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UAHuntsville on The Escapist
A news story about my alma mater ended up getting a blurb on The Escapist, my favorite online gaming publication. What's the connection to gaming? Cheap hardware. UAH and UMass Dartmouth are using a cluster of PlayStation 3s to run some astrophysics calculations to test theories about black holes:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88324-PS3- ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Doh!
I'm gonna have to go with Ned Flanders. He takes a lot of flak on the show, and I'm sure a lot of people don't like what he stands for, but he's also a genuinely good guy. I haven't ever watched The Simpsons on a consistent basis, but what can I say? -
The To-Do List
While I am far from mastering the art, putting to rest items from a to-do list will transform it into a list of accomplishments.
This last week included a few worth mentioning:
-Instead of repairing my Air Hogs Reflex RC helicopter, I was able to get Target to let me do an exchange.
-Despite being 50 days after purchase, HH Gregg let me exchange my ( Read more... ) -
The Music of 2008
I already posted this as a comment in Alruff's recent entry, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to make a legitimate entry out of it:
Album(s) of the Year:
Girl Talk: Feed the Animals
Crystal Castles: S/T
Feed the Animals is the quintessential party album of 2008. It's instantly likeable, can be played in many social situations, and probably does more ( Read more... ) -
My ROFLCOPTER goes soi soi soi soi soi soi soi soi soi soi soi soi soi
My cubicle at work is right next to an informal meeting area comprised of two tables pushed together into a square, around eight chairs, and a computer with a nice big LCD screen for presentations. At the moment, Phil and Nick are sitting there in a small meeting reviewing a document. In doing so, they decided to use Adobe's (Microsoft's?) voice ( Read more... ) -
I <3 MATLAB
Today's accomplishments at work have reenforced my conclusion that MATLAB is the bread of life when it comes to this kind of analysis. Of course, it always helps to have some proprietary function libraries on hand to deal with some of the heavy lifting. -
(Untitled)
Shilo - Neil Diamond
Young child with dreams
Dream ev'ry dream on your own
When children play
seems like you end up alone
Papa says he'd love to be with you
If he had the time
So you turn on the only friend you can find
There in your mind
Shilo, when I was young
I used to call you name
When no one else would come
Shilo, you always came
And we'd play
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A Humorous Passage from The Escapist's Review of Mirror's Edge
Observe:
Mirror's Edge is a bit like a platypus; its component pieces are all familiar, but when assembled, they create something altogether new and wonderful. It's played in first person, and has some guns, but certainly isn't a first person shooter. There's plenty of jumping and puzzles to solve, but it's not a platformer. It has a breakneck pace ( Read more... )
