http://www.infinite0.com Nothing... yet everything. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:39:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Time has always been in short supply for me. Although I enjoy making friends, time has never been my friend, and likely never will be. I persistently try to squeeze a 25-hour day into the standard 24 hours, but it stubbornly refuses to concede every time, time after time. Time ... http://www.infinite0.com/archives/189 http://www.infinite0.com/archives/154 Randy Pausch died last Thursday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 47, leaving behind a wife and three kids. Seems glum, but he certainly didn't feel that way. For those of you who haven't seen his "last lecture" at Carnegie Mellon entitled Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, it's here ... http://www.infinite0.com/archives/141 This blind guy taught himself to find his way around the world with echolocation, just like a dolphin. Short 3'37" CBS report: Extraordinary People 46' special: http://www.infinite0.com/archives/137 There are no students that fail to learn. There are only teachers that fail to teach. Of course, this applies only to students that are willing and are making an effort to learn. I'm not sure where I heard this from, but it has been burned into my memory, and I have ... http://www.infinite0.com/archives/103 I was wondering today how long the data on my CDs would last. So I did some Googling. From OSTA, I found that: CD-RWs can be rewritten ~1000 times. The unrecorded shelf life of both CD-Rs and CD-RWs is anywhere between 5 and 10 years. Data on written CD-Rs remain readable from 50 to ... http://www.infinite0.com/archives/99 Below is a story apparently found at Jimmy John's. I have adapted it for grammar and style from Mike Geronsin's Pitchfever Music Academy Blog. I like this story. Makes you think. An American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one ... http://www.infinite0.com/archives/97 I've heard about string theory for some time now, but I've never taken the time to learn more about it until now. I basically spent a good few hours watching free videos online, and now I'm telling you about what I did. You're in for a treat. First, you might find ... http://www.infinite0.com/archives/96 I'm finding myself in what you might call a tangiblistic or physicalistic episode at the moment. In fact, I've found myself adopting more and more of guichemot's views - for those of you who have seen him around i0. This is a little amusing, because it is the complete opposite mindset ... http://www.infinite0.com/archives/95 I have always known that Einstein had some pretty cool and unique views on religion, but I haven't looked into it much until today. I regret not having done so sooner! Found some really great quotes. Religion without science is blind. Some people really need some of this sense talked into them! It ... http://www.infinite0.com/archives/92