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PC Build 2008: Part 1

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comment

It has been at least 3 years since my last PC build.  My rule of thumb is to build a new PC with at least twice the capacity at the same price.  A lot has changed in 3 years so it’s pretty easy to find new parts with at least 2x the power.  From my […]

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Star Wars Decorated Room

August 29th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Has anyone ever thought of decorating his (or her) room with a Star Wars theme?  I certainly have.  When I was a kid, I used to have Star Wars action figures lined up on the shelf near my bed.  Then over the study table, I would stack the Star Wars electronic and board games.
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It’s Not Lupus!

June 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I’ve been trying to catch up on House MD episodes in the past 3 weeks. I’m hooked with the series because of Hugh Laurie’s acting, the writing, and the story telling. I’m especially amused with the radical diagnoses and treatments of the patients. I know the cures for the exotic diseases are somewhat made […]

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Head Tracking in 3D Revisited

May 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Earlier this year, I blogged about Johnny Lee’s project on using the Wii-mote to track head movement in 3D. The project had a lot of potential. Sure enough, he’s now featured in TED, re-presenting the same project. This time he’s got Electronics Arts developing an “easter egg” or a hidden feature in […]

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In The Know Using Twitter

April 29th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Ok, so now I’m following a bunch of people in Twitter. What’s next? I read in other’s posts like Nowsourcing, Dave Fleet, and SearchEngineLand on how were able to harness the power of Twitter’s “crowd sourcing” intelligence. It’s nice to have all of those people at my finger tips, a good […]

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