Various recent events have reminded me that, counter to popular belief, I may not be immortal. With that in mind, I'd like to be prepared with an epitath. What would you write on my tombstone? Anonymous comments enabled, of course.

I'm not entirely certain what brought this topic to mind but if, theoretically speaking, I were to be found in a coma and was medically pronounced brain dead with no chance of recovery, I want everyone to know that I fully expect you (and by you I mean each and everyone last one of you) to do everything within your legal, political and financial ( Read more... )

In 2005 I vow to stop cutting up random people.

"I used to think Seattle was a solar system, but now I know it's a country." - S.R., Age 8.

Monkeys' Brains Move Robotic Arm (MSNBC, 10.13.03).

This is absolutely fascinating. While there have been quite a few breakthroughs in the last year regarding electro-mechanical brain interfaces, this one breaks new ground on a number of levels, the most interesting being the following:

Mental Control: The monkeys "intuitively" learned how to ( Read more... )

Michelle and I went to the hardware store yesterday.


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