Author Archives: Pace Arko

What I am not

I ain’t a libertarian

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So what happens to piloted spaceflight?

On Saturday, I was very glad that I don’t have a television. There’s nothing worse than hearing the same thing over and over. I didn’t learn about the disintegration of the Columbia Shuttle until at least 6 or so hours … Continue reading

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Need more gaming content!

I’ve been thinking of putting rough summaries of my tabletop gaming sessions in this web log of mine. It would help me to fill the days when I don’t have any content worth putting here and it would draw many … Continue reading

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Hyper-tetris and tissue engineering

Wanna play some four-dimensional tetris? Experts say that tissue engineering will make repair of spinal injuries routine within a decade. Obviously repairing spinal injuries is easier then playing 4-D tetris.

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Vacuum cleaners, printing tissue and monocycles

Someone hacks one of those robot vacuum cleaners. Just in time for the next war, EMP weapons. This isn’t a surprise since EMP weapons are actually pretty cheap and within the means of developing countries. Yep, those spammers are getting … Continue reading

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Recommended Books

Mr. Farlops begs thee to read Perdido Street Station and The Scar by China Mieville.

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MLK Jr Day

In honor of MLK day, a little Get Your War On.

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Electronica and My Growing Fame.

My site has become a minor example of table-free, three column layout. Just yesterday I learned who created the Dr. Who theme music way back in 1963: Delia Derbyshire. Ms. Derbyshire, a scholar of music, mathematics and electronics, was one … Continue reading

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Imagine this as a transition

So I got flattened by a chest cold and only now have I got the motivation to write here again. Computational biology develops computer models of bacteria sophisticated enough allow us to predict evolution. Anyway, I discovered one of my … Continue reading

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A Banner Year for Tissue Engineering

Just before 2002 closed there were a number of firsts in tissue engineering. Teeth, blood vessels, bladders, and muscle tissue were all grown successfully (or with partial success.) in the labs. Stem cell research, a key component of tissue engineering, … Continue reading

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