http://sokar.cwru.edu Every loaf pinched for your viewing pleasure Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:41:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, apparently, they brought back Let's Make a Deal. Wayne Brady is hosting. Can't wait to see what game show they give to Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie.... http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=377 In 1913, H. G. Wells wrote about a rule set for a tabletop miniature wargame that he and some friends had invented. The game used tin soldiers common at the time, along with spring-loaded model artillery pieces with 4.7" barrels that fired 1" wooden projectiles. But, since H. G. Wells ... http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=376 Is Obama constitutionally barred from accepting the Nobel Peace Prize while in office without Congressional approval? http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=375 I'm writing this from my new cell phone. I think it's gonna take a little gewtting used to. The keyboard on this thing is fairly tiny, so.any tyopos arew thwe result of my not having.a special dialing. waand. (In the future, I'll be a little.more generous with ... http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=374 In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I spent my September 19 on the Potomac River. The boss was good enough to invite some of his folks on a trip on his boat up the river to DC near Reagan Airport and downriver to some restaurant on ... http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=373 Today marked my one-year mark at the USPTO. It seems like only yesterday that I had no idea what I'm doing. Oh, wait... ;) Out of 17 people in our lab (a subdivision of the 130 or so people in our incoming class at the Patent Training Academy), ... http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=372 One minute to spare! I headed in to DC this year to catch the fireworks with my bare hands. Certainly the best show I've seen in person - any show where the grand finale makes me smile is definitely a good one. Getting in and out was a bit of a ... http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=371 The Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner was tonight, and there are clips of the festivities on YouTube. First up, we have President Obama giving some remarks: [Part 1] [Part 2] And following that is Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman: [Part 1] [Part 2] Yes, they are both very, very funny, and I ... http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=370 Obamas head to NYC for a night on the town; GOP objects Okay, so the short of it is that Barack and Michelle Obama headed up to New York City on Saturday (whether that's today or not, I can't tell from the article) to have some fun. The RNC complained, ... http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=369 See the scare of the millennium. Coming to a loltheater near you. http://sokar.cwru.edu/?p=368