October brought the deadline for my airplane’s annual inspection and, having no in-depth knowledge of the process and liking to get my hands greasy, I decided to get involved as much as possible. That meant finding a shop that was willing to work with me. In the end, Jeremy at St. Charles Flying Service came […]
Machine Gun Sentry Robot
NewLaunches.com brings news that Samsung develops machine gun sentry robot. Samsung has partnered with Korea university and developed the machine-gun equipped robotic sentry. Do you remember the scientists who worked on the atomic bombs and later regreted their decisions to do so? I am afraid that we are about to see history repeat itself. One […]
Live Transparently
Joseph poses a good idea in his posting on Changes in Lobbying Practices Lobbyists would be required to hire a Congressional stenographer to record the entire interaction, every single time they interact with someone in Congress. The transcript would then go on the Internet. Better yet, the whole thing also would be videotaped, and the […]
Read to Your Children; Teach Them to Read?
I realized something as I walked the dog this morning: though I religiously read to my children throughout their “formative years,” one turned out to be a bookworm while the other did not. The bedtime story was a fixture in our household for ages. I read everything from board books to tongue-twisters to Latin-laden dinosaur […]
Hack the Vote: Steal the Election
It’s almost Halloween (and election day) so it’s time for scary stories. I firmly believe that the scariest stories are the ones that also happen to be true. Being the nasty guy that I am, I bring you a tale which should terrify you to your democracy loving core: Ars Technica’s How to steal an […]
What’s New in Firefox 2.0
Are you wondering what is new in Firefox 2.0? Read eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Firefox 2 Final Release. Download Firefox (for free) from Mozilla.com.
Bacteria Use Radioactive Uranium Instead of Energy from the Sun
Were you looking forward to another boring day on this run-of-the-mill planet Earth? Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington and eight collaborating institutions report in this week’s Science a self-sustaining community of bacteria that live in rocks 2.8 kilometers below Earth’s surface. Think that’s weird? The bacteria rely on radioactive uranium to convert water molecules to […]
Tech Tidbits : Technology and the jury
My wife recently served on a jury for a federal criminal case and has some interesting observations. Rather than try to summarize it, I will simply refer you to her posting, Technology and the jury. Fascinating stuff!
Ms. Dewey Search Engine
Ms. Dewey is simply too funny. Crank up your speakers and prepare for a hillarious Flash event. I don’t think that she will replace Google but then again… you never know….
Reaction to Cory Lidle’s Airplane Accident
Tragically, Cory Lidle and his flight instructor died yesterday afternoon when the Cirrus SR-20 airplane that they were flying crashed into a high rise building in New York City. {Added 11/19/06} The New York Times has created a wonderfully informative, interactive graphic showing the flight path. AVweb’s article, New York City Crash Aftermath, nicely brings […]
Flying High, Flying Fast
I took a trip in my plane on Tuesday that was faster, more fuel efficient, and higher than ever before. Usually, I fly at about 6,000 feet and get ground speeds of about 130 knots (nautical miles per hour) which is the equivalent of about 150 MPH (statute miles per hour). The plane burns 9.5 […]
Book Wish List and More
I continue to find more uses for the wonderful (and $free) LibraryThing. Like so many of us, I have bunches of books that I have never had a good way to keep track of but now I do. Like… My wish list — yes, I do accept donations 🙂 My to-be-read list. Most of these […]
It’s Time for Universal Health Care
The most recent issue of Yes! magazine has a series of articles on universal health care, a subject that has been hotly debated for quite awhile here in the US. One article, Has Canada Got the Cure?, neatly summarizes what we are losing by sticking with our privately funded health care system. From the introduction: […]
The Good Wife’s Guide
Here is a little bit of nostalgic Friday fun, from Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May 1955. For some odd reason, I am having trouble holding a reasonable conversation with Candy when I have this piece of paper in my hand and I start with, “Why don’t you….”
Using LibraryThing
LibraryThing seemed so obviously good that I simply dived in head first and started cataloging all of the books in the house, even though I did not know what I would do with it beyond that initial step. I am even more convinced of LT’s utility because the first opportunity to actually use my on-line […]
LibraryThing
I’m addicted to LibraryThing. It only took a few hours and I only have a start on cataloging my library. This is great stuff! Must sleep… must sleep… must ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz
Is It Time to “Upgrade” The “Stereo?”
In many technological avenues, I am an “early adopter,” racing off to get the latest gadget because I can see all of the interesting possibilities, even though it may not really work very well (yet). But when it comes to my “home theater,” I am still living in the caveman days. Though we upgraded the […]
How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World?
What if you could save money and do good by just changing a lightbulb? You can. Compact fluorescents emit the same light as classic incandescents but use 75% or 80% less electricity. What that means is that if every one of 110 million American households bought just one ice-cream-cone bulb, took it home, and screwed […]
My Working Day
I was whining to Scott Gurley about the inordinate amount of time it had taken me to fix a display bug in Internet Explorer. He sent me a copy of a pie chart which pretty accurately depicts how I spend many of my days. Enjoy:
Sometimes a Man Stands Up During Supper
Sometimes a man stands up during supper and walks outdoors, and keeps on walking, because of a church that stands somewhere in the East. And his children say blessings on him as if he were dead. And another man, who remains inside his own house, dies there, inside the dishes and in the glasses, so […]
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