tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57599472011-07-08T05:11:00.829-07:00JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.comBlogger1121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-3007807437152199432010-05-25T23:12:00.000-07:002010-05-25T23:12:26.920-07:00

OK, getting this going again now. I'm now part of a group called Crash Space. Awesome stuff. Anyway, I'm in charge of the "media room". Basically, right now, this is a tiny bedroom-like-space with a futon-couch and some bookshelves. I need to make it more "media". So, equipment is an old Dell desktop computer, donated 19" and 21" monitors, a dual-port DVI PCI video card, and a Hauppauge TV PCI

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Smoke from the fires around L.A. Not very dramatic but I thought I'd post it anyway. This picture was taken facing north out a window, about dead center of Playa del Rey, just north of Manchester Ave. Might have more later.

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Louise's new Maine Coon kitten. The first two pictues are about a week older than the last two.Kitten-in-a-bag rates about a "7" on the cute scale. 

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Wow, been a while, huh? Anyway, this was worth the time to post.Part of this URL says, "the best kids show ever". And it looks like it might be.Aside: I really love what the site calls the "buffer"; you know, the part right after a commercial break but before the show starts again?Anyway, it starts off a weird little couple of animated things. But the last third is the best, starting at a skit

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Plane taking off at Dockweiler State Beach, Playa del Rey, CA on or about 11/12/05. Picture taken while facing just about SSE. FYI, this area of the beach is directly under a flight path for LAX, so there is usually a regular whoosh and roar of planes. Note also the setting sun glinting off of the plane's wings and the palm tree (from the right side of the picture).

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 I have no idea what this is. But it looks really cool. 

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No time today. Quick entry. Enjoy The Dilbert Blog.

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I went to see this Scottish music group this weekend. Downtown LA Saturday night traffic was wild, but it was the fastest way to get to Pasadena and it was well worth it (mental note: I need to do a rant sometime about driving). The music was great and it was fun to get to see the Caltech campus (even though it was in the dark). This is the first time I've done anything like this since moving to

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...looking back I can understand why "Nintendogs" was a huge hit in Japan last year — Japan, home of the lowest birth rate in the first world. - Tom Loftus, Man's best friend goes virtual with 'Nintendogs'Not a great article (there have been better, and more recent), but it is nice to see some of the more obscure videogame culture hit a very mainstream area of the web. And in a positive way, for

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1130365990501364382005-10-26T15:18:00.000-07:002005-10-26T15:33:10.506-07:00

Something lighter today. 10 questions in a "pop-quiz" style. Multiple choice. Begin...now....And stop. Please pass your results forward.Yeah. Anyway, I could. And in my defense, it wasn't a calculation question I missed.You Passed 8th Grade MathCongratulations, you got 9/10 correct!Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

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I've got some bad news. Dallas, office mascot, loyal housecat, and featured photo subject on this blog, has died at the age of 14. Dallas had been ill off and on for the last year or so, but he took a turn for the worse over the last two weeks. He will be greatly missed.Dallas 1991-2005

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Not much to say today. Here is some cool science:

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More wild weather. Picture out my back door, facing south. Location: Playa del Rey, CA. Temperature: 72F/22C. Humidity: 61%. And no, that isn't smog, that's ocean fog.

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Nano Toxicity: "...nanoparticles present potential health risks to the general public wearing pants..". Not the best science article ever, but I loved that line.

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Playa del Rey, CACurrent temperature: 91f/33cCurrent Humidity: 9%Skin condition: Peeling off

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Didn't quite understand what this special Google Maps link was for...until I realized that city streets are not suposted to be that blue. Google Maps - New Orleans

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Ah, yet another picture entry. Here we have my current workspace. Note the dual 19" LCDs, both were purchased as part of the latest equipment upgrade and were less than $260.Yes, that is one computer, two displays. And it was really needed. The stuff I'm working on right now takes up much more than one desktop could hold.In the foreground: one of my CD binders; background is the blue MSDN library

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1125280999446218782005-08-28T19:03:00.000-07:002005-08-28T19:03:19.473-07:00

Sunset at Dockweiler State Beach, Playa del Rey, CA. Those are sailboats returning to Marina del Rey (to the right). Picture taken in mid July, 2005.

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OK, so first some background. This was the issue."Whoa", you might say, in your best Keanu Reeves impression, "isn't this just a small thing to save energy? What is the big deal?"Well, intelligent arguments about jerking people around for no significant gain aside (arguments entirely unlike this), the most compelling reason comes from its origin.Now, if you actually READ that, you will see what a

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1123360611806877772005-08-06T13:36:00.000-07:002005-08-06T13:58:21.026-07:00

So, I want a keyboard. Problem is, I don't want anything less than a full sized (88-key) keyboard. Hence this:M-AUDIO - Keystation 88es - 88-Key Semi-Weighted USB MIDI ControllerProblems: MSRP of $300 is shocking, but I've seen it in a couple of places for under $250, which is still painfully just out of my previously set budget. I'd also need a computer nearby to hook it up, because it is only a

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1121722262872813232005-07-18T14:22:00.000-07:002005-07-18T14:31:02.880-07:00

I just thought through some of the things I wanted to do with a computer, and it occurred that one of them was record tracks of music from a MIDI instrument, so I think I'll start-out by finding a good MIDI keyboard first. One that is USB/serial linkable to a computer, of course, and in the $100-$150 range.Means the computer might not work out for another month or two, but that really isn't a

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1121456971101354072005-07-15T12:21:00.000-07:002005-07-15T12:49:31.106-07:00

Here is the deal I'm making with myself - if I can save $300 dollars in the next 2-3 months (new money, not from current savings), I'll buy myself a computer case, motherboard, and processor. I've already got a cheap (but large) harddrive and a cheap video card, but both are installed on a computer that I don't own - it is owned by the company I'm contracting with.If this works out, I'll have a

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I should just rename this blog "Dallas picture of the day". Ah well. A Dallas close-up today. The auto-fill flash overdid it, but it was getting on to dusk so the light was really bad.

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Title: "Why Justin can't get any work done tonight"

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Dockweiler state beach, looking west-southwest-ish. Left low: Rotting old pier. High center: Plane just having taken off from LAX (Dockweiler is just under the takeoff path).

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Dockweiler state beach, looking south-ish along the coast. Standing on a bike trail.

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Del Rey Lagoon, looking north-northwest...ish.Oh, and join my Google group to get updates in your email. If you like that sort of thing.http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Joshuas-Brain-Dump-Mailing-List?hl=en

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Playa del Rey, looking almost straight north.The corner of Pershing and Sunridge, I think.Tried to fix the Google group settings. Maybe it will accept the group submissions from my email address now.

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Downtown LA in foreground. Photo was taken while looking northeast-ish from Playa del Rey cliffs, seen through a chain link fence.

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Durrr...actually adding the photo to the post, now.

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Hmm...random photo time. This was taken sometime around 06-03-2005 at a nice little park on Lincoln Ave. About a 20 minute walk from the house, and well worth it. The local library is just next to the park, also. Enjoy.

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Look what I found under the Blogger.com options! Now all of my link-a-licious posts can have a quick and easy "link" field at the top. Just a single textbox I fill out, too. So...this counts as an update, right?

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I just started re-reading Transmetropolitan today. For those not in the know, it is a graphic novel (the west’s answer to manga). Written by Warren Ellis, it focuses on the character of Spider Jerusalem, a rude, obscene, non-conformist journalist in a wild and super-futuristic Earth. To give an idea of the tech level, included are stories involving: brain uploading, nano-swarm intelligences,

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I'll try to recover from my rant-filled angst (angst-filled rant?) with a cool link.Every wonder what those floating things you sometimes see that look like bugs or threads crawling on your eyeballs are? Here is the explanation.

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Wow. I just talked to my brother (chatted, IM-ed for all you pedantic freaks out there) and he mentioned meeting someone who knew me about 3 years ago. Someone I tutored in English at college and on whom I must have left an impression. Glad that I could make a difference and all. He wanted my brother to pass on best wishes, etc. Thing is, I can’t remember the guy. Must have meet him a

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I started reading this blog (not linking yet, read my stuff first). Found it because someone linked to an art site that was under construction that linked to the blog. Don't remember where the original link was. The structure of the posts is confusing. It has both recent posts and archived posts from 2003 posted inline. So if you read it, make sure to check the header info for each entry, not the

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Dallas, the de facto owner of the house in: A Cat Collage. Loops near the end, but hey - why not?

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Shot of Dockweiler Beach State Park, looking north-northwest or so. Taken early last month (about 4/6).

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I really, really dislike the currently popular Christen-based push for the only sex education being "abstinence" training. I think it is horriblly dangerous to both mind and body. So, after reading this story, I couldn't stop laughing for 5 minutes. Ha! Study: Many virgins take other risks

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Wow. Been awhile. Yeah. Anyhow, saw this on Wired: NASA World Wind. Have fun.

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Looks like another overcast night tonight. Strange sunset in clouds. Enjoy.

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Hailstones about the size of nickels fell last night at the house. Very loud, very brief storm.

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It is over. Note the site this is on and see that the dream is gone. It is now, officially, uncool."Once one understand that nearly all characters are formed as phonemes and symbols, leetspeek isn't difficult to translate."A parent's primer to computer slang

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Another picture, same location. These are looking northish, maybe 5 minutes from the house in Playa del Rey. The large buildings you see are not part of downtown LA. Just appartment buildings near the Marina. Those are the the blue ones - the black and white ones are offices, I think.

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Yes, it isn't always sunny here in LA. Proof:

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Just about the coolest thing I've seen this year. These people did such a poor job on setting up (or choosing) their webcams that the live images are publicly accessable by anyone, anywhere, and can be found with a simple google string search. This person has made a list. Mostly university computer rooms and the like, but some really great shots of Japanese shops and streets and other such

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...the man enjoys his work.

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CNN.com - Freedom of what? - Jan 31, 2005 Good thing we live in a country where people are so well educated. Especially because we have this thing called democracy, a system of governance where citizens ostensibly use their well-form opinions to affect the course of an entire nation. It is only in single-party, communist, dictatorial and tyrannical nations that you get oppression of citizens.

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CNN.com - Rice: Troops will stay until Iraqis can take over - Jan 30, 2005 It really looks like that kneeling Iraqi soldier, the one back-to-the-camera, is wearing cardboard armour. You know, like you used to make out of TV boxes or something. Nevermind, I'm sure they will be ready soon.

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Wired News: Eyes on the Prize Hits P2P: "'If people had stuck to the law, black people wouldn't have the right to use restaurants and hotels. If people had stuck to the law, women wouldn't have the right to vote. If people had stuck to the law, women wouldn't have the right to own property,' Guyot said. 'Our country has a history of laws that we are very proud we have moved away from.'" So, who

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Collage loops at the last two. Still, not bad.

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This is about a 270 of the marina, just north of where I live. Read as from left to right, first to last. HAHAHA.

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Let me see. Sunset, on the 18th. Not a great picture, though.

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Isn't it still winter? No, wait. Not summer! Not yet! Nooooo!

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This isn't just a heat wave. This is CRAZY! www.weatherunderground.com

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But yeah, I'm just saying that your codpiece mounted cell phone device isn't such a good idea

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Nothing quite like a nice big rocket.

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1103605691472982132004-12-20T21:08:00.000-08:002004-12-20T21:08:11.473-08:00

Uses "include surgical thread, bullet-proof vests, micro-conductors, optical fibers and fishing rods." Wow. Good thing I live in a day and age where not only is there a journal Microbial Cell Factories but there is hope for a better fishing rod!

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However you define life this is interesting.

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1103080555967532532004-12-14T19:15:00.000-08:002004-12-14T19:19:35.273-08:00

this helps show what kind of service is rewarded. Tenet, Franks, and Bremer are shining examples of what the current administration is looking for in a citizen: total and complete loyalty to the party line, even in the face of overwhelming lack of evidence supporting its policy. Err, and why is a General getting a civilian award? And the man who was in charge of the CIA during its worst failure

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1102984436287659182004-12-13T16:33:00.000-08:002004-12-13T16:33:56.286-08:00

That's a big bridge

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Seeing that "'Twelve' steals top spot at box office", the only fear I have is that the rumors are false and that Blade: Trinity will have a sequal. Gah. Might see Ocean's Twelve. Will not see Blade: Trinity unless it were to fall free into my lap. And give me a day off. And cash.

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Yes, continue to try to control all information and disguise it as protecting people. Praise privacy laws, for they are the future. And freedom to access information is doomed. I wrote a big, huge rant (larger than this) about the topic. I threw it away. Too much rambling and no one would have read it anyway. Try this, though. People who feel weak and threatened want someone to protect them,

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1102613193189592732004-12-09T09:26:00.000-08:002004-12-09T09:26:33.190-08:00

Dude! First, I was like duuude but then I was like no way dude!

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What a great line, what a total non-story. Look for the actual conclusions in the sixth paragraph. Heh, I just love junk science. Eeek! Computers are attacking humanity's ability to reproduce! Or maybe it is just stupidity.

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Nay, can't be. They wouldn't provide a dinky knockoff service and then try to enforce moronic rules, would they? Surely not!

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Oooh yeaaah.

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Let me see. Need something for this one...might as well link to my co-worker's blog* for a quick and easy update. He has a much more popular blog than I do (how couldn't he?), but I'm not jealous. Oh, no. * WARNING! Do allow co-worker blog to come in contact with skin. Keep co-worker blog away from children and pets. If accidentally swallowed, call a doctor or poison control immediately. Use

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1101956033778298042004-12-01T18:51:00.000-08:002004-12-01T18:53:53.780-08:00

I'm no longer a total blog newbie, as I have learned to avoid the Settings that blogger.com throws up in their "helpful" little blog editor. From here on out, only direct html hacking for me.

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My family has been bugging me for a holiday wishlist. Make a long story short; this is the season of exchanging gifts and getting together to eat too much in our family. No real religious connotations, but a good excuse to all be in one place doing one thing. And, of course, we massively over-plan it. I have three siblings (plus one borrowed) and two parents, each with their own likes and

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1101758476835690382004-11-29T11:56:00.000-08:002004-11-29T12:35:47.533-08:00

Meant to update last night, but I got into a long conversation about Immortality how-to stuff. I'll just update twice today to make up for it. The topic was a little odd, but I think I'll summarize the IM log (at least the answers I had) and post it. I made some good points and explained some of my views quite eloquently (for a change).

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Really. Good entertainment. Of a sort. OK, to name the topic: Webcomics. If you don't read them, you really should. There are a ton of great, free comics out there that you can spend DAYS reading. How, what, huh, you say? Because many of them have been running for years, their entire collection is archived and readable (in most cases), and many of the comics update as many as 3 or 4 times a week

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I give up (for now) trying to get the Blog title and description to actually STAY CHANGED! GRRR! Didn't mean for this to be the only post of the day, but I was extra special busy and didn't want to have to wrestle with this problem again. So I will not. Yet. Yeah. That was lame (even for my low standards). Umm...look! A llama!

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Yes, it might be some of the same people complaining about this that as complain about Doom3 or Half-Life 2, but what I find funny is the number of normally unconcerned people (and by people, I mean journalists) who are suddenly outraged about this. Is it in poor taste, yes. Is it done that way to sell more copies of the game, big yes. Is it exactly the same gamepaly as in Doom3 and Half-Life 2,

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A friend of mine is going though an unfortunate situation: she wants to move out of her parent’s house to be closer to the college she is attending, but they want her to stay. No reasons given, so far as I have heard. Just a no. They must have their motives, but I’m not sure that there are any reasons. There appears to be nothing well thought out that produced this edict. From what I can gather,

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...keep the profile settings for my blog. That should be such an easy thing. Apologies to anyone who is actually subscribed to this thing. And argh.

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A few websites (especially some webcomics I read) were using a term I had never heard before. Emo might be a west-coast thing, because I was (for once) totally clueless. This isn't as strange as it might seem. I have no idea how to even start categorizing the music I like. I've got both classical and Punk (by dictionary definitions) in my CD wallet. I've also got blues, Jam band, and a ton more

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1101318661688323282004-11-24T10:45:00.000-08:002004-11-24T09:51:01.686-08:00

Did not take long for me to put my foot in my mouth, eh? The blog template that I was complaining that "everyone and their dog is using", well my brother is using it at his blog (midnighterrant.blogspot.com). No apologies, it really is over-used, but at least he has some sort of thematic reason for using it. And I linked to him. Not that that means much right now.

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1101318098944773772004-11-24T10:38:00.000-08:002004-11-24T09:41:38.943-08:00

Yes, I know. The entire Internet should have seen this one by now. I do not care. Cool, weird news at www.newsoftheweird.com

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1101283493265605642004-11-24T00:04:00.000-08:002004-11-24T00:07:12.746-08:00

I'm chaning the template again. It looks like everyone and their dog is using that simple black thing. Bah!

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I'm back. Redesign of the site, check. Smarmy opinions, check. Intent to update daily, checkish. No, really. OK. Fine. Daily updates unless I can't reach a computer. 365 posts a year. That extra one on the leap-year-thingie-why-don't-we-use-a-decimal-year. Too many words used to explain a simple concept, check. Ready to go.

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1080425755721091762004-03-27T14:15:00.000-08:002004-03-27T14:51:44.840-08:00

New pictures of new pad: Me! Pictures taken from the top of my computer. The camera swings to YOUR left. *1* *2* *3* *4* *5* *6* *7* *8* *9* *10* *11* Oh ho! A problem! Me thinking. Maybe the answer is out the window (see # 8 & 9 above), looking left No...how about to the right? Hmmm...I know! I'll use my COMPUTER!

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1080176719992175632004-03-24T17:05:00.000-08:002004-03-24T17:07:50.543-08:00

Ouch! :P I AM 18% TORTURED ARTIST!I should be happy. I have a normal life. I have no artistic ability and I am not cursed with the realiztion that everyone is an idiot, because I am one.Take the TORTURED ARTIST test at Fuali.com

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Hmmm...only 58%? Rats... Buuuut, Deceitful & Crazy has a ring to it... I AM 58% EVIL GENIUS!Evil courses through my blood. Lies and deceit motivate my evil deeds. Crushing the weaklings and idiots that do nothing but interfere in my doings.Take the EVIL GENIUS test at Fuali.com

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1075818219494632072004-02-03T06:23:00.000-08:002004-02-03T06:25:50.373-08:00

Me, Me, Me. Also Me.

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There was something DEEPLY wrong with the website's layout this last week. I think I screwed something up in FrontPage having to do with shared borders. Yeah. Some other time I might write about how Microsoft FrontPage ate my final project for my first web page design class, forcing me to redo an entire dozen-or-so page site, with sound and pictures, from scratch in less than 8 hours. Fun with a

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Being careful is a good idea. These British researchers are right to warn industry and scientists of the dangers of nanotech. Horton, University College London, is also correct to point out that the public opinion of nanotech must be handled carefully. Scare ignorant people enough and they will try to ban anything new. If banned, the research would not stop. It would just move from the US or UK

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1073426013001040512004-01-06T13:53:00.000-08:002004-01-06T13:54:44.903-08:00

More news: I'm going "public" with this page soon, adding search terms and submitting the page to search engines. Between now and then, I will be adding a couple of drafts of essays and maybe some other stuff.

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1073422343208317052004-01-06T12:52:00.000-08:002004-01-06T12:56:22.000-08:00

For those in the know, this might be useful.

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Next contest: Privacy vs. Freedom of Expression! If we had more phones with cameras, would this be an issue in the US? Is it correct for a government to say what pictures you can and can not take? How about if someone were to take a picture of you without asking? What if that picture was taken at a time or in a way that, if asked, you would not have given permission for such a picture to be

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1070902035468461662003-12-08T08:47:00.000-08:002003-12-08T08:47:58.530-08:00

Aren’t viruses great? Wait a sec. Would it be that hard to make these things target regular brain cells?

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It has been a LONG time since the last post. News: The website's AI section has been updated and is no longer "under construction". In other news, I have been reading Anne Rice’s vampire-imbued books. So far I have finished five, up through “Memnoch the Devil”. Different story formats and different writing styles from anything I’ve read before. Some of the plots feel a little old or cliché, but

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1068262601078071862003-11-07T19:36:00.000-08:002003-11-07T19:38:01.800-08:00

Love lessons in Moscow. And drinking beer out of the CAN?

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Look, just read this. Nothing I could say about the conduct of those involved, school officials and police, could be scathing enough.

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1068050843740024242003-11-05T08:47:00.000-08:002003-11-05T08:47:21.856-08:00

I feel the need . . . the need for speed!

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1067970157272834832003-11-04T10:22:00.000-08:002003-11-07T19:42:35.656-08:00

Virginia's General Elections this year really sucked. Only one contested seat on the whole *ballot in my area: a school board seat. Blah. My computer could have done as well. I take that back; it probably would have been more informed on the issues. *edit for lack-of-skills: no, Richmond does not have a new ballet. Stupid lack of proof-reading. Grrr.

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Girl expelled for writing story about killing teacher. I plan on someday doing a piece based on compiled stories in this theme. Let’s face it, in reality schools suck. It isn't all the school system's fault, though. She could have been a mindless zombie, like they wanted. Why, oh why didn't she take the blue pill?

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1066927956824960582003-10-23T09:52:00.000-07:002003-10-23T09:54:20.626-07:00

Just started reading The Emperor's New Mind, by Roger Penrose. I'm at chapter one and I've already got problems with what he is saying. I really wish I could have a quick conversation to clear up some of the glaring logical and structural issues these kinds of books always have. Does he really believe this? Is it just an oversimplification for the drooling masses of respectable scientists? One

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1066163468332777982003-10-14T13:31:00.000-07:002003-10-14T13:31:08.053-07:00

"Out of the Matrix" is an article on philosophy from the Boston Globe's website. Excuse my ego, but both points of view are wrong (as I see it). Things being "really real" (a Descartes view) is as stupid as "we have to have a great many true beliefs before we can have any false ones" (a Davidson view). Both assume that the observer could, at some unspecified time, check their answers.

JThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461438475672036938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759947.post-1065991108060420332003-10-12T13:38:00.000-07:002003-10-12T14:04:27.823-07:00

Just check this out: Adaptive Artificial Intelligence Inc. I'm not sure if they are the real thing or wackos. Maybe both. :P They have the best ideas I've seen yet in AI (best being ideas that I already have and agree with, of course). :) They just updated the "News" section of their website, so at least the group is still alive and functional (to some extent). I also have a link in my AI

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