Yes, I’m back in St. Louis, on a nice internet connection too! No more crappy mediacom, it’s Charter now baby! Anyone want to help me unpack? I’ll give you a case of beer. Come on, you know you want to…..
This is very interesting, and scary in a way as well.
US researchers have devised a simple robot that can make copies of itself from spare parts.
Writing in Nature, the robot’s creators say their experiment shows the ability to reproduce is not unique to biology. Read more
So, I worked my last few hours in the Computer Labs today. It was sad to leave some good friends that I have made and might not ever see again. I will try my best to keep in touch with people like Adam, Caleb, and Cara. I have no doubt that I will see Anna, being that she is going to marry my good friend Matt. It was sad walking out of that lab for the last time. I will miss these guys. Keep in touch everyone, you really don’t know how much I enjoyed your company this year. Good luck in your futures. You know my website, and I know yours. Caleb and Cara, train the lab newbs well.
So, I donated some money to one.org and received (will receive) a box of wristbands which have become the new fad for charities and non-profits. I should have 5 to give away. If anyone wants one, I can mail you one or give you one in person. Just leave a comment saying you want one and I’ll get your info. You don’t need to donate money to get one. What you do need to complete though, is their declaration. Send me a screenshot, or link me to a screenshot of the completed form and you shall receive one. If demand is high, I shall donate more money and get some more wristbands, but what would be even better, is if you donated and got your own box of them to give out.
Check out the powerful video that has been airing on all the major networks here: ONE.org Video.
I saw Crash tonight. This was such a good movie. Every actor in the movie gave great performances (except for Brendan Fraser whose acting is the same in this movie as every movie he’s been in, crappy). I was surprised to find Ludacris to deliver a great performance. I usually don’t like rappers in movies, except for the few exceptions of Tupac Shakur in just about every role he’s been in, Mos Def in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and Ice Cube in Higher Learning, but Ludacris gave a great performance that was on par with everyone else in the movie. Don Cheadle, as always, acted wonderfully. As did Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, and the rest of the cast.
This movie is beyond explanation as far as story and plot. It’s something that you have to see. What was funny, as Matt, Anna, and I were standing in line to buy tickets, the people at the ticket window asked what it was about and we couldn’t tell them. They said that nobody that was seeing that movie could explain what it was about, which I think could hurt its box office numbers. Its a movie that seems unmarketable.
All you have to know, is one crash links a bunch of people in LA together and goes through the lives of said people up until the moment of the crash. It is wonderfully written, and deals with the racism each one of these people goes through in their lives. You love some of the characters, you hate some of them. There really is nothing I can say besides see this movie. It is probably going to be one of the best of the year.
Update: watch the trailer here: http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/crash/
and visit the official site here: Crash