XBox Programming Class
This week I learned how to program the XBox. I took a class at Minuteman High School which was put on by Robotech Center. I thought it was very fun and educating. I learned...
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The Art of the Press Release
The press is really weird. You probably saw the news this week about the guy who found some negatives in a garage sale, and it turns out that they’re lost Ansel Adams, and they’re...
No More Jolly Japes?
Growing up I loved reading Enid Blyton books, but they were starting to feel dated even when I was reading them in the 60s and 70s. Apparently the publisher is going to address this...
Mango Sorbet
The other evening we were having dinner at Solea restaurant in Waltham. Across the street is one of Waltham’s Indian grocery stores, New Apna Bazar. Right now seems to be mango season as they...
Directed Graphs in Inheritance
When I talked about maternal haplogroups the other day, I touched on how this and the paternal haplogroup map onto your inheritance tree. Some of the details of how this works can be a...
Mashrou’ Leila
On the way to the supermarket today, we heard a song on the radio called Embembelelah. It was really cool, but when we got home we had no idea how to spell it or...
Middlesex Fells
Today we did a short hike on the Skyline Trail in Middlesex Fells. We went down to the south end of the Fells, and climbed up to Wright’s Tower to get a nice view...
