My Boss (and company) Featured in Today's LA Times
From the LA Times Business Section.At 70, celebrated inventor's start-up makes progress with PentagonAt age 60, C. Kumar N. Patel had a resume of accomplishments few scientists could match.In a span of...
View ArticleSurvivor
After last week's accident I seem to be making a full recovery. The arm feels strong and, except for the bandaid, you can't tell anything has happened.So this past Tuesday I was finally able to attend...
View ArticleThings I Hate
The smells of buttered popcorn, coconut/pina colada, and the bread isle in any supermarket. The popcorn aversion has happened because someone in my office made microwaved popcorn every day for a year,...
View ArticleHistorical Technology
For those interested in archeology, the Antikythera device is a terribly fascinating machine. Built by Greeks around the year 150 BC, such a craftsmanship wouldn't be seen for another 1,000 years.In...
View ArticlePuppet Up! - Uncensored
This show looks pretty awesome. Anyone else interested in going?From the company that for fifty years has celebrated irreverence, creativity and performance comes: Puppet Up! - Uncensored a...
View ArticleLucent L'Amour this Saturday
The Do Lab is putting on a great big party in downtown LA this Saturday, called Lucent L'Amour. It promises to be much like Burning Man, though much better than the LA Decompression.Lucent L'Amour 2009...
View ArticleSick-O Weekend
Though I've been sick all weekend, I did make it out to Lucent L'Amour on Saturday night, if only for a little while. Over all, I was a little disappointing in the event. This was mainly because there...
View ArticleErg!
I'm very upset at Picasa for deleting all my albums. Just because my photos are on the home network drive and my laptop went out of the apartment for a while doesn't mean I want my albums...
View ArticleI have a job
Not that this is a new development, but in this economy it is nice to be able to say.In no small part, I have a job because of the small device featured in this video.
View ArticlePicasa Revisited
Not too long ago, Picasa dumped the photo albums for the photos which were stored on a network drive.So, after weeks of agonizing over my lost Picasa albums, I finally looked up the issue in the Picasa...
View ArticleSix tips for going paperless
Just wanted to share these thoughts from Productivity501.com. I have been moving toward a paperless office for two reasons. First the amount of paper in my life continues to grow each year and I’ve...
View ArticleOmega/ NESARA Scams
Does anyone out there has any personal experience with the Omega Trust scam or any of its offshoots, NESARA for example? I'm trying to gather information on what exactly happened to my family and what...
View ArticleGrocery Delivery
Having to work 60+ hours a week is a drag, but doing so with an empty fridge really sucks. So I started looking into grocery delivery services. Since some of you may be interested as well, so here are...
View ArticleScams That Echo Through the Ages
After finding out that my own parents got conned out of a lot of money, I went looking for a way I could possibly explain to them that they were involved with a scam. I picked up a book called Hustlers...
View ArticleLearning About Scams
Where did you learn about all the various scams out there?Most likely it was a piecemeal process over many years. That's how it was for me. But even then, I didn't know half of what was out there. For...
View ArticleUpcoming Seattle Trip
It looks like I'll be heading up to Seattle on September 18 for a little business. I'm thinking about extending my stay for the weekend. So, what's happening around Seattle that weekend that I should see?
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Bicycle Stolen
It's been four days since, and I'm still bummed out about my electric bicycle being stolen. I was almost ready to start commuting to work with it once again.I had stopped riding it after the time I got...
View ArticleThe Products of Science
Can you logically reject the methods of science while accepting its products? To personally pick and choose the products of scientific discovery, denying those that you personally disagree with, is to...
View ArticleAARP says I look much older
I know I have gray in my beard, but why has the AARP singled me out for a membership?
View ArticleLost Cat
I'm very disturbed.The owner of my apartment building had the planters along the walkway filled in with cement. I suspect that the stray cat which was living under the walkway got sealed in.I've spent...
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