Archive for October, 2004

Times a Changin’ Update

Wow… the more things change, the more they stay the same, eh?

Paradoxdruid’s Rants is now restored. I made a mistake on the forum– It’s cooler software, but it doesn’t have the heart (or the accessibility) of our good ole’ fashioned blog.

Welcome back, and may the posting resume! (continued)

Germany Concentration Camp Pictures

I went to Berlin a couple weeks ago. I have a lot of pictures, but I think the concentration camp ones deserve their own posting. The rest should come up in a couple weeks after I’m done traveling for my break.

(continued)

Calling All Engineers

I have a wee little favor to ask of you all. (continued)

Be my mouthpiece, bitch!

Yay, the newspaper published my screed! (continued)

Teachin’ time

And I’m looking for advice from the peanut gallery (continued)

Big Changes Afoot

Important Message: The layout of Paradoxdruid.com may be changing soon, to more of a Forum then a blog.

Please, even if you’re a lurker, go to the trial site paradoxdruid.com/forum/ and make your opinion known, at least on the poll.

The new site would solve these problems/add these features, among other things:
* Visual notification of new replies to posts, for each user
* User customability- a stored signature, avatar picture, personal details, whatever
* More robust database backend
* New options, like Polls and such
* All around more complete solution

As you can tell, I think it would be a good move. But this is our site (it would be pretty boring if only I posted here, eh?), so I really want all of your opinions as well.

And hey, maybe this will provide incentive for some of you lurkers to start posting. :-) (continued)

Schlock Mercenary

Now four years in the runnning, Schlock is the best sci-fi space drama comedy webcomic that I read everyday… (continued)

Comments on the Weblog

Anybody have suggestions/comments for the weblog? I know I’ve got a few, and thought others might want to chime in. (continued)

My New Hero

Ray Kurzweil has an interesting interview about the future of technology in CIO Magazine this month, one which perfectly expresses a lot of my feelings about the future. (continued)

So I finally am going to do it

After bitching and moaning about my job for the last 5 months I am finally going to turn in my two week notice on Monday. (continued)

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Free Rice

Okay, I’ll admit that it’s entirely possible that I am the last person to learn about this website*, but it’s really addictive.  It’s a game that tests your vocabulary.  Each time you get a word’s meaning correct, 20 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Program.  So, give Free Rice a whirl.  I bet you’ll have fun and you’ll get to help make strides toward ending hunger.

 *I heard about it forever ago, I just never actually looked at it.


Security Cam Music Video

This band decided they didn’t have money to make a video, so they set up in public places in view of security cameras, then asked to get the footage from the people.

Pretty cool results, though a little creepy to think how much these cameras are around.

A news story about it is here


Some Frogs and Toads are just weird…

Thanks to one of my favorites blogs, Zooillogix, I recently got to see toads giving live birth from their back and frogs without lungs. (continued)


20% of Scientists use “Cognition Enhancement” Drugs

According to a recent anonymous poll in Nature magazine. Further commentary at WebMD. Crazy, huh?


Are you paying Attention?

Well?


Trunk Monkey!

Trunk Monkey. Yes this is exactly what you think it is (check out ep 4 theft retrieval system)


Scientists for a better PCR

Because you need to know who’s your daddy
The PCR Song


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