The Future is Made of Vibraphones Vox 2006-12-18T06:33:42Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c10e0f74ddd3b4/2006/11/ fuzzy fractal notes from mikepop 1,000 Miles Biked tag:vox.com,2006-11-30:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cdf7e91e61094f 2006-11-30T17:56:17Z 2006-12-18T06:33:42Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Bike

I started bike commuting in the spring after not having been on my bike much since California. Today I passed the 1,000 mile mark on my way into work. I realize serious bikers do that in like a week and a half, but hey I just commute six miles ea...

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]]> Merry Christmas v. We Like Pandas tag:vox.com,2006-11-30:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cd9700a71b4cd5 2006-11-30T14:04:34Z 2006-12-02T14:04:56Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom It looks like the war on the War on Christmas has begun again with the usual misfire. But it is an excuse to bring up my favorite quote from last year's version of this fabricated crisis: CAVUTO: Is it more for Wal-Mart? Because they're everywh...

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]]> Curiouser and curiouser tag:vox.com,2006-11-29:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cd978b3810f9cc 2006-11-29T14:51:11Z 2006-11-29T16:11:37Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics

Need a gift for someone into Alice of looking-glass fame? Or perhaps someone interested in Quantum Physics? Alice In Quantumland is an entertaining walk through quantum physics concepts using Alice in Wonderland as allegory. If you already blog a...

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]]> Vox Hunt: My Pets tag:vox.com,2006-11-29:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cd97003e5f4cd5 2006-11-29T04:39:14Z 2006-11-29T04:42:57Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Dog Meets Dog

Show us your pets. Submitted by Prakash Daniel. Brandie the dog. She is now about 11 years old. We got her from the North Shore Animal League shelter on Long Island, NY when she was three months old.

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]]> Playing At The Apple Store tag:vox.com,2006-11-29:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cd970036f24cd5 2006-11-29T02:28:31Z 2006-11-29T02:28:31Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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I was in NY over the weekend and dropped into an Apple Store in a mall. The place was mobbed. I had fun playing with Photo Booth and gawking at the giant monitors. Just about everyone was using photos and emailing the pics to themselves. If you ...

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]]> Test Driving The Wii tag:vox.com,2006-11-28:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cdf3a34105cb8f 2006-11-28T16:55:06Z 2006-11-28T16:55:06Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Saw the "Wii" at a local computer store, so gave it a test drive. Pretty fun! Surprised I haven't heard more about it (or the Wi for that matter). Look for this to be the sleeper hit of the holiday season.

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]]> Heroes and The Historian, Part 3 tag:vox.com,2006-11-28:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cdf3a33ed4cb8f 2006-11-28T16:14:57Z 2006-11-28T16:19:40Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom In previous posts (I'm now tagging all of these posts with heroes-historian), I gave a long list of parallels between the NBC television show Heroes and the novel The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Here are a few more. First, no post from last w...

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]]> Land On The Moon tag:vox.com,2006-11-28:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cdf3a31fd6cb8f 2006-11-28T05:40:40Z 2006-11-28T05:40:40Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Rocket Toy

These kids are going to be mighty disappointed at the end of this ride.

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]]> Flock Of Cupcakes tag:vox.com,2006-11-23:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cd96feb1664cd5 2006-11-23T22:18:34Z 2006-11-23T22:18:35Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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]]> Pies Done tag:vox.com,2006-11-23:asset-6a00c10e0f74ddd3b400cdf7e6e130094f 2006-11-23T03:29:37Z 2006-11-28T04:38:25Z mikepop http://mikepop.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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And ready for transport

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