The purported judgment day on May 21, 2011 came and went with nary a soul being lifted into heaven, a dead body being thrown out of a grave, or Jesus descending down on earth to do whatever it is Jesus does. There was a volcano eruption and some small follow-up quakes. So it appears that — Continue reading »
Rapturonomics
Well, the May 21, 2011 rapture didn't happen. No judgments, no earthquakes, no zombies, and no Jesus. A bunch of blokes got "caught up" in the frenzy and wasted time and money, but economically speaking, the bogus prediction might have had a positive effect after all. Here's a short list of the favorable impacts of — Continue reading »
Star Trek tricorder challenge
📆 May 14, 2011
trekkies like myself might be called geeks and dorks but that show is probably responsible for more progress in the world than faraday and newton. what other means have excited so many people to pursue careers in engineering? or even politics or botany? now comes the x prize challenge to create a similar device as — Continue reading »
Google Vs. Netflix
📆 May 9, 2011
youtube, google's video site, is beginning to beef up its roster of movies, adding some big productions too, like inception. netflix shouldn't worry quite yet. youtube's list isn't as extensive and its pricing not as competitive. but when google starts to muscle in on a market, it won't be wise to ignore it either. Google’s — Continue reading »
Gaza Strip's first marathon
A great story showing a different side of a region known for violence and fanaticism. If only people could put aside their bigotries and be running fanatics instead. What's next, Tehran marathon? 🙂 Local runner wins Gaza Strip's first marathon race - Sports- NBC Sports. — Continue reading »
UConn Huskies, 2011 Men's Basketball Champions
📆 April 5, 2011
Winning the Final game against Butler (53-41), UConn, my alma mater, claimed the men's basketball title for 2011. This despite the fact that expectations for a UConn win weren't so high. Let's not forget that they also won the Bing East title last month. While the women team's dream of another victory didn't materialize this — Continue reading »
Internet Explorer 9 - Why Microsoft Must Break up
📆 March 24, 2011
I saw some news today that the Firefox 4 download numbers beat those of IE 9 by a large margin. And that even with IE 9 getting rave reviews for being built from scratch and being speedy, while Firefox 4 came out of beta way too late. Why is Firefox so popular and Google Chrome — Continue reading »
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