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Google vs. Wolfram-Alpha

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Everyone knows Google. And now it’s hard to think how the web worked without search. I stumbled into something that, in a few years, might become just as essential to our experience of the internet. It’s called Wolfram|Alpha, and although it may look like a search engine, and may have been hyped as a google-killer, [...]

My year in review

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Congratulations to me. I’m now 32. I survived another year. So now I’m out of my prime and I guess it all goes downhill from here, etc. ad nauseam. So what did I accomplish in this past year? Good question.
First things first. What I didn’t accomplish. I was hoping to have my thesis finished [...]

A year ago…

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

I was in Balandra, Trinidad at the Croppers writers retreat. Didn’t do much writing, but I had a hell of a time. Hard to believe a year has passed by so quickly… I have some more photos on my Flickr photostream for your perusal. Maybe I’ll put up some more later.
Ah… memories.

My Movie Moment!

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Here’s another little video that I’ve been meaning to put up for years. In this one, appropriately titled “TIEF,” I star as the hapless (and fat!) security guard who tries to catch the tief (thief for the non-initiated) running around the art gallery.
It was was filmed at the NAGB back in December of 2004, if [...]

Thesis update on Dot INFO

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

I have a new thesis update over on the academic site. “A Brief History of a Deadline” go check it out…

Welcome to the ultra-minimalist wardmin.org!

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Before I begin… Happy Canada day to you! Hope you are enjoying your day off. And for those not in Canada. Enjoy your next nationalistic holiday. It will surely come soon.
This past week, in a couple of down minutes, I took some time to get to some little details of the site that have been [...]