I am a master (not PhD). I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for references or recommendations, I can tell you I don't have any. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a positive dream for people like you.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Monday, May 01, 2006
John tried to be healthy by leaving out the added salt from grandma's crawfish boiling instructions. The crawfish weren't spicy, and he found out later that adding the salt is what makes the crawfish spicy. This is a picture of him from when he was informed.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Star Trek: TNG Season 1 Episode 15 "11001001"
From Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 11001001:
PICARD
Data, the Bynars have stored an enormous amount of information in the computer. We can't access it, and we must.
DATA
The access would be available by ...[click to expand]
code or password.
PICARD
I know, but what could it be?
DATA
File names can be anything.
PICARD
They want us to find it. They would have kept it simple.
DATA
Then a name -- or a place. It could be personal. In this case in binary language which is ones and zeros in groups of eight or sixteen characters.
Picard looks at the prone figures.
PICARD
Could it be that simple?
(to Riker)
Try it.
86 RIKER AT COMPUTER (OPTICAL)
He sets up the program. The CRT SCREEN DISPLAYS a PATTERN and starts running COMBINATIONS OF ONES AND ZEROS until it gets to -- 11001001 -- then the SCREEN LOCKS.
RIKER
That's the file. It'll work now.
<near the end of the episode>
As Picard and Riker watch, the Bynars continue to regain their strength. Bynar One Zero and Zero One, go to a computer panel and verify that the transfer of information is being accomplished efficiently. The bridge lighting returns to normal.
PICARD
Why didn't you just ask for our help?
The four of them communicate quickly between themselves.
ZERO ONE
You might have...
ONE ZERO
... said no.
RIKER
But there was a very good chance we would have said "yes."
ZERO ZERO
Our need was too great...
ONE ONE
... to risk rejection.
PICARD
So you stole it.
RIKER
Their reason is part of their binary thinking -- for them there are only two choices -- one or zero -- yes or no. [click to collapse]
PICARD
Data, the Bynars have stored an enormous amount of information in the computer. We can't access it, and we must.
DATA
The access would be available by ...[click to expand]
code or password.
PICARD
I know, but what could it be?
DATA
File names can be anything.
PICARD
They want us to find it. They would have kept it simple.
DATA
Then a name -- or a place. It could be personal. In this case in binary language which is ones and zeros in groups of eight or sixteen characters.
Picard looks at the prone figures.
PICARD
Could it be that simple?
(to Riker)
Try it.
86 RIKER AT COMPUTER (OPTICAL)
He sets up the program. The CRT SCREEN DISPLAYS a PATTERN and starts running COMBINATIONS OF ONES AND ZEROS until it gets to -- 11001001 -- then the SCREEN LOCKS.
RIKER
That's the file. It'll work now.
<near the end of the episode>
As Picard and Riker watch, the Bynars continue to regain their strength. Bynar One Zero and Zero One, go to a computer panel and verify that the transfer of information is being accomplished efficiently. The bridge lighting returns to normal.
PICARD
Why didn't you just ask for our help?
The four of them communicate quickly between themselves.
ZERO ONE
You might have...
ONE ZERO
... said no.
RIKER
But there was a very good chance we would have said "yes."
ZERO ZERO
Our need was too great...
ONE ONE
... to risk rejection.
PICARD
So you stole it.
RIKER
Their reason is part of their binary thinking -- for them there are only two choices -- one or zero -- yes or no. [click to collapse]
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Saturday, April 08, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
From a CNN photo article:
This hare and tortoise stick close together. In this photo from Nancy and David Roemer from Santa Clara, California, Velcro-Butt the English angora rabbit and Fluffy, the African spurred tortoise, hang out in the backyard. Fluffy was rescued from a nearby park, and Velcro-Butt got his name from the twigs that get stuck in his long hair as he hops around the yard.
This hare and tortoise stick close together. In this photo from Nancy and David Roemer from Santa Clara, California, Velcro-Butt the English angora rabbit and Fluffy, the African spurred tortoise, hang out in the backyard. Fluffy was rescued from a nearby park, and Velcro-Butt got his name from the twigs that get stuck in his long hair as he hops around the yard.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Scuba passed PhD quals with a rank of 37/160! Look at my picture shown here to see how excited I am.
Monday, January 30, 2006
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