Monthly Archives: July 2012

Be Careful Not To Cause a Shooting Spree by Smiling too Much

Some day we’ll replace all those balloons in the Thanksgiving Day parades with giant mech’s.

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I win the conversation

http://dilbert.com The Dilbert comic has a recurring character named “Topper” that has to top any statement anyone else makes. Recently I had a chance to play at being “Topper.” I was in a yogurt stand with a bunch of friends … Continue reading

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Supercomputing Headlights

It’s the unexpected applications of technology that are the most amazing. Who would have thought, for example, that the simple car headlight could make use of a supercomputer? At Carnegie Melon they figured out a way to make a headlight … Continue reading

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