The Rise of the Machines is an interesting op-ed piece in the New York Times about our financial system’s dependence on sophisticated computer systems.
It was easy enough for us humans to understand a stick or a dollar bill when it was backed by something tangible somewhere, but only computers can understand and derive a correlation [...]
After reading about this on Micah Cowan’s site, I had to build one. You can download a pdf cutout with instructions. Once you assemble it, you stand about 2 feet away and cover one eye. Then move your head around, side-to-side, up-and-down. It will appear as if the entire dragon’s head is moving [...]
I decided to make meatloaf tonight. Here’s what I came up with after making some changes from my first attempt and I think it’s worth posting now.
Preheat oven to 350° F.
1 lb ground turkey
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup ketchup
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 [...]
Heaven. Sardines are amazing. They are cheap (75 - 85 cents a can where I shop), have a shelf life of several years, are high in protein, and taste great (if you like fish). I’ve found they are fantastic straight of the can, on top of rye crackers, rice cakes, on a [...]
One of my favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, has passed away.
Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.
~ Kurt Vonnegut
Vonnegut had a way of showing the absurdity in history like no other.
1492. As [...]
