Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Alvin Trusty

A great data presentation. Should be interesting to everyone.

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RC Plane over NYC

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Alvin Trusty
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Kids and cell phones. It’s all about the texting.

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Alvin Trusty

It seems like each one of my kids has gotten a cell phone at a younger age than her older sibling.  Usually the deciding factor has been a school activity which requires regular after school meetings or practices.  If we … Continue reading →

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Happy Calvin and Hobbes Day

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Alvin Trusty

It all started 25 years ago today.  I became an avid fan a couple years later in college.  Now I have the complete hard back set.  It doesn’t get any funnier than Calvin in school especially when he manages to … Continue reading →

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I have been bested by an Android phone

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Alvin Trusty

A couple of years ago, I made this video showing I could solve the Rubik’s Cube behind my back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kytM8rsS1H0 Now an Android phone can do the same thing in about 20 seconds using Lego blocks as the physical interface.

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