Blog: Mad Man
Entries for February, 2011
As the Mid-East Rumbles
My thoughts after watching the developments in Libya the past few days...more questions than answers... When things first started shaking loose in Egypt a few weeks ago, I wondered out loud in the office if we would see a ring of fire around the Mediterranean Sea in the near future. ...
Sam Bush fires it up in Raleigh
Raleigh is beginning to get some notice as a music scene, with lots of action downtown in the pubs and restaurants, but last night the best show in town was Sam Bush and his band, featuring Scott Vestal on banjo at the Progress Energy Center. If you've never seen Bush ...
Watson ushers in a new era of Artificial Intelligence
My next door neighbor is a retired psychology professor and when we first met he said one of his primary interests is in artificial intelligence. Haven't talked to Mike yet, to get a reaction after a new supercomputer named Watson smashed its competition in Jeopardy over the past three days. ...
The National Anthem
Christina Aguilera's tortured attempt at the national anthem prior to the Super Bowl was the worst I've ever heard. If there was ever a case of a singer falling in love with her own voice and then forgetting the words to the song, this would be exhibit A. It was ...
