Good news: the part that failed is still under warranty. Bad news: somehow I managed to get nails into both front tires in places that can’t be repaired (but at least haven’t leaked). Good news: The tires are under warranty too. Bad news: That means I have to go to Costco *on* Thanksgiving weekend. Good news: I won’t have to go into the store.
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On a related note, remind me that a 7 1/2 hour drive with a toddler
On a related note, remind me that a 7 1/2 hour drive with a toddler is NOT a 7 1/2 hour drive.
Back from vacation! A groggy J looked around the living room, smiled, and started clapping.
Back from vacation! A groggy J looked around the living room, smiled, and started clapping.
I swear the humidity must be negative today. Has someone been experimenting with antimatter water vapor or something?
I swear the humidity must be negative today. Has someone been experimenting with antimatter water vapor or something?
The clouds are high and the air is clear…
It's still cloudy, but the clouds are high and the air is clear below them. From my office near LAX, I can see the skyline of Downtown Long Beach, the port, Palos Verdes, and even the silhouette of Catalina Island off to the right.
Some incredible photos of last week’s major aurora display.
In case you missed it, Monday night in the northern latitudes
Some incredible photos of last week's major aurora display. I hear there were sightings as far south as Arizona, and I wonder: If I had driven up into the mountains above the cloud layer covering the LA basin, would I have seen flickering lights off in the north? (Presumably not. I'm sure if someone had seen the aurora from Mt. Wilson, it would have been mentioned in one of the articles I'd read.)
11 months old and he’s already reprogramming the cable box. Or at least de-programming the remote.
11 months old and he’s already reprogramming the cable box. Or at least de-programming the remote.
I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion of the Innovator’s Dilemma regarding Netflix as well
Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator’s Dilemma
An interesting read (via Slashdot). I’ve been seeing a lot of discussion of the Innovator’s Dilemma regarding Netflix as well, and the efforts to transition from DVDs to streaming as the primary focus.
J has found my jacket, and is playing Peek-a-Boo…by himself.
J has found my jacket, and is playing Peek-a-Boo…by himself.
Words mean things. Unfortunately, when you’re dealing with jargon…
Words mean things. Unfortunately, when you’re dealing with jargon, they don’t always mean the same things to different people.
Phil Plait: Scientists are from Mars, the public is from Earth | Bad Astronomy
A couple of days ago here on G+ I linked to a table that shows words scientists use, and how the public hears them – and it’s not the way the scientists think. I had more to say, so I wrote a whole post about it.
Bottom line: if scientists want to sway public opinion, they need to make sure what they say can be understood.
–GP
What scientists say, and what people hear, isn’t always the same thing. That’s a problem with any kind of jargon, but when you get into things that have been politicized, it’s important to be clear.
–FB
No, skeptics are not afraid of overturning their worldview…
Reaction to Faster Than Light Claims Expose Anti-Skeptic Myth
No, skeptics are not afraid of overturning their worldview, no matter what the UFO enthusiasts say.
After standing in line for lunch yesterday with a zillion people who are at some…
After standing in line for lunch yesterday with a zillion people who are at some sort of conference next door, I figured today it would be faster to walk down the street to Subway instead. So did they.
On the plus side, we have a bathtub again. They still need to finish patching…
On the plus side, we have a bathtub again. They still need to finish patching the walls, but we no longer have a giant hole in the bathroom. On the minus side, when they knocked out the wall to get the tub in, they bent the doorframe and now the door won't close.
That’s oddly specific.
Medical Billing Codes For Injury Via Turtle Among Thousands Created by New Law
That’s oddly specific.
It turns out that Facebook allows you to log in with two variations of your password…
Interesting: It turns out that Facebook allows you to log in with two variations of your password: One with the first letter capitalized (because so many mobile phones automatically capitalize the first letter of a field to “help” you) and one with all the capitals/lowercase flipped (so that you can still log in with CAPS LOCK on).
If you’re elected to public office and you’d rather make the other guy look bad
If you’re elected to public office and you’d rather make the other guy look bad than actually do something for the city/county/state/country, you really need to straighten out your priorities.
So what’s next? Getting people with Celiac disease to try their “gluten-free pasta”
ConAgra Forced to Apologize for Processed Food Bait & Switch
So what’s next? Getting people with Celiac disease to try their “gluten-free pasta” (that’s really made from wheat)? Inviting vegetarians to try their “fake meat” (that tastes so realistic because it *really is* meat)?
J can’t decide between reaching for the Starbucks cup or hitting the laptop keyboard…
J can’t decide between reaching for the Starbucks cup or hitting the laptop keyboard. “I learned it from watching you!”
Two funny pages on Superman’s preferred mode of disguise, from the creator of Halo and Sprocket
http://kerrycallen.blogspot.com/2011/07/super-antics-2.html
Two funny pages on Superman's preferred mode of disguise, from the creator of Halo and Sprocket.
It’s tough to step out for some fresh air when you’re across the street from an airport.
It’s tough to step out for some fresh air when you’re across the street from an airport.
Discussion on Google+:
Wayne: All hogged by the airplanes. sheesh ;>
Stacy: Don’t you just love that smell? Evenings in Manhattan Beach in July…
Me: Yeah, you were close to the refinery, weren’t you? It’s actually pretty nice where we are (closer to Artesia Blvd), but my office is literally across the street from LAX. I can look out the window and watch planes on the runway.
Me: And hear them when they take off, even from inside the building.
Stacy: Redondo we got the airline fuel smell twice a year, when the wind seriously died down. Manhattan Beach it was the month of July, the breeze stopped blowing the airline fuel smell out to Dockweiler and it found us.
Me: Yecch.