Like a lot of Americans over the past week, I have been following the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I have been watching the speed skaters and the downhill skiers and those must-be-insane Luge guys, and through all of that, a recurring theme has begun to emerge in my mind. In fact one of the commentators I …
Month: February 2010
What about when it fails?
I love my GPS. I bought it last summer before a motorcycle trip from Maine to South Dakota and she was my constant companion for the whole trip. I say "she" because when it came time to choose a voice for it to use, the least annoying option was a fairly pleasant Australian female voice - "Matilda". …
Good, bad or indifferent?
I was thinking today about some of the newest, cutting edge technologies that have come along over the past few years. Everything from the incredible advancements in 3-D digital filmmaking (ala Avata) or the advancements I have seen in robotics coming out of Japan. Even cloning - that other "C" word we're not supposed to say …
Thank you Mr. Gates
I should probably tell you right up front that I am a huge fan of John Stewart. I rarely watch it live, but have a long term committed relationship with my DVR, so do watch them all eventually. I just caught the January 25th episode with Bill Gates. It was a good interview, and reminded …
Technology meets art
I got home from a long day at work today, and settled in to catch up with all my Facebook friends. One of those friends posted a link that I just had to share. This is a 7 minute video of an art display at the BMW museum in Munich. Here's the link: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/5XXGch/www.artcom.de/kinetik//r:f I …
Welcome to my new blog
Ok, this is it. I have finally gotten off my butt and have dragged myself kicking and screaming into the 21s century. I have been working as an I.T. professional for about 20 of my 43 years - spending most of that time working for Maine State government. I recently decided I wanted quite a …
John T. Scott 