hamster
give me one good reason why we aren’t doing this at work:  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/100kw_raygun_barrier_falls/
BL
we buy all our laser materials off of them
they’re super nice guys
hamster
that’s not a reason why we aren’t doing it ourselves
BL
probably the .5MW of electricity that the thing requires would be the first reason not to do it
hamster
bah, we can get into power [...]

So, as I drifted in and out of sleep this morning around 8ish, I had this dream, that I had this DVD or something that I was showing to someone, that when played in this special player, produced virtual reality kittens.  Really.  The idea was that you had the kittens, and they made happy noises [...]

Yesterday, I was going to die. It was all laid out in front of me. It was certain. No limping home from this one, at least that’s what my brain told me. Here’s the setup:
I got on the interstate headed south the 22.5 miles to work. Construction zone ahead with speed limit 55, but I [...]

So, I’ve been busy, and meaning to update, but I just haven’t had the time. As such, I thought it was high time to post a wrap up of randomness from the last, oh… month or so. So, prepare yourself for a Mel-like post of epic proportions.
Near the end of April, [...]

A few years back, when I heard Santa Fe was banning non-handsfree cell phone usage, I thought it was a dumb idea. I mean, it takes some concentration, but you can drive sanely while talking on the cell phone, right? Why do we need the government step in and regulate the usage of [...]