Archive for December, 2012
Article: World’s Longest High-Speed Rail Line Opens in China
Thursday, December 27th, 2012Roots 2.0: Using DNA to Trace My Ancestry | PRI’s The World
Thursday, December 27th, 2012Article: Newspaper Publishes Names, Addresses of Local Gun Permit Holders; Some People Have a Problem with This
Thursday, December 27th, 2012Newspaper Publishes Names, Addresses of Local Gun Permit Holders; Some People Have a Problem with This
http://gawker.com/5971218
Article: Keep your Google Contacts Up to Date!
Thursday, December 27th, 2012Apple Watch
Thursday, December 27th, 2012Interesting. But not there yet.
http://iphone.appleinsider.com/articles/12/12/26/first_look_metawatch_smart_watch_pushes_iphone_alerts_to_your_wrist.html
The Great Class Divide, as Seen in the Toy Aisle – NYTimes.com
Monday, December 24th, 2012Magnatiles & Fat Brain Toys
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/nyregion/the-great-class-divide-as-seen-in-the-toy-aisle.html
Six Steps to Decluttering Your Smartphone’s Apps – NYTimes.com
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012Thoughts on O’Shea’s The Brain: A Very Short Introduction
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012Good discussion of lots of technical stuff, including regions of the brain, how nerves work, & artificial neural nets
http://www.amazon.com/Brain-Very-Short-Introduction/dp/B002KE9BPO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352690693&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Brain%3A+A+Very+Short+Introduction+%28Unabridged%29