Author Archives: Granger Meador

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About Granger Meador

I am retired from employment and enjoy reading, technology, day hikes, art museums, and photography. My wife Wendy works in the Bartlesville Public Schools in northeast Oklahoma, but this blog is outside the scope of any employment.

The laptop is dead! Long live the laptop!

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Granger Meador

I always like to run computers into the ground before I replace them, and today my school laptop foundered after six years of steady use.  Blue Devil was purchased as part of equipping our brand new Science Wing back in … Continue reading →

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Ground Zero

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Granger Meador

Back in my college days I did a report calculating the effects of a 20 megaton nuclear bomb being detonated over Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City.  A new web mash-up makes that sort of thing terribly easy these … Continue reading →

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Kindle 2: Evolutionary, not Revolutionary

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Granger Meador

My Kindle 2 arrived today! I’ve only used it for a bit, but I thought I’d share my initial impressions of how it compares to my Kindle 1.  (My Canon digital camera was at work, so most of the photographs … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiker’s Guide

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Granger Meador

My Kindle 2 should arrive tomorrow. I’m truly excited about this next edition of the Hitchhiker’s Guide. Here’s a balanced review from CNET.

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US Airways Flight 1549

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Granger Meador

Fascinating animation with air traffic control audio of the US Airways Flight 1549 landing on the Hudson River.

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