My life is about to change. Even more than it already has in the last six months. For starters, I’m moving to Easley, South Carolina. A long-distance relationship is all right in its way, but sooner or later one decides one would like to get to know one’s fianceé in a more normal, everyday context. […]
The Nielsen Norman Group is noted for promoting and studying usability, in both computer interfaces and everyday objects. Don Norman’s essay on Toilet Paper algorithms shows that he has thought more than most readers would care to about such a mundane, everyday item, but I love this stuff. When we remodeled our home, we decided […]
Over the past few months, I’ve been frustrated at not being able to make time for the various projects I’ve committed myself to. With some of them, friendships are at stake. So the other night, I sat down and wrote out myself a schedule: what projects I’d tackle each night of the week until they’re […]
Air travel today is far from an exact science. As described by Michael Crichton in Jurassic Park, Chaos Theory is illustrated by the conjecture that if a butterfly flaps its wings in (for example) San Francisco, a hurricane can be spawned in the Pacific Ocean as a direct result of that wing-flap. In other words, […]
A blogger is generally allowed at least one giddy post about his/her Romantic Interest. So, in the interest of proper blogging about said person, and especially since she’s now so much more than a mere Interest, the time has now come to blog extensively about Jennifer. I’ve never mentioned Jennifer’s last name on this site, […]
She said yes.
My very good friend Guy is blogging again, this time with WordPress. I’ve been happy with it since I started using it a few months ago. High on my list is it’s excellent comment handling and filtering tools, and it’s intuitive administrative interface. ‘Cause you know I’m all about the interface. So go read Guy’s […]
My aunt & uncle’s Thanksgiving visit was delayed ‘till Sunday, so we had a pleasant thanksgiving meal all to ourselves — only the nine of us. In an unexpected twist, Dad required each person to share a whopping four things for which he or she was thankful. Surprisingly, almost everyone was able to quickly come […]
CNN.com reports: BAY CITY, Michigan (AP) — Keeping library books too long could soon land some readers in jail. Frustrated librarians want the worst offenders to face criminal charges and up to 90 days behind bars. “We want to go after some of the people who owe us a lot of money,” said Frederick J. […]
From Ars Technica: A skull and crossbones would be the last thing you would find on a can of Coca-Cola, but farmers in India are using it to replace poisons that do. Looking to save a few rupees, farmers in Andrah Pradesh and Chattisgarh states have taken to spraying cotton and chili fields with The […]
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