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Tuesday, September 24, 2013



Season One:

First Watch:

Based on the book Stephen King wrote, Under the Dome, takes place in a town called Chestersmill. This series revolves around a mysterious phenomenon in which a dome incircles the town, not letting anyone in, or anyone out.  This indestructible glass like, but completely sound proof, dome separates the people trapped inside from the outside world.

The characters that are inside the dome must find a way to survive.  How do you keep a town from starving or from thirst?  How do you keep a town from chaos and having people turn on each other?

Like a mystery fiction, this show has a new short obstacle each day, with the large obstacle of figuring out how to get out of the dome and back to the rest of the world.   Suspenseful, the show keeps you trying to figure out what exactly the little things how before they show it.

I am sure the screenplay has it's ties to the book, but then again it doesn't.  I have not read the book, but might if the series continues to be a decent watch.

Rating (1-10 highest): 7


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Biogas, Meet CHP

Here is an article explaining the tie that has started between Biogas and CHP technologies.

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Waste Heat to Power

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Fuel Efficiency and Engine Options


Fuel Efficiency and Engine Options


http://www.businessenergy.net/DE/articles/22714.aspx
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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Summer/Fall Reading List:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins


2. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson


3. Teachings of Thomas S. Monson


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JOBS



First Watch:  A movie the captures the roots of Steve Jobs in Apple.  How Apple came to be and why he meant so much to the company who needed to cement itself into not only the hearts and minds of the geeks, but to the everyday household user.

Why was Steve's vision so important?  Why was he hard to get along with?  It all came down to his vision, and what he wanted to give to everyone.  A simple, beautiful product that could be used by users worldwide.  This movie does a good job portraying this principle.

Pros:  I could understand the complexity of Jobs' ambition and drive to succeed.  There was no compromise.  He wanted to push out the best product always.  Ashton Kutcher does a great job acting out the role of Steve Jobs.  Ashton's passion for perfection carried over to the character.

Cons:  The movie was Hollywoodized in creating more dramatic instances than there probably was.  Example is the outfall of Daniel Kottke.  The movie gives hint that he left Apple before the Macintosh was debuted in a very sour way, but in reality he was on the Macintosh team and helped deliver it to the public.  Now his relationship with Steve had changed, but he stayed with Apple for longer than the movie portrays.  Another example was when Woz came in and told Steve about his departure from the Company.  According to accounts, this was not how it went down.  But for the drama filled Hollywood style, this scene was produced, cut and entered the film.

Recommendation:  I highly recommend seeing this movie, even if you are not an Apple user or fan.  What Steve Jobs did in his life we may never see again in ours.  His legacy needs to be understood a bit more in our day as in generations from he will be looked at as an Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, or Leonardo DaVinci of their days.

Rating (1-10 highest):  8.
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