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January 19th, 2012
10:43 am [Link]	The Gentleman Hacker of 1903 - On The Media Think hacking is a new phenomenon? Check this out ... The Gentleman Hacker of 1903 - On The Media Current Mood: impressed (Leave a comment)
December 30th, 2011
08:33 pm [Link]	2011: the year in review (meme) Swiped from the Internet somewhere ... ( meme ) Current Mood: contemplative (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
November 24th, 2011
10:31 am [Link]	In Person: Falling Off the Ladder: How Not to Succeed in Academia - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharm In Person: Falling Off the Ladder: How Not to Succeed in Academia - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers Mark Guzdial posted this link to his blog back in February ... and I just got the chance to read it now. (Yes, I'm terribly behind in reading my email, why do you ask?) The story is haunting ... in part, because it resonates so much with how I'm feeling professionally at the moment. Why is it that the things that I find interesting to do aren't as rewarded by the surrounding institutional structures as those made by others? Why am I unwilling to acknowledge the rewards I have received, and keep coveting the rewards I haven't? While I'm not in Dr. Weston's position of feeling "pushed" out of academia, I do find myself wondering if my life choices have put me into a position where I'm professionally stranded. And yet, what's wrong with being "stranded" in a job that I love, doing work that I love, with a life that I love? Am I really so concerned about the approval of others? (Sadly ... I probably am.) When I think about these issues, I keep coming back to two quotes ... The Grandfather in The Princess Bride: "Who says life is fair?" Steve Jobs: "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." Current Mood: contemplative (Leave a comment)
November 9th, 2011
02:23 pm [Link]	GPS Tracking and the (U.S.) Fourth Amendment Supreme Court Hears Arguments in GPS Case (from NPR) This is an interesting case which touches on many things we discuss in my computing ethics course: the nature and scope of privacy, how new technologies interact with societal norms, the need to balance privacy and liberty against security, and so on. Current Mood: thoughtful (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
November 7th, 2011
01:18 pm [Link]	Loops - Radiolab Loops - Radiolab I'm a big fan of RadioLab. This particular episode has elements appealing to my mathematical side --- how the concept of "zero" relates to loops and infinity, and a wonderful exposition on the mathematical concepts of undecidability and mathematical incompleteness. As usual, the Radiolab folks find a way to present the information in a manner accessible by ordinary (educated) folks. It's well worth an hour of your time. Current Mood: impressed (Leave a comment)
November 4th, 2011
03:29 pm [Link]	The Associated Press: Researchers complete 520-day mock mission to Mars The Associated Press: Researchers complete 520-day mock mission to Mars Current Mood: impressed (Leave a comment)
October 6th, 2011
01:04 pm [Link]	On the power --- and the danger --- of words ( inspired by current headlines ... ) Current Mood: contemplative (1 comment \| Leave a comment)
September 23rd, 2011
01:30 pm [Link]	University of Michigan - case study - YouTube University of Michigan - case study - YouTube Another provocative video ... comments also welcome ... (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
01:26 pm [Link]	A Vision of Students Today - YouTube A Vision of Students Today - YouTube What's your reaction to this? Comment is welcome ... (2 comments \| Leave a comment)
September 17th, 2011
11:47 am [Link]	Enigma machine to go under the hammer - CNN.com Enigma machine to go under the hammer - CNN.com Current Mood: contemplative (1 comment \| Leave a comment)

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