the reality tunnel

cat and girl coworker alexi pointed me to this awesome comic: cat and girl.

tentative wi03 class schedule here

on maps http://www.ralphmag.org/mcluhan-oneZC.html

web: gnuplot tutorial this was very helpful in doing the plots for my ee lab: http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~fletcher/classes/110F98/homework_assignments/PROJ2/gnuplot.html this one’s good too: http://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/gnuplot.html

oh my god! a little birdy pointed me to this quote from a (verified) microsoft employee: That’s a good summary, no corrections here. The bigger problem is that versions of Windows (prior to XP) should absolutely be firewalled from the Internet. They were designed for home / office networking and as such have a lot [...]

software: windows xp powertoys now that i’m stuck in windows hell because of stupid courseware, these should help.

running my mouth off about bands i’m not very familiar with: fly pan am and do make say think As much as I like to deride my alma mater, there are a few resources on the campus that I really do enjoy. The Wexner Center, despite the fact that it’s named after the man who [...]

columbus day a poem by myra cohn livingston Across the world, Columbus, you dreamt your wild schemes. You slept on decks of sailing ships; you nailed the wooden beams. You coaxed west wind into the sails; you mended tattered seams. Across the world, Columbus, you brought your wild dreams.

on my mind you, as an individual, change more from day to day and month to month than everybody else. this is true for everyone. some things about you will never change, some things will inevitably change despite your most violent protests. at any given point in your life, there is a set of objects, [...]

pirates! this site has lots of historical information pirates: http://www.piratesinfo.com/