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Monthly Archives October 2006

Initial Robot Singer Inconvenient First Public Performance

It’s been a banner year for those of us who dreamed of wearing Star Trek pajamas and Beatle Boots and zooming around the universe. On the transporter front, some Dutch scientists recently figured out how to do something that is, well, pretty much like beaming matter from one place to the other.
On the cloaking front, [...]

Posted 20 October 2006 † Ray Watkins § Language § Online Places § Writing ‡ Comments (2) °

Are We Not (Dove) Devo?

It’s a cliché to say that a good artist can do anything with contemporary technology, and it’s not a new idea. I doubt, for example, that the face of the Mona Lisa is exactly the image of the woman da Vinci painted. Still, large-scale, well-organized greed has a way of magnifying the worst of humanity [...]

Posted 18 October 2006 † Ray Watkins § Online Places ‡ Comments (0) °

Local Saint

“It’s official! Mother Theodore Guerin was declared a saint in St. Peter’s Square in Rome Sunday, Oct. 15. Sisters and pilgrims celebrated in Rome during the canonization ceremony. Seven hours later at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., sisters and visitors to the Church of the Immaculate Conception celebrated during the Eucharistic Liturgy. Visit our blog to [...]

Posted 16 October 2006 † Ray Watkins § Autobiographical § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) °

Line Rider

“LineRider is a nifty little flash game released at DeviantArt.com. It is wildly addicting to some people. I myself play it obsessively.
LineRider is a basic flash game. In fact, it is not really even a game since there are no real goals or objectives.
You draw a black line on a white background [...]

Posted 11 October 2006 † Ray Watkins § Online Places ‡ Comments (1) °