Can't believe it's been 8 months since I last updated this. Amazing how fast time can seem to go by ( Read more... )

There's a Perkins just down the road from here, and it makes a very convenient place to eat, especially with my odd schedule of late. At 11 PM, they had put up the chairs in most of the restaurant, leaving a rather small section which was pretty crowded for the hour. Sitting in the booth next to me was a guy in high-school, along with two rather ( Read more... )

http://jeff.zoplionah.com/scramble.php

All the biz stuff that's fit to print, here.

It's theorized that someday we'll have computers which have the ability to utilize quantum mechanics effects, such as superposition, to be able to create algorithms that can test for all possible solutions to a problem simultaneously.

I've found that posting a controversial position to Slashdot is a little like this. I posted a comment arguing ( Read more... )

Since the subject is of increasing interest to me, I've gone ahead and created a new Yahoo group.

The "mission statement":
The TrothWork group is for discussion of how the mythos, ethos, and aesthetic of the ancient Norse people may be applied toward the improvement of the individual and society.To join, send an empty e-mail to: trothwork- ( Read more... )

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Lately, I've been thinking about an old Norse word, and the concepts behind it ( Read more... )

I hardly ever remember my dreams, maybe one every couple of months, so when I actually do remember one, it's... logworthy ( Read more... )

There's an example from back in the 80's that still probably serves as a good engineering reference for people working on hardware/software driver issues.

In those days of yore (only in the computer industry can one refer to something 20 years ago as "yore"...) there was the Commodore 64. It retains it's place as a pioneering home computer in that ( Read more... )