Archive for August, 2008

I lost Wilson today…

Posted: August 13, 2008 in Basketball
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Today… I lost my beloved Wilson. No, not Tom Hanks’ Wilson. My Wilson was much more special. About 3 years ago, I found him all alone at a playground after the lights went out. Worn and used but still as good as any other ball you’d see on the courts, he’s been able to hold [...]

I was checking out what events were on right after the opening ceremonies and couldn’t help but notice the difference in quality between the live Silverlight feeds vs my local cable to TV tuner/Vista Media Center combo. As you can see above, even though the sizes aren’t exactly the same, the Silverlight stream was definately [...]

My quest to become a roboticist

Posted: August 2, 2008 in Tech
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Ever since I was a kid I have always been interested in building stuff with whether it be with Legos, wooden blocks, bikes, or whatever else I could afford at the time. Going through high school I turned to building websites and learning how to program. In college I started out as a comp sci [...]