Wired has an article about the epigenome. . .
The more we learn about the human genome, the less DNA looks like destiny.
As scientists discover more about the “epigenome,” a layer of biochemical reactions that turns genes on and off, they’re finding that it plays a big part in health and heredity.
The article goes on [...]

This is something I have “gone to guns” on before, but now I want to take a more thoughtful approach. I was reading Dan Miser’s blog and noticed his post about Robert Scoble. Dan is upset that Scoble posts about political topics in his personal blog. It is Dan’s opinion that Scoble’s blog is [...]

I know they have been around as an anti-virus company for a while, but I am curious if anyone has used Panda, specifically their Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005. I found a really good deal on it too. People are always aking for me to refer them to a similar product. I’d [...]

Miss WordPerfect too? This site passes my sniff test, but shop at your own risk: Corel WordPeftect Office 12 (OEM) for $9.99. You can also download a trail to see if you like the latest version. I will let you know.

Of course the first feature that any serious WordPerfect user misses when working with Word is reveal codes. That goes without saying. And anyone who says you don’t need reveal codes with Word has never done any serious formating.

Another innovative feature of WordPerfect is the Make It Fit feature introduced in WordPerfect 6 (if I [...]

The Economist.com has an column Video gaming | Chasing the dream which compares the video games of today to the rock and roll of the 1950s.
Like rock and roll in the 1950s, games have been accepted by the young and largely rejected by the old. Once the young are old, and the old are [...]

This article is about my brother Dan with the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division in Fallujah, Iraq. He is driving the tank pictured at the bottom.

“These tanks mostly serve as a deterrent, making insurgents feel incapable of opposing us,” exclaimed the 25-year-old tank crewman, who currently serves with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. [...]

This just in from my brother Dan in Iraq:

Here are some pics of Rascal Flatts who came out to give us a concert. Before the show we took them for tank rides and let them shoot some machineguns. We got VIP front row seats. It was a really good show.

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