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Posted in Nayt's Musings, Techie talk on Mar 25th, 2010
I came across this quote from my Favorite Book Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I thought I would share it with you today.
“I refuse to prove that I exist,” says God, “for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.”
“But,” says Man, “the Babel fish is a dead giveaway isn’t it? It could [...]
Posted in Nayt's Musings, Techie talk on Feb 1st, 2010
The iPad seems like a handy little device – the major complaints I hear tend to be about what a person specifically wanted out of the device. One of those big complaints is whether the iPad can double as the equivalent of a Cintiq – the thing to keep in mind is that that simply [...]
Posted in Creative ramblings, Techie talk on Jan 26th, 2009
I was twittering today about the definition of life. I was surprised to learn that there is no universally agreed definition of life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life
The definition of life is growing in importance. We want to know when human life begins for lots of ethical, legal, and religious reasons. We want to know that if we find something crawling around on [...]
Posted in Creative ramblings, Techie talk on Jan 9th, 2009
Have you ever wondered how someone crosses the line from being an acquaintance to a friend? Or more importantly, if you want to convert an acquaintance into a friend, what could you do that wouldn’t come off as stalking?
I think you can define a friend with two criteria, both of which must be met. A [...]
Posted in Creative ramblings, Techie talk on Dec 23rd, 2008
In my previous blog I imagined a future where capitalism morphs into something with freedom of employment but more restrictions on how individuals can spend, invest, and buy health care. The point of the restrictions would be to keep gullible idiots from destroying the entire economy, again, through their own reckless behavior.
My further thoughts tend [...]
Posted in Creative ramblings, Techie talk on Dec 13th, 2008
People keep asking me what I think about bailing out the U.S. car makers. I am unqualified to have an opinion on the economics of that question, and the experts seem divided. In situations such as this, where the experts disagree on the best path, I say use the limited supply of money someplace where [...]
Posted in Techie talk on Nov 14th, 2008
Scientists at Stanford discovered something I don’t understand. Then a writer simplified it for the Internet, making it worse. Then I read about it and my brain added a few misconceptions, as usual. That’s how I roll. Anyway, now I am left with this question: Is this a big deal or a little deal?
http://io9.com/5083673/princeton-scientists-discover-proteins-that-control-evolution
This story [...]
Posted in Techie talk on Aug 21st, 2008
I saw this quote today and loved it. “fear of switching is the foundation of customer loyalty for PC’s.”
Posted in Techie talk on Aug 15th, 2008
I have an iPhone now. I waited over a year and saved up my money like a good boy. So how awesome is my new toy exacty you may be wondering. Well I posted this while sitting in the bathroom.
Posted in Techie talk on Aug 10th, 2008
Today at church Dave spoke about awe and creativity. He gave one example about how amazing it is that we are even alive because of the complexity of a cell. Dave did not really go into to much detail about it though, so I was thinking I would write something about cells, Mitochondrial DNA, and evolutionary biology, [...]
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