Waiting either for the shuttle or the diagnostic results on my car, whichever comes first. Whee. At least I'm not at a mall.
Looming gloom. It looks like it’s raining or getting ready to rain everywhere except right here.
Looming gloom. It looks like it's raining or getting ready to rain everywhere except right here.
The best thing about Costco two nights before Thanksgiving…is that it’s not Costco ONE night before Thanksgiving.
The best thing about Costco two nights before Thanksgiving…is that it’s not Costco ONE night before Thanksgiving.
From lolcat to textspeak: How technology is shaping our language
Interesting read on how the internet, email, chat, mobile phones and more are changing language, from new words and slang to different modes of language and making written English more like the spoken varieties. (via Slashdot)
From lolcat to textspeak: How technology is shaping our language
We did some unpacking today!
“If you’re not doing anything bad, you have nothing to fear.”
https://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2434
“If you're not doing anything bad, you have nothing to fear.”
More on the problems with the “Stop Online Piracy Act,” which won’t stop piracy
More on the problems with the “Stop Online Piracy Act,” which won't stop piracy but will make it easy to censor the internet.
SOPA: Why the ‘broken web’ should stay broken
The web may not be perfect, but SOPA is a reactionary bill to a broken copyright system. One thought alone: The ‘broken web’ is ironically what makes it work.
Imagine a world in which any company could shut down, say, Facebook…
americancensorship.org
Imagine a world in which any company could shut down, say, Facebook – and I mean all of it, not just individual accounts – because some of its users were posting links to content that another company didn't like, and all they had to do was claim that some content somewhere on Facebook violated intellectual property rights.
When UI design goes bad.
When UI design goes bad.
And no, he’s not kidding about the steps you need to take to shut down your computer on GNOME 3.
New Desktop Interface Flops | ZDNet
It’s not just Windows 8 Metro, other new interfaces, like Linux’s GNOME 3.2, stink just as much.
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?
Stepped out to look at the moon and Jupiter again on the way to shuffle laundry. Saw a meteor while I was out there.
Stepped out to look at the moon and Jupiter again on the way to shuffle laundry. Saw a meteor while I was out there.
Stacy comments on Google+: Sean was entranced by it too. Unfortunately we got into it over the fact that it was Jupiter and not a star. Ah five, they seem so rational until they don’t.
You’re Goin’ Down!
You’re Goin’ Down! by tubes. on Flickr.
Adobe is killing Flash for mobile devices. Looks like Steve Jobs won.
Edited to add: Of course, the real reason you won’t see Flash on a mobile phone is that he can run across the state and tap you on the shoulder before your phone starts ringing.
Note: Follow-up to this post. TODO: add follow-up comments to original
It’s still cloudy, but the clouds are high and the air is clear below them….
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.
Wow. Half-life of a StumbleUpon link compared to Facebook & Twitter: 400 hours vs. 3!
Wow. Half-life of a StumbleUpon link compared to Facebook & Twitter: 400 hours vs. 3! https://www.fastcompany.com/1792282/infographic-day-incredible-power-stumbleupon
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.)
There’s a street musician out here singing “Werewolves of London”
There’s a street musician out here singing “Werewolves of London” #LBCC #Halloween
Seriously, Google Navigation. You don’t pronounce the X in Grand Prix.
Seriously, Google Navigation. You don’t pronounce the X in Grand Prix.
Always amusing when Aimee Mann’s “Freeway” comes on at the beginning of a drive. Especially when I’m heading toward Orange County.
Always amusing when Aimee Mann’s “Freeway” comes on at the beginning of a drive. Especially when I’m heading toward Orange County.