The Smalltalk Question (Aaron Swartz’s Raw Thought): One of the minor puzzles of American life is what question to ask people at parties and suchly to get to know them. “How ya doin’?” is of course mere formality, only the most troubled would answer honestly for anything but the positive. “What do you do?” is…
I’m working from home (yes, 11PM on a Friday night – that’s why I get paid the big bucks). So, I often put on comfortable clothes for working. While jean shorts are pretty comfortable, the sweat shorts are so much better for spending all night typing at the command line and checking things in a…
My new standard for finding out if people have problems I need to address: I’m hoping this evaluates to true: no questions = no problems. Okay, it probably would not work well should the person not be either a former Math or CS major. 🙁
MORNING SHOOTING STAR Originally uploaded by dramafreezone. Stumbled across this really cool photo. The smoke trail is really my favorite feature. Plus, one can make out the head of the trail. 🙂 Go there and get the larger size to see it better.
Michael Covington’s Daily Notebook: Enough of this “electronic frontier.” I want civilization! I agree. The Internet has become a dangerous place. Every node has its own rules, some are more developed than others, and none are completely safe. I’m in favor of a tax on the Internet if it’s used to pay for law enforcement.…
L’eau d’Or Falls, originally uploaded by sneezypb. If you haven’t been to Tallulah Gorge, in northeast Georgia (USA), then I highly recommend it. The place is gorgeous. Pick a cooler time than August. 🙂
The Straight Dope: Is male pattern baldness inherited? Who’s to blame?: … Men are more prone than women to X-linked abnormalities because they receive an XY chromosome combination while women get XX. In women, a recessive abnormality on one X chromosome will likely be masked by a dominant normal gene on the other. Men, however,…
Survey: Consumers lose to online schemes – Yahoo! News: [C]onsumers lost $630 million over the past two years to e-mail scams. That is nothing compared to the $7.8 billion people spent on computer repair. I’m interested in how many consumers are victims of email scams. Also, the median amount lost. Guess I’ll have to do…