Yes and no. While iTunes is indeed barely mentioned in the article,
the title of the page (though not the article) is: "Why there is no
iTunes for movies. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine". Thus the
fault does not lie with
- Felix
My
1. Because I think much faster than I can write, I try to write too
fast. When I slow down I have very legible handwriting (block
letters, I can't even write cursively any more - and I changed
to block letters to improve legibility), but when I try to jot
something down quickly the quality deteriorates quickly and I
have trouble reading what I wrote myself. Which sucks as I have
a tendency to forget things if I don't write them down quickly.
2. Because I need to force myself to write slowly (and possibly
because of hypotonia - though that's not an official diagnosis),
my grip is too tight and my hand starts to hurt really fast.
Which does not improve handwriting. Oh, and exams are a bitch.
3. I do seem to be able to write somewhat better since I switched
to mechanical pencils exclusively.
4. I also seem to have a tendency to write quite small: my regular
handwriting is approx. 2.5 mm high.
- Felix
Since I have a huge O'Reilly bookshelf, my top-level organisation is
based on colour: violet, blue
are sorted by title.
My non-O'Reilly non-fiction books have separate bookshelves per
category (e.g. CS, Mathematics, Physics) and are sorted by size,
title.
As for my fiction: by (order in) series (if possible), but mostly
wherever they fit.
Filed under: Robots
While some researchers over in Raleigh are having fun tinkering with PlayStation 3 farms and dodging the RIAA, NC State's Drs. Tushar Ghosh and John Muth are occupied building prototypes with fibers they say "resemble human muscle and can exhibit muscle-like capabilities when electrical currents are applied." The duo sees the development as paving the way for "advancements and potential applications in robotics, smart textiles, prosthetics, and biomedicines," as they have reportedly found that polyurethane and silicone tube structures shaped like human muscle strands can be manipulated with electricity. It was noted, however, that the current models are using strands "roughly the size of a pencil lead," but the next step is to scale down the fibers and integrate them into a robotic Mr. and Mrs. Wuf.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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