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from 1997 to 2007 my website remained largely unchanged,
which means that while the rest of the world was
putting up myspace and facebook pages, i was still
entertaining my guests with godawful midi background
music. you can see what the page used to look like
by clicking here.
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this drawing by jimmy chin inspired me to replace
the previous web page theme ('frozen fox', not 'wavy
purple backgrounds') with 'pocketwatch fox
my
peeps
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during the spring and summer of 2007 a pair of finches
took up residence in my bathroom window.
i documented some of their activity,
including two clutches of eggs and a
total of six fledglings, on my web cam.
to those who may have seen the pictures
(or who saw them in the archive), and
wondered what they were looking up,
here
is the set up.
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i also took some video of the birds
from time to time. most of it is too
large to put on the web page, but ii
wanted to get at least one sample up
for your curiousity.
here it is.
will
you be my friend?
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if you are a member of netflix, you
can
be my friend by clicking here
biking
in the south bay
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check out my favorite bike path in southern
california by clicking here
wolf
park
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like most other zoos and animal sanctuaries,
wolf park in battleground, indiana offers
an adoption/sponsorship program. in
exchange for a moderate donation, participants
receive seasonal updates on their
adopted animal, some photos, and maybe
even a fur sample from shedding season.
what makes wolf park different is that,
with advanced reservations, people can
visit with their wolves. and by 'visit'
i really mean 'visit'. after watching
a safety video, people actually get
to go into the enclosure with the wolf
pack.
if
you are a member of netflix and want
to be one of 'my friends' on netflix,
please click on this
link.
distributed
computing
do
you have the latest dual/quad core super
computer sitting on your desk? does
it spend 95% of the day processing email,
displaying boring web pages like this,
or flat out sitting idle? put your cpu(s)
to good use by joining a distributed
computing project or two. how it works:
while your computer would otherwise
be sitting idle, a program runs in the
background to model weather systems,
cancer fighting chemicals, and even
monitor extra terrestrial communications.
download the boinc
client from berkeley and you will get
started. here are the projects ii'm
currently working on:
+SETI@home
-
listening to see if e.t. is calling
us back after we helped him phone home
+ORBIT@home
(not yet started) - assists in keeping
track of potential planet-killing asteroids
+Rosetta@home
- searches for 3-dimensional shapes
to help fight disease
other
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you're watership down!
by richard adams
though many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you're
actually incredibly deep and complex. you show people the need to rethink their
assumptions, and confront them on everything from how they think to where they
build their houses. you might be one of the greatest people of all time. you'd
be recognized as such if you weren't always talking about talking rabbits.
