I had some strange dreams last night. The first I can remember goes like this. I was talking with a friend in their dorm room, when suddenly I noticed that they were browsing the old Cybiko website on their computer. What?! The Cybiko website is back online! I asked him why he was there. “I…Continue Reading…
I’d like to propose a new technology or feature to be used in cell phones (or maybe Internet phones, if they become widespread). Often, when someone calls, whether or not I answer the call depends on the priority of the call (as judged by the caller). This situation especially arises when I’m in class. But…Continue Reading…
From the Top 10 Ways to Motivate Geeks. JPL’s biggest mistake has been giving me this 4-year-old Compaq with just 504 MB RAM. So all I can really do is post on blog ;-) Yes, hardware gets obsolete fast. But it’s worth it. And it’s a good thing new stuff comes out so often, because…Continue Reading…
The website of Syd Lieberman, who NASA commissioned to write the story of the Mars Exploration Rovers, is impressive.
(Not a great title, but maybe I’ll update it when I figure out what the real name of this is.) I was listening to Leo Laporte’s KFI Podcast this morning when he got a call from a person whose grandmother had spyware on her computer. Now, there are lots of ways that spyware can get…Continue Reading…
I heard this puzzle at lunch today as I ate with Philip T. and Sam. Supposedly Sam figured it out while we were there, but now that I’ve found the solution, I don’t think so. Philip explained it to me, and told me not to tell him the answer because he wants to figure it…Continue Reading…