This may seem far-fetched, but I got a paper cut from picking up a cardboard box. The box slipped, and when I grabbed it, my finger brushed against the edge, leaving a large gash in my finger. Okay, maybe not “large,” but it hurt a lot and the cut was big enough that it needed […]
I happened upon Something to be Desired, a web drama — I want to say “TV series,” but this is not TV — and have found it highly addictive. The writing is compelling, the characters are portrayed well, and the background music is excellent. And it’s set in Pittsburgh. Next episode is available August 23rd.
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When someone posts a comment to my blog, up to six hundred gifted monkeys put down their work on NaNoWriMoFoMo to scan the comment for bad html and verify the correct security code. If it passes muster, they store the comment in a relational database. Next, smoke is wafted and mirrors are carefully placed as
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I went on an email deleting binge last night and, for the first time in five years, there are no items in my inbox. Zero. They’ve all been dealt with (responded to, acted upon, or deleted) appropriately. I think I’ll go outside now.
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British Airways retired its Concorde fleet and generously donated G-BOAG to the Museum of Flight. Its scheduled arrival was 2:45pm today, but it was a half hour early. While on my way to Boeing Field, I saw it turn over Elliot Bay, making its final approach into 31L. By the time I parked, it had
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There’s a little known saying: when you have an electrical engineer, everything looks like it should be wired. I installed our ReplayTV and its broadband connection with a surprisingly minimal effort, though it initially didn’t start out that way.
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A simple physics question was asked yesterday at work, but it generated a lot of debate: “A guy’s on top of a 20 foot ladder when it falls over. How fast was he going when he hit the ground?”
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Mitch asked me what the most comments I’ve ever received on a blog entry was. I looked, and it’s currently 12 about the donotcall.gov program. I’m not sure why, but several of the folks visiting think I am the do not call list administrator. I’ve gone through different stages of thought about this… initially one
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