ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

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Bigfoot was a Hoax – Again

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Amazingly enough, my last Bigfoot post has turned out to be a hoax!! According to an article over at National Geographic it was merely days after the latest announcement that the siting/find of the body was discounted. According to the report… Some “ominous” signs started showing up during the “testing” of the body. When the “hairs” plucked from the body … Read more

Bigfoot Not a Myth…Theres Proof!! Again.

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So much for Tech, huh. Here's another story I just couldn't pass on. While at lunch today I saw a CNN news report flash by about… BIGFOOT! He's been out of the spot light for a while so I thought I'd see what it was about. Full article can be read at: www.cnn.com. Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, a pair … Read more

Invisibility… OH YEAH!!!

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I saw this tweet come across over at Twitter and my inner GEEK couldn't help but re-post. Invisibility cloak 'step closer' For now, the invisibility cloak remains a thing of science fiction Scientists in the US say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people invisible. Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have developed … Read more

New feature: Odiogo Reader

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I forgot to mention… I've added a new function to the blog. The Odiogo reader. You may have noticed this little icon just above each post: You can click that icon and a player will (should) start and read the entry to you. Instant Podcast! Well, kind of. I'll have to say, it makes my lame attempts at humor in … Read more

New site in progress: HornSpit dot com

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Got a new site officially in progress now. This is a site that came about from one long night in the Opera Pit. As another horn player and I were talking, about internet needs none the less, HornSpit.com was born. This site is planned to be a repository of all things irreverent about the French Horn (or properly known as: … Read more

Post to multiple social networks at one time

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If you are a web social butterfly with your facebook, plurk, twitter, friendfeed, brightkite, etc accounts then the ping.fm service is your you! Ping.fm is a simple and reliable service that makes updating your social networks a snap. You simply log in, set-up the services you want to update and you're done! Type your message and hit submit! All your … Read more