Programming with molecules – It has been tried before, but researchers are now fully realizing the potential of DNA and want to create a programmable way of combining computers with chemistry.

Finally have had enough of Vista64 bluescreening on me. Probably due to crappy 64bit video drivers. Also tired of being unable to print.

So I wiped the hard disk of my machine today and started the install of XP 32bit. First challenge – the XP install disk doesn’t have drivers for a huge amount of my system, including the network card chipset on the asus motherboard. Downloading all the drivers now on a separate machine to burn onto a CD.

Make sure you have an exact and detailed list of all your hardware if you go this route so you can, like me, track down all the drivers. If I’d been smart I would have downloaded and burnt all the drivers before I did the reinstall.

OK I have a problem. I am trying to set up two Tivo boxes in one room. Unfortunately they both respond to either remote, this is bad. I don’t want them to both change channels, both record the current program, etc. AVSForum, TivoBlog don’t seem to have any suggestions. I can do stupid things to work around this but I am looking for the elegant solution.

You could ask why the hell I have 2 tivos in one room. And if you know me, you know the answer must be “Ohio State Buckeye Football” somehow. The BigTen network is only on DirecTV. But when the Buckeyes are on ABC, HD ABC is only available on comcast. Hence 2. If/when comcast resolves their BigTen network licensing issues, I can resolve this.

What a crazy college football season. Here is a math wonk’s assessment of OSU’s chances to advance to the title game – OSU odds to BCS title game: 59% – thanks Buckeye Commentary.

Football game days tops for drinking among college students- shocking! Students drink more beer on football game days, which also happen to be Saturdays generally.

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Ohio State shuts down Wolverines in what could be Carr’s final home game – Tressel is halfway to making up for the awful Cooper years.

Now we just have to watch the 4 teams ahead struggle to the finish line. My guess is WVU wins out, LSU drops one, and Oklahoma recovers to knock out the Mizzou/Kansas winner, thus putting OSU and WVU in the final. But a lot of football to play…

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Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George hasn’t gotten over his last OSU/U-M experience – I remember this version of The Game clearly. Biakabutuka looked like Superman. Sheesh.

Pretty overwhelmingly in favor of Ohio.

* A is for Astronauts. Sure Michigan has like 25 astronaut alums, but John Glenn and Neil Armstrong are Ohioans. The first American in orbit and the first man on the moon! No contest, advantage Ohio. * B is for buildings shaped like baskets. Again, Ohio. * C is for Cities starting with “C”. Ohio dominates. * D is for Date of statehood. Ohio has a 34 year lead and the gap isn’t shrinking. * E is for Etymology. Ohio means “beautiful river”, Michigan means “large lake”. Beauty trumps size. * F is for Flag. The Ohio flag is unique and is rockin’. The Michigan flag is unoriginal and the moose and elk are vaguely disturbing. * G is for Golfers. Ohio features Jack Nicklaus, the Golden Bear. Michigan passes. * H is for Helmets. OK the Michigan helmet design gets points for uniqueness. but Stickers Stickers Stickers! * I is for Industrialists. Henry Ford started an industry, revolutionized production, but lost leadership to GM. Rockefeller started an industry and wiped out all semblance of competition, finally motivating government action. * J is for Japan and K is for Korea, who have led the way in beating the hell out of the US auto industry and helped to drive Michigan’s economy into the tank. Ohio’s more diversified industrial and service base has held up better. * L is for Lakes. OK Michigan has an edge here, featuring its own Great Lake, and being surrounded by several others. * M is for Mounds. Ohio features some great archeological sites from the mound builders. Michigan – any? Even 3000 years ago, people preferred to live in Ohio. * N is for Neighboring states. Michigan touches 3, Ohio 5. * O is for Oh My God You Lost To Appalachian State! * P is for Presidents. 8 from Ohio, 1 from Michigan. Bam! * R is for Roller coasters. Cedar Point is the greatest roller coaster park in the country, King’s Island also has some great rides. Michigan has some county carnivals and the defunct Auto World in Flint. * S is for Shape. Ohio is most reminiscent of a shield – an essential and honorable part of a knight’s outfit. Michigan is shaped like a mitten. * T is for Tressel. Kryptonite to the whole state of Michigan. * U is for the Upper Peninsula. Advantage Michigan I guess, but what kind of state can’t even keep all its land together? * V is for Vacancy rates. I don’t think there is much dispute that Detroit leads the way in office vacancy. * W is for Winning streaks. OSU now owns the conference record. * X is for Xacto Knives, headquartered in Columbus. * Y is for Yakitty yak. Donahue and Jerry Springer started in Ohio. Michigan residents are more famous as guests. * Z is for Delis starting with z. OK Ann Arbor wins one here.

This seems pretty great – Breakthrough toward industrial-scale production of nanodevices – full PDF here. Nanowire-based devices can be used for very small, very fast circuit elements, but have been difficult to accurately place on a chip substrate. This seems to address that challenge.

Apparently with the help of editors they can emit complete sentences. A guide to Michigan bloggers at Eleven Warriors ? Blog Archive ? Know Thine Enemy: Michigan