STATUS: Active Prospect Austin Hays is currently playing his fifth season with the Baltimore Orioles. He has been a decent hitter, while showing flashes of brilliance both offensively and defensively. At age 26, he still has a high potential for a breakout season in the coming years. Autograph Card 2018 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs #RA-AH […]
Eco-Friendly Restaurant
A lot of restaurants SAY that they’re committed to sustainability, but take very little action. We should open a truly eco-friendly and sustainable restaurant. Such a restaurant would be powered by solar energy, wind power, and/or geothermal energy. The food would be from sustainable and local sources (there would be pictures on the walls showing […]
The Potential of CRISPR Gene Editing
CRISPR gene editing is a technique for cutting out and replacing sequences of DNA. The technology can be used to edit genes within organisms. The implications are huge. CRISPR technology will allow us to modify the “code” of living organisms and lead to breakthroughs in genetic engineering. It’s like having the “find and replace” functionality […]
22 Years of StormShock.com
Today, StormShock.com turns 22 years old. It was the first domain name I ever purchased, and I bought it from GoDaddy. I was 20 years old and a computer science student in college. Here is the first Wayback Machine snapshot of StormShock, from March 2, 2001: https://web.archive.org/web/20010302221852/http://www.stormshock.com/ Back then, I populated a history database and […]
The Glowing Orb
“It will be room 108, over there on your left.” The hotel concierge gestured to the hallway behind the two men. Hal and Bruce gathered their bags and walked across the lobby to their room. They arrived at room 108, unlocked the door with their key card, and dropped their bags on the floor once […]
Diabetes, and How Not to Die from It
Diabetes is a debilitating illness that can affect people from all walks of life. An estimated 30 million Americans have diabetes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes claims more lives every year than cancer and AIDS combined.