Dr. Samuel Says
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007 |
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Games have long been a hobby of mine, in a slightly removed sort of way. I like playing games -- board games, video games, card games, what have you -- but I'm even more interested in why and how we play games. As you know, I spent some years as a government "consultant" during the Cold War, and am proud to say many of my game theory postulates are now official foreign policy. Maybe "proud" is not the word...
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Wednesday, 12 December 2007 |
I am honored and humbled to stand before you today in celebrating the life and art of the legendary Joyce DeWitt. Has there ever, in the history of recorded civilization, existed a person who so thoroughly embodies Beauty, Intelligence, Charm and Genius? I think not. My first encounter with Ms. DeWitt, in 1979, was both intellectually stimulating and erotically -- oops, wait a sec. Wrong notes.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 |
I like to keep a few Internet bookmarks handy for when I get depressed about the state of the world and concerned for the future. (If you're curious, under current global conditions, it’s every 53.4 minutes exactly -- I've been clocking myself.) One of them is the WikiQuote page for The Daily Show. This may be, pixel-for-pixel, the funniest single page on the Internet.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Thursday, 29 November 2007 |
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Here's a koan for you: Robots are cool, and guitars are cool. But is a robot guitar cool? In my book? Hell to the yeah. The world's first robot guitar, from industry stalwart Gibson, will debut next month in very limited quantities, to a very limited number of retail outlets. Only 10 guitars per store, as a matter of fact, so get in line now. The first-run models will come in "an exclusive Blue Silverburst Les Paul model" before the regular version hits the market next year.
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