From CNN:
The Supreme Court rules President Bush overstepped his authority with military war crimes trials for foreigners held at Guantanamo Bay in a case involving a former driver for Osama bin Laden.
Does this mean all the fears of an ultraconservative court are reactionary? Clarence Thomas excepted, I think if you put a bunch of justices [...]
Holy S***
Sure. NOW it’s easy.
Our new playthingamajig in our backyard has been up and in use for about 10 days (”Well, it looked the same to me …”). Kids have been climbing on it daily, and nothing has fallen down. Kudos to the day laborers who put it together
[patting self on back]
Of course, in the DVD that explained [...]
Mad Scientist Makice
Carter has had a science bug most of his life. I’ll take a bunch of credit for that, given my background and the background of my father (chemist) and grandfather (chemist/physicist). We were also suckered, er, sold on getting a bunch of science books for the boy when a door-to-door salesman with charm (minus the [...]
Exams of all shapes and sizes
More wisdom from the Peters book: Have a healthy fear of the exams.
There are oral exams, written exams, maybe even a quest for a Holy Grail or two. Take the full two years to prep, sayeth Rogers, and get some friends (both faculty and students) to help study. Spend as much time researching the [...]
Academic Landscaping
In between project searches and swingset construction, I’ve been plodding along with the book by Robert Peters on getting a Ph.D. Given my hunger for answers, it has proven to be a page-turner, even with most of the first half not being very pertinent to my situation (it’s mostly about applying for school).
The big take-home [...]
Rain/Pour
Two bits of bad news came today.
First, PBS is pulling its funding from me via Eli via Tom via IU. The good news is that its the end of a project that at times felt like it was going to make for a looooooong three years, and it in no way affects my ability to [...]
iHits … iPitches
Technology and sports … what a concept.
Did you know, a 60 GB iPod can hold 5 years of player at-bats, plus an archive of pitches from upcoming pitchers?