After having re-watched a program on the NASA Mars rovers, I began thinking back on my own adventures in robotics, and thought I might share a story ( Read more... )

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give me one good reason why we aren't doing this at work: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/100kw_raygun_barrier_falls/BL ( Read more... )

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So, as I drifted in and out of sleep this morning around 8ish, I had this dream, that I had this DVD or something that I was showing to someone, that when played in this special player, produced virtual reality kittens.  Really.  The idea was that you had the kittens, and ( Read more... )

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Yesterday, I was going to die. It was all laid out in front of me. It was certain. No limping home from this one, at least that’s what my brain told me. Here’s the setup:

I got on the interstate headed south the 22.5 miles to work. Construction zone ahead with speed limit ( Read more... )

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So, I’ve been busy, and meaning to update, but I just haven’t had the time. As such, I thought it was high time to post a wrap up of randomness from the last, oh… month or so. So, prepare yourself for a Mel-like post of epic proportions.

Near the end of April, the UTA ( ( Read more... )

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A few years back, when I heard Santa Fe was banning non-handsfree cell phone usage, I thought it was a dumb idea. I mean, it takes some concentration, but you can drive sanely while talking on the cell phone, right? Why do we need the government step in and regulate the ( Read more... )

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Forward: It has come to my attention that it might be felt that because I force comments to be made on my site instead of on livejournal that I am somehow trying to force you to visit my site. I assure you, this is not the case. I prefer to host my blog on my own terms, ( Read more... )

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I missed the sign signifying the speed up to 50mph, but it didn’t take me long to correct the mistake with a gentle roll on of throttle. The wind rushed past my helmet, and I was still somewhat lost in thought. The excitement of the road ahead pounded softly in the back ( Read more... )

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Happy Zombie Jesus day! Hopefully he won’t see his shadow and winter will be over soon.

OK, I just bought my ticket to hell there, but what the hey?

Regardless, here I am, 5:30 in the morning, sorting out my favorite pounding tracks for inclusion on my beat up iPod shuffle ( Read more... )

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Brian sent me this link the other day, and it just made me giggle, repeatedly. Brian also firmly believes that audiophiles are to music what pedophiles are to children, but hey…

Seriously, do any of these items listed make anyone go, “Hey, there is a nugget of truth there ( Read more... )