Ubuntu and Blueray

Well, I have been boycotting BlueRay discs for some time now, however, I do get them as gifts from time-to-time and need to play them.  Nowadays I will purchase HD movies streamed online from Amazon using their media library and my Roku, but I received a few more physical BD discs that I need to decrypt this Christmas...

At this point though it is more economicalfor me to re-purchase the titles on Amazon then to spend the time getting the discs decrypted, but for those looking for a challenge:

Here are a few links of interest in playing blue-ray discs from Ubuntu 9.10

The Main Ubuntu Blueray guide:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD

BDRom decryption keys by Movie title:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1293367#post1293367

DumpHD ( Open source ripping program )
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123111

MakeMKV ( Closed Source ripping program )
http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224

MPX (Multipointer) works in Ubuntu Lynx!

Finally, the MPX subsystem is included in the alpha version of Ubuntu 10.04.   I was able to create three separate mouse pointers on my TabletPC as a test following this guide: http://alec.mooo.com/mpx.php

Why? Because I can ;) and because this is hopefully the beginning of multi-touch support throughout the Gnome Desktop environment.

Last night my wife and I shared the laptop for a while using both the bluetooth mouse and the internal trackpoint.

Turn your child's drawing into a real doll

http://www2.shidonni.com/

My Arcade Machine

Someone asked me for pictures of my arcade machine and here are a few.

Config:
- MAME 1.31
- 4 sets of controls (8 way joystick + 7 buttons)
- Trackball
- Light Gun
- Spinner
- 4 way joystick

Mysterious Lights seen off the coast of Norway

Thousands of people saw and recorded this lightshow off the coast of Norway.

Robotic Air Jet for your entertainment.

Tiger Woods accident re-creation