opinion-and-editorial
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The First Synthetic Cell, an interview with its creator
Here’s a video interview with Dr. J. Craig Venter where he talks about creating the first synthetic cell, from scratch. I admire hackers and pioneers. This guy is at the extreme ends of both of those terms; he is literally hacking life by inserting code into man-made cells to create new species and change existing…
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Title and tagline changes
Tag lines on blogs are always tricky for me. Especially when its a personal blog, a brand or company is a little easier because the tagline should be in line with their slogan or mission statement. Not so much when you’re an individual blogger that likes a million topics. I decided to change the title…
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Computer giveaway, the beginnings.
Seven of the eight computers I hope to give out soon. Are you interested on a free computer? Send me a tweet and let me know, and read the rest of this. The company I work for recently gave me a bunch of computers. They were going to recycle or give them away so I…
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Pac-Man on Google’s Home page – Interactive Google Doodle
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, Google’s Doodle is dedicated to the legendary game. You can actually play the game directly on the doodle as the movie shows above.
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Chrome is fast, but speed isn’t everything.
Chrome is fast. That is undeniable. In fact, I think Opera should reconsider calling themselves the fastest browser on Earth. Especially since Chrome can beat a potato. But speed is just one thing to consider when surfing the web. Speed is important when surfing the internet; studies show that people sometimes judge a website within…
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Pictures and Videos from OC Marathon 2010
Pictures and videos from the Orange County Marathon, 2010 As you know, I like photography. I occasionally come out to sporting events and take random photos. This last weekend, my Wife, and a bunch of friends ran in the OC Marathon. I think the people I know ran the half Marathon. Traffic was really crazy…
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Bits and pieces.
I have some interesting sites to share with you, call this a random link-o-rama. Random interesting stuff: Read a great article on management and whether it is good or reasonable or even advisable to expect your employees to put in 60 hour workweeks, just because you (as the owner) do . The article asks: Ask…
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Should “the” be considered when sorting alphabetically?
I’ve had this nagging question in the back of my mind for a while. It started when I worked at the local library long time ago. Some books would be sorted by “The” and others wouldn’t, sometimes “the” is simply put at the end of a title or name when sorted, preceded by a comma.…