Check out the rest of the shots, along with many others that needed to be uploaded at my MobileMe gallery.

Although it has apparently been out since mid-summer, I have just learned that Artificial Life Models in Software, Second Edition has been published. In it I have contributed to the revised first chapter that describes the Avida software and several research projects performed using it. The book is available for purchase at Amazon.com, and is even available for the Kindle.

See my Publications page for the full bibliographic listing.

I have decided it is about time I add a little modern flair to my web presence.  My plan a couple of years ago had been to build and maintain a static website that would eventually be converted into a custom built dynamic system.  I never even stuck to the plan for adding and updating content.   Other projects and life events have taken priority, and my site has stagnated.

In an effort to reverse the stagnation, I have decided to implement a WordPress blog.   It will hopefully lower the barrier to creating many of the random postings I have contemplated in the past, as well as spur me to transition and update my existing content pages.   At the very least it will give me a means to broadcast photos and updates through a syndicated medium, rather than crufty old emails.

So here goes…