Navlab on KDKA Dean Pomerleau 2008-01-29 | Coverage of the Navlab project on KDKA news from 1997. Features automated driving and automotive collision warning technology.
Fig Tree Headstart 2024 - Update #2 Dean Pomerleau 2024-02-14 | An update on the fig trees I started waking up two weeks ago (Feb. 1st) in my basement grow room room. Nearly all of the 70 fig trees have no broken bud and anout half of them have set breba figs, including on tree that has 20 breba!
Fig Tree Headstart 2024 - Update #1 Dean Pomerleau 2024-02-01 | Today is February 1st, 2024 and I'm starting to wake up my potted fig trees in my basement grow room. The grow room is built from a 20x10x6.5 foot greenhouse lined with mylar and equipped with ~2000 watts of 5000K LED shop lights. I've moved 70 fig trees into it: 43 in 8-gal pots and 27 in 2-gal pots.Last season I started waking my trees indoors around mid-March, moved them outside in mid-May and got first ripe figs in early August. This year I'm starting 45 days earlier and am shooting for ripe figs starting around mid-June. I plan to post updates as the trees break dormancy and grow throughout the spring.
Fig Ripening Bay Update #2 - 10/16/2023 Dean Pomerleau 2023-10-16 | Lots of fig varieties are now ripening in my garage ripening bay, including Latarula, Black Celeste, Teramo, Dalmatie, Ronde de Bordeaux, Red Lebanese Bekka Valley (RLBV), Azores Dark and Izbat An Naj.
Fig Ripening Bay Update Dean Pomerleau 2023-10-08 | The outside temperature has dropped to the 40s but figs are really starting to ripen up inside my garage ripening bay, including Izbat An Naj, Teramo, Salem Dark, Ponte Tresa, Azores Dark (SMR) and RLBV.
Demo of the Sun Position App Dean Pomerleau 2023-10-04 | Demo of the Sun Position App for visualizing the sun's path across the sky at different times of the year.Available for iOS in Android at:stonekick.com/sunposition.html
Fig Ripening Bay Dean Pomerleau 2023-09-18 | A brief tour of the ripening bay filled with 38 first year fig trees that I've set up in my garage, now that the weather is getting too cold to ripen good quality figs here in Western Pennsylvania. The bay is 9x10 ft and has 1800 watts of LED lighting.
Shuffling Fig Trees Dean Pomerleau 2023-09-10 | A 10x time lapse showing the process of moving 29 of my fig trees (22 in 8-gal square pots and 7 in 2-gal pots) from my yard into the "ripening bay" I've built in the garage using the Shufflemobile cart I purchased fromm Tractor Supply and modified so it could be carry 12 trees in 8-gal pots at a time.The shuffle process took 7.5 minutes from start to finish.
The Shufflemobile Dean Pomerleau 2023-09-05 | I'm one of those guys who hates making multiple trips if I can help it. 😀So I modified a Groundwork 12 cut ft, 1400lb capacity heavy-duty utility cart from Tractor Supply to increase the width and length of the flatbed. It now accommodates up to 12 (3x4) fig trees in Gro Pro 8-gal square pots. The video demonstrates how easy it is to pull and maneuver the cart even when loaded with trees.This will be make the biannual "fig shuffle" in and out of the garage during cool and wet weather SO much easier.
Walking the dog when the wind chill is 24 below! Dean Pomerleau 2022-12-23 | Zoe gets her exercise on the the treadmill when it's too cold and snowy to walk outside! 🐕🚶
Zoe on the Treadmill Dean Pomerleau 2022-01-23 | Who needs to walk the dog out in the snow when you can make a DIY doggie treadmill!
Cliff Jumping at Diamante Waterfall in Costa Rica Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-29 | My daughter and me jumping off a 20ft cliff into a pool below part of the Diamante Waterfall in Costa Rica. This is just a small part of the falls, which totals a 600ft drop.
Peace Falls near Finca de Vida (Farm of Life) in Costa Rica Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-28 | This is video of our group jumping into the water below Peace Falls near Finca de Vida (Farm of Life) in Costa Rica. We were guided by the co-owner of the retreat (Brian) and his dog Caesar. Ignore the first few seconds while I jump myself and swim to the rock. It gets better after that.
Peace Falls Slide near Finca de Vida in Costa Rica Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-28 | Video of my daughter Kendall sliding down (or trying to slide down) Peace Falls near Finca de Vida in Costa Rica, with coaching from the owner Brian and his dog Caesar.
Finca de Vida (Farm of Life) Balcony View Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-28 | Here is the incredible view from the balcony of the Toucan cabin where we stayed at Finca de Vida (Farm of Life) in Costa Rica. It was the most incredible vacation my daughter and I have ever been on.
Le Cirque Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-05 | Senior students from the Wexford Dance Academy dance a piece called 'Le Cirque' in their spring 2017 show.
Coppelia Party Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-05 | Kendall Pomerleau (as Swanilda) dancing in the party scene during the Wexford Dance Academy's rendition of Coppelia in the spring 2017 show.
Coppelia Duet Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-05 | Kendall Pomerleau (as Swanilda) dancing a duet with Corey (as Franz) during the Wexford Dance Academy's rendition of Coppelia in the spring 2017 show.
Coppelia Solo Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-05 | Kendall Pomerleau dancing the part of Swanilda during the Wexford Dance Academy's rendition of Coppelia in the spring 2017 show.
Kendall Pomerleau Graduation Speech Dean Pomerleau 2017-06-03 | Kendall Pomerleau's graduation speech as salutatorian of the Pine Richland High School class of 2017. Sorry for the shaky camera work near the middle. Her dad got a little emotional and had to hand the camera to her mom. :-). She mentions her brother Kyle's graduation speech from three years earlier. Here is the link to the video of that one:youtube.com/watch?v=ss1Mlmwdhq0&yt:cc=on
Canaan Days Dean Pomerleau 2017-05-31 | A portion of the "Caanan Days" number from Pine Richland High School's production of "Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Fake News Challenge on WTAE Pittsburgh Dean Pomerleau 2017-01-05 | News coverage of the Fake News Challenge. WTAE Pittsburgh reporter Michelle Wright interviews Dr. Dean Pomerleau of Carnegie Mellon University on his effort to fix the problem of fake news via a competition called the "Fake News Challenge". What started out as a bet with some friends has grown to become a large effort by teams of volunteers around the world, who will be competing to combine AI, machine learning and natural language processing to build systems that can help to identify fake news stories. Pomerleau hopes the challenge will help to restore credibility to news organizations and civility to on-line discourse by quickly identify fake news, hoaxes & propaganda. The results of the Fake News Challenge could be used by Facebook, social media companies, news outlets or fact checkers to quickly identify and stop the spread of fake news.
DIY Watch Band Extender for Fitbit Charge HR Dean Pomerleau 2015-06-10 | I wanted to wear my Fitbit Charge HR on my ankle so it would register steps when I cycle on my stationary bike and continue to track my heart rate. This video shows how it did it using just a rubber band and a paper clip. This trick will work to extend the band on any watch or even any belt. It allows you to use your fitness tracker like the fitbit to track steps and calories and when engaged in activities that occupy your arms, like biking or pushing a stroller.
Kyle Pomerleau 2014 Graduation Speech Dean Pomerleau 2014-07-25 | Kyle Pomerleau's inspirational speech at the 2014 Pine Richland High School graduation. Recorded June 13, 2014.
Onion Harvest! Dean Pomerleau 2013-07-20 | The harvest of red and yellow onions grown from sets that I harvested from my garden.
Garden Update #3 Dean Pomerleau 2013-07-13 | The third video in the series on my extensive home vegetable garden, showing the garden in full bloom as of the middle of July, 2013.
Garden Update #2 pt2 Dean Pomerleau 2013-06-03 | Its been a couple weeks since my last update, so I figured I'd show what's "growing on" in my garden, including a bunch of new plants.
Garden Update #2 pt1 Dean Pomerleau 2013-06-03 | Its been a couple weeks since my last update, so I figured I'd show what's "growing on" in my garden, including a bunch of new plants.
Garden Update #1 Dean Pomerleau 2013-05-20 | Look how well my garden is growing! I show my greenhouse, sunflowers, various herbs including lemon balm, basil, stevia, along with lots of leafy greens - nasturtium (edible flowers), purslane, red orach, various lettuce types, magenta spreen, mustard greens, arugula, swiss chard, Tatsoi mustard, Georgia Collards, dinosaur kale, tomatoes, onions, garlic, strawberries, yellow squash, acorn squash, and zucchini.
John Kohlers growing advice - Does it work? Dean Pomerleau 2013-05-10 | Does the gardening advice offered by John Kohler from http://growingyourgreens.com really work? This video provides the answer based on my results of following John's advice in my garden near Pittsburgh, PA. It also poses an important question for John.
Snakescapade 2 Dean Pomerleau 2011-05-30 | In this episode of the Suburban Crocodile Hunter, Dean hunts down a four foot snake lurking in his yard. Wearing what he hopes are venom-resistant gloves, Dean bravely lunges and grabs the snake around his neck, just behind his head. With his fangs sunk into his glove and the snake writhing and wrapping around his arm, Dean fearlessly marches him away and releases Mr. Snake unharmed a safe distance from his property. Just another day in the life of the Suburban Crocodile Hunter.
Zoe bounding around the yard. Dean Pomerleau 2010-12-31 | This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
More of Zoe on her first walk. Dean Pomerleau 2010-12-30 | This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Zoe our new puppy on her first walk. Dean Pomerleau 2010-12-30 | This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
our new puppy Zoe outside on her first day. Dean Pomerleau 2010-12-29 | This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Snug Wow Parody Dean Pomerleau 2009-04-26 | A commercial done for our Pine Richland Middle School Advanced Reading class. It is a parody combine two great products - the Sham Wow and the Snuggie.
SentryNet - Trainable Video Surveillance System Dean Pomerleau 2008-10-29 | Video footage from around 1990 of a video-based trainable surveillance system developed by Dean Pomerleau at Carnegie Mellon University. The system uses an artificial neural network to learn which activities in the scene being monitored deserve a warning, and which are harmless variations due to changes in scene illumination of movement in harmless areas of the scene. The technology demonstrated in the video was patented as US Patent #5,091,780 (full text - http://www.google.com/patents?id=u2chAAAAEBAJ).
Neural Wheelchair Control Dean Pomerleau 2008-10-04 | Demonstration of an electric wheelchair under control of an Emotiv EEG/EMG headset. The control system developed by Cuitech, detects when the user winks or smiles, and translates these signals into commands to control the wheelchair.
Smart Wheelchair Dean Pomerleau 2008-07-30 | The first progress report on the Cuitech "Smart Wheelchair" project, demonstrating our Quantum 600 electric wheelchair under wireless remote control. Not bad for less than a week's work!
Run-Off-Road Project Final Video Dean Pomerleau 2008-01-29 | Video from Carnegie Mellon University documenting the results of the NHTSA-sponsored Run-Off-Road Collision Warning program. The ROR program was a six year effort completed in 1999, that investigated using video cameras, GPS, and digital maps to prevent road departure crashes caused by driver drowsiness, distraction or inattention. It was conducted by faculty, students and staff of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. The program was led by Dean Pomerleau and Chuck Thorpe. It was conducted using the CMU Navlab robotic vehicles.
Navlab on Scientific American Frontiers Dean Pomerleau 2008-01-29 | A short clip from a 1997 episode of Scientific American Frontiers featuring the Navlab, an vehicle developed by Carnegie Mellon University capable of collision warning and automated driving.
Navlab on CNN Dean Pomerleau 2008-01-29 | 1996 Story on CNN about the Navlab autonomous driving and automotive collision warning system from Carnegie Mellon University.
SafeTRAC Lane Departure Warning Dean Pomerleau 2008-01-29 | Story from the evening news from 1997 on the SafeTRAC lane departure warning system from AssistWare technology - http://www.assistware.com
The Big Giant Cookie - Part 2 Dean Pomerleau 2007-11-03 | Dad and kids conduct fun baking experiment while mom is away.
The Big Giant Cookie - Part 1 Dean Pomerleau 2007-11-03 | Dad and kids conduct fun baking experiment while mom is away.
The Great Snakescapade Dean Pomerleau 2007-08-24 | Dean Pomerleau, along with his faithful sidekick and cameraman Kyle, confronts a 3' long snake that has snuck into their house and been terrorizing the entire family. The snake turns out to be more than they bargained for. The Crocodile Hunter has nothing on them :-)
Trained Fish Axe TV Commercial Dean Pomerleau 2007-06-24 | A funny TV commercial for Axe deodorant about a geeky young man who trains his pet goldfish to do tricks and makes a YouTube-like video to show the world. Part of the "Get a Girlfriend" series of Axe ads. This ad was a finalist at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for Best TV Commercial. The trained fish is for real - no trick photography involved. I know, because he's my fish. His name is Albert Einstein II and he has been trained using positive reinforcement and 'shaping'. It took about a month, not the 'six months' stated (for dramatic effect) in the commercial. For more infomation on how to train fish and more videos of Albert and our other trained fish in action, see the Fish School web site: http://www.fish-school.com. To learn about how you can train your own fish to do tricks like Albert, see http://www.r2fishschool.com.
Tae Kwon Do for Dummies - Part 2 Dean Pomerleau 2007-06-04 | Three talented and enthusiastic young Tae Kwon Do students give a humorous introduction to the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. This is the second part of a two part series.
