reignition / diversion

Not sure what to get me for XMas? wonder no more.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:56:14 -0500

Not sure what to get me for XMas? wonder no more.

Dialog with me, won't you?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:27:59 -0500

Message:

“do we have a time and place? you message sounded like you were eating dirt”

Reply:

“Hi Person,
Yes, I was eating dirt. I find the dirt in the flower pots along the river to be quite good, although in general I prefer the dirt from the state house lawn, as it is mixed with grass and sand, both quite beneficial for the colon. In this case, however, it was just a nosh on soil from between the cracks in the sidewalk. Unpretentious yet satisfying.

Colleague wants to eat mussels and french fries (Moules and Frites)

http://redstriperestaurants.com/?page_id=26

But I am game for anywhere, as long as dirt is on the menu. Or at least in the alley out back.”

The Real Web: When The Clients Calls The Shots

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:50:00 -0400

What is the result when the client won’t follow advice?

In end, the web is the ultimate democracy. While little things like poorly thought out navigation don’t seem to mean anything to the client, in the end the site creates an impression on its users. Those users will make decisions based upon their experience, and over much time and many users it will have an effect on their engagement with the website.

If the website was one page that said “go away”, that would make the decision maker take notice on the negative impact of the site. Given a competent looking site, however, many other flaws will escape the client’s notice, especially if the site was built under their direction.

Web developers can serve the users or serve the client. The best projects serve both equally, but when the two are at odds, the client wins every time. When users say “This site sucks, who built it?” it’s misdirection. What they should really say is “This site sucks, what organization allows themselves to be represented this way?”.

Gloom & Doom playlist

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:54:23 -0400

Blood Farmers - Orgy of Rats
S/T (Leaf Hound – 1995)

New York stoners with a checkered past

St. Vitus - Born Too Late
Live (Hellhound Records - 1990)

Started off as Black Flag label mates (SST) and brought doom to a generation of punks. Hugely influential by any measure.

Crowbar - The Lasting Dose
Sonic Excess in its Purest Form (Spitfire Records - 2001)

Not the greatest band but an immense song. We need metal to tap into negative human interaction like no other music will.

“Sometimes I need the fuel I drain from you…” Indeed!

Grief - Earthworm
COME TO GRIEF (Century Media - 1994)

Boston guys. Back in the day, these guys could not have been further outside the scene, but their legacy looms large.

Godflesh - Predominance
Pure (Earache Records - 1992)

Showgazer metal progenitors. All the Jesu weenies need to listen back to when these guys were hard. Truly original stuff in ‘92.

Orthodox - Arrodillate Ante la Madera y la Piedra
Gran Poder (Southern Lord – 2007)

lumpen: Of or referring to social outcasts; Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat; Plebeian

Just on the edge of quality, but the amazing vocals make this happen. Killer album from Spanish, monk dressed yobs!

Monster Magnet - Baby Gotterdammerung
Powertrip (A&M Records - 1998)

Wow, song writing - who knew? Massive New Jersey stoners, boring live but great records. Their choice of label should be enough to tell why these guys didn’t get huge.

Goatsblood – Beatrice Hog
Drull (Willowtip Records – 2003)

Two records then out. These Canadians sound so dirty and low, like dead pigeon alley throw up.

Adolf Satan – My Sweet Gourd
S/T (Bestial Onslaught Production - 2004)

Ex A.C. and Kilslug, so of course they bring the stress. So raw it hurts.

Asunder - Twilight Amaranthine
A Clarion Call (Nuclear War Now Productions / Life Is Abuse – 2004)

As slow as it gets while remaining listenable. Oakland, CA. One of their shorter songs!

Perfectly locked in guitars!

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:50:43 -0400

Perfectly locked in guitars!

You HAVE to be kidding. The U.S. Post Office charges a dollar...

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:58:57 -0400

You HAVE to be kidding. The U.S. Post Office charges a dollar (and captures your credit card information) to change your mailing address! Given the state of mail delivery in Providence, you might as well flush it!

R.I. has highest rate of illicit drug use, survey finds

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:40:00 -0400

01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, June 4, 2009 - Rhode Island had the highest rate of illicit drug use in the nation among people 12 or older, according to national survey conducted in 2006 and 2007.

Rhode Island is also among six states that saw significant increases in illicit drug use since the previous survey, in 2005-06. And among those ages 12 to 25, this state had the highest percentage of people who needed drug-abuse treatment but were not receiving it, the survey estimated.

That’s according to a new state-by-state analysis of substance abuse and mental illness patterns released Thursday by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA.

By Felice J. Freyer
Journal Medical Writer

S.W.A.T

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:18:50 -0400

I like how that region of Pakistan controlled by the Taliban is called Swat. Remember that show S.W.A.T. from the 70’s? That was awesome.

Brazil to France

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:45:00 -0400

6:16 pm June 1, 2009
cornel sarosdy wrote:

Anonymous pilot commentary on Airbus fly by wire control system , relating to the Hudson River incident, but likely applying to the A330 down off Brazil. This kind of analysis is a must for any investigation.

Don’t be surprised if the Airbus fly by wire computers didn’t put a perfectly good airplane in the water. In an older generation airplane like the 727 or 737-300/400, the throttles are hooked to the fuel controllers on the engine by a steel throttle cable just like a TBM or a Comanche.

On the Airbus nothing in the cockpit is real. Everything is electronic. The throttles, rudder and brake pedals and the side stick are hooked to rheostats who talk to a computer who talks to a electric hydraulic servo valve which in turn hopefully moves something.

In a older generation airplane when you hit birds the engines keep screaming or they blow up but they don’t both roll back to idle simultaneously like happened to Flt. 1549. All it would take is for bird guts to plug a pressure sensor or knock the pitot probe off or plug it and the computers would roll the engines back to idle thinking they were over boosting because the computers were getting bad data.

The Airbus is a real pile of shit. I don’t like riding on them. Google the Airbus A320 Crash at the Paris Airshow in 1988. Watch the video of an airbus A320 crash into a forest because the computers wouldn’t allow a power increase following a low pass. The computers wouldn’t allow a power increase because they determined that the airspeed was too low for the increase requested so the computers didn’t give them any. Pushing the throttles forward in a Airbus does nothing more than request a power increase from the computer. If the computer doesn’t like all the airplane and engine parameters you don’t get a power increase. Airbus blamed the dead crew since they couldn’t defend themselves. A Boeing would still be flying.

Fatal and Significant Airbus A320 Events »

inline-block - who knew?

Thu, 14 May 2009 08:22:45 -0400

inline-block - who knew?

So, Gibson has jumped the shark, right? Photo from Sweetwater....

Tue, 05 May 2009 09:47:00 -0400

So, Gibson has jumped the shark, right? Photo from Sweetwater. Go there and buy things.

Skatboarders, Musicians & Assistants

Mon, 04 May 2009 09:27:00 -0400

Wouldn’t be responsible journalism to ask how these two people, as described, could afford a 1 million dollar home and then pile another 500K on top of that??

Isn’t it the job of a newspaper to be inquisitive on all points?

I got three words for ya, Wall Street Journal.

Freddie Mac Acting CFO David Kellermann Found Dead

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:53:00 -0400

Freddie Mac Acting CFO David Kellermann Found Dead:

Not soon enough. Can you please kill yourself sooner?

How we look from Sweden. My take: not very serious, although in...

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:19:53 -0400

How we look from Sweden. My take: not very serious, although in point of fact we are very serious. As a heart attack.

Ridiculous (but great) Jackson guitar.

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:32:35 -0400

Ridiculous (but great) Jackson guitar.

Algorithms Devised and Implemented by Thomas P. Stockfisch

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:47:38 -0400

Substructure Searching
- extension of unique smiles to handle zeolites cages
- core substructure search algorithm and extension to handle zeolite crystals
QSAR/QSPR statistical modeling
- decision tree display coordinate calculation that conserves screen real estate
- non-linear pls-analog neural net architecture for QSAR
- accommodating missing X data for neural nets
- accommodating missing Y data for neural nets
- sensitivity analysis for neural nets
- improved minimizer (weight control) technique for neural nets
- automated cost-weighting of predictions among categorical, fingerprint, numeric, missing X, missing Y, and replicated X.
- multiple Y RP
  - nodes near root apply to all properties
  - nodes near leaves apply to one property
  - useful for elucidating drug selectivity
- chart-ahead RP
  - alternative branching explored
  - solves exclusive-or problem
Force Field Development
- reduction of parameter correlation using penalty function
- explicit partial charge assignment of heterocycles using substructure lookup
- “implied scale factor” method of force constant scaling
- new “distort” method that avoids all close contacts and gives a uniform and complete sampling of desired bond and angle ranges
- robust and efficient torsional barrier geometry optimization
- data-base analysis of missing parameters to guide force field research
- “grid” computing for sgi’s
  - keyboard/user activity detection
  - automatic suspension and swapping from memory whenever user activity detected
- extension of force field terms to cover variable bond orders
- protocol for automated derivation of bifunctional torsions

David Huynh

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:56:24 -0400

David Huynh

If everyone likes it, it cannot be art.

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:23:00 -0400

Example:
Most commercial films are terrible, yet fantasic films can be made. What are the market forces that cause this to be true?

"Coon or rabbit. God put them there to eat. When men get hold of animals he blows them up and then he..."

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:10:10 -0400

““Coon or rabbit. God put them there to eat. When men get hold of animals he blows them up and then he blows up. Fill ‘em so full of chemicals and steroids it ruins the people. It makes them sick. Like the pigs on the farm. They’s 3 months old and weighing 400 pounds. They’s all blowed up. And the chil’ren who eat it, they’s all blowed up. Don’t make no sense.””

- Glemie Dean Beasley, a Detroit raccoon hunter and meat salesman

Very well.

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:59:00 -0400

Very well.