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Fractals of Change - Jul 31, 2008
From a NASA press release: NASA Confirms Liquid Lake on Saturn Moon "PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA scientists have concluded that at least one of the large lakes observed on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid …
Tagged: humor
Fractals of Change - Jul 30, 2008
Many people are driving slower to save gas, no doubt about it. I now drive the speed limit and I'm not alone in the slow lane. An optometrist Mary saw said he has gone from tailgater to tailgatee. Some people still …
Tagged: energy
Fractals of Change - Jul 28, 2008
America's war on drugs is much older than either the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan; it long predates the war on terror. We have spent a fortune on it; obviously in money; not so obviously in lives. We are losing this …
Tagged: current affairs
Fractals of Change - Jul 24, 2008
An old friend recently started blogging and was kind enough to ask my advice. Bonus hint #1: whenever you are about to write something that isn't a secret and isn't boring, turn it into a post on your blog. I'm taking …
Tagged: weblogs
Fractals of Change - Jul 23, 2008
This is good news, right? This convention center in Boston is NOT charging an arm and a leg for temporary roaming Internet access. BTW, it worked pretty well at a little less than one meg in the downwards direction …
Tagged: web tech
Fractals of Change - Jul 21, 2008
From an article on "net-top" computers in today's New York Times: "'We're sitting on the sidelines not because we're lazy. We're sitting on the sidelines because even if this category takes off, and we get our piece …
Tagged: web tech
Fractals of Change - Jul 17, 2008
One of the nicest changes to have happened since I was last an active programmer almost twenty years ago is the help programmers give each other. Programming used to be pretty lonely; it still requires unsocial …
Tagged: nerding
Fractals of Change - Jul 16, 2008
As usual, the puzzle's been answered well by commenters. Jason points out that this is the Monty Hall Paradox and – what I shoulda checked for – the puzzle and answer are in wikipedia. Here's the puzzle for those who …
Tagged: puzzles
Fractals of Change - Jul 14, 2008
It is becoming conventional wisdom (uh-oh) that a large part of the strategy for reducing dependence on imported oil is to use electricity from sources like wind turbines, solar arrays and concentrators, and nuclear …
Fractals of Change - Jul 13, 2008
Bob Metcalfe posed this puzzle at an unconference we were recently at. He says, however, he didn't invent it. Most people, including me, get the answer wrong; in fact, I got the answer wrong twice – once by not …
Tagged: puzzles