tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82899232024-03-07T15:58:32.876-08:00Simian Joe's Blog of RandomnessSeems like whenever i make a post its about something different so why not dedicate this blog to randomnessAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-5299198548206541912011-04-16T06:11:00.000-07:002011-04-16T18:15:01.549-07:00A Family updateAs always its been a long time since my last entry. its been an interesting time<br />Just thought i would post an update on our lives.. in random order<br /><br />We still have the Subaru Forester and its running ok.. nothing serious at the moment.. had some work done last month.. still need to switch over to summer tires. Im driving my dads Toyota Rav4 to work.. and this fall my parents offered to give us there Mazda CX7 which is really awesome and generous of them. William turned 4 in feb, time really flies fast. hard to believe he is alreaedy 4.. He is signed up to go to school this fall at Bruce T lindley just around the corner. We sold our pool last fall and now our backyard has a big hole where the pool was, our plan is to open it up so the kids have room to run around. William is super into Toy Guns, and computer games. Hotwheels are still a bit part of his life.., Jadzia is growing up fast, becoming more independent everyday. she is still a cutie. but is having trouble listening, and recently seemed to love to attack the walls with various household objects.. child locks have recently been reinstalled in various places. He has a big girl bed donated from Opa and Omi, but it has no fancy frame like Williams Bed.. its on my TODO list.. hopefully it will be done before she is too old and things is cheezy.<br /><br /><br />I am still working for Endo in a great job.,Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-26657690855713931552009-03-29T18:30:00.001-07:002009-03-29T18:34:46.227-07:00System status updateA quicky, havent posted in a while<br />yesterday Me jen, William Jadzia and Morty went to Bronte Park in Burlington<br />had some fun with animals and the weather was good<br /><br />I got a new lens for my camera <br />Canon EF 180mm macro F3.5<br /><br />was just playing with it<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSKc8oIiwlYOgPcz_0dnsmZYekKVDVLTMWIrindP48d7pby2ZtT6Z59yuDKWfCfBwX4goc_AQcYISCtHtqeDIWNOKzmsXzNvTL6TBlxfZNPK15IKCm2BmJPuJj9uILIaanUOD/s1600-h/IMG_7540+-+Version+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSKc8oIiwlYOgPcz_0dnsmZYekKVDVLTMWIrindP48d7pby2ZtT6Z59yuDKWfCfBwX4goc_AQcYISCtHtqeDIWNOKzmsXzNvTL6TBlxfZNPK15IKCm2BmJPuJj9uILIaanUOD/s400/IMG_7540+-+Version+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318787651556618626" /></a><br /><br />a super close up shot of Jadzia's eye<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2EYE8CL-3FJpmKa_NliIh6lgQ0FfWmCYra5p6QKYr9gP-zgkSMyZbr6Nl6aXjzZ_GMYR2c-iIc49C4-0QPdf2J97Viss5pr-_WJTxrOX47BurltHtDnBi9sCsKeksLgqrC5T/s1600-h/IMG_7527+-+Version+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2EYE8CL-3FJpmKa_NliIh6lgQ0FfWmCYra5p6QKYr9gP-zgkSMyZbr6Nl6aXjzZ_GMYR2c-iIc49C4-0QPdf2J97Viss5pr-_WJTxrOX47BurltHtDnBi9sCsKeksLgqrC5T/s400/IMG_7527+-+Version+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318788135789764706" /></a>Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-13620048915610972942009-01-03T12:44:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:46:59.938-08:00Blue , Brown or Green<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqiaAqbbtifrN7z8v5VFvbioYK0n06dsZzXG2YtmvM0B0ivNltvzhvCPkUw6S27jN-LYZvkvD_IVjPbIfruQ3jH6HNxBuQASKbHgbFus6bbTGjdRUFF0UQvtY_-W0ds093K3c/s1600-h/IMG_6518.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqiaAqbbtifrN7z8v5VFvbioYK0n06dsZzXG2YtmvM0B0ivNltvzhvCPkUw6S27jN-LYZvkvD_IVjPbIfruQ3jH6HNxBuQASKbHgbFus6bbTGjdRUFF0UQvtY_-W0ds093K3c/s400/IMG_6518.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287171622776451650" /></a><br /><br /><br />So what colour do you think Jadzia's eyes will turn. I thought brown at first but now im not sure.. whats your vote?Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-76093176225328015582009-01-02T10:50:00.001-08:002009-01-02T10:53:09.478-08:00hmm - its a GIRL!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzpR-pXUZQ2mJBoqybIWZ-d8LJkzx7rQdS-QoHDQgc-CVlDIqGjHdF5PoSeqsm-bI9YNAZ878yuvitkRflBw8QhnK6NMwk4ZyAYpLOAvC5co_l7naDSC0sL5_3K_NBkFIJSOp/s1600-h/IMG_5930.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzpR-pXUZQ2mJBoqybIWZ-d8LJkzx7rQdS-QoHDQgc-CVlDIqGjHdF5PoSeqsm-bI9YNAZ878yuvitkRflBw8QhnK6NMwk4ZyAYpLOAvC5co_l7naDSC0sL5_3K_NBkFIJSOp/s400/IMG_5930.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286771057280944610" /></a><br /><br /><br />well Ive been doing a great job of updating my blog as you can see.<br />1 post every 18 months seems like plenty :\<br /><br />my Daughter was just born on Christmas Day - Dec 25th 2008<br />here is a pic, hope you like it<br /><br />I will try and post more often.<br />sorry.. bout the laziness :)Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-73076672610105974612007-08-24T18:46:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:01:17.930-08:00Real Robotic Muscles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyp-aCenJaLY6GLlgTLwxBeXT78v2xHILT1wiZYsfmbaJR0zcjLBmahpFBxYSobwSQtjph5ud8sW79r4SXrCg8QBrdwFbeQ5DNTQ_SGy-4gy4_jSTqVJdJwfax3KKp9UabGBy/s1600-h/Festo_Airics-arm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyp-aCenJaLY6GLlgTLwxBeXT78v2xHILT1wiZYsfmbaJR0zcjLBmahpFBxYSobwSQtjph5ud8sW79r4SXrCg8QBrdwFbeQ5DNTQ_SGy-4gy4_jSTqVJdJwfax3KKp9UabGBy/s400/Festo_Airics-arm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102449173089197394" /></a><br />I found out about this new amazing robotic muscle technology<br />have a quick look at this vide<br /><br />http://www.festo.com/INetDomino/coorp_sites/en/1e70ac4a67fcfb11c12572d0004d3d44.htm<br /><br />Engagdets description of it all<br /><br />"Yeah, we've seen some pretty fancy robotic arm work already this year, but Festo is out to show 'em all up with its fluidic muscle-packin' Airic's_arm. This robotic prosthesis sports a "bone structure" which mimics that found on a real live human, and can be moved via the 30 "muscles" built within. Essentially, Festo's approach to movement relies on "an elastomer tube reinforced by aramid fibers, which contract quickly and exert a pulling force when they're filled with a blast of compressed air or liquid." Of course, you'll notice it doesn't offer quite the same range as less bionic alternatives, but this thing's pretty accurate, indeed. Check it out for yourself, the video's right down there."<br /><br />More info found here<br /><br />http://www.festo.com/INetDomino/coorp_sites/en/ffeed49f2394ea43c12572b9006f7032.htmAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-18952389170320971882007-08-06T06:28:00.000-07:002007-08-06T06:32:03.142-07:00MIT researchers work toward spark-free, fuel-efficient engines<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:12px;">Cambridge (MA) – MIT researchers have developed a fuel-efficient car engine that doesn’t use a spark to ignite fuel. The homogeneous charge compression ignition engine (HCCI) combines elements from standard spark ignition and diesel engines. Researchers say the engines cut pollution and improve fuel economy by several miles per gallon.</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div>This article comes from Tgdaily.com</div></div>Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-5216535991540281322007-07-20T20:08:00.000-07:002007-07-20T20:09:33.060-07:00Spiderman<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VFY8obO7FWA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VFY8obO7FWA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-87930708851347128652007-04-29T17:32:00.001-07:002008-12-11T23:01:18.169-08:00William System Status UpdateHere is a recent photo of william. so all interested<br />Taken April 22<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1jwJ0rXt5D0cSUrWuuO_V-geF9RhCauYvxDcdeC3sou2MoWd5KSCSGKE0Rf5xzio3YFwx5-d_VXX5w2sHPlS5HjAZ8_IxGMAzPUwqoN8SlNC3y8j_fi3GZ5oMHyYjsNLhPg2/s1600-h/april22william.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1jwJ0rXt5D0cSUrWuuO_V-geF9RhCauYvxDcdeC3sou2MoWd5KSCSGKE0Rf5xzio3YFwx5-d_VXX5w2sHPlS5HjAZ8_IxGMAzPUwqoN8SlNC3y8j_fi3GZ5oMHyYjsNLhPg2/s400/april22william.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059012506140666962" /></a>Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-56330007699026385852007-03-25T09:31:00.000-07:002007-03-25T09:32:24.724-07:00William and Aedan<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PbLPWWXxco0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PbLPWWXxco0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-44944755406789043212007-03-24T20:52:00.001-07:002007-03-24T20:52:54.189-07:00VideoHere is a little Video of William around in his room<br />nothing amazing happening but its fun anyways<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G5U7qe86F9w"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G5U7qe86F9w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-21944365633765771422007-03-11T20:29:00.000-07:002008-12-11T23:01:18.375-08:00William AdamWell its been a while since ive blogged.. alot has happened. my Son William was Born on Feb 15. Here is a photo.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzqlnSN76Y9QJAPVNvLFTNxmtA3jxqg2NgHFAXcbGQp-7KRB15smdfbGaaN1PGCVpuHrYC76ymyRZPN6rHVtlZUVL7oEcAlxqFH8untzAkrxC-3WR8XSx_zEgNltS36od_NsC/s1600-h/williameyes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzqlnSN76Y9QJAPVNvLFTNxmtA3jxqg2NgHFAXcbGQp-7KRB15smdfbGaaN1PGCVpuHrYC76ymyRZPN6rHVtlZUVL7oEcAlxqFH8untzAkrxC-3WR8XSx_zEgNltS36od_NsC/s400/williameyes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040875416716476114" /></a><br />Baby and Mom are doing really well. and everthing seems grand.. its been just over 3 weeks now since he was born. and its really great. hes a beautiful boy. and people keep saying he looks like me.. sometimes i agree. but sometimes im not sure. <br /><br />what do you think?<br /><br />Work has been really busy. with some new projects with some large clients. its keeping everyone on there toes. with crazy short deadlines.. Jens not liking it.. and neither am I .. atleast when im working 18hrs a day!<br /><br />Adobe Creative Suite 3 CS3 is suppose to come out the end of March. which should be great. as my Mac at work is a Mac Pro and it will run much better with CS3 then it does with CS2.. cant wait..Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-13133416887337563422007-02-10T08:25:00.000-08:002007-02-10T08:27:29.682-08:00Hmm.. this is annoying!well its Feb 10.. 6 days since Jen was due.. and nothing.. how annoying! :) somtimes I wish Jen would just be induced and sometimes im glad she doesnt. but regardless I am getting impatient. I wish the due dates they give women would actually be accurate.. if they can predict weather . they should be able to predict a due date!Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-82072504233033739912007-01-20T10:15:00.000-08:002008-12-11T23:01:18.536-08:00T-minus.. something.. when's the baby showing up!?<embed style="WIDTH: 450px; HEIGHT: 100px" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://www.filipowicz.ca/countdown.swf" width="420" height="299" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high"></embed><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRTUPIwdSUF46hzjNtDN-T9V9NVFDmpSHwUOi2RAA4h5-Od1PNmf_Yd9FxAwNgigPNSw3k7ofdPXZdmZSFST_tZ29a88NBwiIZX2AMuEUc32lKkPd0yBzPeDw6-Ii7omMWEtb/s1600-h/babyroom2.jpg"><img style="float:centre; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRTUPIwdSUF46hzjNtDN-T9V9NVFDmpSHwUOi2RAA4h5-Od1PNmf_Yd9FxAwNgigPNSw3k7ofdPXZdmZSFST_tZ29a88NBwiIZX2AMuEUc32lKkPd0yBzPeDw6-Ii7omMWEtb/s320/babyroom2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5022201775956868050" /></a>so when is this baby coming.. this counter is just for fun.. I do wish it could tell. when the baby will really show up<br />it would help.. ive been very excitied and antzy.. waiting for him to show up. the baby room is pretty much done.<br />my family seems excitied. my mom made a great chair for the baby room and my sister keeps calling asking silly questions. <br />Becca is also ready to pop any moment and I am looking forward to meeting her baby..<br /><br />Jen seems content. to keeping the baby in forever.. I on the other hand.. cant wait. but what can I do.. i donno..<br />I hate waiting!Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1162737485689328582006-11-05T06:33:00.000-08:002006-11-05T07:14:04.413-08:00What to know about meI got an email asking me about things about myself<br />and thought i would post this on my blog<br /> <br />1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:15 AM (Slept in!)<br /><br />2. Diamonds or pearls? im a Guy.. so Titanium but if i have to choose one of those.. Diamonds it is.. I can sell them and buy some cool electronics<br /> <br />3. What was the last film you saw at the movies? Man of the Year, But i want to go see Borat.. today<br /><br />4. What is your favourite TV show? Hmm.. How Its Made, and Daily Planet., and Star Trek<br /><br />5. What do you have for breakfast? Cream of Wheat! it rocks.. makes me feel like im 5 again<br /><br />6. What is your middle name(S)? Christopher after My dad<br /><br />7. What is your favourite cuisine? Polish food or Italian.. Cabbage Rolls and Spaghetti Rock<br /><br />8. What foods do you dislike? Mustard, Brocolli and Califlower, Liver<br /><br />9. What is your favourite crisp flavour? Crisp Flavor?? Sugar Crisp. probably salt.. or ketchup<br /><br />10. What is your favourite CD at the moment? - "Barenaked Ladies are Me" by BNL<br /><br />11. What type of car do you drive? 1999 Subaru Forester<br /><br />12. What characteristics do you despise? Deception, lying ,fakeness<br /><br />13. Favourite item of clothing? Leather Jacket<br /><br />14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation? Europe<br /><br />15. Favourite brand of clothing? um.. unripped. and clean. othwerwize columbia <br /><br />16. Where would you like to retire to? Ryza<br /><br />17. Favourite time of the day? any time im not working<br /><br />18. What was your most memorable birthday? I can't remember :)<br />19. Where were you born? Lubartow, Poland<br /><br />20. Favourite sport to watch? your serious.. um. chess or lawn darts<br /><br />21. Who do you least expect to send this back to you?.. considering its no longer an email.. no one<br /><br />22. Who do you expect to send it back first? Jen<br /><br />23. What fabric detergent do you use? whats detergent?. I dont clean things.. except dishes and for dished i use those things that come in little wrapped tabs cant remembe the brand..<br /><br />24. Coke or Pepsi? Coke<br /><br />25. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Night owl. i dont like getting up in the morning especially before 8<br /><br />26. What is your shoe size? 10.5 - 11 depending on the type of shoe<br /><br />27. Do you have any pets? Cody is my Dog but he doesnt live with us. he lives with my Parents.. Jen has a Guinea Pig named Lokai. but I dont really consider him my pet<br /><br />28. What did you want to be when you were little? Police Man, Army dude, Car Designer, Graphic Designer<br /><br />29. When is your birthday? July 5th 1978 is when i was born<br /><br />**********FAVOURITES****************<br />Shampoo? Head and Shoulders. <br /><br />Soap? any soap within arms reach<br /><br />Summer/Winter? Summer.. But i like driving in the snow in winter<br /><br />Favourite Advertisement? Any that I created<br /><br />Book? I liked the Robert Sawyer trilogy of Hominids, Humans and Hybrids<br /><br />****RIGHT NOW*****************<br /><br />Wearing? A Gray T-shirt and Underwear<br /><br />Eating? Just had some Cream of Wheat. but not eating right now exactly<br /><br />Drinking? just finished a 2-4 of Bewski's.. no Im not drinking<br /><br />Thinking about? - when this silly survey will end.. and what stroller to buy<br /><br />Listening to: barenaked ladies are me cd.. before you asked me for my album. so i had to look it up and now its playing<br /><br />**********THE LAST 24 HOURS**************<br />Cried? its been a while<br /><br />Met someone new? I meet people everyday. but have no intention of looking for a new special someone<br /><br />Cleaned your room? what am i 6? my room has been overtaken my my sister and her old room was turnedinto a guest bedroom. at my parents place.. otherwize my room or apartment hasnt been cleaned recently.. we only tend to clean when we know someone is going to drop by.<br /><br />Drove a car? Yes. we went shopping somewhere<br /><br />How many hours sleep? 7.5<br /><br />*************DO YOU BELIEVE IN* *************<br /><br />God? No not really.. if there was one religion and everyone believed the same thing.. maybe i would but since 1 Billion believe in this god. 1 billion in that god.. whos to say who is right.. Its all a farse.. There is no God.. sorry but its true..<br />I wish there was.. maybe then he/she or it would make this world a better place<br /><br />Yourself? sometimes i do sometimes i dont. depends on how im feeling at a given time.<br /><br />Santa Claus? only during chritmas when little kids are around<br /><br />Destiny/Fate? not really.<br /><br />Ghosts? nah..<br /><br />**********FRIENDS AND LIFE**********<br /><br />Who have you known the longest of your friends? Christian Clark<br /><br />Who do you go to for advice? Jen<br /><br />When do you cry the most? when im sadAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1160417848882151932006-10-09T11:14:00.000-07:002006-10-09T11:17:28.896-07:00Preggers T - 17 Weeks<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/preggers23w.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/400/preggers23w.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Jens well on her way to a full blown preggers belly<br />I believe she is 23 weeks now<br />thought I would post a new pic<br /><br />T minus 17 weeks and countingAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1159052935498300082006-09-23T16:06:00.000-07:002006-09-23T16:42:44.970-07:00If I had a crazy amount of Money.If I somehow won or inherited a crazy amount of money I would go on a spending spree (well first i would take 80% or so and invest it to that i have enough for the rest of my life) and the rest i would spend on high end gizmos gadgets and cool things.<br />I thought i would dream about all the material items I would like. but dont really need. cause its fun to dream. so here is a list!<br /><br />Car(s)<br />------------------------<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/sti.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/320/sti.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Subaru Impreza STI<br />Aprox $50,000<br />Ive liked subarus for a long time. having driven them since ive had my license. I always dreamed of this car.. in the classic blue!im sure i could use this as my daily commuter<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/austin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/320/austin.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Aston Martin Vanquish S<br />Aprox $255,000 USD<br />Now I must say I love this car.. its not the fastest car in the world but I do believe it is one of the most beautiful.<br />not that 6.0 Liters of V12 goodness and 520HP wont do me for a while.<br /><br />Motorcycles<br />------------------------<br />I havent ridden a bike in a while but would love to get back into it. <br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/gs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/320/gs.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />BMW R1200 GS Adventure<br />My real first bike was really my dads a R100GSPD, a great bike. i miss it. but my dad moved on to bigger and faster things<br />but i think i would get this one. since i dont feel im a fast typa guy on a bike. and that this one seems mean enough<br />$aprox 17,000 USD<br /><br />Computer<br />---------------------<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/performsidefcp20060807.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/320/performsidefcp20060807.png" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Being an Apple Guy i cant help to choose this computer<br /><br />Apple Mac Pro workstation<br />but i would ofcourse Fill it up with the best i could get!<br />here are some specs<br />Dual Xeon 3.0GHZ Dual Core processors (4 cores)<br />16GB Ram, 2 TD of Hard drive space<br />Dual 30" Apple Cinema Displays<br />Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 with 512MB<br />Dual DVD Burners all for a Cool $17,000 USD<br />Plus I would prob get a topofthe line Mac Book Pro laptop which would run me about $3500<br />and an IPOD 80Gb for $349<br /><br />Camera<br />---------------------------<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/1dsmarkii_586x225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/320/1dsmarkii_586x225.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II<br />Truly the best Digital SLR Camera Body one can buy<br />for only $8000<br /><br />Now some lenses<br />Canon EF - 16-35 F2.8<br />Canon EF - 24-70 F2.8<br />Canon EF - 70-200 F2.8 IS<br />Canon EF 24mm F1.4<br />Canon EF 50mm F 1.2L<br />Canon EF 85mm F 1.2 II USM<br />Canon EF 135mm F2 USM L<br />Canon EF 300mm F4 IS USM<br />Canon EF 400mm F 2.8<br />Canon EF 600mm F 4 IS<br />Canon Extender 1.4 and 2x<br />Canon EF 180mm Macro F3.5<br />Canon EF 100mm Macro 2.8<br />Canon Speedlight 580ex<br /><br />The value of all these lenses.. whoa.. um im guessing around 20,000<br />Im being Greedy i know but its fun!'<br /><br />Thats it for now but i will keep adding more!Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1158289043406022962006-09-14T19:54:00.000-07:002006-09-14T20:49:50.943-07:00Baby onboard<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KOlIxETPAFA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KOlIxETPAFA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />incase the YouTube version doesnt work ive also posted it in a higher resolution on Google Video<br />http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-1013516036862659327<br /><br />Found out today that the baby in Jennifers belly will be a boy!<br />im really happy about it. I would have been really happy with a Girl too<br />see the Youtube video of the ultrasound!<br /><br />Name wise its not finalized but we are thinking of going with William Adam (first and middle)<br />any suggestions?<br /><br />Due Feb 5, 2007 Stay tunedAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1158156690793802342006-09-13T07:03:00.000-07:002006-09-13T07:11:30.810-07:00Here comes the Future!I love new technologies and gadgets that make me feel like we are in the future<br />here are a few i just found out about<br /><br />Hitachi EMIEW Robot<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/emiew2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/400/emiew2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The Driverless Car!<br /> <br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/hongqi.hq3.500.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/320/hongqi.hq3.500.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Here is a ripped off description from another site<br />"CHANGCHUN, China — At its hometown show last week, China's First Auto Works wowed the locals with a demonstration of what was described as the country's first unmanned vehicle — not counting spacecraft, of course.<br /><br />The vehicle in question was a specially modified version of FAW's Hongqi (Red Flag) HQ3 sedan, which was unveiled last year as a concept and bears a startling resemblance to the Toyota Crown Majesta, not to mention an older Hyundai XG350.<br /><br />FAW tested the driverless sedan at speeds of up to 37 mph but said the car can actually reach a top speed of 93 mph. The demonstration took place at the Northeast Asia Investment and Trade Expo here, according to the Shanghai Daily.<br /><br />According to the newspaper, the specially equipped HQ3, which monitors the road via two onboard cameras and receives its instructions from a computer, "has a strong ability to recognize the environment around it and tackle turnoffs [and] street crossings, as well as broken lines instantly. It's also able to adapt to changes of driving attitude and natural lighting, as well as shadows of trees and bridges."<br /><br />I will Try to keep posting cool things i find on the net!<br />stay tunedAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1157985596941487002006-09-11T07:36:00.000-07:002006-09-11T07:39:56.953-07:00Boy? Girl?This coming Thursday, Jennifer has an ultrasound , she will be 20weeks by then<br />and hopefully we will find out if we will have a boy or a girl.<br /><br />I cant say what i would like more.. only because i dont know. sometimes I hope its a boy.. sometimes a girl.. but in the end it doesnt really matter. i really hope its healthy and normal (normal for us)<br /><br />I did feel quite jealous when our friends Becca & Drew told us they were having a boy (they are about 2 weeks more pregnant then Jen & I)<br /><br />anyways I will keep you posted. its exciting and i cant wait to find out.. and i hope i actually find out. We will try and get a video of the ultrasound and maybe i will post it online<br /><br />Stay TunedAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1153328622048908652006-07-19T09:56:00.000-07:002006-07-19T10:03:42.090-07:00GLORCS<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/1600/picture-45.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7443/554/400/picture-45.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Here is one photo from the GLORCS RC races taken last sunday<br />i took lots of shots this is one of the better ones.<br /><br />these cars sure are fast. its quite hard to get a decent picture.Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1150745888480487422006-06-19T12:34:00.000-07:002006-06-19T12:38:08.493-07:00If i could change the worldIf I could change the world. Here is what I would do.<br />(assuming I had unlimited control and power/influence) like the power of the Q from Star Trek<br /><br />unite all countries under one form of government, so basically it would be a world government with provinces (countries now).<br /><br />I would get rid of organized religion and church. But encourage personal belief’s<br /><br />Protect all animals that are endangered. Including whales, seals.. any any needlessly hunted animals. (for furs, accessories.etc)<br /><br />Destroy all pointless weapons ,especially mines, nuclear bombs, machine guns, hand guns.<br /><br />I would encourage the building of a space elevator. To make space tourism possible.<br /><br />Provide high speed wireless free internet access to the world.<br /><br />Fund the genetic engineering of crops that wont die or atleast need little water so that they can grow in dry places.<br /><br />Spread food and wealth around the world. So that there is no more 1st, 2nd and 3rd world countries.. everyone is equal.<br /><br />Make English the language of the world (questionable), but still encourage a hertitage language.<br /><br />Make cigarettes illegal. Stop manufacturing. Huge fines. Taxes, destroy any remaining stockpiles.<br /><br />Encourage fuel cell. And fully electric vehicles.<br /><br />Try to stop using fossil fuels whenever possible.<br /><br />Encourage the thought that . more research is better then the cheaper way out.<br /><br />Build a space ship to explore our solar system<br /><br />Encourage research on alternate forms of space propulsion.<br /><br />Colonize the moon and mars. (begin terraforming mars)<br /><br />Develop robots to assits that can help us do anything. <br /><br />Encourage working from home<br /><br />Build communities that are as self sustained as possible. So that lots of travel isn’t necessary<br /><br />Make all homes have solar panels. So they can power the world energy grid or use it..<br /><br />Make a typical work week from Tuesday – Friday – 10am – 4pm<br /><br />Make spam illegal. (prob is already)<br /><br />Make universal health care available to everyone. Everywhere. (including full dental, chiropractic, drug ) at no charge<br /><br />A 10% income tax everywhere. With no sales or service tax on anything<br /><br />Build smaller vehicles to transport people.<br /><br />Make a government run airline service. Providing inexpensive travel anywhere to anyone<br /><br />Provide free, housing for everyone. If unemployed (small homes. No luxuries) to help eliminate homeless<br /><br />Provide mental help for homeless in institutions.<br /><br />Consolidate the worlds armys into one. Global force to global defence<br /><br />Create a global defence system. Incase of off world attackers.<br /><br />Restore the ozone layer.<br /><br />Restore the pollution in the air to levels 5000 years ago<br /><br />Ban coal burning or anything that pollutes the air substantially<br /><br />Free internet telephone for all (including internet based VOIP cell phones)<br /><br />One standard to High Def DVD’s!<br /><br />Make apple computers the one and only choice :P<br /><br />Bring back start trek. With a new episode every week.<br /><br />Make it so if you are convicted of a crime. Like murder or rape. You are sentenced to life in prison. By life I mean.. in jail until you die. Or are given the choice of death after 20 years in prison<br /><br />Create a GPS network 1000 times more accurate and able to work anywhere (in buildings, forests or underground or underwater) and have it intergrated into all vehicles. Watches, cell phones, homes, planes or anyting else that’s mobile that could use the functionaility<br /><br />Make amusement parks free.<br /><br />Make movies cheaper and popcorn a reasonable price<br /><br />Pour trillions into health research.<br /><br />Make pharmaceutical drugs cheap. With no markup.. drugs provided at cost. And available for free to those who cannot afford them.<br /><br />Online voting mandatory. For any significant change in government policy<br /><br />Biometic (iris and fingerprint) used for all financial transactions <br /><br />Global id card (multipass)<br /><br />Invent the Flying Car! (bout time) and the hoverboard cause its cool<br /><br />Bring back the delorean<br /><br />Invent a new kind of battery that can last a month. Takes 2 minutes to charge and weights next to nothing , and is very small and provides lots of power)<br /><br />Free public transportation systems (buses, taxi, and trains)<br /><br />If possible create a replicator (like on star trek)<br /><br />If possible create a transporter (like on star trek)<br /><br />And a holideck (heck just make the good stuff from star trek a reality)<br /><br />What would you like to do.to make the world a better place, yes this is somewhat silly. but thats ok.Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1136732959418595592006-01-08T07:08:00.000-08:002006-01-08T07:09:19.430-08:00Xray EyesHere is a cool link about some military tech that can see through wall and detect people in another room<br /><br />http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jan2006/20060103_3822.html<br /><br />the technology behind it is terahertz imaging . very cool stuff.<br /><br />Here comes the future!Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1131579835876570602005-11-09T15:41:00.000-08:002005-11-09T15:43:55.886-08:00Burlington Panoramic<a href="http://www.filipowicz.ca/photos/burl_pan2005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.filipowicz.ca/photos/burl_pan2005.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Here is a Panoramic i took on monday night<br />of Burlingtons coastline<br /><br />Click to see a larger version, I plan on printing this. but it will be about 30" long and 12" high just for the photo not to mention a matte. and frameAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1131334086041344062005-11-06T19:26:00.000-08:002005-11-07T08:39:32.550-08:00Windy City<a href="http://www.filipowicz.ca/photos/windsurferbig.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.filipowicz.ca/photos/windsurferbig.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />A very windy day (80+ km/h winds). let some local wind surfers loose. and i was lucky enought to grab some action.Adam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289923.post-1131228083136701482005-11-05T13:59:00.000-08:002005-11-05T14:01:23.146-08:00Leaves - Burlington<a href="http://www.filipowicz.ca/photos/leaves.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://www.filipowicz.ca/photos/leaves.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I stopped by a field near my parents home and took this picture.. nothing fancy. just like the coloursAdam Filipowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15377666333129556469noreply@blogger.com0