Ive owned a car for about a year now, and the rising fuel costs are making me reconsider owning it. There is no parking at work, and parking on the street outside is about €16 per day (and technically, i have to move it every 3 hours). Commute by bicycle, its the only option! I cycle 20km a day to work, 3 times faster than a bus stuck in traffic or in the car. Always arrive on time too.. So I have a car sitting at home. I think it might be time for it to go, but, unfortunately, nobody here wants to buy cars these days. Damn.

@mike lucey said: I just don't feel comfortable especially in the rain and against 4x4 headlights, they are set far too high! @ross macintosh said: Instead just add some more headlights to the sled, light up the night, and enjoy driving after dusk haha! If you cant beat em, join em.

@remus said: Howd you break the wrist? wasnt a wild night at the corner bar i hope. It was in this reenactment camp. I fell like Leonidas (except the barbarians were now the Celts) @unknownuser said: Umm then how did you type that...must have used your toes...hehe Don't tell my boss, Phil!

Ouch! That clipping is really a pity (I'm kind of getting used to the shadow bug though ) Apart from these, it is nice, indeed.

@goon of doom said: Ponder this. Maybe what is bad is your attitude.? If you look at for what is good. Applying your craft if you have one? look at billable hours. Thats what i was trying to get at. Is there such a thing as a project that you really dont enjoy just because of the subject of the topic? or can you make everything fun and interesting if you approach it with the right attitude?

Well..when u want to irrigate your tomatos(plants) and u are waiting for the water at the end of the ditch and the water goes in a hole made by the mole u definitelly don t want to let it alive(if u can catch it). The only good thing that they make is the earth wich they pull out of their tunnels,is verry rich and is good for flowers. And another good thing is that they feed with mole cricket(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/430697715_faff1282fa.jpg?v=0)and other harmfull insects. [image: cartita.jpg]

VLC is a great simple player that you can get for free.

IRONMAN, IRONMAN, does everything an....... iron can?!?

Another great 3D communication tool that supports SketchUp very well (including textures) is QuadriSpace. You can get a free Personal Edition here: http://www.quadrispace.com/ref/link.php?id=70819 With this software you can create: 3D PDF documents Animations Complete multiple-page documents Word with images and descriptive text Interactive 3D Web Pages +++

Geez Ross, I was looking forward to a Woodstock flashback.

Yes Scott, you can definitely convert VOB files into all sorts of formats. I regularly convert VOB files into DV format, so I edit them in Final Cut Pro, or whatever. You can convert to either FLV or SWF, too.

Lewis, Thanks for the advice... and for the caution. Appreciated. Fred

Found this the other day via bldgblog Not sure where that image is on the OneGeology site though (other than at smallscale on the index page of their website)

@unknownuser said: Wow, Lewis, "likely-frauds", "drudge-serf", that is cynical - but real. I appreciate your candor, it's exactly what I was looking for (whether good or bad). You present two paths, professional and academic - neither is appealing from what you describe. [image: funny-pictures-your-cats-evil-plan-is-working.jpg] Actually, I really don't intend evil. Keep in mind my little preamble about my talk with Tom Kundig, earlier in the thread. After all, he doesn't seem so bitter and cynical now. I'd like to hope I won't be this bitter in twenty years, but then I took a different route than Tom at a later point in my life...none of us really tread the same path. (Incidentally, Tom really is a great architect, whatever the quality of his advice to me. He deserves every prize he has received...in fact, he got another one since we started this thread.)

My thoughts are with him and his family!

ice swimming is not so bad! i have done it myself a couple of times, but only after a nice and warm sauna. you just have to wear socks (yes, JUST socks, nothing else) so your feet do not stick to the snow. the rest is a stroll very popular in finland, i hope anssi confirms this... there are even ice swimming world championships! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_swimming

I guess big brother really is watching us! Impressive images though.

It's true that you can only insert models to your GE plugin from the WH so I understand this part of the problem. But again, if you just export the kmz file, you can see it in GE (although not on a website) and only upload it when you are ready.

Whoooo.... When I was a kid, I thought I was good with my YOYO. Well, time and talent move on!!! Thanks, Remus. Tom

neat! too bad you can only bank left or right. real time waster for sure. Thanks for sharing Joe. Doesn't look much like San Diego. Allen