The First Digital Camera

Here's a link to an interview with the guy who invented the first digital camera. Developed in the 1970's, it was a 0.01 megapixel Kodak.

Where's My Shirt?

On August 29, I ordered a Barack Obama shirt. And it still hasn't arrived! I guess Change takes time...

A Plateau

I've come to the conclusion that my progression in Jiu Jitsu has plateaued somewhat. It's still quite enjoyable and a great workout, however I'm not making much progress. Part of the problem is time. Those who progress quickly are putting in 4 hours a week at minimum. I'm averaging less than half that. But that's fine, I'm in no rush. The other problem is that I haven't been attending the more intermediate classes. And so tonight I went to the later class. The school has grown considerably so the fundamental classes are packed. The intermediate class is much smaller and affords more opportunity to focus on technique.

For something new, I'm trying a different class - Haganah. It stands in direct contrast to Jiu Jitsu. Where Jiu Jistu is much more controlled (even though it looks like it's just sweaty guys rolling around) with varying degrees of force (restraint, chokes, or broken joints), Haganah is simply about inflicting the most damage in the least amount of time to an aggressor. It's a great way to burn off some steam. There are many weapon disarms as well - so it's quite real world. But a gun disarm brings up a new problem for me. While I theoretically could disarm someone, I've never fired a gun. Perhaps a gun safety class is in order. It's probably not a bad thing to know - especially in Florida. When in Rome...