Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was a well-known Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction?(Alice.org) professor at Carnegie Mellon (CMU) who gave his (now famous) “Last Lecture” at CMU on September 18, 2007.?The?”Last Lecture” was an ongoing series of lectures where top academics?were asked to think deeply about what matters to them, and then give a hypothetical “final talk” (i.e. what wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew [...]

A very brief video clip of a baby and mommy humpback whale swimming by our whale watching boat in Bay Bulls, Newfoundland. To see better YouTube videos of whales?in the same vicinity, click here.

Added Bird & Whale Watching Album to Picasa Web Albums. We got together with a few friends and co-workers to go on a bird and whale watching tour with Mullowney’s Puffin & Whale Tours based out of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland. The afternoon began with overcast skies and showers but, by the time we got a few miles off-shore, the weather turned in our favor allowing us to interact with a few humpback whales (including a [...]

A little tardy in posting this as Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations were held at Hyde Park on June 27th. A very heartfelt and soulful rendition of Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” from Bono and The Edge (U2)….high notes and all.

If the first single (Love is Noise) off?The Verve’s forthcoming album (Forth)?is any indication, there’s no rust?from being?split up for?7-8 years.?Forth (aptly titled as it is The Verve’s fourth studio album) drops on August 18th internationally and the following day in North America. Below is the Verve performing Love is Noise at Glastonbury 2008.