August 2009
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On Health Care
So it’s no surprise that I’m a fan of universal health care… Outside of people having the knowledge to treat themselves, I also realize that no plan or effort will be perfect. Metaphorically, the second law of thermodynamics comes into play and we all die anyway. With that said, I want to express my thoughts, which because I’m a scientist, I have to assume that my...
Aug 31st
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Aug 30th
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Aug 28th
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Thoughts on the iPhone 3GS
A few thoughts and a little back story… So I’ve had an iPhone for a year and a half, bought the 3G on the 2nd day. Waited on purchasing the first generation, strangely enough. Typically I’m an early adopter… early early adopter. Then I got my motorcycle. I went to kick start the bike and SMASH!!! The screen was still functional, but smashed. Fast forward to...
Aug 27th
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The Devil in the White City
Just got done reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. A true story about two gentleman, one being an architect in charge of carrying the US through it’s turn of a World Fair, and the other being a serial killer. I won’t give away any more important plot information but there were a few things that made this book a page turner: It’s a non-fiction based on true...
Aug 27th
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Human Head Turntables and Drums
Aug 26th
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Aug 25th
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Lego Universe →
A new MMORPG based on Lego… if it were more like Second Life, it would probably be the adult geeks favorite video game. Since they are marketing to children as well, this seems like it could be a hit. Now only if it worked on OS X…
Aug 25th
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Music, Art, Evolution →
Times Online - Science Central - WBLG: Richard Dawkins, Brian Eno and the art of evolution
Aug 24th
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Aug 24th
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“Just realized maybe it’s not a good idea to fly a TIE Fighter that stands...”
– @darthvader
Aug 24th
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Aug 23rd
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The Hidden Genius of Facebook
It’s no secret that people look to Facebook as they push out their new features, UI changes, and their ever growing API… I’m one of those people. Sitting here thinking about it today, I realized that in opening up users’ status feeds to outside applications, Facebook is essentially growing their data mining and acquisition rate exponentially. Think about it, not only do...
Aug 22nd
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Aug 21st
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Aug 21st
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ListenGangastagrass - On the Run Free download.
Aug 20th
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Avatar (Trailer) →
For the nerds out there, James Cameron (yes, Titanic James Cameron), is creating a film about real-life avatars that are created and sold to humans. The humans can control the avatar through “technology” and yes, image this, the avatars and humans fight. :: snore ::
Aug 20th
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We should rename “Jumping the Shark” to “Jumping Offsides”
Aug 19th
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Aug 19th
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Aug 18th
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Aug 18th
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“While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively...”
– @sanichols
Aug 18th
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Aug 17th
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Aug 17th
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“So, from a compliance and risk management perspective, we recommend that you do...”
– Cindy S., Amazon Web Services
Aug 17th
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“Dreamed last night that the world was ending. Still confused about a pregnant...”
– @josiahivey
Aug 17th
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3D Printing with Makerbot
The latest gadget that I’ve been lusting over is the MakerBot… This thing is bad-ass… When there’s all of this exciting stuff happening with large sets of data and crazy device interactions on the internet, there’s a home-grown movement to bring 3D printing and replication to the home front. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bre/ / CC BY-NC 2.0 Enter the...
Aug 16th
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stranger things have happened
If you visit thoughtstoblog.com, you’ll notice that I’ve changed blogging platforms once again… the old posts might show up eventually, because there were a few that got some attention… But for the most part, I’m not missing it. I’ll figure out how to get the archive up eventually… What happened? I got sick of comment spam. The previous system...
Aug 16th