The Archives
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Computers & Technology
Raspberry Pi
This looks promising –and for only $25.00. 700MHz ARM11 128MB of SDRAM OpenGL ES 2.0 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode Composite and HDMI video output USB 2.0 SD/MMC/SDIO memory card slot General-purpose I/O Open software (Ubuntu, Iceweasel, KOffice, Python) Read more: cnet News
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30 Days
30 Day Challenge: Meditation (and 2011 resolutions)
My next 30 day challenge will be to sit and meditate everyday for at least 20 minutes. I’ve done 14 consecutive days before, but never 30. My meditation practices in the past have always been spotty, a day here and a day there, but I really want to make it a daily practice. (see below) [...]
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Science & Philosophy
The Large Hadron Collider explained.
First read Brian Greene’s article in the New York Times called “The Origins of the Universe: A Crash Course” Then watch this video on how the LHC actually works. Pretty cool stuff. If you want to brush up on your Quantum Mechanics and dive into the world of Superstring Theory, check out Brian Greene’s book [...]
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Science & Philosophy
Size of Our World
I stumbled upon (literally) this website a while back, and I find myself going back to it quite often. It’s absolutely mind blowing. It’s just a simple website which compares the size of Earth with various other planets and stars. Definitely worth a look. http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm Here is the first image. But that’s just the beginning.
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Books & Literature
Some good reads…
I thought these three books were good enough to earn the Robert Sinclaire uber-elite seal of approval. The Victorian Internet — This book was fantastic. My daughter bought it for me at a library book sale for 50 cents. The Victorian Internet chronicles the rise of the telegraph, as well as the astounding effects it [...]
