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Eminem isn’t known for his cerebral approach to music (rightly or wrongly), but regardless of your musical tastes, his latest video is worth a look. Take a look at this article on Slate for some commentary as well.

Last week I finished reading a book called The Haj by Leon Uris. I have still not decided what to think about it. In the title, the word “haj” does not refer to the pilgrimage to Mecca directly, but rather to an individual, a leader of a Palestinian village who has made the [...]

I’ve had a Palm V since fall of 1999 and it more or less did what I needed it to. It wasn’t ideal, but it got the job done. I really liked the form factor and the battery life, plus I could synchronize it decently with Ximian Evolution under Linux. I didn’t [...]

I am happy to report that I have a gorgeous new monitor at the lab, replacing my CRT that was taking up the entire desktop, making it quite difficult to work in a notebook or read. Also, the screen was necessarily only about six inches from my face, and it was killing my eyes. [...]

The world of college football is certainly wondering how long JoePa is going to stay at Penn State. It is clear that he will retire when is is good and ready and not a moment sooner, plus PSU has given him a four year contract extension. While I would like to see the [...]

The AP is reporting that a toy store owner in Oregon was approached by the Department of Homeland Security to remove a Rubik’s Cube clone that allegedly infringed that patent. The agency claims
“One of the things that our agency’s responsible for doing is protecting the integrity of the economy and our nation’s financial [...]

It is a wonderful era for political humor. Cheap desktop computing has placed professional-grade content creation tools in the hands of ordinary citizens, and the internet has given them the ability to take it mainstream. We finally have a meritocracy of political satire, where if something is relevant and funny, that is all [...]

I’ll be honest with you. I have no love for New England sports. I respect the Patriots, as they are arguably the best team in the NFL at the moment, and their fans aren’t whiners. Boston Red Sox fans, though, can’t get enough of their own complaining, long-suffering selves. I have [...]

I have started a PhD at the University of Cambridge (St. John’s College), in the Cavendish Laboratory under David Mackay in his Inferential Sciences Group, which is a part of Astrophysics. As such, I have moved my blog to a Cambridge server and have gone from sPHPblog to WordPress, as well as moving the site [...]