Dan Schofer '00
10-15-2012Short Abbe Hills Loop. 45 minutes. 6 miles.Took it very easy but felt a little better than expected.
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Last week’s blog post about cyborgs got me to thinking about Isaac Asimov. I got to thinking about Asimov because Leilane Nishime says in her article that most cyborgs in fiction fall into one of two...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: Monday Media: FreeDarko Presents: The Disciples of Clyde...
We frequently bring up FreeDarko around here because we are such big fans of what they do. With the breakup of the blog, we are forced to follow the individual contributors around like a mangy dog...
View ArticleAlicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Napper #129 – Under the ZZZZZ
It’s Monday. Which of us isn’t secretly wishing we could hide behind our desk and have a nap? Things are no different in Ninja Mom’s home office. Her son Roo has wrapped himself up all mermaid-like in...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Bike Campers: 12 Mini Mobile Homes for Nomadic Cyclists
[ By Steph in Technology & Vehicles & Mods. ] Choosing to ride a bike instead of driving a car doesn’t mean you have to forego the convenience of a camper trailer – if you’ve got the leg...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: OkCupid Previews: A Brief Introduction.
Fan-team relationships are strange, and no two fan-team relationships are alike. They are diverse and dramatic; often mirroring our own interpersonal relationships. Some fans love their teams because...
View ArticleBenjamin Lenzner: there i'd gone...
...a few hundred feet past this church, when i pulled the car over to the shoulder and said to pedro, "dude, i gotta turn this ride around, need to take a photograph at that church back there."and that...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Golf: Carleton Struggles in Golfweek Fall...
Carleton opened the GolfweekDivision III Fall Preview in less than ideal fashion, shooting its worst score in two seasons and finding itself 12th in the 14-team field. The 11th-ranked Knights shot a...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: WebUrbanist Update: 5 Years & 50 Million Visitors Later
[ By WebUrbanist in Gaming & Computing & Technology. ] Five years ago, who would have thought that what started as an offbeat visual culture weblog would turn into a full-fledged (but still...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Golf: Knights Rebound, Move Into Top 10 at...
It’s not often that a good golf team can shave 30 strokes off its score from one round to the next, but that exactly No. 11 Carleton accomplished in the second round of the GolfweekDivision III Fall...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Classic Reruns: Testing Hypotheses
Several years ago, I pointed out some ideas from Jeffrey Sachs. These involve self-fulfilling prophecies. I suggested then and do again that these ideas can be the basis for research by students. Iran...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
10-16-2012Town + Mt. Vernon Rd. + Irish + Palisades. 59 minutes. 8 miles.Another slow and easy run. Hamstring felt a little better.
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: To no one's surprise
Election results are in from Russia.(Under the 1993 version of the Russian constitution, none of these elections would have counted. Originally, the constitution required 50%+ of eligible voters to...
View ArticleDavid Ocker '73: Che's Image
If you're a person who gets livid when confronted with pictures of Che Guevara, please, by all means, leave immediately. Possibly you'd prefer to read about a different murderer. Mixed Meters has...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: OKCupid Season Preview: Charlotte Bobcats (#30)
My self-summary Hey guys. I’m Bobcat Alley, and you are basically aware of the script at this point. If you’re not, let me sum it up: I’m the latest expansion team that’s stuck in perpetual ineptitude...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Football: Mike Elder Earns Two Defensive Awards
Throughout the season, Carleton's Mike Elder has been one of the league's top playmakers on defense, and he was at his best last Saturday on the road at Saint John's. The senior safety recorded 18...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Camouflage Posters Turn 3D Reality into 2D Illusions
[ By Steph in Art & Photography & Video. ] Blurring the line between reality and fiction, this urban camouflage photo series by French photographer Fred Lebain features posters that blend in...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: OKCupid Season Preview: Orlando Magic (#29)
My self-summary I feel kind of awkward doing this. I never thought I would be one of those people that need the internet to get laid, but I guess it is 2012 and everybody is doing it? Anyway, it’s not...
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