Category Archives: fun

I had one of these when I was a kid:

death star compactor

I always thought it would be valuable. I wonder what happened to it? I’ll have to ask my mom…

This is a great idea! Maybe the absolute giganticness of it kept it from catching on…

readingwheel

I don’t think Michelle would like it too much though.

Mathematical [proof](http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/evilfinder/ef.cgi?said=rocket+science). ;-)

My Ph.D. advisor, [George Springer](http://structure.stanford.edu/People/faculty/gspringer/gspringer.html) is an excellent writer and presenter. Probably the most important part of his writing style is prolific revising. [This essay](http://www.paulgraham.com/writing44.html) expresses almost exactly the same philosophy. Some truths seem to be timeless!

This is a fun meme…

bold the states you’ve been to, underline the states you’ve lived in and italicize the state you’re in now…

Alabama / Alaska / Arizona / Arkansas / California / Colorado / Connecticut / Delaware / Florida / Georgia / Hawaii / Idaho / Illinois / Indiana / Iowa / Kansas / Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Maryland / Massachusetts / Michigan / Minnesota / Mississippi / Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / Nevada / New Hampshire / New Jersey / New Mexico / New York / North Carolina / North Dakota / Ohio / Oklahoma / Oregon / Pennsylvania / Rhode Island / South Carolina / South Dakota / Tennessee / Texas / Utah / Vermont / Virginia / Washington / West Virginia / Wisconsin / Wyoming / Washington D.C /

make your own list…

hat tip to Blog or Not?