Monthly Archives: November 2005

A few thrillers

Posted on November 14, 2005 by Eric

Dan and I recently saw Flightplan. Fairly good, though the amount of unused space in the “E474″ jet aircraft was unbelievable to the point of absurdity. This weekend I saw A History of Violence. Most of Cronenberg’s films are quite … Continue reading →

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Nonpareil: improved KML keyboard mapping support

Posted on November 13, 2005 by Eric

A Nonpareil user asked about keyboard mapping for the 41C/CV/CX ON, USER, PRGM, ALPHA, shift (gold), SST, and R/S keys. All keyboard mappings are user-configurable in the KML file, but setting them properly is tricky. Until now, you had to … Continue reading →

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Framed!

Posted on November 10, 2005 by Eric

I was out of town to attend a conference, or maybe on a vacation. There was a gubernatorial election while I was there, and it happened that my own appearance was very similar to that of the incumbent governor except … Continue reading →

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Should new physics theories be “supported”?

Posted on November 7, 2005 by Eric

The Guardian article Fuel’s paradise? Power source that turns physics on its head describes an invention by Dr. Randell Mills which would appear to violate currently accepted quantum theory. It is claimed that some independent scientists have verified Dr. Mill’s … Continue reading →

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