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I always thought there was something wrong about Pi (3.14159...).  It seemed clumsy to use.  I was distracted from figuring out why by the apparent simplicity of the constant. The circumference of a circle divided by its diameter just seemed so elegant.  How could a constant so elegant be so cumbersome to use?  Why would it always drag around its crutch of a 2?  Whose brai Happy Half Tau Day! This is old news, but I opine it is worth thinking about. Biologically, we have two genders. Societally, it follows that we have two genders. This is called "gender binary" (the classification of sex and gender into two distinct and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine). Getting to the point, the net effect of this is gender pigeonholing, better recognized as gender-roles; boys like mascu Binary Gender Society Woes To anyone who as been following Lytro, I don't have much to add. To my friends who haven't had the pleasure of my bending their ear about this, check this out!  Lytro has released what they're calling a Light Field Camera.  It is a camera unlike anything you've seen.  What it does is capture not just an image, but the entire "field" of the image.  This means directional inform Lytro Light Field Camera Apparently it is illegal to record law enforcement officers. Apparently, it is illegal to record what people paid by our tax dollars do in public, where everyone can see it already. Several people have been arrested for recording police in a variety of circumstances. Currently, a man in Illinois is facing 75 years in prison for recording police officers on his property. Other examples cited in Turn Off Your Liberties If you like music; If you like composed music, Check out Zelda Reorchestrated (aka ZREO) and what they are working on with Twilight Symphony. ZREO's focus has been on re-orchestrating the beautiful and exciting compositions from the Legend of Zelda series of Nintendo games. Yes, games. Maybe you don't play games; maybe you don't notice the music when you do, but the Zelda series of games has so A Twilight Symphony Preview Roy F. Baumeister presents an interesting and balanced look at the differences between momen and women. By pointing out and examining important truths, that while ought be self-evident are, often overlooked by groups that would divide the genders, Baumeister exposes a fourth way of comparing us. There is a difference between the same and equal; equality and equity; ability and motivation; social Contrary to Modern Belief, Men are Useful In spite of contemporary thought about password security, which says that the most secure passwords are those with maximum entropy (or in this context randomness), Steve Gibson of GRC, who provides us with "Perfect" Passwords has now announced his new perspective on password strength: length. He explains, that due to the way would-be-crackers attempt to brute force passwords (in the absense or Size Matters, says GRC I've seen a quote flying around the internet, so I decided to google it. The quote is supposedly from Martin Luther King Jr., but seemed way to apt to current events to be unaltered. It turns out to be partially falsely attributed. I think the original poster left out the opening quote, and the next assumed the whole thing was MLKj. The first sentence was perhaps by the original poster of Origin of fake MLK Osama-related quote Japan Proves Truly "A Friend Indeed" After Hurricane Katrina To any of you wondering whether and why we should be helping Japan in the wake of their March 11th 8.9 magnitude earthquake (and resultant Tsunami), the answer is yes and human compassion. To any of you valuing reciprocity over compassion, consider the link below: Japan Proves Truly "A Friend Indeed" After Hurricane Katrina Japan, A Friend Indeed I just saw a fantastic photograph at a baseball game of a fan catching a fly-away bat. While the commentary of the poster at the link below had some good points, I had some other thoughts about it. Look at the faces of all the other people near that bat. So many people when faced with the threat of a rouge bat to the head frown, wince, cower, and even lift a leg. (what's with the leg?) Look at What Would I Do? I enjoy learning. For me, it's not just about knowing stuff; knowledge isn't the only thing we can learn. Wisdom and experience provide their own exciting lessons every day; often the most important. What have you learned about how life works? What have you forgotten? Below is linked a short list the author considers truths that people often forget. While some strike me as subjective, and ot Yet Another Life Lesson Have you ever noticed how security questions on your most critical accounts (f.e. your bank website) seem to require such insecure answers? What's your mother's maiden name? What's your pet's name? On which street did you grow up? These always struck me as questions that could easily be answered by a resourceful person with access to my social circle, or the internet. Why then would I put Insecurity Questions While you probably know about the correlation between confidence and success, did you ever consider a relationship between confidence and trauma? Me neither. It seems, however, that there are subtle behaviors that mark us as potential victims. ... psychologists have long been known that the more psychopathic a person is, the more easily they can identify potential victims. Indeed, they can do s Don't Be a Victim Children of the '80s might fondly remember a time when side scrollers were the peak of video game technology, and Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers was a favorite entry in this genre. This same quarter-aged group might also lament the loss of their original NES, and all the blow-the-dust-out cartridges that were lost with it. Lament no more! Jay Pavlina over at Exploding Rabbit has diligently rec Super Mario Bros. Crossover If you are not covering the keypad when you enter your bank PIN, start. Time was we just had to worry about shoulder-surfers, but these days thieves are evermore resourceful. Watch the video linked below for a potent reminder. Video: Bank Customers Foil ATM Skimmer Protect Your PIN If you are looking for live flute, piano, or cello music in the Charlotte, NC area, I encourage you to hire Christen Stephens. I've had the privilege of hearing her perform several times and have never been disappointed. Whether you are planning a wedding, party, or other event, you can certainly please your guests with live flute music. Live music is ideal for weddings, cocktail hours, and eve Flutist near Charlotte, NC As a generally organized person, my friends were surprised to see my flatware is unsorted, just tossed, mixed up in my drawer. Finally someone has expressed what I intuitively knew: organization has a point of diminishing returns. Messy Organization Messy Organization I saw an advert on tv recently for "World's Best Cat Litter". They weren't just boasting, they actually named it that. Why is it so great? Apparently because it's made from whole kernel corn; kind of like the cat food most brands sell these days. So it would seem that your American tax dollars subsidize so much corn that adding high fructose corn syrup to everything you eat (from bread to baby We Have Too Much Corn

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I enjoy reading your blog.
by Nathan Caskey on 2010-12-08 09:20:59