I will be away from June 30th through July 11th. I may be able to do site updates form where I am, but it’s doubtful. However, I can guarantee that I will have lots of new material and pictures of my trip to post when I get back.

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Displaying data in three dimensions could revolutionize the user interface.

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I think that a new section of the SAT that would ask analytical questions would be better. This is how the GRE is done, and it works very well. There is already an English section on the test. If colleges are interested in the writing of an applicant they should ask for a writing sample and review it themselves (as many already do). Standardized tests such as the SAT and GRE ask in depth questions about English comprehension and vocabulary but only the most basic math questions (no trigonometry or calculus). Those in fields such as science and engineering are put at a disadvantage by this. An analytical section is challenging and does not require any field-specific knowledge - ideal for the SAT.

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I’ve spent the past few hours on a massive site update! Among the new features you’ll find include a link to the complete Mayron.net archive on the bottom of the main news page, a new survey on the left side of the page, an updated photos page with new picutres arranged chronologically, a new page with movies of Liam to download, an updated projects page, a new “guestmap” in the interact section, and a new page with buttons to link to Mayron.net undet the site info section. The Guestmap is particularly cool so please check it out and add your entry.

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India is not the only country experiencing tensions (although India’s tensions certainly are very grave) while still developing. Remarkably, democracies across Asia, from the Middle East to the Far East, from Israel to Taiwan and Japan, continue to innovate and produce valuable technologies for the world’s consumption. Peaceful resolutions to the ongoing conflicts across the continent have the potential to bring stability and even more growth.

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Have you ever wondered how you can protect your sighting of Elvis? The US Copyright Office has…

This past week I was away visiting Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Here are some pictures from my trip:

At a plaza in Los Angeles

At the amazing Getty center in Los Angeles

Another view of the Getty center

With a Klingon at the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas on my 20th birthday (June 7)