Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

Kevin Jarnot is a technologist who lives just South of Boston, MA. He is currently employed as Chief Technology Officer at DebtX, a financial services technology company based in Boston.

National Health, “The Apocalypso”

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Kevin

Love this song. Keyboardist Dave Stewart programmed the drum parts manually. Insane.

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Fast, slow, or zombie-like — just run

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Kevin

Running brings out divide between fit and fat Americas – Opinion – The Boston Globe Here’s the truth: The reason American kids run a mile slowly is because so many adults can’t run one at all. The 15.5 million runners … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Mathematics

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Kevin
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This Is Why You Shouldn’t Interrupt a Programmer

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Kevin

This guy gets it.  

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Meet “badBIOS,” the mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Kevin

This is insanely scary and cool at the same time.  From arstechnica: “We had an air-gapped computer that just had its [firmware] BIOS reflashed, a fresh disk drive installed, and zero data on it, installed from a Windows system CD,” … Continue reading →

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Late for Meeting

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Kevin
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Pokédex on Wolfram Alpha

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Kevin

This makes the greatest online reference even better. The full Pokédex is available for your data mining needs. To access it via Siri on iOS7, simply ask “Search Wolfram for Snorelax” (or whatever Pokémon you care about). My (now teenage) … Continue reading →

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Steve Albini’s letter to Nirvana on producing In Utero

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Kevin
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New King Crimson lineup!

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Kevin

 KALOO CALLAY!  There’s a new version of King Crimson heading our way!  From DGM Live: The 8th incarnation of King Crimson will be Gavin Harrison, Bill Rieflin, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Mel Collins, Jakko Jakszyk and Robert Fripp. Writing on … Continue reading →

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Greatest auction item ever?

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Kevin

Walter White’s Briefs – Current price: $250 These may be the most iconic tighty-whiteys in television. Breaking Bad begins its run with Walter White wearing this pair of briefs. Throughout the series, Bryan Cranston’s character appears in tighty-whiteys. This underwear, … Continue reading →

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