Being a programmer and the only computer literate person in my family, I get tech support calls from my family all the time. I got a phonecall from a brother-in-law today: Him: Hey, you’re good with computers right? Me: Yes. Him: And you know how to program computers? Me: Yes, thats my job actually. Him: […]
it IS on my front page
A Silicon Valley start-up called Nanosolar shipped its first solar panels — priced at $1 a watt. That’s the price at which solar energy gets cheaper than coal. Curious that this story is not on every front page. At $1 per Watt, the iTunes of Solar Energy Has Arrived
holy cow is this me
Once you get into flow it’s not too hard to keep going. Many of my days go like this: (1) get into work (2) check email, read the web, etc. (3) decide that I might as well have lunch before getting to work (4) get back from lunch (5) check email, read the web, etc. […]
2007 Sportsman of the Year: Brett Favre
“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become more of a loner,†Favre says. “You’ve just been out there in front of 80,000 screaming people, everyone watching every move you make, the pressure of all that — it’s fine and dandy for three hours, but afterward….†Here Favre takes a big, billowing breath. “I used to thrive […]
i am so excited about this
why so serious?
new indianapolis library houses crappy coffeeshop
the new indianapolis library is open and i was dissapointed to learn that it contains a starbucks. now, i used to work for starbucks and as far as big corporations that come into small markets and wipe out local businesses, it’s not ALL bad, i suppose, but still, the city could have gone with any […]
orcas are smart
the fourteen of you who regularly read my blog (hi alison! hi michelle! hi mom! hi andy!) may remember that my dream job is to be an orca trainer, and the following excerpt from an article is just one reason why. another reason, you may be interested, is that i am trying my darndest to […]
Fixed-Gear Bikes an Urban Fixture
“It’s a Zen thing. Once you get used to traffic, then you can float through the chaos,†he said. Fixed-Gear Bikes an Urban Fixture
obama/winfrey
obama_winfrey Originally uploaded by berbercarpet my new favorite ticket!
Which is the Greatest Trilogy?
Frodo is our hero here, the lowly hobbit farmer who is destined to be his people’s savior. There was symbolism in the Frodo name, too, as in the Bakshi original film the character sported a gigantic afro that was, in fact, his primary weapon in battle. A number of factors, including technical limitations and racism, […]
Links for 12/10/07
Cognitive Daily: Understanding cocktail-party conversation: Why do we look where we do? Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): There’s Something Fishy About This Video Wake Up: A Guide to Living Your Life Consciously | Zen Habits The 10 Key Actions That Finally Got Me Out of Debt; or, Why Living Frugally is Only Part of […]
J2 says…
after J1 announced that she was going to bid on an ebay item, J2 yells: “MOMMY! BIDDING IS BAD!!” us: “huh? why?” J2: “FOR ONE, THAT’S HOW SOMEONE COULD STEAL YOUR IDENTITY!!”
embedding quicktime movies
the once-and-for-all best way to put quicktime in an HTML document: <script src=“/_Assets/scripts/AC_QuickTime.js†language=“JavaScript†type=“text/javascriptâ€></script> <script language=“JavaScript†type=“text/javascriptâ€> QT_WriteOBJECT_XHTML(‘/userfiles/Media/IMTA_MTA.mov’, ‘290’, ‘208’, ”, ‘autoplay’, ‘false’, ’emb#bgcolor’, ‘silver’, ‘align’, ‘middle’); </script>
The 9 Most Unnecessary Greatest Hits Albums of All Time – Page 3 | Cracked.com
As if that’s not sad enough, a quick check of the titles of some of his other albums, “Return of the One Hit Wonder†and “Bust A Move 2002†for example, are so desperate, pathetic and self-loathing they make Color Me Badd’s story sound like a happy ending. And, for one more tale of woe, […]