Archive for April, 2005

Windows in a Pacemaker

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

I believe I found the quote of the day. You can't do control-alt-delete on a pacemaker. The quote is from Ken Klein, CEO of Wind River Systems, and he is talking about the opportunity for Microsoft to enter the "device software" market. I had not heard of Wind River Systems before, but ...

Recap of My Basketball Game Prediction

Tuesday, April 5th, 2005

As with the Super Bowl, I correctly predicted the winner and was off by 1 point from the true margin of victory for last night's NCAA men's basketball championship game. I picked North Carolina over Illinois, 83-77. North Carolina won 75-70. Not too shabby, if I may say so myself. ...

The Pope Was Popular?

Monday, April 4th, 2005

In a recent AP news story, I found the following quote. Major news media around the world devoted 10 times as many stories to Pope John Paul II's death as they did to the re-election of President Bush, according to an analysis released Monday. Um...duh! You mean to tell me more was ...

My Prediction for the Basketball Game

Sunday, April 3rd, 2005

The NCAA championship game for men's basketball is tomorrow night, and since my Super Bowl pick turned out better than expected, I will give it another whirl. My pick: North Carolina over Illinois, 83-77. I know, I'm going against the grain of picking Illinois to take the championship, but after a ...

The Ice Cream Man

Sunday, April 3rd, 2005

Yesterday, Mike, Ariele and I went to the Rose Bowl for some lunch and some frisbee throwing. We stopped by Subway on the way down there so Mike and I could pick up some subs (Ariele was doing her usual assortment of fruit for lunch), and we found a parking ...

Beaten Down at Settlers of Catan

Saturday, April 2nd, 2005

Adam, Paul, and I played two games of The Settlers of Catan late Friday night, and Paul won both in dominating fashion. With a combination of strategically placed settlements, cunning moves early in the game, and some quite favorable rolls of the dice, he marched to victory, trouncing Adam and ...