After recently listening to On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins and Sandra Blakeslee and taking the Imagination course with Dr. Stamp here at UND, I’ve become fascinated with the human brain and how we actually think and work. Because of this, I get really excited when I come across some different way of working that takes […]
Month: April 2005
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Good Reading
Somehow, I’ve managed to knock off a couple of books on my reading list in the last couple of months, dispite the fact that I’m always busy with homework and projects for the three classes I’m taking. Thankfully, the end is in sight: Only one test, one presentation, and two papers left until my semester […]
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Eating Your Own Dog Food
Eating your own dog food* is the phrase often used in the computer industry when describing a company who actually uses their own products. For example, when Apple used their own Xserve server technology to build the iTunes Music Store, they were said to have “eaten their own dog food”. In a more general sense, […]
Casey and I are at home tonight, just relaxing. We’re watching the Fighting Sioux play the Gophers in the Frozen Four right now. So far, it’s been a great game. We have a small buffer built up on our Tivo, so we’re not quite watching live TV. A few minutes ago we heard a big […]
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How’s Your Chinese?
There is a fascinating article that you simply must read – I demand it! It’s a bit long, so block off 15 to 20 minutes, sit back, and enjoy. The article is called It’s a Flat World, After All, by author Thomas Friedman (you can use a shared username at BugMeNot). Mr. Friedman does an […]
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Verizon Wireless News
I was planning on writing a somewhat negative post about Verizon Wireless last week, but luckily for them, I just didn’t have enough time. Instead, after reading a couple of news items today, they’re back on my “Good List”! Grand Forks, North Dakota, where I live with my wife, is not a high priority for […]