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SpaceX Kicks Off the Commercial Space Industry

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

I haven’t followed this story as I should, but a milestone was reached and surpassed yesterday with the launching of the Falcon 9 rocket. By placing a payload into orbit at 155 miles high, SpaceX has demonstrated the ability for a private company to build a delivery system that can replace the government-dominated space industry. [...]

Honoring Our Soldiers

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Memorial Day was yesterday, and it’s always caused me to reflect on how best to honor those men and women who have fought and died for their country. It’s important to get this kind of thing right—we don’t honor them for what they did for us, we honor them for what they did for themselves. [...]

How to Choose Meat

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Okay, here’s some food (literally), or rather, some meat. As in, how to choose the best meat. thekitchen.com has the goods, and here’s a sample: In no particular order, this is what we think about when we’re choosing a piece of meat out of the case: 1. Well-Butchered – A skilled butcher who cares about [...]

20,000mAh for $148? Impossible

Monday, May 17th, 2010

I’d love to believe that this thing would actually work as advertised and provide a full day’s power to a notebook and charge via the sun in eight hours (three when plugged into an outlet). But for $148? Hard to believe… Gizmodo has the scoop. This thing deserves some investigation… Here’s the source if you’re [...]

The Best Gadgets for Late-Night Reading

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

I’ve noticed that the e-ink readers I’ve owned (a Sony Reader from a few years back, and now a Barnes and Nobles nook) just felt better when reading for long periods of time than my other gadgets. I own a Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC, for example, that has a very nice and sharp LED-backlit [...]

There Really IS Hope for the Future

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Here’s part of a talk given by Adam Treager, speaking for his classmates in the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, Class of 2010: I always used to hope that all of this work would eventually pay off so I could just relax, take a deep breath and enjoy myself. Hah! It took me awhile [...]

Anthem by Ayn Rand

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Atlas Shrugged gets most of the press nowadays, but Ayn Rand has another work that perhaps serves as a better introduction to her works. Particularly for younger folks, Anthem provides a glimpse into Ayn Rand’s sense of life that is far shorter and more accessible than Atlas Shrugged. Amazon’s description provides a decent introduction: Written with [...]

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