I am halfway through the second season of the DVD release of the 1960s TV show “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” (VTTBOTS), and taking great pleasure in reliving my teenage years in the process. This was one of my favorite shows at the time, and it is fascinating to see the shows again… Continue reading Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
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The Crusades
An interesting event occurred at the MEPS (Military Entrance and Processing Station) earlier this week. I’m the Chief Medical Officer there and that’s where I perform accession physicals for people who are interested in joining the military. First, here’s a little background: Prior to shipping to basic training, I perform a quick exam called an… Continue reading The Crusades
The Great Sluggo Crash of 2007 Part II
In Part I, Sluggo, the aptly named Linux computer that is my workhorse, crashed and burned. I found myself updating from Suse 9.2 to 10.1. Now I could boot the computer, but a lot of stuff didn’t work. Among the problems, in no particular order: Software installation trouble 10.1 has two software installers: traditional Yast… Continue reading The Great Sluggo Crash of 2007 Part II
The Great Sluggo Crash of 2007
Computing is Hell. Everyone who works with computers knows this, but when our computers are working well, we tend to forget it, just like we tend to put out of our minds on Friday night that Monday morning is just a little over 2 days away. When everything is working well, we put off making… Continue reading The Great Sluggo Crash of 2007
Hillary Clinton – Schoolmarm from Hell
I was watching Hillary Clinton speak of her presidential candidacy on TV, and I’m still trying to decide why I just don’t find her likeable. I don’t like some of her policies and I don’t like her pro-Iraq War stance (which she’s currently trying to tortuously spin out of), but I’m a Democrat, and there’s… Continue reading Hillary Clinton – Schoolmarm from Hell
Version Control With SVK Part II
Part I of this article appeared some time ago — you can find it in the September posts. In this second section I describe what’s not quite right with Subversion (SVN) and what I like about SVK, it’s heir. I don’t have here a lot of info about how SVK came about and what not… Continue reading Version Control With SVK Part II
Are We There Yet?
    During the New Year’s Eve celebrations last night, I briefly thought about our New Year’s Eve bash of 1999/2000. At the time, there was a great deal of concern expressed from many people about computers all over the world suddenly defaulting. At the same time, many religious groups (possibly the same who feared computer mutiny) passionately awaited the… Continue reading Are We There Yet?
EP Simulator Update
EP Simulator, a teaching and simulation program to emulate essentially a complete EP lab, is progressing, albeit slowly! See screenshot below.
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"Elephant" — A Disturbing Movie
I saw the movie “Elephant” on cable a few weeks ago. If you have not seen the movie and want to completely avoid spoilers then don’t read on, though at least finish this sentence: the movie is original, disturbing, and well worth viewing. There is no major spoiler in this review, but if you don’t… Continue reading "Elephant" — A Disturbing Movie