codyg1985’s Think Tank

As I am typing this the last few minutes of 2005 are ticking away. The new year is a time of hope, and I wish for everyone to have a great and wonderful new year. Here are some of my wishes for the new year:

Let’s lower the number of troops in Iraq. […]

An article argues that everything in the universe, including humans, are connected together by this symphony of frequencies and vibrations. It sounds a lot like string theory, but it seeks to explain the supernatural instead of the natural.
The Field offers a radically new view of the way our world and our bodies work. The human […]

You can learn alot of stuff in 365 days. Thankfully, the BBC has compiled a list of 100 new things that have been learnt over the past year.
Here are some of the ones that caught my attention:
3. While it’s an offence to drop litter on the pavement, it’s not an offence to throw it over […]

A thought occured to me today. All of the cartoon shows that I watch (The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Futurama, Family Guy, American Dad) all feature characters that seemingly wear the same outfit on a day-to-day basis. Other sitcoms that are not animated have characters that change clothes from one episode to […]

An article at Damn Interesting (a new favorite site of mine) talks about a proposal to build a futuristic train in Houston, Texas.
The train has no rails, or even a support platform to speak of. Instead, columns with a hollow top are put at even intervals along the path the train will take. Inside […]

The Smart Cities team at MIT is tackling the problem of city traffic congestion — still left untouched by the Segway — with a “stackable” car to be used as part of a public transportation program, much like those bicycle-sharing programs in Europe, and stowed like a shopping cart.
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I have managed to pull A’s and B’s this semester, just as I did in the Spring. I made an A in Cal B, World Literature, Surveying, and Chem Lab, and I made a B in Western Civ and Chem 123, which yields a GPA of 3.65.
I am kinda worried about my friends’ grades, […]

After not using this blog space for more than a year, I have decided to start posting my musings and interesting stuff on this blog instead of my current MySpace Blog. I will have a lot more of an ability to customize the look and feel of this blog, and I am looking forward […]

Well, I am a dumbass. I went to get some food earlier, dropped it off here, and went somewhere. When I came back, I thought “Hey, this is wrapped up, perfect…I can put it in the microwave.” Needless to day, I shouldn’t have. Immediately after pressing start, the wrapping proceeded to […]