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7 October 2008
http://games.slashdot.org/games/08/10/07/2232247.shtml
I've done enough breadboarding electronics to find this a really intimidating (and tedious) prospect. Pretty cool, though.
To paraphrase one of the commenters: "Great! Next up: Babbage's Difference Engine!"
I've done enough breadboarding electronics to find this a really intimidating (and tedious) prospect. Pretty cool, though.
To paraphrase one of the commenters: "Great! Next up: Babbage's Difference Engine!"
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/23316912/makebelieve_maverick/print
There's a very clear and obvious slant here, which I tried to ignore as I read the article. Many quotes are unsourced, and thus a priori suspect.
But the man damns himself repeatedly with his own words.
And he has no business calling anyone an elitist, as someone whose life has been defined by his membership in various elites.
I want to be able to respect him, and I do respect some of his stances and accomplishments. But I cannot respect the man himself.
I wish that this were an election for which it was hard to decide between the Presidential candidates because they were both eminently suited for the job, albeit with different philosophies and priorities.
It's not.
There's a very clear and obvious slant here, which I tried to ignore as I read the article. Many quotes are unsourced, and thus a priori suspect.
But the man damns himself repeatedly with his own words.
And he has no business calling anyone an elitist, as someone whose life has been defined by his membership in various elites.
I want to be able to respect him, and I do respect some of his stances and accomplishments. But I cannot respect the man himself.
I wish that this were an election for which it was hard to decide between the Presidential candidates because they were both eminently suited for the job, albeit with different philosophies and priorities.
It's not.