http://www.philblog.com/ Some recycled RSS - Some new RSS en-us 2005-12-19T21:54:01-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/12/scoble_made_me.html Well, kind of. A little over a year ago, I wrote an entry talking about how Scoble influenced me to buy the original XBox. I have been a Halo 2 addict since then, even frequently going to Halo 2 LAN... Technology Phil 2005-12-19T21:54:01-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/11/imix_via_rss_fi.html After all of the recent exciting news regarding iTunes and the iPod, the lowly iMix seems to get little or no attention. First introduced a few years ago, the iMix has since been sitting comfortably in the left hand column... Technology Phil 2005-11-04T10:23:18-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/10/first_segway_ri.html Segway Originally uploaded by pdsphil. While in Estes Park last weekend, our group found a Segway dealership and rented four machines for an hour. We rode all over the city after a brief training session. I have to say... Technology Phil 2005-10-28T11:51:52-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/09/norad.html Took a tour of NORAD / Cheyenne Moutain. Very cool. Did not see the Stargate or WOPR.... Random Phil 2005-09-24T11:17:53-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/08/fainting_goats.html I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. Fainting Goats (6.2 MB WMV)... Random Phil 2005-08-02T22:47:39-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/08/a_picture_might.html If I saw this guy on the street, I would feel compelled to give him some money. (Via Seth's Blog.)... Random Phil 2005-08-02T21:59:47-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/05/cantenna.html Some friends moved into our neighborhood a few weeks ago. They live three houses down the street from us. I thought it would be a cool project to extend our wireless network to their house, and after talking it over,... Technology Phil 2005-05-24T21:15:28-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/05/rmnp.html Rocky Mountain National Park Originally uploaded by pdsphil. We visited Rocky Mountain National Park over the weekend. Borrowed a friend's Nikon D70 and took some great shots.... Random Phil 2005-05-22T19:27:55-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/05/monkeys_treat_r.html Monkeys treat robot arm as bonus appendage: "David Pescovitz: Monkeys that controlled robot arms via neural implants were actually thinking of the arm as their own extra appendage. Duke University neurobiologists Miguel Nicolelis, Mikhail Lebedev, and their colleagues analyzed data... Technology Phil 2005-05-10T19:52:30-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/04/florence_pics_a_1.html Florence Originally uploaded by pdsphil. Posted my pics from Florence last night. They are on my Flickr site, along with the ones from Rome.... Random Phil 2005-04-22T10:25:25-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/02/iowa_unwires_re.html I laughed when I read the first line of this article... Iowa Unwires Rest Stops: "Iowa joins a growing trend of states with large empty stretches: For traffic safety purposes, the more frequently people stop, stretch, and take their eyes... Technology Phil 2005-02-04T21:42:59-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2005/01/dog_exercise.html Allie has been eating too much dog food recently, so we decided to exercise her in the basement. Allie was not physically harmed in this video, though some mental trauma may have occurred. Allie's Exercise (42 MB MPG)... Random Phil 2005-01-01T14:52:28-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2004/11/dumba_dan.html As a follow-up to my last post about the MSM, read this exchange from Dan Blather, via Ace of Spades: But it turns out the White House won't be making these crazy demands alone. Oh, no. It will be employing... Political - GWOT Phil 2004-11-03T15:18:47-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2004/11/bush_revolution.html What a crazy past 36 hours. Thankfully, not so crazy as four years ago. I stayed up late into the night watching the news and watching the blogs, waiting for the final decision. When commentators started talking about provisional... Political - GWOT Phil 2004-11-03T14:32:00-07:00 http://www.philblog.com/mt-archive/2004/10/former_debate_c.html Yeah, I watched the debate last night, if you can call it that. Somehow the format used last night doesn't really cut it for me. But then again, I was on the debate team in high school. And so was... Political - GWOT Phil 2004-10-01T09:55:08-07:00