Archive for November, 2006

An Ancient Computer Surprises Scientists – New York Times

030th Nov 2006Conversation Pieces

An Ancient Computer Surprises Scientists – New York Times Fragments of the Antikythera Mechanism, left, have now been examined with the latest in More »

The ‘No-Glory’ Profession – 11/20/2006 – Design News

022nd Nov 2006Conversation Pieces

The ‘No-Glory’ Profession – 11/20/2006 – Design News Amid a firestorm of controversy over the future of American science education, working engineers have More »

Wired News: Complainers of the World Unite

016th Nov 2006Conversation Pieces, Hobbies / Sports

So true. Wired News: Complainers of the World Unite If you play an online game that you enjoy, there’s one surefire way to More »

Is Admissions Bar Higher for Asians At Elite Schools? – WSJ.com

015th Nov 2006Asian Civil Rights, Conversation Pieces

Is Admissions Bar Higher for Asians At Elite Schools? – WSJ.com Though Asian-Americans constitute only about 4.5% of the U.S. population, they typically More »

Wired News: Web 2.0 Replaces Music Teachers

010th Nov 2006Conversation Pieces

Excerpts from Web 2.0 Summit. Wired News: Web 2.0 Replaces Music Teachers In the cacophony of mashups, widgets and collaboration tools demoed at More »

Albert’s Holiday Gift Picks

09th Nov 2006Stuff

My holiday picks for my friends and family are: Bodum Santos – Although I don’t drink coffee that much, when I do, I’m More »

Report: Outsourcing is here to stay

08th Nov 2006Conversation Pieces

Report: Outsourcing is here to stay Speaking at Stanford earlier this week, Rice University’s Professor Moshe Vardi said that IT is still a More »

My pet peeve, AOL Instant Messager ads

07th Nov 2006Uncategorized

I hate those stupid, #$%@@#$ jamster AOL Instant Messager ads. Plays music I don’t like and bugs the crap outta me. Because of More »