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Rob Knop earned a PhD in Physics from Caltech in 1997, and did a 5-year post-doc with the Supernova Cosmology Project, and contributed to the discovery of the accelerating Universe. He was an assistant professor of Physics & Astronomy at Vanderbilt for 6 years before scattering out of academia. He now works for Linden Lab, the producers of Second LIfe. (Note: this is not an official site of Linden Lab! Although I work for Linden Lab, all content in this blog is posted without the review or approval of Linden Lab. All statements and opinions expressed here are my own.)
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DRM stands for "digital restrictions management". (Those who are in the business of peddling it as something positive will tell you it's "digital rights management," but the former is really a better descriptive name.) It is software that prevents you...
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Posted on August 25, 2007 12:45 PM • 25 Comments •
I've only sampled a few outlets, so I can't say this definitively. However, the few electrical outlets I've sampled at the Nashville airport are not working. I've read before at BoingBoing about Pay-per use electrical outlets at DFW. I'm guessing...
Posted on August 17, 2007 11:54 AM • 17 Comments •
A lot of people have commented on the fact that if you get an Apple iPhone, you have no choice but to get your phone service through AT&T. For a lot of people, this is a deal-killer. Why would Apple...
Posted on July 31, 2007 12:42 PM • 9 Comments •
A while back at this blog's former site, I wrote a post entitled A Career and a Life. Now that my career is on the precipice of undergoing a tremendous change, I thought it might be interesting to revisit that post.
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Posted on July 30, 2007 5:05 PM • 10 Comments •
You may have heard about the amendment proposed to a Higher Education act by Harry Reid that would make colleges responsible for enforcing RIAA and MPAA policy. The text of the amendment is absolutely every bit as scary as the...
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Posted on July 24, 2007 8:37 AM • 9 Comments •
Because, unlike what happens with copyright violation, students at Kansas University would at least be given due process and the right to a trial in which they could defend themselves if accused of murder. Oh, and P.S., just like Josh's...
Posted on July 21, 2007 12:02 PM • 2 Comments •
So that people don't feel the need to threadcrap in other threads, I open this thread here for people to make their flames, comments, insults, dismissals, expressions of support, and so forth. I have said before that I'm a Christian....
Posted on July 16, 2007 12:35 PM • 46 Comments •
Loved the teaching. Loved the science. Couldn't take the politics. Couldn't take the tenure stress. That about sums it up. I am sending off today a signed offer letter for employment with Linden Lab, the folks who create and run...
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Posted on July 16, 2007 12:35 PM • 67 Comments •
It wasn't doing anybody any good, and it was only causing uproar and unhappiness. I did have one or two positive comments (amidst 150, mind you), and one or two private e-mails appreciating that somebody else has the same reaction...
Posted on July 13, 2007 7:55 AM • 42 Comments •
Before I say this, let me preface my remarks with the statement that I understand the reasoning of the Time Allocation Committtee (TAC), and it's not an insane decision. It's as I predicted; they're worried that the observations are too...
Posted on July 6, 2007 12:32 PM • 7 Comments •
