“It gave off more energy in 0.2 seconds than the Sun does in 100,000 to 200,000 years."
That quote comes from a front-page article of the New York Times about a burst of energy that came from a “magnetar” neutron star. NASA revealed yesterday that this December 27, 2004, …
Barbarians at the Gates of the Fourth Estate
There’s a great article over at the New York Times about some recent blogger-related dust-ups and it posits the question, “Have bloggers gone too far?” in lines like this, which …
The News Story That Got Away
Yesterday, the NY Times devoted about four column inches to a story deep inside the paper about how the U.S. Army decided not to withhold 15% of money it suspects Halliburton is overcharging them, …
The Tortoise and the Hare
Most of the time, I feel like I don’t have the energy to accomplish the items on my to-do list. But ever since the worst part of having the flu was over, I’ve been feeling like I …
Feeling Punk
Went to a Washington Lawyers for the Arts brown bag session yesterday. The theme of the session was clearing rights for movies, music, and other arts. I really appreciated what they did, but lawyers …
The Century Project
I’ve decided that I want to live to be 100. That’s right, 100-years-old, which will happen for me in 2069. The Century Project is my evolving, long-term plan for how I’m going to …
Edgar Allen Poe Cryptography
I found my way to a great site that talks about cryptography (secret messages). I got to reading about some of history’s biggest solved and unsolved ciphers and learned about three cryptographs …
Happy Inauguration Day Everybody!
Our Dear Leader got another four years today. I’m not feeling so angry about it anymore. The ceremony was boring. I was only paying half-attention to it, but it seemed that during his speech, he …
The story about: Wendell’s Chicken Recording with my MP3 Player
Warning
You won’t notice that you’ve been surrounded by robots until the last natural item in your life is gone.