Ok, I take it back

Apparently it was priced into the market....

Fed Cuts Rates by Half Point

One has to wonder whether the stock market really does account for expected future moves in the price of stocks... Looks more reactionary to me.

Those were the days...

The Internet Wayback Machine is an archive of the internet since the beginning of time (or, at least since 1996).

Surprisingly, I existed back then too.

Here's what my page sort of looked like in 1999.

Lego NXT wall avoider

Simple LEGO NXT robot that tries to avoid the walls after it bumps into them.

Lego NXT line follower

A simple LEGO NXT robot that uses the light sensor to follow a black line.
The program is pretty simple:

1. Go forward infinitely at 50% power
2. Until the light sensor reads greater than 50%
3. Then stop the left wheel
4. And move the right wheel forward 10 degrees
5. Repeat
   

This program makes the robot inch forward until it's moved off the black line. Then it moves to the left by 10 degrees and inches forward again. It assumes the line is a circle, and that the robot is positioned inside the circle, so it will traverse the circle in a counter-clockwise rotation.

You can download my program if you'd like.

Lies, damn lies and statistics

Apparently there's a high correlation between smokeless tobacco users and living in a mobile home.

Statemaster.com has statistics every which way.

What will kids eat?

My son is a picky eater. I asked him to come up with two weeks' worth of dinners that he'd like to eat. The only restrictions were that you couldn't eat out more than once per week, and every meal had to be different.

1 - Ramen
2 - Quesadillas
3 - Spanakopita & salad
4 - Burritos
5 - Tacos
6 - Eat out
7 - Beans & rice
8 - Baked potato (and pork chops)
9 - Homemade pizza
10- Tostadas
11- Waffles & sausage
12- Eat out
13- Macaroni and cheese
14- Falafel & pita

I notice a lack of veggies, but there are ways to spice it up.

• Ramen - add green onions and scrambled egg to the soup.


• Baked potato with a side of broccoli makes a quick and easy dinner. Put onions, beans, sour cream, salsa, cheese or butter on the potato. Or, if you have a meat eater (like my other son), add a small pork chop.


• Homemade pizza can have all sorts of veggies: bell peppers, artichoke hearts, spinach.


• Quesadillas, tostadas and burritos can be piled high with lettuce, avocados and fresh tomatoes.


• The compromise for macaroni and cheese was that on that night I made Indian food for the adults.


• Falafel and pita can have onions, pepperoncini, feta cheese and tahini. Serve with a bulgur salad and lots of baba ganoush.

I guess for the next weeks would could add:
15 - Hamburgers & fries
16 - Toasted cheese sandwiches with salad
17 - Bratwurst on a kaiser roll, applesauce, peas and (for the adults) sauerkraut
18 - Roast chicken and steamed broccoli
19 - Chicken soup
20 - Eat out
21 - Ok.... pizza again.