Monthly Archives: September 2005

Laser virtual keyboard

Years ago, I came up with the idea of a virtual keyboard using sensors on the fingers. I was amused to see this idea used in the Terry Gilliam film Brazil (1985). Last year, Canesta invented a laser virtual keyboard. … Continue reading

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Shenzhou 6

Best wishes to the crew of Shenzhou 6, the next Chinese manned space flight! It was just announced that the launch has been scheduled for 13 October 2005.

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The secret to enjoying your job

Today there was an article on slashdot titled “Pay vs. Happiness”. I posted the following response: [The secret to enjoying your job] is to work in a field that you’re personally interested in, for a company that is small enough … Continue reading

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Treo 650 test post

Just trying to blog from my Treo 650 phone/PDA using u*blog. Here’s a poor photo of myself taken with the phone:

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Domestication

The common automobile (Ipsomobile sp.) has coexisted with humans for over a century, and is generally considered to be fully domesticated. However, should the opportunity arise, they have been known to exhibit wild behavior. Note that the occasional playful nip … Continue reading

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I was voted best speaker at the HHC 2005 conference!

I was astounded to discover that I was voted best speaker at the HHC 2005 conference which wrapped up today in Chicago. I gave two presentations, one on the last year’s work on Nonpareil, and one on the calculator prototype … Continue reading

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Note to self

When travelling, bring CD-R and DVD+R media, Tyvek sleeves, and a Sharpie. Sigh.

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Nutritional information for canned purified water

On a flight from LA to Chicago last night, I asked for water, and was given a can of Deja Blue, a brand of purified drinking water by Seven-Up, which presumably competes with Coke’s Dasani and Pepsi’s Aquafina. It seemed … Continue reading

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OnStar Off

When I purchased a new vehicle in September 2004, I wanted side impact airbags, but they only were available as part of a “Safe and Secure” package that also included OnStar which I did not want. A salesman tried to … Continue reading

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New program “edit33″

The DEC PDP-1 computer at the Computer History Museum has a Type 30 Precision CRT Display with a Type 33 Symbol Generator. The Type 33 allows the computer to more quickly display small symbols (typically characters) using a five by … Continue reading

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