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Home Theater PC
When Liz & I got married, one of her best friend’s from college bought us the TV that we registered for as a wedding gift. Having this fantastic 42″ TV is just awesome, but we agreed that we didn’t want to pay for satellite or cable, so we’re using a regular rabbit antenna to receive [...]
I Love Google
This is the first of a three part series on my thoughts about the search giant Google. I definitely have a love/hate thing going on with them. I thought it was appropriate to start with love. Parts two and three will be published within the next couple of weeks. My first experience with Google came [...]
Getting Hitched
After four years I’ve finally asked Liz to marry me, and she’s said yes. We’re so excited to be coming together. I won’t spend too much time talking about it here, because we have our own website, ChrisnLiz.com. The story of our relationship and all wedding details will be posted there.
Gene Kranz
Image via Wikipedia Tonight Gene Kranz, the famed NASA mission controller played by Ed Harris in Apollo 13, came to speak at UT and I was able to make it. I went with low expectations because I didn’t know much about him other than what I had seen in the movie, and just wow. This [...]
Important Degree Candidate Information
From: UT Registrar’s Office To: Chris Leonard Date: Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 6:03pm Subject: Important Degree Candidate Information AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO SPRING 2009 DEGREE CANDIDATES Our records indicate that you are a degree candidate for graduation at the conclusion of this semester. Please review the following information that appears on your record and [...]
Unbelievable
Image via Wikipedia I wrapped up the fall semester a little over a week ago, and it was a great semester. My classes were challenging, I learned a ton, and I earned good grades. All that remains between me and this degree are two classes and one lab. I’m going to earn a degree in [...]
Electric Drag Racing
A buddy of mine sent me a link to an electric car that is entering in drag races. This is awesome. John Weyland gutted a 1972 Datsun 1200, converted it into an electric drive, named it White Zombie and has breaking records at his local drag strip. In this video he drops both a Corvette [...]
200+ MPG
Its been too long since I’ve written. I’ve had a few posts rattling around in my head for weeks, but no time. Such is the life of a working student. My mind is still consumed by fuel efficiency and energy consumption. I’ve had a handful of great conversations with other engineers, there are definitely some [...]
Are High Gas Prices Good?
Two years ago I wrote a couple of essays in which I argued that high gas prices would produce some positive changes for America, as people get tired of paying at the pump and begin to look for alternative solutions to our energy needs. Two years is enough time for changes to begin to occur, [...]
Change Your Mind
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned a comment that Maurice Culley, one of Liz’ coaches, made during a race. “If you want to change the race, change your mind.” I’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about this, and after coming at this from a number of angles, I’m convinced its true. I’m [...]