A friend at Northwestern told me about these birds that were trained to collect coins to receive a food reward. The idea being that we could eventually train them to clean up trash or do other tasks we don’t want to. These birds would fly beyond the test site and collect coins and coin-like objects [...]
I just got back from disc golfing this morning. Last night I went to a movie with subtitles, an Iranian film. Later today I will take a bicycle ride along the river road that sits above the cliffs cut by the Mississippi River to the U of M campus to see my apartment. A cool [...]
Affirmative action is becoming an issue with this latest supreme court nominee. She ruled recently on a case involving a white firefighter’s test for career advancement being thrown out so that a lower scoring black candidate could take the position. She ruled for affirmative action. Something I am against because it is hard to determine [...]
I graduated Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a bachelor of science degree in Optical Engineering, a minor in Language and Literature (English), and a Certificate in Semiconductor Materials and Devices. I am watching on CNN now King Abdullah talk with President Obama. They are in Riyadh. Abdullah actually comes to Minnesota for scheduled medical treatment [...]