Thoughts on a Monday...

A few things notable today:

• A new blog post. Its true, they're now rare enough to mention within itself. Like an MC Escher drawing....
• Anyone remember my old post on DARPA's "Big Dog" project? It was a robotic dog/pack mule thing that you couldn't kick over. It was pretty terrifying. Well, guess what? Now they've modified it to stop carrying human's luggage and start chasing them down and killing them. Okay maybe its not programmed to kill.... yet. But it does see you as prey, and this metal machine can run faster than you. Meet "Cheetah-bot." Coming to a park near you!
• Another humorous post from The Oatmeal. This one ranks how much Oatmeal likes the Angry Birds, based on their in-game performances.
• A triumphant return to Pablos, my favorite skywalk eatery. Also planned for this afternoon - my triumphant return to the restroom.

The day music died.

No - its not about the Big Bopper. Its worse.

The White Stripes announced their break-up this week. To me - its worse. I'm not sure I've taken a band break-up this hard before. I've had relationship breakups that didn't make me this sad.

The White Stripes just kicked ass. That's really the best way to describe it. Raw fuzz, simple chord progression and song structure, simple drums, and just insane amounts of energy to fill that space.