Archive for November, 2008

Link Roundup 11/19/08

Here are some interesting articles/posts that I have found or been sent.  Like last week I am just doing a short bit on each so you can have more time to check them out.
So here you go:
Boeing 787 Wing Test – Via TechEBlog.  As my company (Goodrich) supplies parts for it, we all found this [...]

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Empire From the Ashes – Book Review

This book review is actually of an Omibus.  Empire From the Ashes is actually a collection of 3 books.  Mutineer’s Moon, The Armageddon Inheritance, and Heirs of Empire.
First let me say, I grew up reading Asimov, Heinlein, and many other scifi greats.  I love the genre and have pretty high standards to become really impressed.  [...]

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Ede Returns

Quite a few of my readers also know ThatEdeGuy. (If you don’t, check out his blog sometime. You will find it well written and informative.)
Ede certainly had an interesting weekend.  He, his wife, and the little guy, left for L.A. to partake in his brothers wedding.  This also happens to be right in [...]

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Obama 2.0 – The YouTube Prez

In a follow up to my other post on Obama looking promising on the tech front, this came across my desk today.
Basically the plan seems to be to have weekly YouTube addresses.  I actually like this plan.  I am a little leery of it in light of the Twitter Feed not having been updated since [...]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Global Warming? Just kidding!

Well a growing number of scientists are pointing to evidence that the planet is entering a mini-iceage.  Which, if true, kind of puts a damper on the whole “global warming crisis.”
Rob over at Sayanythingblog has a few exerpts from an article discussing it.  It actually isn’t the first time the world has entered into a [...]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Lunch Break with Jake: 11/13/08

First off today- where has the year gone?  I swear it was spring not too long ago.  Since then I have redesigned how I blog, worked on a couple of new websites, and am getting ready for the holiday breaks at work.  Yeiks, it is going to be the 1st of the year before not [...]

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Obama 2.0 – The Connected Prez

I recently read a Star Tribune article about how Obama built this huge communications network and that is one of the reasons he won the Presidency.  In essence I agree with him.  I disagree with a lot of his policies and liberal viewpoints, but this is one area where I think Washington needs improvement.  Understand [...]

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Link roundup – November 12th

Here are some interesting articles/posts that I have found or been sent… most I found neat, but haven’t had time time or need to do a full post on them.  However, I thought others might find them interesting as well.
So here you go:
“Winter is coming to H.B.O” – GRRM’s A Game of Thrones – Via [...]

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Twitter Writing Contest 2.0

Now of course, to actually win the contest, one needs a Twitter account.  However, since I decided to start using my Twitter account (http://twitter.com/olorinpc), I might as well try this contest out.

Write a Killer Haiku for the Win
As you might have gleened from the headline, this time we’re going to write Twitter haiku. There’s [...]

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Live blogging Obama address, updated

Started on the economy – job loss
Working with President Bush economic team
Immediately after becoming president focusing on the economy.
Introducing the transition team… discussed most immediate
Rescue plan for the middle class – invest in jobs, relief for families.
Unemployment insurance plan
Economic stimulus plan to jumpstart things
Financial sector crisis, must remember its global.
Auto industry – backbone of industrial [...]

Friday, November 7th, 2008