We had plans to go away over Spring Break. If we left on Friday morning, or even Friday night and took the entire week, bookended by a weekend at the beginning and the end, then it would be worth driving for an entire day to go somewhere out of town.
For example, the beach is an 8 hour drive, door to door. That pretty much sucks up … Continue reading the story "No Spring Break"
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Satellite Radio Reality Radio Show
A good friend of mine has satellite radio service in his car. He loves having it, says he'll never go back to "free radio" again. Personally, I don't spend enough time in a car to want to spend any money to pay for radio, I'm perfectly happy listening to free radio, or a tape or CD. But anyway, my friend has satellite radio in his … Continue reading the story "Satellite Radio Reality Radio Show"
13 million-digit prime number
I was reading on the Yahoo news website that a new Mersenne prime number has been discovered by UCLA mathematicians last month. It has 13 million digits! They discovered the number by using a network of seventy five different computers running Windows XP. (Take THAT Vista!) (I don't like Vista!)
The discovery makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize offered by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for finding … Continue reading the story "13 million-digit prime number"
School buses
Well, school has started again, which means that drivers are seeing the school buses out on the road again. Due to new restrictions, and fuel economy, all of the buses have been governed down to have a maximum speed limit of only 45 mph! This is a real drag when you are in a hurry and find yourself stuck behind a school bus when you are … Continue reading the story "School buses"
New approach to home buying
DrOdio Real Estate is just about the most unique real estate company you will ever find. Their approach to real estate is that they will give you all of the information you need about homes for sale in the area you are interested in, give you access to the MLS listings (something most realtors try like crazy to NOT do!), even give you a loaner … Continue reading the story "New approach to home buying"