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[Aug. 3rd, 2006|04:06 pm] |
It's possible that the lesson to be learned here is that this is a flawed test... ;o)
I would like to think it's not, but one must consider all possibilities.
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| New blog |
[Aug. 3rd, 2006|03:51 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | Workin' | ] |
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| | XM Radio "80's Hits" Channel | ] |
For personal comments I am mostly transitioning to my new blog, Quantum Entanglement. If you happen to be interested, most of my personal notes/comments will be there in the future.
I will mostly (but probably not exclusively) use Livejournal for participation in different communities that I view, participate in, and debate in from time to time. |
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[Jul. 7th, 2006|10:27 pm] |
I really, really, really would like to have this available to me to organize my computer desktop. I think it would really help me and fit the way I think and organize stuff. (Having said that, it would also drive others nuts that wind up looking over my shoulder sometimes when I work... |
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[Jun. 24th, 2006|09:40 pm] |
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When a computer hard drive tanks (craters, cashes in, kicks the bucket, dies, prepares itself for the trash heap...), it's a highly disruptive event.
When it happens on your notebook computer while at a business meeting out of town, it's a traumatic event.
When that notebook computer has much of the work you've done over the last few years, it feels somewhat catastrophic.
*sigh* |
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| The ever popular (?!?) "Word of the Day" |
[Jun. 19th, 2006|04:12 am] |
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Today's word is, "hubris."
For a formal definition, you can look here.
For a demonstration of hubris in action, simply look here and be astounded.
It is possible that I (or almost anybody else) could come across as arrogant at times. Most of us couldn't possibly hold a candle to these guys, though... |
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[Jun. 11th, 2006|12:32 am] |
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The word of the day is... patent troll. |
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[Jun. 7th, 2006|10:01 am] |
There is a story about an attempt to halt the spread of "the despised cane toad" in Australia by introducing a gene that would cause future generations to all be male. Now, that may well be a good solution to the problem, but I found the following comment very funny:
"The expansion of the cane toad population is dependent on the number of females, because they lay between 7000 and 30,000 eggs, so this would limit the population."
Now, on the face of it that's fine.
But, really... the population is dependent on the number of females not chiefly because the females produce thousands of eggs, but because the males don't produce any. |
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[Mar. 19th, 2006|11:25 pm] |
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| You Passed the US Citizenship Test | 
Congratulations - you got 10 out of 10 correct! |
(Shamelessly stolen from ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) stephene) |
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[Mar. 13th, 2006|03:05 pm] |
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| I'm not slacking! |
[Mar. 13th, 2006|10:13 am] |
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I'm becoming a genius...
4. "It takes a lot of time to be a genius; you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing."
-- Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946), U.S. writer. |
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| Ugh |
[Feb. 14th, 2006|09:52 am] |
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I hate that when I got home from playing basketball last night the question wasn't whether I needed to ice, but rather what body parts needed the ice the most.
I also hate it that when I was walking down for some coffee in the office this morning a co-worker looked at me and said, "oh, basketball last night?" just from the way I was walking.
*grumble* |
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| The things you learn... |
[Nov. 2nd, 2005|12:12 am] |
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When I taught high school I sometimes told my students that any day in which you learned something was a successful day.
Using that criteria, today was a successful day.
( What did I learn today? ) |
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| BANG! |
[Oct. 12th, 2005|10:38 pm] |
Have you ever been in a car when the airbags went off?
They are loud.
I mean... really, really loud.
*sigh* |
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| Review of Serenity - The Movie |
[Sep. 29th, 2005|12:55 am] |
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I did get to go see the premier of Serenity on Tuesday. I am planning to write a more complete review later, but for now here is my comment.
I'm sorry I haven't yet written a full review of Serenity yet. The problem, you see, is that I enjoyed the movie enough that I have since been spending my few hours of free time watching the episodes of Firefly (upon which the movie is based).
Perhaps 'nuff said?
It was outstanding. |
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| Serenity! |
[Sep. 27th, 2005|12:11 pm] |
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So... today is the day of the screening "Blogger's Bonanza." I'm going with a friend of mine from work (two tickets, but my wife is playing mom tonight, unfortunately), so I'll include his thoughts in my review tonight, too.
I'll be honest. When I heard about this while "free tickets for bloggers" thing, my first reaction was one of skepticism. (Okay... that's not quite true. My first reaction was "Hey! Free stuff!" After that, though, I was skeptical. Why would they give me free tickets if the movie was any good?) I've been doing some research, though, and now I'm really looking forward to this movie.
I've spoken (either in person or online) with several people that saw the original series, Firefly, when it was on. Every single one of them spoke highly of it, and expressed excitement about the release of the movie. Since it seems to have much the same creative team and much of the same cast for the movie, that's encouraging.
As an aside for those that might be interested, the SciFi channel is running all 11 episodes of the original series this week. Fire up the Tivo! |
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| Interesting |
[Sep. 27th, 2005|08:51 am] |
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You are a
Social Moderate
(55% permissive)
and an...
Economic Conservative
(73% permissive)
You are best described as a:
Capitalist
Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid |
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| Blogging perks? |
[Sep. 22nd, 2005|03:51 pm] |
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Are there perks to this kind of disjointed, whatever topic comes to mind, politics, personal, family, sports, movie, entertainment, games, rambling online conversation?
Is there any reason to do this?
I've never heard a great answer to that question, other than vague (and usually somewhat silly) generalities about a psychological need to feel connected, or to feel like somebody is listening, or to claim one's 15 minutes of fame. Today, though, that all changed.
No, really. It did.
Today there is a real, honest-to-goodness, tangible benefit to blogging.
I get a pair of free tickets to go see a movie, Serenity, at an advance screening. What did I have to do in order to get these tickets? I simply had to agree to write the most stunningly positive and glowing review a movie has ever received! (Okay, not really. I just made that part up.)
I simply agreed to blog a review of the movie - positive or negative.
If you're not familiar with it, the movie is the feature film based on the short-lived television series Firefly. The synopsis of the film (from the filmmakers) is as follows:
Joss Whedon, the Oscar® - and Emmy - nominated writer/director responsible for the worldwide television phenomena of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ANGEL and FIREFLY, now applies his trademark compassion and wit to a small band of galactic outcasts 500 years in the future in his feature film directorial debut, Serenity. The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, Serenity. He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family –squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.
So... in return for doing something I would kind of enjoy doing anyway, I get to go see a movie that I probably wouldn't have made time to see right away. Based on the previews, I fully expect it to be a highly enjoyable movie, so I'm looking forward to that.
It's really a win-win-don't lose situation.
The movie guys get a little added publicity... wait - since I'm now a movie reviewer I should use the lingo. They get a little extra BUZZ surrounding their movie.
I get free movie tickets.
You - well... you get to read what an aerospace engineer in Dallas thinks of the movie. I'll be honest - you might be getting shafted in the whole "benefits" department here...
I'll see the movie on the 27th. My review will be posted that night or the following morning.
Bye!
UPDATE: I got confirmation by email today (9/24/05) that I am "in" for this showing. How cool is that? |
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