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How To Get 30 Years Out Of A T-Shirt

Posted on June 27, 2017July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

How to get 30 years out of a t-shirt? Simply lose it in a series of closets and attics for a very long time… then remove, wash, and put it on your child. This little league Padres jersey is going on 32 years now. Pictured: me wearing it in 1985 and my son wearing it…

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I <3 Nicky Case

Posted on June 20, 2017July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

No, not Neko Case (no disrespect). Nicky Case, and the quality of their work, passion, and humanity. Let’s just say if the world was ending and we could only choose 50 people to represent humanity, I’m pretty sure I’d like Nicky to be on that list (after me, because I don’t want to die). Nicky…

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Flatland

Posted on June 6, 2017February 19, 2018 by Joe Del Rocco

I just finished reading a very old, apparently well-known cult classic known as Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott (1884). My friend gave it to me as a going away gift (they were going away, and looking for a good home for it). After reading it (and enjoying it), I did the usual Googling around to…

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Gone Sailing

Posted on April 20, 2017July 10, 2017 by Joe Del Rocco

Today I went sailing for the first time. I took a 2-day ASA 101 certified sailing course, making me an official sailor! I’ve got a log book and everything 🙂 Captain Billy Chandler of Beachside Sailing took us out in a 23′ Hunter sloop around Merritt Island, FL.

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SciFri Live in Orlando

Posted on March 28, 2017March 31, 2017 by Joe Del Rocco

Tonight I attended a live recording of NPR’s Science Friday at the Bob Carr Theater here in Orlando, hosted by WMFE-FM 90.7. It was very cool to see Ira Flatow in person reading lines for the show, cracking jokes, and interviewing guests. The show featured robots, prosthetics, live music, and space exercise. And to top…

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St. Augustine

Posted on March 23, 2017March 27, 2017 by Joe Del Rocco

Spent the day in St. Augustine today. I’ve been here several times, but it’s always nice and relaxing, and only an hour and a half drive from Orlando. We had some family visiting from China who wanted to see the “oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in the Continental United States.” Here are some shots…

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Mech VR Simulator

Posted on March 2, 2017July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

A team of 3 students in our Simulation & Visualization degree here at Full Sail University created a Mech Warrior / MadCat simulation using: Unity3D, VR w/ Oculus Rift, Moog 6DOF motion base, custom CNC routed console, Arduino, LEDs, digital scent technology, etc. I got to check it out the other day during a live demo…

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Star Trek DS9 Documentary!

Posted on February 21, 2017July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

UPDATE 5/13/2019: I saw it in theaters! UPDATE 3/11/2017: More than funded! Every ST DS9 fan’s dream come true… A Star Trek DS9 documentary!! Indiegogo campaign: https://igg.me/at/DS9Doc/x#/ More links: http://www.startrek.com/article/ds9-documentary-underway http://www.treknews.net/2017/02/09/ds9-documentary-what-we-left-behind/ http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-deep-space-nine-documentary-reveals-what-would-ha-1792170830

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The Harp & Celt

Posted on January 25, 2017February 11, 2017 by Joe Del Rocco

There is a great little Irish pub in downtown Orlando away from the main street called Harp & Celt. It’s actually two separate pubs connected together. In addition to a great atmosphere and occasional authentic music, the food is very good as well, including some classics, Americans dishes, and currys. A local group of musicians…

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Otronicon 2017

Posted on January 16, 2017July 19, 2021 by Joe Del Rocco

Here are some photos from Otronicon 2017 at the Orlando Science Center. My non-profit, Cacti Council, had a booth as well. We meet with K-12 students, faculty, administrators and clubs, sometimes with university student volunteers, to promote logic, computer science, and programming topics. At Otronicon, we were building simple games with Google IgniteCS Here is…

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