31.3.09
20.3.09
This is March Madness.
As of the time of this posting, Ohio State has the points lead at the NCAA wrestling championship tournament in St Louis. In the last round they overtook both Iowa State and Iowa. The Buckeyes currently lead second place Iowa, who were thought to be a sure thing in grasping their 22nd national title. The Hawkeyes were ranked #1 coming into the tournament and the Buckeyes were ranked 6th despite finishing 2nd last year (yes, behind Iowa). Again, coach Tom Ryan (a former Hawkeye himself) and the Buckeyes received far too little respect in the polls. But heading into the semi-finals, they have four wrestlers left in competition. And the Hawkeyes have only two. This could be big for wrestling at Ohio State and in the state of Ohio generally. Championships make for good recruiting. Good recruiting makes for more championships.
Of course the Hawkeyes aren't out of it and if anyone knows how to win under pressure it's Iowa. Even so, if the Buckeyes finish in the top three this year, it proves last year was no fluke. And it means the Buckeyes have just put the Hawkeyes on notice. And nothing in this world (athletically speaking) would make me happier than a long, embittered Ohio State- Iowa wrestling rivalry. But that's getting ahead of ourselves.
Stay tuned for more results!
19.3.09
YES. Now THATS what I'm talking about!
Check it out, people. It's 2009 and your flying car is finally here. (It's 25 years late, but it's finally here). The next question is how are we going to mount one of those new laser guns on it? And where can I get a shiny, silver jogging suit with a V stripe?
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18.3.09
Finally! Now when can I expect to get my rocket pack to go with it?
Military Laser Hits Battlefield Strength
By Noah Shachtman March 18, 2009 | 11:12:00 AMCategories: Lasers And Ray Guns
Huge news for real-life ray guns: Electric lasers have hit battlefield strength for the first time -- paving the way for energy weapons to go to war.
In recent test-blasts, Pentagon-researchers at Northrop Grumman managed to get its 105 kilowatts of power out of their laser -- past the "100kW threshold [that] has been viewed traditionally as a proof of principle for 'weapons grade' power levels for high-energy lasers," Northrop's vice president of directed energy systems, Dan Wildt, said in a statement.
That much power won't get you a Star Wars-style blaster. But it should be more than enough to zap the mortars and rockets that insurgents have used to pound American bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The battlefield-strength breakthrough is just one part in a larger military push to finally make laser weapons a reality, after decades of unfulfilled promises. The Army recently gave Boeing a $36 million contract to build a laser-equipped truck. Raytheon is set to start test-firing a mortar-zapper of its own. Darpa is funding a 150 kilowatt laser project that is meant to be fitted onto "tactical aircraft."
17.3.09
I Am New
I don't know who Kutiman is, but he mixes you tube. And it's incredible. What you hear is what you see. Here's an example:
16.3.09
11.3.09
Phoebe In Wonderland
In January of 2008 I was able to attend the Sundance Film Festival in Utah with a few friends. While we were there I saw a film called "Phoebe in Wonderland". I've been waiting and waiting and now it's finally being release in "select" theaters. Phoebe in Wonderland is not a great film. It's not going to win any awards at the Oscars, nor should it (aside from the award for best actress which should go to Fanning- she is amazing in this film- and only 8 at the time it was made). The story is reasonably interesting. Some of the acting is quite good. But overall the execution of the film is only ok.
That notwithstanding, I found the film deeply moving and painfully beautiful for reasons I only partly understand. Some of those reasons are probably quite subjective to my personal experiences as a child and a father. I recommend it to all of you. Maybe some of you will connect with it. Maybe you won't.
An Open Letter to Larry Mullen, Jr
Dear Larry,
In the photo on the cover of the latest Rolling Stone magazine, I noticed something unusual about Bono's face. It appears as though he is either wearing eye makeup or someone punched him in the face.
Michael Stipe already has the "aging rock star front man wearing eye make up" category pretty well covered and it seems to me that we really don't need more than one of those guys.
Anyway, I know there are lots of people who would like to punch Bono in the face, so maybe that's what happened. I don't know, but if somebody could fill us in concerning what's going on with that general region of Bono's head, we'd appreciate it.
And if it turns out that Bono is wearing eye makeup, maybe you could just go ahead and punch him in the face. Thanks so much.
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