I saw a Ford Contour the other day that was fueled by compressed natural gas. It is neat, even if I disagree with the choice of fuels. Where in the hell do they fill it up though?

Been neglecting this here thought expounding device. Time to rectify that.

Work:Well, what can I say? Work at present isn't the least bit enjoyable, especially when I'm being compelled to write a paper on a topic I know so little about. Get this: the paper will be ultimately handed off to the Army to sell mobile ad-hoc networking technologies ( Read more... )

I'm finding that I'm enamored by mathematics. It would seem to me that it is the science that comes closest to being an art; specifically music. It is stunningly beautiful, if one just sits and revels in it. In math, out of discord, comes an answer; much as the polyphonic voices of Ligeti's "Ha folyóvíz volnék," coalesce in the end ( Read more... )

Found this during a spat of idle browsing ( Read more... )

Happy Earth Day! On the front of environmentally friendly technologies, I've gotten in contact with a former teacher, business mentor, and close friend, concerning Danni's and my own recent rumblings over biodiesel. Perhaps we can get something started. I think it would be fantastic to start a biological/environmental/bioconvergent technology

I've got a feeling that it is time for me to start living again. Now, that's nothing profound. It is an overloaded statement. I only mean that I've got to stop my habit of sitting and pondering my life and actually pursue my interests. I just have a great many interests. I fret often over not having a passion or a focus in my little world. I' ( Read more... )

I've quite an interest in all things biologic. The fact of which makes for interesting times in my thought processes with regards to my career aspirations. I'm a computer scientist by training, but have grown a keen interest in biology and biotechnology in recent years - most especially in the context of computational and evolutionary aspects of ( Read more... )

Happy fortieth birthday, to the IBM System/360. Let us celebrate legendary computer technology!

Ah, computer architecture! Do you remember when mainframes were supposedly dead?

While my code is busy compiling, I figure I should stop to update this here journal ( Read more... )

Scalp and neck hairs are presently standing on end as a result of Gyorgy Ligeti's "Concert Romanesc."