

Mona

http://badsentinel.com/2013/10/31/you-say-graffiti-i-say-street-art-30-photos/street-art-3-5/

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Mona

Mona

http://badsentinel.com/2013/10/31/you-say-graffiti-i-say-street-art-30-photos/street-art-3-5/

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Adobe After Effects CS5: Motion Tracking and Rotoscoping | Learn by Video | Adobe TV

Adobe After Effects CS5: Motion Tracking and Rotoscoping | Learn by Video | Adobe TV:

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Shapeways - Make, buy, and sell products with 3D Printing

http://www.shapeways.com/

Make, buy, and sell products with 3D Printing. How it works.

3D Printing Enters the Bronze Age at Shapeways

Just over 5000 years ago man entered the Bronze Age, now you too can have access to the material that mankind used to build the tools that transfo...

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Learning JavaScript Design Patterns:

Learning JavaScript Design Patterns

A book by Addy Osmani

Volume 1.5.2

• Introduction
• What is a Pattern?
• "Pattern"-ity Testing, Proto-Patterns & The Rule Of Three
• The Structure Of A Design Pattern
• Writing Design Patterns
• Anti-Patterns
• Categories Of Design Pattern
• Summary Table Of Design Pattern Categorization
• JavaScript Design Patterns
• JavaScript MV* Patterns
• Modern Modular JavaScript Design Patterns
• jQuery Plugin Design Patterns
• JavaScript Namespacing Patterns
• Conclusions
• References

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JavaScript » Immediately-Invoked Function Expression (IIFE)

Immediately-Invoked Function Expression (IIFE):

Immediately-Invoked Function Expression (IIFE)

By "Cowboy" Ben Alman on November 15, 2010 4:33 PM | 0 Comments

In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m a bit of a stickler for terminology. So, after hearing the popular, yet misleading, JavaScript term “self-executing anonymous function” (or self-invoked anonymous function) one too many times, I’ve finally decided to organize my thoughts into an article.

In addition to providing some very thorough information about how this pattern actually works, I’ve actually made a recommendation on what we should call it, moving forward. Also, If you want to skip ahead, you can just check out some actual Immediately-Invoked Function Expressions, but I recommend reading the entire article.

Please understand that this article isn’t intended to be an “I’m right, you’re wrong” kind of thing. I’m genuinely interested in helping people understand potentially complex concepts, and feel that using consistent and accurate terminology is one of the easiest things that people can do to facilitate understanding.

So, what’s this all about, anyways?

In JavaScript, every function, when invoked, creates a new execution context. Because variables and functions defined within a function may only be accessed inside, but not outside, that context, invoking a function provides a very easy way to create privacy.

http://benalman.com/news/2010/11/immediately-invoked-function-expression/

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Javascript Closures: Front to Back | Nettuts+

Closures: Front to Back | Nettuts+:

What Is A Closure?

One of the key truths of JavaScript is that everything is an object. This, of course, includes functions.

A closure is nothing more than a function object with a related scope in which the function’s variables are resolved.

Closures get their name because of the way they close over their contents.

http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/closures-front-to-back/

 "A quick recap of what we learned:
A closure is nothing more than a function object with a scope.
Closures get their name by the way they “close” over their contents.
Closures cash in big time on JavaScript’s lexical scope.
Closures are the way to achieve privacy in JavaScript.
Closures are able to capture the local variable and parameter bindings of an outer function.
JavaScript can be powerfully extended with some closure magic.
Closures can be used with many of your favorite libraries to make them even cooler!
Thanks so much for reading! Feel free to ask any questions. Now let’s enjoy the pizza party!"

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Underwater Explosions « Harold "Doc" Edgerton

Underwater Explosions « Harold "Doc" Edgerton

http://edgerton-digital-collections.org/vid

Underwater Explosion Phenomena
HEE-FV-186 (low res)

Date:

1943

Location:

Taylor Model Basin, Bethesda MD

Image(s):

Black & White

Sound(s):

Sound

Maker:

Edgerton, Harold E.

Film type:

16 mm film

Run time:

09:28

Harold Edgerton uses high-speed photography to illustrate experiments with small explosives under water in a variety of conditions, in a film prepared at the Taylor Model Basin in Bethesda, MD in early 1943. Details are explained by the narrator with the use of diagrams and title cards. These tests were conducted during the Second World War in an effort to understand the potential effects of large-scale explosives such as mines and torpedoes on the hulls of navy ships. The film was de-classified in 1947.

Tagged: explosion, high speed photography, hydrostatic pressure, Taylor Model Basineos/hee-fv-186

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HDR Photography + Stitching

HDR Photography + Stitching:

http://www.instructables.com/id/HDR-Photography-Stitching/?ALLSTEPS

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This Hanging Bed Is the Ultimate Tiny Apartment Hack

Hanging Bed
http://goo.gl/iVT1fZ

Creative ways to hide your sleeping space are as old at the first murphy bed, but this might be a first: The owners of this London apartment have found a way to maximize their living space without resorting to a bed that folds into a closet.

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incompetech | Custom Production Music and also Graph Paper

incompetech | Custom Production Music

Royalty-Free Music
Music FAQ
Music Licenses

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Legal Music For Videos - Creative Commons

Legal Music For Videos - Creative Commons:

Where can I find CC-licensed music?

Several sites offer music published under Creative Commons’ flexible copyright licenses. Here are some:

• ccMixter
• Free Music Archive
• Jamendo
• Magnatune
• Simuze
• BeatPick
• CASH Music
• SectionZ
• Opsound
• Podsafe Audio
• AudioFarm
• Internet Archive’s Netlabels Collection

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Encrypted Silent Text – Text Communications securely with Silent Text

Encrypted Silent Text – Text Communications securely with Silent Text

What is Silent Text?

Our revolutionary peer-to-peer technology allows you to send encrypted business documents: any file (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Keynote, PDFs, CAD drawings, etc.), any movie, any picture, map locations, URLs and calendar invites.

Enable the Burn Notification for a recall of the Silent Text you did not mean to send or to dissolve any and all traces of the text message (and attachments) for your device and the one you sent to (must be between Silent Circle subscribers). Enable secure geo-location: you decide when to and when not to include geo-location coordinates.

An easy to download app for iOS and Android that provides an encrypted text and media channel to other Silent Circle subscribers.

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