Entries from October 2004

…And they finish it

Comments   1   Date Arrow  October 28, 2004 at 8:45am   User  by joel

After 86 years, the Red Sox finally managed to go all the way. Good for them, congratulations, high-fives all around, and all that. Now quit yer’ whinin’ about that stinkin’ curse, or we’ll make you wait 86 more for your next one! I am, after all, still a Yankees fan ;).

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Red Sox Pull It Off

Comments   Comments Off on Red Sox Pull It Off   Date Arrow  October 21, 2004 at 9:03am   User  by joel

Wow. What else can I say? Growing up in New Jersey, I’ve long been a Yankees fan. Not the rabid honorary-Bronx-resident sort, but I occasionally check on them through the season, making sure they’re first in the division where they should be ;). When the postseason rolls around I start to pay a little more […]

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Cybernetics, continued

Comments   Comments Off on Cybernetics, continued   Date Arrow  October 14, 2004 at 9:36am   User  by joel

Back in February I posted about some remarkable developments in the area of cybernetics, and mentioned the possibility of allowing people with paralysis to perform complex tasks. Well, here we are only eight months later (eight months!!) and that wall has been breached. In an FDA-approved trial, a company called Cyberkinetics has implanted 100 sensors […]

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My Ideal Candidate Doesn’t Exist

Comments   Comments Off on My Ideal Candidate Doesn’t Exist   Date Arrow  October 13, 2004 at 3:12pm   User  by joel

…At least, that’s what SelectSmart.com says. I came across a link today (already forgotten where) to their Presidential Candidate Selector (epileptic ad alert), and figured I’d give it a go. The idea is similar to any of the myriad online quizzes that purport to help you figure out which Star Wars character/Sopranos character/operating system/celebrity/philosopher/rock/tree/fruit you […]

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On Stem-Cell Research

Comments   1   Date Arrow  October 5, 2004 at 4:44pm   User  by joel

The weather and computers and education are all well and good, but I haven’t said much about politics. I tend to be a peacemaker, sometimes to a fault, and I tend to prefer engaging, ongoing discussion rather than polarizing polemics. So in politically mixed company I generally hesitate to clearly state my positions or thoughts […]

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