We had technolope and capital_l over for indian food last night. We opened up a 25 year old bottle of Blue Nun Riesling that they had found … and it was … different. We unanimously decided to go with the wine-in-a-box instead, and a good time was had by all. Conversation raged late into the night, and cats were run around the room using the laser pointer.
This morning, at robotifys suggestion, I went down to MIT to watch the DARPA autonomous vehicle urban challenge on a big screen webcast. They were actually driving the vehicles around out at an abandoned air force base in California. I was stunned to see 15 vehicles successfully driving around the streets of this town, all at the same time, with only minimal incident. AI has actually made some progress this decade.
Finally, I drove down to East Providence for a board breaking seminar in the afternoon. It was a good time. We learned some fancy breaks, which were both challenging and satisfying. Now, as Dan is quick to point out … the self defense utility of breaking boards is limited. Boards don’t hit back, they don’t move, they don’t sneak up on you or pull a knife, and they break pretty easily. On the other hand, it’s a lot of fun to break them.
Now, home for dinner. Tomorrow, to the gym!
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