Tag Archives: Mike Reardon

Open Mike: iPads are weird.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Mike Reardon

I am still resisting buying a tablet. But, like the dark side of the force, the pull of the iPad is strong with this one. Unlike Barnes & Noble or Amazon, Apple hasn’t left any features on the cutting room … Continue reading →

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Video Gaming Is Good for You?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mike Reardon

 That can’t be right. Can it? Depends on who you ask. A growing body of university research suggests that gaming improves creativity, decision-making and perception. The specific benefits are wide ranging, from improved hand-eye coordination in surgeons to vision changes … Continue reading →

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Traditions have to start somewhere

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Baseball is rich with traditions. The ceremonial first pitch. The seventh inning stretch. Waiting at home for high-fives after a homer. They all had a start somewhere. And I think we started a new one yesterday. Going to Spring Training … Continue reading →

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A speech-jamming gun that silences people mid-sentence?

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Who would want one of those? Kazutaka Kurihara of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Koji Tsukada of Ochanomizu University, developed a portable “SpeechJammer” gun that can silence people more than 30 meters away. The device … Continue reading →

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Where, oh where, did my daily blog go?

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Where, oh where, could it be? Let me explain. This is all good. I will continue to post as often as I have something interesting (to me anyway) to say. Just Sayin’

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I’m making a list

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Mike Reardon

No, I’m not checking it twice. Once will do nice(ly). Break out the peanuts and crackerjack: Major League Baseball is about to hit a home run. Wednesday, Feb. 29, Major League Baseball will relaunch its wildly popular MLB At Bat … Continue reading →

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Hubris? False bravado? Or just plain old stupidity?

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Mike Reardon

More Drivers Texting at Wheel Despite State Bans For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists. About half of American drivers between 21 and 24 say they’ve thumbed messages or … Continue reading →

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I suggest a new strategy R2

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Let the Wookie win We remember the scene. Upon learning that wookies have been known to rip their opponents limbs off after losing, C3P0 suggests that R2D2 let the wookie win. This scene came to mind as I went through … Continue reading →

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The World is a Carousel of Color

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Mike Reardon

The miracle of imagination,  The marvels of earth, sea and sky, These wonders untold Are ours to behold Some things never get old. I watched this show for the third time last night. It gets better every time I see it. Walt … Continue reading →

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The force is strong with this one

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Do you lead like a Jedi master? Or a Sith lord? In particular, the Galactic Empire strikes me as a quintessential example of how not to effectively run an organization. Let’s take a look at five of the Empire’s biggest … Continue reading →

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