Vista Traffic At least one person thinks Windows Vista is cool because of some of the plugins. Traffic Circle Stories Doahleigh describes the fun at her traffic circle in Jackson, Michigan. From her description, I assume that this is indeed a traffic circle and not a modern roundabout. A roundabout would have fewer signs and …
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Math!
The math majors in my circle of friends and family won’t appreciate this, but everyone else will…
This Week in Traffic: 16 February 2007
Traffic Calming Businesses often have objections to traffic calming devices, warranted or not. I have never gone looking for before/after studies dealing with business numbers. Officer Goes Below and Beyond A California police officer ejaculates on a driver. “I’m not wearing any pants. Film at eleven.” Personal Rapid Transit Smackdown Ken Avidor has bad things …
Imagine, If You Will…
…what this device is for. Especially in this context. NOT my bedroom, just so you know.
J.K. Rowling has Finished
J.K. Rowling has finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. She apparently likes this book best of all seven. Ms. Rowling has this to say on her website. I quote it in its entirety, because she doesn’t seem to have an archive for past comments and I don’t want you to miss it.
This Week in Roses/Traffic: 14 February 2007
Miami Did you know Miami is the southeastern U.S. port of entry for the majority of fresh produce? If you live Kentucky, most of your fridge is shipped (by truck!) from Miami. Think about that the next time you go to the grocery store. Miami is also the nations largest port of entry for fresh …
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Happy Valentine's Day!
A friend recently reported that a customer called the restaurant where he works. Here is the paraphrased conversation: Friend: “Good evening. May I help you?” Customer: “Are the clocks set correctly on your registers? I’ve a receipt here that says 7:45 by I know I was there at 8:30.” Friend: “I’ll check, sir.” … Friend: …
Robert Jordan
As mentioned in my post of April 7, 2006, Robert Jordan, the author of The Wheel of Time, was diagnosed with amyloidosis and has been undergoing treatment since May. Silly me, I had figured that the Tor website where I first caught the news would occasionally have updates, at least to say, “He’s not dead …
LEGOs Rule!
I’m not one of those adults that does crazy things with LEGOS like make Serenity from scratch If I were, this would make my year.
This Week in Traffic: 9 February 2007
Information Overload Traffic congestion information hotline may cause more congestion, according to an advocacy group. Riotous Fun In Dubai they paint cars. In the western european tradition, Americans break stuff. Signal Back Door? Someone claims that certain signal hardware can be forced to change phase by activating the pedestrian pushbutton in a specific manner. I’ll …