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May 30, 2007
Silver Sunrise
Now that we're back from the beach, it's time to do some HDR photographic processing! Sunrise at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has a metallic look...
May 27, 2007
Caves of Mars: Future Home, Zoo, or End of Manned Space Exploration?
I believe in the near future we are going to find that there is life outside our planet. And I think that discovery, far from being a boost to manned space exploration; will be its death knell, at least for...
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May 26, 2007
Shuttering in the Surf
The beach was lots of busy fun for the kids, but there were some quiet moments too We've been at Myrtle Beach for the last week or so, having a blast. Myrtle Beach has been called the "Redneck Riviera" because...
May 25, 2007
Did Walt Disney Cause Global Warming?
"The planet has a fever," the politician began, "If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don't say, 'Well, I read a science fiction novel that told...
New Jeep Looks Strangely Familiar
This is a sharp-looking idea for a new Jeep model! I know, because I already have one I'm reading in the AutoBlog today about this cool new Jeep Wranger JT idea. It looks hot, and even though I'm not much...
May 20, 2007
Welcome Plutonians!
I haven't looked at my blog stats in some time, but today I loaded up the pages and started poking around. Boy, was I surprised! I'm getting a killer amount of traffic for my story, Pluto Fighting for it's life....
May 18, 2007
Beach book list
Beach time is here again, and this year I have an aggressive reading list. Here's the plan, Stan. Don't Make me Think - by Steve Krug. A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability The Strategy Handbook - by Michael E....
May 17, 2007
Is Modeling Science?
In arriving at a scientific law there are three main stages: The first consists in observing the significant facts; the second in arriving at a hypothesis, which, if it is true, would account for these facts; the third is deducing...
May 16, 2007
Spring Cleaning
As you can see, it's time for a new look on the blog! This look for the blog is something I've been thinking about for some time. I'm glad I finally put all the pieces together. I like it! If...
May 14, 2007
Venture Capital: Over 30 Need Not Apply
Newsweek has a great story about a "boot camp" for start-ups. My favorite section? Y Combinator's model dovetails perfectly with the new start-up ethic in Silicon Valley. It's dramatically cheaper to start a company now than it was in the...
IBM: It's Being Mean
I've been getting my head around a post over, on all places, PBS.org. Seems like one of the rabble-rousers, a Cringely fellow, predicted that IBM will cut 150K jobs for cost savings. This was like red meat to a pack...
May 8, 2007
The Year I was Stupid
Recently, I was reading stories of how Bill Gates handles his meetings: So you’re in there presenting your product plan to billg, steveb, and mikemap. Billg typically has his eyes closed and he’s rocking back and forth. He could be...
May 1, 2007
Moving to the Dieting Dark Side
I've made a big decision this week, I've decided to go to the dieting dark side....