Happy Holidays
Rare is the day when I am afforded the time and opportunity to fashion a snowman. But the stars were aligned. I call him "Colonel Cool Breeze."
Article archive
2010-12-30 12:23
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2010-10-11 09:16
Garden Update
I planted the winter crop this weekend, after I took a midterm. This time I germinated the snow peas and the cilantro, so let's hope for some strong growers. Arugula and various lettuces are the major crop. Unfortunately we are still in the 90's in middle October, but I hope to...
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2010-10-11 09:09
Telecom slugfest
Oh what a precarious web is weaved within telecom litigation. Take a look at a diagram that tries to synthesize the current lawsuits.
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2010-05-15 21:52
Trademark Pathfinder
Here is a legal pathfinder for the subject of trademarks. The purpose is to guide both the experienced practitioner and novice law student through the available sources of trademark law. The first file is the table of contents of the paper; the second is the paper itself. Comments...
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2010-02-12 23:02
Shuttle Commander Training
It was an exciting week on the job front. With Endeavour up, I managed to corner some simulator time for some commander training. This was an RTLS run, meaning the center main engine failed just after the solid rocket boosters punched off, resulting in a return to landing...
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2010-02-09 22:17
Shuttle Landing Statistics
As promised from the above post, here are my Shuttle statistics. Not too bad, though it was far from a perfect landing. Touchdown was 18 feet left of center, though I was able to steer to the centerline at wheel stop for the photo op. My ground speed was right on at 202...
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2010-02-09 18:29
Laszlo Lives Again
I’m happy to report that Laszlo, the home automation computer, is back with us. The 2.0 version sports a dual core processor, more onboard cache, and significantly faster memory. Of course, home automation mostly just telemeters bit commands and so the computer doesn’t really require...
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2009-08-27 14:32
That Special Visitor (or how to securely let someone into your house on the cheap)
Because I keyed every lock in my house off a master, I don’t like letting anyone borrow a key. If I were to lose a key, it would require changing 11 locks. It takes me on average of 20 minutes to rekey a lock (yes, I’m very slow) so I came up with a way to let people into my...
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2009-07-27 14:53
The passing of the great and powerful Laszlo
Not that I’m ready to pen a eulogy, but our fourth roommate, the wise and all knowing Laszlo of the closet passed away last week. For almost five years, he had been diligent and constant, a rock that rarely let us down.
Unfortunately, school has meant neglect for poor Laszlo. He...
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2009-07-27 14:18
Nissan's iPhone App
With Nissan unveiling an electric car iPhone app before the actual electric car, I thought I would add a link to all the latest electric car happenings as seen on Engadget. Of particular interest is MIT’s rapid charge program that aims to strap almost 8000 lithium iron-phosphate batteries to...
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