Category Archives: Miscellaneous
"Why 3D Doesn’t Work and Never Will. Case Closed."
Walter Murch, in a letter to Roger Ebert, explains that the biggest problem with 3D is the "convergence/focus" issue. The audience must focus at the screen, a plane at a fixed distance away. However, to properly view the screen their … Continue reading
"They Were There"
Great film by Errol Morris for IBM (via John Gruber).
Starting at BEACON Thursday
Its OFFICIAL! I will starting work full-time for the new Bio-computational Evolution in Action Consortium (BEACON) at Michigan State University on Thursday this week. Half of my time will be spent developing and supporting computing resources for the center, including … Continue reading
Hmm… is this really food?
Check out the rest of the shots, along with many others that needed to be uploaded at my MobileMe gallery.
I am a published author!
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 … Continue reading
<tap><tap>… Is this thing on?
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 … Continue reading