Just something I recorded to mess around with editing driving sequences... music from Need For Speed video game (!):

I finally got around to putting together a video of the touchdowns scored by the Chargers in their complete destruction of the Broncos:

GO BOLTS! God I hate the Broncos...

I'm getting worried that there's so much information flowing about these days. It presents many challenges. For example, I'm sure that students have to learn and remember more now and they ever did. But even that isn't as big a concern for me. What really worries me is preserving all this information going forward. We are simply creating more information each and every day. Those of us that have gone digital anyway. We email, we write, we make & collect music, we take photos & videos. The amount of personal information we produce is just staggering. As more and more people go digital around the world, this problem will only get worse.

Even if we were to cull through all the useless stuff and just keep the stuff we're really interested in for ourselves and future generations, that will still be a lot of information. If we can't store it easily & reliably, we're going to be in for a lot of hurt. I'm not sure exactly what the solution would be. I read about how quantum mechanics will allow us to have massive storage in a small volume for example. That sounds neat and all, but until I see it, I won't believe it. For me though, storage for my personal and cherished information would have to have at least the following attributes:

* Large storage capacity to handle the massive amount of information I'll be producing.

* Random access. It's funny we take this for granted but massive storage and random access didn't always go hand in had.

* Data correction & redundancy. This goes without saying. It's a catastrophe waiting to happen when you combine a small physical device with massive storage capacity. Data correction & redundancy is a must.

* Backup ability.

* Reliability.

I'm not sure what kind of solution we'll see in the future, but for me, these things are important.

Here's a panoramic view of Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon side. This panorama was made with a series of photos taken from the promenade in front of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. My camera's a Canon 5D. I was shooting hand-held at a high ISO (1600) until a local photographer, Andy Chow, let me borrow his tripod for this set. This allowed me to reduced the ISO to 100 and eliminated all noise. Or most of it anyways. Enjoy!