We who live and work in the Atlanta metropolitan region had an object lesson in what happens when a major snowstorm hits a southern city: shutdown. You might assume that this has implications for accessibility. You would be right. The Storm The snow that hit us on Sunday night put five inches on the ground …
Category Archives: Opinion
Idimager vs. Lightroom
30 Aug 2013 update: Note that this discussion (along with the second one) has been deprecated by Photo Supreme supplanting Idimager. The following discussion isn’t relevant anymore. A while back, I exceeded the useful capability of Adobe Photoshop Elements for keeping track of the digital images that I have on the hard drive. The program …
Foot in Mouth Disease: "Runner" Definition
A race commentator in New Zealand recently decided that the person who won a race wasn’t “a real runner”. You see, Morgan had won the race but because he’s a big guy the race announcer (Mr. Dark a local Radio DJ) felt he simply wasn’t a real runner. “What right does the announcer have to …
Continue reading “Foot in Mouth Disease: "Runner" Definition”
Wikileaks, First Amendment, Espionage, Information Security
I’ve been having some lively discussions surrounding Wikileaks’ release of United States diplomatic cables on November 28, 2010. I seem to be confusing some people with my arguments and statements. I intend to clear this up. For the record: I support Wikileaks’ publication of the diplomatic cables. However that information came into their hands, their …
Continue reading “Wikileaks, First Amendment, Espionage, Information Security”
New Notebook
I use notebooks at work. I subscribe to the philosophy that if you don’t write it down, it didn’t happen. Since 2000, I’ve been using National Brand 5×5 Quad Paper with Eye Ease® paper. I love these notebooks and have taken a decade to go through the box that I bought way back then. We …
Modern US President
Thanks, David, for passing this along to me. I am amused. (and it’s true: let the dude smoke if he needs to) You know, as I was about to push POST on this, I realized that I couldn’t think of any Republican videos or spoofs similar to this one. I mean, this is definitely a …
Electoral Selections: Georgia 2010
Without preamble, here are the ways I’m going this election season, and why: Georgia State Constitutional Amendment #1: “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to make Georgia more economically competitive by authorizing legislation to uphold reasonable competitive agreements?” I will vote NO NO NO. This could also be stated, “Shall the Constitution …
Conference/Convention Panels: How to not be an Annoying Audience Member
I’ve attended many conferences and society meetings and luncheons with speakers and seven (eight?) Dragon*Cons to date. I’ve sat in the audience for panels from such diverse topics as Wastewater Management to The Physics of the Buffyverse. These panels invariably have one thing in common, no matter the difference in the subject matter: Annoying Audience …
Continue reading “Conference/Convention Panels: How to not be an Annoying Audience Member”
Open Letter to the Hyatt Regency Atlanta
September 16, 2010 Hyatt Regency Atlanta 265 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30303 To whom it may concern: Greetings! I am writing today for two reasons. First and most importantly to thank you for being a wonderful host institution for Dragon*Con. Those of us who are perennial attendees at this signature event appreciate the …
Koran Burning: Thoughts
Surely you have heard by now of the Gainesville, FL pastor who is planning to burn the Koran on Saturday as a commemoration of 9/11. If not, go to that link first and check it out. My thoughts, in order of their appearance when I heard the news: What a douchebag He’s going to cause …