Killing in Aurora Colorado

James Holmes was charged with 24 counts of murder today. Rightfully so! The only issue to ponder is whether or not he's insane. Even if he proves to be detached form the reality of his actions, does it mean he deserves no punishment?

It's time such as this that make people think about the ramifications of the death penalty. Many in jail were convicted of crimes they didn't commit; the evidence was debatable and the prosecution was more persuasive that the defense. For those who were executed, I feel sorry.

This case seems indisputable from my vantage point. Nevertheless, I  wonder how a sane individual could commit such a heinous crime. In addition, I wonder how things would have ended if all the theater-goers had 9mm Glocks concealed on their persons.
Sad, sad, day.

Tropical Storm Debbie

Debbie didn't do Dallas, yesterday, nevertheless, it dumped tons of needed rain on South Florida. This is the most rain we experienced in some time, several weeks or more. Here's hoping that the lake will now be up to near normal water level. Hopefully, the water restrictions will be lifted.

For the South Florida Summer

Walt Disney's View

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Walt Disney

Phew! U.S. regains #1 supercomputer spot in Top500.

There's relief at hand for nationalistic HPC-watchers. The latest Top500 list shows the U.S. back at #1, after trailing various Asian supercomputers. IBM's (NYSE:IBM) latest installation for the mushroom-cloud-computing folks at Lawrence Livermore is to blame, but Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) vows to catch up soon. 

Here's a link to the complete story.

Another youtube Video with Amazing Magic Tricks

Great Card Trick in Times Square New York

This is an incredible manipulation of reality by any stretch of the imagination. Makes you wonder how he performs this slight-of-hand.

If anyone can figure this one out, let me know.