Today was my first day at work. I met with legal, HR, IT, and Facilities. I got a desk (in the lab), laptop computer with external dock+monitor+mouse+keyboard, a phone, a phone number, an email address, a network login & password, and more info than I can remember.
Cool instrument.
The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.
George F. Will
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A great example of art influencing life. Star Trek has influenced or predated many modern technologies: flip phones, voice recognition, and now the iPad.
I just turned in my passport paperwork for my possible trip to Canada in October. It cost me $165 for the book + card + processing fee. At least I got to take and print my photo at home. Don’t I look great? :)
We should have clothes dryers with sensors that determine when the clothes are dry and stop automatically. For example, they stop when the exhaust air is the same humidity as the intake air for a certain amount of time.