Katie: “Lightsaber baseball is not an inside sport.”
Asides
Cocoa on this machine must’ve been an afterthought. If you choose a bigger serving, it should use more cocoa. It’s not rocket science.
Cocoa on this machine must’ve been an afterthought. If you choose a bigger serving, it should use more cocoa. It’s not rocket science.
This morning, I parked next to a car with a coffee cup sitting on the back. Coffee & car still there after work. Someone REALLY needed it.
This morning, I parked next to a car with a coffee cup sitting on the back. Coffee & car still there after work. Someone REALLY needed it.
They at least gave a reason for the placement of Coast City
They at least gave a reason for the placement of Coast City (near Edwards Air Force Base), but it makes no sense for anyone to name something in that area “Coast City.”
Placing it near Vandenberg AFB and Santa Barbara would make more sense. Or Miramar and San Diego.
I’ve been reading Wil Wheaton’s “Just a Geek” in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. I walk in and their records system runs NEXTGEN.
I’ve been reading Wil Wheaton’s “Just a Geek” in the waiting room at the doctor’s office. I walk in and their records system runs NEXTGEN.
Fun with text-to-speech: The article is about the Microsoft SURFACE’S features, not the Microsoft CERVEZA’S.
Fun with text-to-speech: The article is about the Microsoft SURFACE’S features, not the Microsoft CERVEZA’S.
these “my weather is better than yours” sharepics going around bug me
As a lifelong Californian, these “my weather is better than yours” sharepics going around bug me. Not because it’s thumbing your nose, that’s just normal regional rivalry — but because we’re getting that “better weather” at the expense of the rain we normally get in winter, rain that we desperately need if we’re going to do things like grow food, fight seasonal wildfires, and, oh, I don’t know, drink. It’s like bragging about how warm you are while surrounded by fire.
The Great Lakes are freezing over to an extent not seen since 1994. Ironically,…
The Great Lakes are freezing over to an extent not seen since 1994. Ironically, other parts of the world are dealing with record heat, and worldwide the January of the Wandering Polar Vortex is the fourth-warmest on record.
I know it’s Amazon S(imple) E(mail) S(ervice), but I keep reading “amazonses” as Gollum’s plural for Amazon.
I know it’s Amazon S(imple) E(mail) S(ervice), but I keep reading “amazonses” as Gollum’s plural for Amazon.
Who else glances at the time, sees “3:14” and thinks “It’s pi o’clock!”
Who else glances at the time, sees “3:14” and thinks “It’s pi o’clock!”
It’s amazing how you can just stop noticing traffic noise…until you try to listen to something against it. I need a new lunch walking route.
It’s amazing how you can just stop noticing traffic noise…until you try to listen to something against it. I need a new lunch walking route.
Phil Plait analyzes the footage of that falling camera video, and explains the weirdness…
Phil Plait analyzes the footage of that falling camera video, and explains the weirdness of the double-vision that starts up partway through. It has to do with refresh rates and spin.
Lessons: 1. Don’t use specific server names/IPs in your application. 2. Don’t turn off a server w/o checking to see what uses it & how.
Lessons:
1. Don’t use specific server names/IPs in your application.
2. Don’t turn off a server w/o checking to see what uses it & how.
It’s surprisingly satisfying to be able to close a zillion tabs after solving a problem.
It’s surprisingly satisfying to be able to close a zillion tabs after solving a problem.
Looking through my email this morning
Looking through my email this morning, I had the following messages regarding today’s online protests against mass surveillance.
EFF: Call Congress, spread the word
Google: Call Congress, spread the word
TheDayWeFightBack.org: Call congress, spread the word
O’Reilly: Save 50% on books about privacy.
One of these things is not like the others…
Very cool sequence of photos showing the shadow of a solar eclipse moving across
https://epod.usra.edu/blog/2013/11/solar-eclipse-of-november-3-2013-observed-from-space.html
Very cool sequence of photos showing the shadow of a solar eclipse moving across the earth, as seen from orbit.
Pro tip: If you change the meaning of a user action, make sure you change the system’s follow-through as well.
Pro tip: If you change the meaning of a user action, make sure you change the system’s follow-through as well.
Astronomer Phil Plait responds to the hand-written questions from 22 creationists about evolution and
Astronomer Phil Plait responds to the hand-written questions from 22 creationists about evolution and science.
Another step closer to a Luke Skywalker-style bionic hand.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/sensitive-prosthetic-hand-gets-a-grip
Another step closer to a Luke Skywalker-style bionic hand.
Not sure if my inability to feel nerd rage over casting announcements lately speaks to maturity or indifference.
Not sure if my inability to feel nerd rage over casting announcements lately speaks to maturity or indifference.