Fast lane/slow lane

So this week, I finally got a cable modem, and for the first time in my life I have a high-speed web connection at home. It's nice. If you are trudging along at 56k, I say, "Call Earthlink! It's cheaper than you think!" Hehe, that was an unintentional rhyme. Maybe I should go into advertising.



Also this week, I got this little cell phone/ laptop connection gadget thingy, so now I can even get online when I'm someplace with no electricity and no internet connection. But don't get jealous! It runs like a 14.4. modem. (56k sounds pretty damn speedy now, huh?) I suppose if I'm lost in the wilderness and I really need to check my work email, it could be good to have around, but I won't be using it on a regular basis.



For love of Google

I liked the title of this NY Times article, Is Google God? I wouldn't say Google answers my prayers, but I turn to it for help several times a day. It's always there for me whenever I have a question, and it usually offers an unbiased, fact-based answer. That's more than I can say for organized religion.



Robot art

I've been painting lots of robots. I think it's because they're unemotional and bring me some sort of stability in an otherwise insane world. The other day I unintentionally painted one that looked like a futuristic cave painting. I kind of liked it, so I was thinking maybe I should do a whole series of robots inspired by cave art. I did a search on Google to see if anyone else was doing this kind of thing (I have a Google addiction; see above). I found a few cool things. First of all, the cave paintings at Lascaux in France were apparently discovered by a dog named Robot in 1940. I think that's a sign that I should move forward with my robot cave painting idea. I also found this site, which doesn't have any robots (or dogs), but is useful if you want to get a bit lost in a dark Flash environment.