Jacket Grows From Living TissuePretty dope, it's a mini-size jacket from mouse tissue and human bone cells. At this point it is only big enough to actually fit a mouse, but they are waiting to see if the jacket will hold when the polymer structure degrades. Either way, there is a lot of potential for this type of research, and it's just plain cool ( Read more... )

This week is going to be hell. I'm going to have no life until Thursday night. I've got two midterms on Thursday and a 5 page paper due. This is why I hate school. This week will be nothing but a system of waking up, going to school/work, going home, reading/writing/studying, and then back to bed. Why so much work out of class? Bah, I say ( Read more... )

School is starting to eat away at my brain and its last lingering rational characteristics.

CS Theory - So very angry that I have to take this course. The professor (Geigel) is a really nice guy and does a great job of teaching the course, but as I discussed with another student, this course could have only interested me in high school. All of ( Read more... )

I love where robotics is going. Check out MIT's Water strider robot prototype.

This song reminds me that I want to watch one of my favorite movies again, The Royal Tenenbaums ( Read more... )

I had a great time in Maine this weekend. Lots of crazy fun was had this year. This was probably the best trip I've had up there ( Read more... )

The Induce Act is getting more support from senators. If only it could be used to induce those who support it to realize that they are asshats for not fully comprehending what this act would actually do to current and future technology.

RealNetworks taking on Apple.
Anyone see any irony in the following quote from RealNetworks:
  While talking about Apple's propriatary music system... "is very anti-consumer and dangerous to the growth of the overall music business."

Stopping traffic for Cheney to attend a fund-raiser. 20 minutes entering, and another 20 leaving. I'm pretty sure that abusing your power in order to raise money to stay in power is wrong in my book. Yup, quite sure. Fuck you, Dick.

Life got ya down? Move to Britain! Beautiful castles with luxurious fields, lovely people, and Prozac in your water supply!

In other news, millions of pill-popping Americans are moving to Britain. Raise your glasses, gents.