Odd Corners
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A Scientific Discovery About the Brain
Last night, in the middle of the night, I made a Scientific Discovery About the Brain. The conscious waking mind and the unconscious sleeping mind communicate with each other (presumably) but they are not the same. I fell asleep thinking about the best way to do a project. I woke up later, from… Continue reading
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Information Bubbles
So… this evening Rich was talking about Information Bubbles – that idea that we tend to self-curate the people and information around us to be in favor of our own beliefs and opinions. You say that like it's a bad thing. I posited that a) people have been doing this for millennia ("tribes").… Continue reading
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Mediterranean Broccoli
There is no such vegetable commonly referred to as Mediterranean broccoli (commonly served with avgolemono sauce.)** I spent a large portion of dream 1 last night stressing over my inability to remember the proper name of this vegetable, looking in vain through large restaurant menus. In dream 2, I realized that there was no… Continue reading
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Osmoprep
At some point, usually after you hit 50 years of age, your doctor will recommend a colonoscopy. Colonoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inner lining of your large intestine (rectum and colon), [using] a thin, flexible tube called a colonoscope. A colonoscopy helps find ulcers, colon polyps, tumors, and… Continue reading
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The 6 Stages of Technology
These were originally presented in a talk by Stu Feldman, given at a USENIX conference in approximately 1988 or so… A "technology" can be anything: software, a technique, a process, a document, a product… (I think Stu originally had only 5 stages. Either what I have numbered 0 was missing or 2 and 3 were… Continue reading
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Challenges
I had an interview two days ago… One of the questions stumped me. The manager asked "Tell me about some challenges you've faced." Now, I know from reading Ask A Manager (AAM) that the subtext is "work challenges that can be related to the position we're talking about." So, even if I broke my toe… Continue reading
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The Universe Has a Wry Sense of Humor
Rich was trying to find some new bolts for a floor lamp that we got at a garage sale. (The vertical pole was loose from both the flexible neck and the base). We also have one complete lamp, so he had a couple of sample bolts to measure. Continue reading
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Fairy Doors
Fairies are settling in the Michigan college town of Ann Arbor. At least, that’s what artist Jonathon Wright would like you to believe. Continue reading
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