http://www.christakos.com/ Technology, Travel, Music, and general attempts at keeping track of interesting things I come across en-us Copyright 2010 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:24:32 -0500 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:07:47 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss On July 4th, I think it's important to remember what America is all about and think about why our parents and grandparents came to this country, courtesy of the movie "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle": Our parents came... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/07/what_july_4th_m.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/07/what_july_4th_m.html Movies Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:24:32 -0500 Once again, the brilliance of MIT people comes through to improve the world. I'm not talking about the group that discovered a method of reducing jet fuel consumption by 70%. Screw that-- something else has been done that's just amazing.... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/06/mit_person_disc.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/06/mit_person_disc.html Food Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:14:32 -0500 I left my car, the old 1996 Saab 900S, in NJ this afternoon before getting a train down to DC. It had a bit more than 181,000 miles on it, just a few thousand miles short of a full light-second... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/04/sob.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2010/04/sob.html Misc Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:01:50 -0500 Despite my earlier hopes, it looks like SAAB is dead:Auto enthusiasts across the country were dismayed by the news Friday that General Motors was planning to shut down Saab, the Swedish carmaker it bought two decades ago, after a deal... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/12/rip_saab.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/12/rip_saab.html Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:36:39 -0500 Willing Tool of the Oppressors I've touched on this before in reference to offensive Christmas songs, but this applies even moreso when it comes to TV special which will be playing over and over again this month. We need to... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/12/the_rudolph_the.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/12/the_rudolph_the.html Humor Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:34:21 -0500 Sunday morning, I came to my car and saw this: What happened here is that a roving criminal or criminals trolled around the garage in my apartment complex looking to steal some GPS navigators. Seeing the bracket suction-cupped to my... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/idiots.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/idiots.html Around Washington, DC Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:18:02 -0500 Sakalerios Vallas does not take any crap from people trying to take his hard earned money: It's something in the Greek genes: a mugger attempted to rob my grandmother as she was heading to the bank with the week's receipts... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/greek_pizza_res.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/greek_pizza_res.html Misc Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:09:19 -0500 Following up from my previously featured tribute to New Jersey, I have found a video of this song called Orange Water by the band GDP, all about West Orange, NJ, the town next to where I grew up. At 0:15,... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/tribute_to_west.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/10/tribute_to_west.html Misc Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:31:58 -0500 While I was out running, a couple in the midst of an intense discussion stopped me and asked, "Can you lose weight without exercising." My response was "Yes, but I don't recommend it." After continuing on my way and jogging... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/09/something_happe.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/09/something_happe.html Around DC Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:58:08 -0500 Happy 09/09/09, everyone! Identical numbers and perfect squares. Definitely celebration worthy. This combination isn't going to come around again until April 4th, 2104, but next year you can look forward to the interesting but comparably lesser date of October 10th,... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/09/a_day_to_celebr.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/09/a_day_to_celebr.html Misc Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:54:10 -0500 http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/08/for_those_with.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/08/for_those_with.html Misc Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:58:59 -0500 Given GM's ongoing bankruptcy, I was wondering if SAAB* was going to exist in any form at the end of it, or if my car would simply be an emblem of a past era, like old Studebakers. Fortunately, SAAB... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/06/my_car_survives.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/06/my_car_survives.html Misc Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:13:47 -0500 For one, you have these kinds of stories going on in your backyard: Couple accused of spying for Cuba for 30 years A retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba for... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/06/dc_has_its_meri.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/06/dc_has_its_meri.html Around Washington, DC Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:07:45 -0500 See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/05/my_favorite_mov_1.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/05/my_favorite_mov_1.html Movies Wed, 13 May 2009 22:47:57 -0500 Good seeing everyone, readers included, again at Steer Roast. I now return to my life as a respectable research scientist.... http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/05/happy_roast.html http://www.christakos.com/archives/2009/05/happy_roast.html Travel Sun, 03 May 2009 23:56:48 -0500