What the president really said…
Sometimes a little judicious editing can reveal the real truth in what even someone like George Bush says. Hurrah for the President! And even without editing, its clear he really…
Science, persistence, and NASA
I was reading Discover magazine today and found an article about the New Horizons project. Basically, its a robotic exploration craft being sent to Pluto to gather some close-in data…
Back from Victoria…
We had a pretty good weekend in Retirementland this past weekend. The stay at the Empress was good fun, and we had a decent visit with Irene's folks. You can…
On my way to Victoria…
My wife and I are heading over to Vancouver Island to visit with her folks. To turn it into a bit of a "vacation", we'll be staying in the Empress…
Toxoplasma parasites a cause of schizophrenia?
I was reading today about a new study that shows that rats infected with toxoplasma parasites are "controlled" by the parasite to perform acts beneficial to it. Some of these…
World record set for human flight distance
Steve Fossett, a millionaire who likes to break records, has successfully completed a flight setting a new world record for solo non-stop distance. His plane, the GlobalFlyer, was designed and…
Fun with search engines…or why the title of this site changed today
Hello, my name is Kelly Adams....and I'm a searchaholic. I like to Google. Google is my friend. Well, most of the time its my friend. Until, that is, I search…
NSLU2 (Linksys networked storage) and Linux SMB/Samba
I really do like my little Linksys storage link. But I've run into a problem with it that is perplexing. One of the reasons I got the NSL was to…
Disney trades human being for cartoon character…
I got a chuckle out of reading this on Slashdot today. Basically, Disney Corp has acquired the copyright to an original Disney character (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit) by trading their…
Will Matrixstream do for IPTV what Vonage did for VOIP?
Voice over IP is so last year. Now companies are looking at delivering television and movies to your home over the Internet. And MatrixStream has hardware and software they hope…