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A blog about life, Microsoft, random technology and general academic stuff.
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April 2004 - Posts
College Visits
Friday, April 30, 2004 3:42 AM
My job involves visiting colleges. I visit for all sorts of reasons. Mainly I visit to talk to faculty about research projects or curriculum issues. I try to tell them about Microsoft products and how they can fit into what they are doing. A lot of one
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Saying nothing
Thursday, April 29, 2004 4:07 AM
Some years ago I had a friend and mentor who was from China. We were both active in a rather large online community at the time. We were talking one day about the cultural differences that effected they way people interacted online. One forum that
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Let's talk VB
Saturday, April 24, 2004 10:54 PM
Visual Basic has been my hacking language of choice for close to 10 years now. I've been programming in different versions of BASIC since college. (Let’s say ~25 years) A lot of that BASIC programming has been professionally. The RSTS/E operating system
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Wireless Everywhere
Thursday, April 22, 2004 12:35 AM
I went to the doctor this afternoon because I have been having some pain in my shoulder. I brought my Tablet PC because of course that is where I keep my schedule. I thought I might have to schedule a follow up visit. So while I am waiting I open the
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Segway
Monday, April 19, 2004 5:37 PM
I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Segway but it is very cool. It's a two wheeled electrically powered scooter. The wheels are side by side not front and back though. The Segway balances itself. They will run at up to 10-12 miles per hour
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Dinner at the CNN Center
Friday, April 16, 2004 12:03 PM
As I have written before, I am attending the FIRST Robotic Competition in Atlanta Georgia this week. The team of high school students includes more than a few students who were my pupils while I was a teacher. A couple of them actually had me as a first
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Watch my team live
Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:47 PM
It you don't know anything about FIRST Robotics you should check out the web cast.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/robotics/
My team is Team 811 and we are on are on Newton field. We are scheduled for practice games at 11:57, 2:12 and 4:18 today.
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On the road again
Wednesday, April 14, 2004 2:06 PM
[Where]I am heading down to Atlanta GA for the FIRST Robotics Championship. For several years I have worked with Team 811 from Nashua New Hampshire. This year we won the New England Regional Chairman's Award This qualifies to compete for the world wide
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Wi-Fi at McDonalds
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:48 PM
OK McDonalds is expanding the number of stores they have with free wi-fi access. So who goes in to a McDonalds or any other fast food place to stay? If I go in, usually I drive through, I want to get in and out in a hurry. If I have time to relax and
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Ramp done! Or is it?
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 12:56 AM
I did finish the ramp yesterday. Oh, a few little things left to do like trim and painting it. But I'm not 100% sure that it is not too steep. We'll find that out Thursday and then I'll know if I have to extend it. Pictures eventually. I took some but
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Ramp update
Sunday, April 11, 2004 5:16 PM
Well the ramp is going ok. We've had to work around a couple of minor mistakes but nothing critical. The biggest mistake is that I decided we should screw the whole thing together. Screws hold the wood much better than nails. The problem is that driving
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Microsoft and Sun
Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:23 AM
So I have had a couple of days to think about the deal between Sun Microsystems and Microsoft Corporation last week. I have to admit some degree of shock. I wasn’t really surprised that Microsoft was willing to settle. Really I wasn’t. Contray to the
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How big a geek are you?
Friday, April 02, 2004 7:28 PM
I found a Geek Test on the internet today. An interesting set of questions. I scored a 43% or "Major Geek" level. There are 4 levels of geek that require higher scores and 3 levels with lower scores. It seems to me that someone with 6 computers in the
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