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Jetman Dubai Video

Two “Jetmen” wearing individual jet packs using carbon-fiber wings for flight appear flying with an EMIRATES A380 airliner in this promotional video. I presume this is marketing to get more funding for the Jetman project and exposure for Emirates. Looks like an extremely expensive, but effective marketing project and aerial stunt.

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Rawtherapee Film Simulations

Rawtherapee, an open source alternative to Adobe Lightroom/CameraRaw has become my first preference for image editing. It has everything from simple to very advanced enhancements and unlike Lightroom it doesn’t require a computer with a lot of memory and processing power to run. It’s also completely free, unlike Adobe’s alternatives that require a monthly subscription…. Read more »

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Brooklyn Roasting Company Kitahama ブルックリン ロースティング カンパニー 北浜店

Brooklyn Roasting Company Kitahama ブルックリン ロースティング カンパニー 北浜店 The Brooklyn Roasting Company is a trendy cafe in Kitahama, Osaka. You can access Kitahama from Yodoyabashi station on the Mido-suji subway line, or it’s a leisurely 20minute walk from Osaka Umeda. The layout is nice. There’s an embedded flower shop to the right as you walk… Read more »

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Riding the Third Coffee Wave

Fact or Marketing Fiction, I’m riding it There have been 3 so-called “waves” or movements in coffee. The first was the mass production of coffee and it’s exponential growth as a commodity in the 18 and 1900s. The second wave was experienced as a result of the growth of chain stores in the US such… Read more »

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Toei Studio Park Kyoto “4D” Projection Mapping

Toei Studio Park Kyoto (Uzumasa Eigamura) – 4D Projection Mapping This projection mapping at Kyoto Eigamura was limited to the summer night opening. It’s called 4D because smoke etc is used on the audience. I really liked the use of the nearby tree as a dragon and the real life actor. Very impressive performance. 東映太秦映画村ナイターまつり… Read more »

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Pull Up Challenge on Coach.me

Started a Pull up challenge on Coach.me, a great productivity based app and community. Pull ups are very challenging for me, I can barely do 2. I’m aiming to be able to do 10 after this challenge. This is the video that accompanied the challenge. The preliminary exercises all look excellent. In particular I was… Read more »