A second earth has been found 20 light years away. Why haven't I heard about this on the news?LinkSeptember 29, 2010, an update: LinkCould be the real thing after all.Also interesting: Another advantage for potential life on Gliese 581g is that

VirtualBox Ethernet Bridge

Apr 19th, 2009

As a backburner task I've been playing around with VirtualBox. VirtualBox allows you to run a different OS in the background of the OS you are using. I play around with Linux a lot, but the problem is that the driver support isn't there and I a

We've moved to Houston

May 28th, 2008

You're in the wrong place. I'll no longer be posting to this blog. Go to Gregory Allen Edwards instead.

New Apartment

May 13th, 2008

I'm moving to midtown. I just closed on the new apartment during lunch.

Blogging from My Phone

May 13th, 2008

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Total Safety Video at Youtube

Cutest Niece in the World

Mar 18th, 2008

The Breakup

Feb 23rd, 2008

As most of you who bother reading this thing anymore already know, Lisa and I broke up this week. It hasn't been easy. Most of my friends here are either consultants who travel or are in a different place in their lives. On top of this work has

Recession or Inflation?

Jan 19th, 2008

This is the only politician I've heard of who isn't promising kittens and ponies for the economy but is instead concerned about the long-term effects of inflation:From the NewsHour:Concerns over inflationJEFFREY BROWN: Now, Mr. Ryan, is there a

Brother Had a Baby

Nov 9th, 2007

Sydney Edwards. Born today. She's a healthy little girl. To see the newest soldier in the Edwards army check out my the link to my brother's blog on the left or his family web page here.

ESADE Info

Oct 22nd, 2007

A reader writes in and I respond at the >>:>>Hi, thanks for writing. I'll try to answer your questions below:Allen:Hey, I just read some of your blog while researching MBA programs.Actually, the I'd really like to do that exactly what you did,

Job Info & What About Allen In Houston?

Sep 15th, 2007

So, first some information about the job. I'll be working for a company that does consulting in the oil business, both upstream and downstream. It mainly focuses on things like improving worker safety and reducing the risk of contamination. I f

Summer of 2007

Sep 13th, 2007

I know what I did last summer.MP4Windows Media

Job

Sep 13th, 2007

I received a job offer as of Saturday and I'm moving to Houston. More about that later.

Earthquake

Jul 20th, 2007

I'm in San Fran on business, and being the earthquake magnet I am we just had a 4.2. Ever since Northridge I get a little freaked out. The idea of everyone upstairs coming crashing through the ceiling.The thing that worries me about the little

Progressing...

Jun 27th, 2007

The reason I haven't been posting is because I've been doing a lot of interviewing. No offers in hand yet, but it feels like this whole thing may be moving towards the endgame.

Job Search

May 20th, 2007

I just came back from graduation ceremonies at UT Austin, embarrassed that I had returned from Spain without a job. It turns out that about 40% of my class is in the same boat, and those that had jobs aren't all happy about it. I should add tha

What about a job?

May 1st, 2007

A couple of people have written to ask about the whole job process. When I was over there companies (even consulting companies) would lose interest when I told them I didn't have a work permit. I started mentioning in my cover letter that I did

Family in Las Vegas

Apr 9th, 2007

My dad and brother came to Vegas with step-mom and sister-in-law in tow. I'm too lazy to put up the whole video thing, so pictures. We had a great time. Now back to the reality of looking for a job.

Heading Back...

Mar 23rd, 2007

I'm going back to Vegas tomorrow morning. I just spent 2 hours plus 2 hours travel dealing with the folks at US Airways.I'll be glad to get back. The US isn't perfect, but customer service still means customer service, not something you try to

Mayor Sol

Mar 23rd, 2007

I stopped by Plaza Mayor. Had tapas near Plaza del Sol. Same stuff as 6 years ago. I don't really feel like sightseeing.

Out of BCN

Mar 22nd, 2007

...for good, and on to Madrid. I've got to do battle with US Airways to try to find a way home in time for an interview.

Soviet Cartoons

Mar 19th, 2007

Veoh.com has some interesting cartoons from the Soviet era here. Among them are the Ну, погоди! (nu, pogodi) series here and here. Wikipedia article here.