Dr Wingnut

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  • Barack to the future

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    In the January 2009 issue of Harpers, an item appeared the readings section called Barack to the future.  It was an excerpt of a letter from a conservative right wing group dated today claiming the the world would be a much worse place now than it was in the first month of the Obama administration.Read…

  • IEEExtreme Programming Challenge

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    I was the initial proctor for the 2012 IEEExtreme Programming Challenge at the U of M this year.  The field had expanded from a single team last year to four teams this year.  At this rate, then they will need a bigger IEEE lab at the U next year.

  • Learning the lingo of the ‘near’ east

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    ST. PAULROCHELLE OLSONWoe be unto the westerner who crosses the Mississippi River ill-versed in the language of the east metro.  Here then is a visitors guide to the eastern Twin Cities: West St. Paul and the West Side of St. Paul are not the same. The first is a city in Dakota County; the other…

  • Ahrnold

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    It looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger had the early signs of Parkinson’s in his interview on 60 Minutes this week.Guess those anabolic steroids aren’t good for you after all.

  • Weird

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    At MDE, AOL instant message accounts were blocked, but you could get on with Yahoo!; at DNR, Yahoo! IM accounts are blocked, but you can get on with AIM.  Still can’t get onto Lync, something got messed up in my account on the way to DNR apparently.Also, haven’t been able to link to the shared…

  • Findings

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    Studies suggested that the elderly overestimate their driving abilities, possess a distinctive smell who’s disagreeable properties do not originate in the underarms, and sometimes die of loneliness.Harpers, August 2012, pg. 80

  • Minneapolis Bike Tour

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    Today was the 6th Annual Minneapolis Bike Tour.  I haven’t ridden it since the inaugural tour when Darrell and Dave and I went.  I went with Darrell and Denise today.  We couldn’t have asked for better weatherMy total ride stats for today are 55.63 miles. Avg 13.5 MPH. Max 31.5. Time 4:06’46