Monthly Archives: June 2006

Do Nuclear Facilities Attract UFOs?

Posted on June 10, 2006 by Eric

I was using Google to search for something entirely unrelated (“Jefferson County” “ibm mainframe”, if you must know), and came across an interesting PDF file: Do Nuclear Facilities Attract UFOs? I’m posting it here just for general amusement; I don’t … Continue reading →

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New hub cap, $35. New jack: priceless overpriced

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Eric

At some point one of the hubcaps on my car disappeared. I’m not sure if it fell off on the road somewhere, or was appropriated while the car was parked. With my old car, an inexpensive econo-box, I went for … Continue reading →

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Motivation

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Eric

Someone asked about my degree plans in a comment on an earlier post, so I thought I’d expand a little on my educational background and plans. I first enrolled in college 24 years ago, but I was going because it … Continue reading →

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Public speaking

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Eric

Class is going well. Our first actual speech (not reading) was a 1-2 minute self-introduction, which had to have two main points each with two subpoints, and at least one visual aid. The hard part is keeping it to under … Continue reading →

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Printing on CDs/DVDs with Epson Stylus Photo R300

Posted on June 3, 2006 by Eric

Last December I bought an Epson Stylus Photo R300 inkjet printer, because it was on sale for under $80, and it can print directly onto printable CDs and DVDs. I didn’t actually get around to using it for that until … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. John Morressy, 8 December 1930 — 20 March 2006

Posted on June 3, 2006 by Eric

John Morressy, author and retired english professor, was perhaps best known for his stories of the wizard Kedrigern. Hardly a month went by without one of his short stories appearing in F&SF or other magazines.

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Computer virus

Posted on June 3, 2006 by Eric

A computer virus made the rounds, and it took a while for anyone to notice because it didn’t cause any obvious problems.  Instead, what it did was modify the Windows Solitaire game to always be unwinnable.  Gradually people stopped playing … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Alan Kotok, 9 November 1941 — 25 May 2006

Posted on June 2, 2006 by Eric

Since the late 1970s I’ve been a fan of Alan Kotok‘s work as one of the architects of the PDP-6 and PDP-10. At the PDP-1 celebration at the Computer History Museum this past May 15, I had the great privilege … Continue reading →

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Math grades; Public Speaking

Posted on June 2, 2006 by Eric

I may not find out my grade for Java Programming (CIS 043/183) until the release of the official spring semseter grades on June 12, but Professor Ting posted the grades for Discrete Math (MATH 019) and for third-semester Calculus (MATH … Continue reading →

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