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The Human Condititon
I'm reading the introduction to Nielsen and Chuang's Quantum Computation and Quantum Information. My mind found itself drifting to ways to make the scientific condition better and a discussion developed with my roommate.
This is related to me starting to read some Culture novels by Iain M. Banks. I greatly enjoy these books and recommend them to ( Read more... ) -
Financial Honesty?
I am very glad that Jon Stewart interviewed Jim Cramer. I am wondering why I haven't seen the questions Jon was asking around the news everywhere. Is it just because I'm holed up in a lab? Who can successfully call for accountability anymore?
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Indulgence
I wandered onto AbstruseGoose the other night and discovered a challenge.
I put it off because I had other things to do, but I just solved it.
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I Want one 3
Gestural Computer Interface:
http://vimeo.com/2229299
Can I get one now?
I imagine that it's out of my price range. This will make home automation much more awesome.
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Star Trek
The new Star Trek movie by J. J. Abrams is going to be a completely different kind of thing compared to the originals. It's probably going to be like the new Star Wars compared to the old Star Wars.
http://www.startrekmovie.com/
Despite myself:
I'm probably going to really enjoy it.
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Injunction against God
I found this far too amusing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Chambers#2007_Lawsuit_against_God
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The Problem of Evil
Phil Zimbardo ran the Stanford prison experiment and gives a TED talk here ( Read more... ) -
Memed
take a picture of yourself right now.
don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair... just take a picture.
post that picture with NO editing.
post these instructions with your picture.
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