Archive for February, 2008
US India Cooperation
Read a nice article today on the USA and India, and some of the dynamics of the relationship that we have been fostering. Basically, it makes a case for us to coooperate (1) as the two main democracies in the world and (2) for the USA to have continued involvement in keeping Asia stable. Link [...]
Camping in a tee-pee
To all of you outdoorsy people in the NW, who consider half the year as the rainy season, you might consider camping in a tee-pee. It’s warm and dry even in the rain and let’s you get that fresh air and warm fire fix that so many of us love. Two weeks ago, there was [...]
XP Setup on a Shuttle SD30G2 computer
Life on the web
Intelligence?
Found an interesting article today from the Scientific American that talked about people’s internal views on intelligence. “…the two general classes of learners—helpless versus mastery-oriented. I realized that these different types of students not only explain their failures differently, but they also hold different “theories” of intelligence. The helpless ones believe that intelligence is a [...]
Making Big Decisions
Anyone out there get confused when making a big decision, “Should I change jobs?” “What should I major in?” “What am I most passionate about?” Someone recently asked me, If one is honest with themselves and needed to know what path to take, do you: a) follow your head b) follow your heart c) follow [...]
Power of Google Maps
Why the commercials are so painfully true
So, I’m a PC user. Never had a mac, never bothered to try linux (though I keep hearing about Ubuntu). Many people I know, rather limited in their PC abilities, just want a computer to (1) get on the internet (2) store pictures (3) play games. One of my co-workers just bought a laptop PC [...]
