I hated Neil Stephenson’s Snow Crash. Its trite, its crass, and it reads like an action movie elevator pitch. Hiro Protagonist isn’t a clever literary joke. Its a stupid name made up because the autho
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A government that keeps its citizens through hazy reports of violence by “outsiders”
The rise of China and decline of the US
Fanatical, Conspiracy Theorist Right-wingers
Spiders
Global Warming
An unn
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My Hanukah present has so far been a success. My hope was that an eBook reader would get me to read more. Although I’ve tapered off a bit, since it arrived in December, I’ve finished three books:
Mak
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Here’s an article about Mick Mountz, the CEO of my company, Kiva Systems.
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I used to skate with a guy who brought his gear on the back of a Goldwing… sweet!
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#### Sailing in Salem
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My company’s robots are starring in a new video on YouTube:Â Â
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AT&T’s Tech Channel website did a video spot about my company’s robotic order fullfillment system. check it out. _Update: We Kivan’s can now publically talk about our latest client: Walgreens!_ We
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You know there is something wrong with the world when you start hearing Violent Femmes songs about masturbation in the background of Wendy’s commercials. Or maybe I’m just getting old.
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Getting 3 new FREE bikes! Ok, not so new, actually, they are down right old, but still, the look pretty cool. First up is a Peugeot Cadre Allege women’s bike, which I might refurbish for my wife, or s
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