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Wolfram Research was awarded The Best in Show and Technical Achievement awards @SXSW for its “answer” engine WolframAlpha. I have to say this is the coolest “answer” engine yet. I still remember the good ‘ol days when as a struggling math student I needed to do computations…
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Last night my wife and I went to see creation. My wife is a devoted christian, and while she is a devoted christian she is open and respectful to other points of view. Qualities not often found in a christian, but that allow the both…
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A few weeks ago I received a 40% off any book coupon from a particular bookstore. Like every other addicted shopper, I thought to myself; well, I just can’t pass up a deal like this. I decided to take a trip to the bookstore to…
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The biggest and most expensive piece of machinery ever built by humans is tentatively scheduled to begin operation this winter. But what really is the purpose of The Large Hadron Collider? Scientist from all over the world are anxiously waiting for the results of the…
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I few days ago I was out in the internets looking for what know what, when I accidentally ran into google knol. At first I thought it was nothing more than google’s attempt to knock off wikipedia. After playing and browsing the site for a…
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So I am sitting at a Cisco Networking class. Probably a good idea since I am trying to get my CCNA. Anyways, the professor starts talking about binary conversions and powers of two. He goes on to explain thatimmediately people start questioning why that is….
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PBS recently aired a very interesting documeetary on NOVA about fractals, called Hunting the Hidden Dimension. In it they described some of the history and modern uses of fractals. When I was young and stupid and in college I was always intrigued by the beauty…
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Today marks the 39th anniversary of Earthday. This is the day we all get to feel warm and fuzzy about loving and conserving our planet. While, I am never oposed to the conservation of our enviroment. I am a little skeptical as to how companies are using a day like...
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The Texas board of education is in the process of adopting new science standards. This means there is a controversy brewing over how evolution is taught in the classroom. Today teachers are required to state the “strengths and weaknesses” of evolution. Now, while I am…
