Your body slides into a tube made of beige plastic only barely big enough to fit. I don't really get claustrophobic, but the experience surprised me - the machine was so massive it felt like sliding into a cave with solid rock only inches away ( Read more... )

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If you've been around me much over the past year you've probably already heard me ranting about this company. But if you haven't been, don't think you're safe from my rants! :)


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This is a project I started about three years ago. I just now got around to finishing it ( Read more... )

My cats are Turkish Vans and Wikipedia mentions that the breed likes water. So far my attempts to introduce my cats to water have failed. Here is my latest attempt: Sushi boats for kitties...

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Sorry about the sideways video, I just dumped it straight from my phone with no editing.

I've been having some odd dreams lately. The following is from a dream I had last night:

A Letter of Recommendation    Dr. Frankenstein is an intelligent and highly motivated individual and I'm certain that he will be an asset to your organization. He is an excellent physician. If anything his only flaw is that he cares too much for his ( Read more... )

I threw a sprig of catnip to boy cat this morning. He caught it in mid-air with his paw! I'd never seen a cat catch something before.

A couple years ago I told a friend I would make her a watch. I finally finished it.


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People have talked about the need to add more redundancy or security to telephone/Internet communications - it's not a bad idea, but it is obviously expensive. I think a good place for them to start would be to add software to the cell sites which allow them to route emergency (e.g. 911) calls and text messages tower to tower in a mesh network ( Read more... )

The year is 2209. A post-human's mind is "sitting" in a retro virtu-club, enjoying the digital approximation of an ice cream sundae and discussing the true meanings and motivations behind 20th century poetry.