tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50290392011-04-21T14:40:14.766-07:00continuous partial attentiona curious feature of modern life--continuous partial attentionPABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-892782972003-02-17T18:53:00.000-08:002006-03-30T17:35:50.646-08:00Gordon Bell is a senior researcher in Microsoft's Media Presence Research Group - a part of the Bay Area Research Center (BARC). In 1987, as head of NSF's Computing Directorate, he led the agency that made "the plan" for the National Research and Education Network (NREN) aka the Internet. Because Gordon has evangelized the necessity of telepresence or "being there without really being there", he PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-892780052003-02-17T18:48:00.000-08:002003-02-22T12:44:31.000-08:00Penn Jillette: Federal V.I.P. Penn. &&& Only the mediocre are always at their best. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889272772003-02-11T11:38:00.000-08:002003-03-14T10:45:48.000-08:00Microsoft watches...just in time. &&& Lucky Charms with Bailey's...the true Irish breakfast. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889269782003-02-11T11:32:00.000-08:002003-02-22T13:48:24.000-08:00InfoWorld: Will new filters save us from spam? &&& If JavaScript is walking alone late at night through a bad part of town with a pocket full of $20 bills, ActiveX is dropping your trousers in the middle of the yard of a maximum-security prison, bending over, and yelling 'Come and get it, boys!' PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889269492003-02-11T11:31:00.000-08:002003-02-22T14:02:19.000-08:00Paul Graham: Better Bayesian Filtering. &&& "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889268422003-02-11T11:29:00.000-08:002003-02-22T14:05:41.000-08:00SimCity 4 is out. And it's not available for the Mac. &&& Verbogeny is one of the pleasurettes of a creatific thinkerizer. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889266622003-02-11T11:25:00.000-08:002003-02-22T14:08:28.000-08:00I have to admit that I'm skeptical of the whole Open Spectrum thing. Is there no limit to wireless capacity or is there a really large limit? If I pile up a thousand radio-of-the-future gizmos all trying to talk to each other, what actually happens? And how much do these whiz-bang smart radios of the future cost, anyway? &&& I've pondered the possible use of Runes for setting initial passwords.PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889264992003-02-11T11:22:00.001-08:002003-02-22T14:33:40.000-08:00Move along, move along, nothing to see here, definitely no anti-mind-control software here, move along, move along... &&& I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889264432003-02-11T11:20:00.000-08:002003-02-22T14:36:20.000-08:00Len Sassaman: "Locksmiths generally don't discuss the plethora of ways to defeat standard physical security techniques with the general public. Sometimes I think they understand the issue of threat-models better than cryptographers do. They certainly understand that the public doesn't understand." &&& Me and the caller ID window have a very positive working relationship. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889263232003-02-11T11:18:00.000-08:002003-02-22T14:40:40.000-08:00Quantum Bugs: - Heisenbug: jumps around the system; if you look at it, it disappears only to manifest in a seemingly totally unrelated place. - Schroedinbug: is one where the bug exists for years, and theoretically would prevent the program from working, but because no one is aware of it it doesn't. However, eventually somebody looks at the code and goes "That couldn't *possibly* work!" at PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889249912003-02-11T10:50:00.000-08:002003-02-22T14:39:38.000-08:00Wired: Immortal Code. &&& I'm still pondering whether I should pre-emptively register "I can't believe it's not Jesus" as a name for a low-calorie communion wafer, so I can get in there before the church... PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889227642003-02-11T10:02:00.000-08:002004-03-08T16:53:15.936-08:00The Hospital Take a stroll through an old and decrepit hospital. &&& "The History of Medicine 2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root 1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion. 1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill. 1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic. 2000 A.D. - That PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889223002003-02-11T09:53:00.000-08:002004-03-08T11:09:18.123-08:00Greetings! I am Gort. Adam Currie's History of Robotics includes the Three Laws of Robotics with the addition of the "Zeroth" law. &&& The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny ..." - Isaac Asimov PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889221132003-02-11T09:50:00.000-08:002004-03-08T11:12:46.340-08:00Bar Code Art Scott Blake has created artwork with (and without) bar codes. &&& [Microsoft Vaccine 2000 is configuring your immune system. This may take a few minutes. If your body stops responding for a long time and there is no brain activity please die. Setup will continue after you are reborn.] PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-889213092003-02-11T09:32:00.000-08:002003-02-24T14:45:27.000-08:00Terry Pratchett once wrote: (on a usenet post - alt.fan.pratchett) > > My god, you're right! I only have six readers in Australia:-) Fortunately, the books do have soft paper, so they sell quite good anyway. &&& BTW. Violence, rude language, excessive drinking, paganism. It's hard to find children's books like that these days. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-887731692003-02-08T15:09:00.000-08:002003-02-24T15:26:15.000-08:00"The essence of the human competitive instinct" Did sibling rivalry drive Charles Darwin? What made Darwin a creative thinker? (BBC News) discusses a study that concludes “the instinctive behaviour adopted by younger children to help get them noticed can stay with them for life.” …the ability to compete may be most fully realised in younger children, who face a tough time jousting with older PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-887709052003-02-08T14:00:00.000-08:002004-03-07T19:12:43.733-08:00Create your own...Jackson Pollock. &&& Some drink from the Fountain of Knowledge... Others just gargle. And some pee in it. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-887708012003-02-08T13:57:00.000-08:002004-03-07T19:13:56.966-08:00Movie-Making Fun Go and make a movie! It's fun and quick. &&& Nahh, that impending sound of doom is just the blades on my leatherman locking. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-887658552003-02-08T11:33:00.000-08:002004-03-07T17:42:19.623-08:00 The Museum of Bad Fads The pet rock, streaking and really bad 3D. Mmmm... goldfish swallowing. &&& [Re: SETI@home] That would be on the "Let's look for intelligence out there, because there's none here" principle? PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029039.post-887245862003-02-07T13:10:00.000-08:002004-03-07T17:32:12.030-08:00Tired of your "real" neighbors? Pack it up and move to Icontown. &&& No matter where you go, there you are. PABlo Bley aka Paul Alan Bleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037525129585701911noreply@blogger.com