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Cheap AR

AR is the new VR that never was. Virtual Reality promised to create engrossing environments to fool the senses and transport the participant to amazing places and magical experiences. There are a few efforts still moving in that direction, but have drifted away from the head tracking helmets and input gloves used in earlier efforts

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Level Headed Diatribe Against LGAT “Impact Training”

This material represents over a year’s worth of reading, researching, and careful professional and personal studies in order to provide a informed, well-reasoned, educational viewpoint rather than my initial knee-jerk reaction to the topic. Presented here is my final conclusion on the matter for your review. I run the risk of offending a number of

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Weight Reduction

This post is about my personal challenges with weight, and managing it in light of a metabolic disorder.  None of it is meant to be self indulgent or congratulatory, and I promise there are some geeky bits near the end for those patient enough to wade through the content or who want to skip to

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From The Wrong Side of the Condensor

This is a horrible picture, because I didn’t bother with setting up the right kind of lighting and/or moving the specimen to better conditions.  As a result, the tungsten filament light was refracted through the side of the ornamented glass pitcher, resulting in the bands visible here (correcting for tungsten is easy – uneven lighting,

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