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October suprise? The military may

October suprise? The military may be getting ready to unveil Aurora, possibly before election day. Aurora is the long-rumored secret aircraft that has been supossedly undergoing test flights for years.

Oct 24, 2000 - 1 min read

Discovery.com has a very nice

Discovery.com has a very nice Halloween group of pages up. Sure, there’s educational things there, but there’s a bunch of fun stuff, too.

Oct 24, 2000 - 1 min read

Mr. Beans everywhere, rejoice! The

Mr. Beans everywhere, rejoice! The last of the three-wheeled Reliant Robins rolls off the assembly line in December.

Oct 23, 2000 - 1 min read

At a pro-environmental rally here

At a pro-environmental rally here in Athens yesterday, R.E.M. made a surprise appearance, performing on the courthouse steps. I missed the show, but thanks to a handheld digital video camera and my local newspaper, I could watch in Quicktime or RealVideo.

Oct 23, 2000 - 1 min read

Mister Pants finds the best

Mister Pants finds the best stuff ever. After the revolution comes, he’ll be the only one weblogging, and the rest of us will be bowing before the master. Case in point: Rabbi Phunkiewsky’s school of new communication. Requires flash, and is wickedly funny. Oh, and if you aren’t subscribing to Mister Pant’s pantsmail, you’ve really missed the boat. It’s too late to learn about his experience eating a soggy sandwich really fast over the sink, but it’s not too late to become a subscriber.

Oct 21, 2000 - 1 min read

The User Meeting's over. I'm

The User Meeting’s over. I’m resting now. It has been a very long week.

Oct 20, 2000 - 1 min read

This week, the company I

This week, the company I work for is hosting our annual users’ meeting. This is a tradition in our industry – software development, or, specifically, software development for electric utilities. Our customers from around the country are in Athens for the next four days. As Customer Support manager, I’m giving the “keynote address” Wednesday afternoon. This means that this weblog likely won’t see much in the way of updates until later in the week. I’ll leave you with this (and expand upon it later): TiVO rocks.

Oct 16, 2000 - 1 min read

Everything I ever learned about

Everything I ever learned about quantum physics may be wrong. On second though, considering the grades I earned in my quantum physocs classes, that’s not saying much. Better to say “Everything anyone ever learned about quantum physics may be wrong.”

Oct 15, 2000 - 1 min read

You've heard a lot that

You’ve heard a lot that man hunted big game, such as the mammoth, to extinction. Or that a sudden catastrophic event killed them off. Maybe it was niether. Perhaps man or the scavengers that followed introduced viruses that did the job.

Oct 13, 2000 - 1 min read

Walter Yongquist, Chair Emeritus of

Walter Yongquist, Chair Emeritus of the Department of Geology at the University of Oregon, wrote a nice piece titled Myths and Realities of Mineral Resources. By and large an even-handed view, he shows that we have a real problem with energy reserves, but both “big oil” and “the greens” are using half-truths and fallacies to push their views.

Oct 13, 2000 - 1 min read