Saturday, January 26, 2008

Knock 'Em Down!

Good grief.

I can just barely imagine what it feels like to a resident of Gaza to be on the right side of a bulldozer for once.


//The Magic Eight-Ball says, "It's like schadenfreude without the guilt."\\

Saturday, January 19, 2008

ReCAPTCHA Vanishing Literature

Using CAPTCHAs to translate text which computers can't read.

What a cool idea.

Way cooler than using idle computers for SETI, even.

Almost as cool as having a robot for a best friend.

//The Magic Eight-Ball says, "Take what you can get."\\

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Sorry to Have Fallen Silent

I'm not writing anything here lately because

1) I'm pretty much recovered from the brain surgery.

2) Some things are happening in my life that are much worse than any mere brain tumor, and I'm not ready to talk about them in public.

//The Magic Eight-Ball says, "Take care of yourself, John."\\

[UPDATE: I'd like to clarify that my current condition is not life-threatening. It only make me wish I were dead.]