I follow the blog Unclutterer because it often has nifty approaches to tweaking your daily life and schedule to make you more productive. It’s a little less blatantly obvious than Lifehacker (which I also follow) but does fall sometimes into the same PIT OF DOOM of obviousness. Today [ed: this was a while ago, unfortunately] …
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Childhood: Shattered
That sound you just heard? That horrible, crashing sound of breaking hearts and shattering happy places? That was the sound of my childhood foundering on the rocks of this Pooh vs. Alien mashup.
Why Blog when I can just Point you at my Flickr Stream
The title says it all. Lots of notes on the image if you click through.
Concert Photography can be Frustrating!
So, there you are: capturing images of a concert that fully embody its spirit and energy. Sure, you know that with the low light and general clutter of an on-stage environment you’re likely to throw out most of your photos but you have high hopes of some excellent moments; times where the performers just shine. …
Don't Lose at Dominoes
I used to play Forty-Two, a trick-winning game similar to spades or bridge (except you play with dominoes) in Texas. We played for dimes. We did not play for clothespins!
Marathon, Concerts, Presentation
It’s been a busy few days. Lots of stuff going on. But let’s start with something funny that I have in common with this girl who ran the ING Georgia Half Marathon today. Let’s Compare! That was last Friday while I was giving a presentation on Diverging Diamond Interchanges (Soon to be a podcast at …
What I Think
I haven’t opined much on the Health Care bill being trundled around the country. That’s because I knew that whatever shape it had a year ago would be different once it got to the point of final passage. Here’s what I think: No one has a damned clue whether or not this will: a) Improve …
This is why I'll Never Use OnStar
From Bruce Schneier: More than 100 drivers in Austin, Texas found their cars disabled or the horns honking out of control, after an intruder ran amok in a web-based vehicle-immobilization system normally used to get the attention of consumers delinquent in their auto payments. […] Ramos-Lopez’s account had been closed when he was terminated from …
Socialism is good for…
This quote from a CNN Tech article (which is a further quote from another location) amuses the hell out of me: Being a socialist is a great way to get laid in college but it’s no way to run a society. The article in question is about five silly slogans for tech companies. Check it …
Brackets
I filled out my brackets for March Madness at lunch. I do two of them every year. One based on my best intuition of the coming contests and one based on coinflip. Coinflip usually beats intuition. Now it’s important to realize that by “best intuition” I mean, “my best guess” or “whichever team has a …