Archive for February 23rd, 2004

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Flash Mob Supercomputer

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22 Some class science projects get out of hand.
That is certainly the case with Patrick Miller’s graduate course in do-it-yourself
supercomputing at the University of San Francisco. On April 3, his students plan
to assemble the first "flash mob supercomputer" in the school gym.
While brainstorming about how to build a home-brew […]

We’re Always the Last to Learn…

 

How to cheat at Apple Computer’s much-hyped Pepsi/iTunes music-giveaway
promotion.

For a chance at a free song from the music download service, buy a specially
marked […]

Make Way for Goslings

 

Spotted leaving work this afternoon, crossing the BU Bridge on Memorial
Drive along the Charles River in Cambridge, an extended family of geese.
Bringing both drivers and joggers to a stunned halt, the gaggle of approximately
[…]

US Sec of Education Calls Teachers “Terrorists”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Rod Paige called the nation’s
largest teachers union a "terrorist organization” during a private
White House meeting with governors on Monday.
Democratic and Republican governors confirmed Paige’s remarks about the
[…]

Long, Hot Summer

The Dowbrigade has never been afraid to admit he was wrong, which is a good thing
as this happens so frequently that otherwise he would live in a constant
state of fear. In our first posting on Blogging
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Metrognome

from Worth1000.com

Time Heals All Wounds

Time truly heals all wounds. For a looong time after that
fateful October night, the Dowbrigade could not hear the word baseball or
see the color red without suffering anew the deception and depression
[…]


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