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The people my parents warned me about!

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April 10, 2009
Dale is an ÜberNerd of the bestest kind. Happy to share his knowledge on salamanders, snakes, tortoises (torti? tortedes?), motorcycles, electronics, motorcycles, rootbeer anime and the hokey pokey apparently. Dale is also a good friend. He keeps in touch with everyone he accepts into his world and will always lend an ear and a shoulder when requested. We approve of him, oh and we approve of his very cute butt. : ]
August 29, 2006
All I have to say is that Dale is a really cool guy. I just wish he was around more.
August 19, 2005
I have known dale for a handfull of winters thus far, and he has yet to proove himself unworthy of great friendship. He is loyal, insightful, respectful and generous. He's reliable, consistant and honorable. He's also a great ranger and scout aswell as a warrior, skilled in archery and hand to hand techniques. Definatly a force to appreciate figthing at your side. I know I can count on him if I needed anything, and he's always eager to lend a hand when he can. I am honored to have him as a friend. He's easygoing and mellow most of the time, getting along with most anyone. Yet, whatever you do, just don't mess with his vehicle!!!
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FnH writes "Researchers at the University of Antwerp in Belgium have created a new supercomputer with standard gaming hardware. The system uses four NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics cards, costs less than €4,000 to build, and delivers roughly the same performance as a supercomputer cluster consisting of hundreds of PCs. This new system is used by the ASTRA research group, part of the Vision Lab of the University of Antwerp, to develop new computational methods for tomography. The guys explain the eight NVIDIA GPUs deliver the same performance for their work as more than 300 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz processors. On a normal desktop PC their tomography tasks would take several weeks but on this NVIDIA-based supercomputer it only takes a couple of hours. The NVIDIA graphics cards do the job very efficiently and consume a lot less power than a supercomputer cluster."

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Sat, May 31, 2008 - 10:22 AM permalink
Xiroth writes "In what could cause an escalation of tensions between the two internet giants, an anonymous critique of eBay's upcoming move to accepting only PayPal as the payment method in Australia has accidently been revealed to have been submitted by Google thanks to PDF meta-tags."

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Sat, May 31, 2008 - 9:20 AM permalink
theodp writes "Citing expert testimony from a recent House Science Subcommittee hearing on Globalizing Jobs and Technology, The Economic Populist challenges the conventional wisdom that maximizing profits should be a corporation's only responsibility, suggesting it's time for the US to align its corporations to the interests of the nation instead of vice versa. Harvard's Bruce Scott warns that today's global economy is much like the US in the later 19th century, when states competed for funds generated by corporations and thus raced to the bottom as they granted generous terms to unregulated firms. Sound familiar, Pennsylvania? How about you, Michigan?"

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Sat, May 31, 2008 - 8:31 AM permalink
An anonymous reader writes "Well known iPhone hacker Jonathan Zdziarski gave a talk at O'Reilly's Ignite Boston 3 this week in which he called for the iPhone hacking community to embrace full disclosure and stop keeping secrets that were leading to the iPhone's demise. He has followed up with an article about full disclosure and why vendors hate it. He argues that vendor-only disclosure protects the vendors and not the consumer, and that vendors easily abuse this to downplay privacy concerns while continuing to sell insecure products. In contrast, he paints full disclosure as a capitalist means to keep the vendor accountable, and describes how public outcry can be one of the best motivating factors to get a vulnerability addressed."

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TheUnknownCoder writes "MIT scientists have created a Nanowire mesh that can selectively absorb hydrophobic (oil-like) liquids from water up to 20 times its weight. The membrane can be recycled many times for future use, and the oil itself can also be recovered. There's even a video of it in action, removing gasoline from water."

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My Recent Activity

The sushi restaurant and cal academy of sci photos etc (blog entry) You can find the photo at this link let me know if it works:

sushi restaurant: farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/3...d_o.jpg

my flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/liv2herp/

I'll have other photos posted on my flic... read more
blog entry posted Tue, July 21, 2009 - 9:57 AM permalink - 4 comments
Making sure I give everyone my best! (blog entry) Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving and may you get to enjoy it with friends, family, and FOOD! Take care everyone!

-Dale ..I'm in NC with my family!
blog entry posted Thu, November 27, 2008 - 1:26 PM permalink - 0 comments
yep more education and anti-evolution legislation, but... (blog entry) Take a gander at this: arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...om-law.html

The stance the bill basically takes is they are fostering critical thinking about scientific theories. Now this ... read more
blog entry posted Sat, June 28, 2008 - 7:52 AM permalink - 0 comments
What does our government and a 3 year old have in common...... (blog entry) www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25.../25epa.html

All I can say is this has me really pissed off, that is all!

-me
blog entry posted Wed, June 25, 2008 - 1:42 PM permalink - 2 comments
the amazing wandering Dale says it's that time again! (blog entry) Well folks it looks like I'll be moving in March to Fort Hood, TX for another job. I get to play with snakes and birds! I'll be back eventually, but I'll probably be spending the holidays with my family. I haven't been home in years. Anyhoo just l... read more
blog entry posted Fri, February 8, 2008 - 3:50 PM permalink - 2 comments
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The Meaning of This!

My page is all about what I'm up to, and what I'm looking for. With a particular interest in the Hokey Pokey because we all know that's what it's all about!

Like wearing roller skates on a pirate ship....... I move too much, yarrr!!!!!

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California Mtn. Kingsnake
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about me
I'm a wildlife biologist specializing in the ecology of reptiles and amphibians. I enjoy the outdoors, but rarely get to spend enough time outside. When I can I love to get out and photograph wildlife. I'm from Raleigh, NC and have off and on spent my time in CA in various places for work going on about 4 yrs now. I enjoy free diving. I'm interested in making bows, as in archery, but it's another one of those things I haven't gotten around to. I wouldn't hunt animals I just enjoy the craftmanship, art, and skill required to make and shoot a wooden bow. I also enjoy cooking when I feel I have the time, it's relaxing. Oh and if you ever see me write any of the following: Herpetology, herping, or herps it has NOTHING to do with herpes. Herpetology - the study of reptiles and amphibians, herping-looking for them, herps- short for reptiles and amphibians. Ok I'm a wildlife nut but hey I also get to do what I love for a living! Though often I wish I could just make a living as a wildlife photographer. I usually wind up doing the same thing I do every night, I try to take over the world!
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My Brain Droppings

You can find the photo at this link let me know if it works:

sushi restaurant: farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/3...d_o.jpg

my flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/liv2herp/

I'll have other photos posted on my flickr page soon.
Tue, July 21, 2009 - 9:57 AM permalink - 4 comments
 
Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving and may you get to enjoy it with friends, family, and FOOD! Take care everyone!

-Dale ..I'm in NC with my family!
Thu, November 27, 2008 - 1:26 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
Take a gander at this: arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...om-law.html

The stance the bill basically takes is they are fostering critical thinking about scientific theories. Now this bill was specifically aimed at evolution etc. Now I haven't read the specific wording of the actual bill to see how everything was phrased, but I do believe that critical thinking and analytical skills is something severely lacking in education toda... read more
Sat, June 28, 2008 - 7:52 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25.../25epa.html

All I can say is this has me really pissed off, that is all!

-me
Wed, June 25, 2008 - 1:42 PM permalink - 2 comments
 
Well folks it looks like I'll be moving in March to Fort Hood, TX for another job. I get to play with snakes and birds! I'll be back eventually, but I'll probably be spending the holidays with my family. I haven't been home in years. Anyhoo just letting y'all know.
Fri, February 8, 2008 - 3:50 PM permalink - 2 comments
 
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