Thanks to all!
Thanks to all who attend Saturday and Sunday's performances.The concert was a HUGE success. I'll have more details mid-week, but from my count it looked like we had ~80 people Saturday night and well over a 100 Sunday, maybe close to 150. It was a packed house at St. Anthony Park Lutheran.
Specifically I'd like to thank the inagural 14, those I invited who attended my first forum. Thanks to: Mom & Dad, Don, Debbie, Matt, Amanda, Bernie and Rita (Saturday's Concert); Ken & Millie, Josh, Dave, Mike, and Anne (Sunday).
A special thanks to Matt for taking photos during the Saturday show. Hopefully I'll post them later today.
And for those that are wondering, I don't know who the winner of the stained glass prize are yet, but as soon as I find out I'll let you know.
Thanks again.
One more thing...
Check out this live semi-transcript of what's happening at the Macworld keynote. The webcast should be up some time tonight, around 8PM CST.
MacRumors.com : Macworld San Francisco 2006 Live Updates
This Week
There are a few of big events this week:
First, on a national level, there is the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice nominee, Samual Alito. Check out the
Washington Post for confirmation converage.
Next is a big event for me, but for not for most: the 20th Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The highlight will be the keynote address by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. There is a lot of speculation on wheter or not Mr. Jobs will introduce the first Intel-based Apple products. Stay tuned to find out. Check out
Macworld : Macworld Conference & Expo for more information.
Finally, this Saturday and Sunday is my first performance with the Saint Paul Vocal Forum. Go to
SPVF.org for times and locations.
CES News
Here is a link to the Comsumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas this week. I'll be going through the list of gadets this weekend to highlight some of the most interesting developments in comsumer electronics. Stay tuned...
CES news on Engadget
UMM in Wikipeida
PZ Myers referenced the h2g2(the BBC's Wikipeidia) entry on the UMM, it made me wonder what the Wikipeida had to say, so here is the link. I think we could add some information to this article.
University of Minnesota Morris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHere are the links for KUMM and h2g2's UMM entry:
KUMMh2g2's UMM page
Internet encyclopaedias go head to head
Here is a great link to a Nature article noticed by Samit Joshi, comparing the quality of Wikipedia to Encylopedia Britianica. Check it out, to view the article you will need a Nature subscription.
Internet encyclopaedias go head to head: "One of the extraordinary stories of the Internet age is that of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopaedia that anyone can edit. This radical and rapidly growing publication, which includes close to 4 million entries, is now a much-used resource. But it is also controversial: if anyone can edit entries, how do users know if Wikipedia is as accurate as established sources such as Encyclopaedia Britannica?
Several recent cases have highlighted the potential problems. One article was revealed as falsely suggesting that a former assistant to US Senator Robert Kennedy may have been involved in his assassination. And podcasting pioneer Adam Curry has been accused of editing the entry on podcasting to remove references to competitors' work. Curry says he merely thought he was making the entry more accurate.
However, an expert-led investigation carried out by Nature — the first to use peer review to compare Wikipedia and Britannica's coverage of science — suggests that such high-profile examples are the exception rather than the rule.
The exercise revealed numerous errors in both encyclopaedias, but among 42 entries tested, the difference in accuracy was not particularly great: the average science entry in Wikipedia contained around four inaccuracies; Britannica, about three.
Considering how Wikipedia articles are written, that result might seem surprising. A solar physicist could, for example, work on the entry on the Sun, but would have the same status as a contributor without an academic background. Disputes about content are usually resolved by discussion among users."
Ravs '05
Here are two photos from Ravioli 2005!
Here is Paul posing with the final batch of ravs that we made. All totaled there were 132 cheese and 160 meat. Enjoy!
The entire Ravioli family:
Brian, Katie, Paul, Sharon (Mom), Bob (Dad), Amanda (Aaron's), Aaron, Matt, Amanda (Matt's), and me:
Ichiban
Check out this cool photo Matt took at Ichiban's for his 27th birthday party Friday
IMG_1108 Originally uploaded by
danieldflies
