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September 01, 2012
Science gives me a...
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June 01, 2011
Sam and Kay loading Thomson parabola
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May 31, 2011
GHOST laser at UT Austin
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Update from Austin: What's your impossible.
with the equivalent of 200x the power of the US Energy grid per shot
in a project that's a collaboration with UT Austin, Ohio State, and
Columbia University. I call it NanoFusion and it may or may not be
worth anything but I've put a lot of time and money and energy into it
and learned a lot and traveled the world in the process. We're the
first people to ever try using a nanoscale molecular container to
pressurize deuterium to fusion conditions. The past 50 years of
fusion research has primarily been via plasmas like the sun
(thermonuclear). Fusion from a pressure perspective (pycnonuclear) is
not really well understood. Ask a physicist how hard you have to
squeeze a molecule of deuterium to get it to fuse they'll tell you how
hot it has to be which of course is a bad answer. And there are
multiple papers that show that plasma based systems will never scale
to power plant levels because they're inherently unstable. The sun
can do fusion for power because gravity essentially free input power. So at lunch the other day Dr. Storm from Ohio says the laser is
working remarkably well, and somethings probably going to break. He
also mentions a hilarious anecdote about was when he was at a bar
previously in the month and there was a dog sitting on a stool
drinking beer. Later that day the 1064 nm laser diode that's used for
aligning the big laser breaks. According to the scientists it's a
cheap little laser but getting a replacement over a long weekend is
going to be very hard. So we go downton on 6th street and just get hammered at this bar
called 512 and we close it down. So with nothing better to do today Davy and I go to this houseboat
flotilla party on Lake Travis that is organized by the owner of 512.
We get a ride back into town with these super cool people and stop by
this little pub because they had pizza downstairs and discover there
is a bar upstairs. And the place is pretty empty but we go up to the bar and get beers.
This dog on the floor just chilling and I don't think anything of it
since I've seen them at a few other bars. And the lady next to me
says do you mind if she sits on this stool next to you. And I'm like
yeah of course that would be cool. And then the bartender pours some
beer into a plastic plate. Oh snap this has to be the same dog that Dr. Storm saw. So we buy
this guy and girl a round of drinks and we're talking to these people
and it turns out it's this guy John is blind and his seeing eye dog is
Rasha. So he's asking us why we're here and what we're trying to do
at the lab and I explain we're trying to make little stars inside of
these little carbon soccer balls and I've been trying to do this
experiment for like 11 years now. And that since the laser is broken
and might not get fixed I can just take the existing experimental data
and fly home tomorrow morning or stay and see if we can get the parts
for the laser and get the 3rd day of testing in and also look at the
results from the first two runs that have to be processed by the
chemistry department. John says wow it's amazing what you're doing and you must stay and
follow it through. And I'm like yeah you're probably right. So now I
have to move my return flight out to Thursday. And he's like here's
my number call me tomorrow and we'll have a beer. The guys name is John Wimmer and he's blind and climbed Mount Hood
with his dog Rasha and his friend Diego Gonzalez Joven. This trip has been really amazing and surreal. The people here are
friendly and awesome. It's hot. There are a lot of artists trying to
make something good and original. It's good to try to do things that
most people would just consider impossible. (Forgive the typos I usually don't post this personal stuff and I'm
exhausted and inebriated.)
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January 14, 2011
Lunch with CloudScaling
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July 13, 2010
Carbon Labs - The NanoFusion Company
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November 16, 2009
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell
sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/
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November 15, 2009
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November 11, 2009
WTF: Wells Fargo Now Charging "Excess Activity Fees" for Online Transfers
Saw this little nugget tonight transferring funds from savings to
checking.... (Notice it's free to go in to the branch and waste their
time transferring money (or ATM) but if you use the convenient online
option you may be billed!!)
Please verify that the following transfer is correct by selecting the
Transfer button below. To make a change to this transfer, select the
Edit button. Transfers made on a business day after the cut-off time will post to
your accounts the next business day. Transfer cut-off times are: * 6:30 PM (Pacific Time) if either the "Transfer from" or the
"Transfer to" account is in Indiana or Ohio.
* 8:00 PM (Pacific Time) for accounts in all other states. If you are transferring from a checking or savings account and do not
have sufficient funds on the transfer date, we may complete the
transfer by creating an overdraft on your account. If you are
transferring from a checking account with linked Overdraft Protection,
we may complete the transfer using available Overdraft Protection
funds. Fees may apply. Excess Activity Fees may apply to your savings account if you exceed
the federally-mandated, combined total limit of six (6) per month of
the following types of transfers and/or withdrawals: * Transfers via Online Banking (including Bill Pay)
* Transfers made by telephone
* Automatic transfers for Overdraft coverage to your checking account
* Pre-authorized transfers and withdrawals (including automatic
and wire transfers)
* Checks, drafts, or other similar withdrawals payable to third parties
* Check Card or ATM Card purchases that post to your savings account There are no limits on the number of ATM or in-branch withdrawals or
transfers. For more information, please refer to your Account
Agreement. ------------
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October 26, 2009
Jessica, Nick, and Justin
Watching Paranormal State
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October 21, 2009
Equinix to Acquire Switch and Data in $689 Million Deal
www.equinix.com/news/press/news-5109
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Stephen Fry on the Joy of Swearing
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October 20, 2009
Comparing new computers with different processors? 650+ CPU comparisons at CPUBenchmark.net
www.cpubenchmark.net/index.php
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ATLAS Internet Observatory Annual Report by Arbor Networks Presentation from NANOG47 now online
tinyurl.com/inet2009
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October 18, 2009
Scientists in China Make a Miniature Black Hole for Light
www.newscientist.com/article/dn17980-black-hole-for-light-created-on-earth.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=physics-math
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October 15, 2009
Diablo Limo at Fry's Campbell
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October 12, 2009
Make anything into a dry eraser white board with IdeaPaint!
www.ideapaint.com
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October 09, 2009
"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it." - Buddha #Quotes
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September 30, 2009
Audi A3 1.6 TDI shines during opening stages of efficiency challenge, scores 78.4 mpg (U.S.)!
tinyurl.com/ybdtueu
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Reading About Google's WhyHigh Tool for Evaluating Latencies Across Geographical Paths.
research.google.com/pubs/pub35590.html
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September 24, 2009
23andMe blimp over Los Altos
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September 20, 2009
"Everyone is a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid." Einstein #Quotes
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