A Little Ludwig Goes a Long Way

A smattering of opinions on technology, books, business, and culture. Now in its 4th technology iteration.

I'm on the Flip Murray bandwagon too

13 November 2003

Like Tim, I’m also on the Flip bandwagon. And starting to get excited about the Sonics – winning back to back on the road is hard. My expectations were low low low after the Collison and Ray Allen injuries, but the Sonics are getting great play from everyone else on the team, particularly Flip. As was mentioned on Sports Radio this am, the absence of Ray may be a blessing in disguise, as everyone else is having to step up and learn how to do more.

Migrahealth

12 November 2003

MigraHealth – I’ve seen great press on this preventative for migraines. Just placed an order – internet special 2 for 1!

France Guidebooks

11 November 2003

Been reading thru a bunch of guidebooks on France. The Lonely Planet series seems to resonate the most with me – good detail, very evocative, seems to talk about the things I want to hear about – a good mix of typical touristy stuff plus some outdoors activities. The Michelin guides are certainly detailed but I don’t know, everything starts to blur together, not evocative at all. They might be the guides to carry around tho.

Why I Have to Hate LSU

10 November 2003

I’ve been doing the math in my head this weekend and here is some confirmation – ESPN.com - NCF - Road to the BCS – if OSU can pass LSU in the polls, it is likely OSU can leapfrop USC in the BCS standings. Since USC has a weak schedule going forward, and LSU has a tough schedule, this seems like OSU’s best shot at the championship game. Of course there is the detail of OSU winning out against Purdue and Michigan.

Latest BCS rankings

10 November 2003

ABCSports.com - BCS Rankings Week 4 – OSU is #3, 1.5 points back of USC. Going to be tough to make up. USC has a weak schedule going forward – if SC doesn’t lose, OSU needs a) LSU to lose so that OSU can move up in the polls and get a point back, b) WSU to lose – maybe in the Apple Cup? – thus eliminating the quality win bonus for USC, and c) an improvement in its own strength of sched versus USC, some of which will happen. Going to be close. Assuming of course OSU wins out.

Infantile Argument About the Merits of Ohio vs Louisiana

10 November 2003

Having fun over on fanblogs arguing with a real dedicated Louisiana fan – Latest BCS Rankings. Amazing how much data the census department provides – the school spending data is amazing – look at the spread across the country in figure 4 – an over 2x difference between the big spending states (NY) and the bottom (UT). Now some of this is just cost of living probably but a dramatic difference nevertheless.

And to the point – Ohio outspends Louisiana per student by a wide margin.