Randy Pausch on Time Management
Friday, 30 November 2007Randy Pausch is a 47 year old Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is also dying of cancer. In September, he participated in a CMU tradition known as the “Last Lecture.” Apparently this is a long running (though renamed to something less memorable – Journeys – just before Dr. Pausch gave his) [...]
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Dear Bicyclist…
Wednesday, 14 November 2007To the bicyclist that I almost killed on my way home this afternoon: You should study your hand signals again. Your left hand pointing down toward the ground with the palm to the rear indicates that you are braking. It does not indicate that you are about to make a left turn from the right [...]
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Updates…
Tuesday, 13 November 2007I have been working on some longer posts, but I haven’t had time to finish them. So, things have been quiet around here. Two quick updates, though. First, I said recently that I was thinking about getting rid of my SLR. After letting that thought stew for a few days, I decided against it pretty [...]
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Waterboarding Is Torture
Monday, 5 November 2007This makes me physically ill. And it is from a very reliable source. You should read it. But if you can’t (and believe me I understand) here are the most important facts: The media repeatedly describes waterboarding as “simulated drowning.” This is utter bullshit. Waterboarding is controlled drowning. There is nothing “simulated” about it. Your [...]
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Camera Thoughts…
Sunday, 4 November 2007I’m thinking about selling my Canon Digital Rebel and buying a Canon PowerShot G9. This pains me because I like having an SLR. But I think the advantages of this particular point-and-shoot may outweigh the disadvantages. The PowerShot G9 is held by some to be the best point-and-shoot camera on the market. (And, of course, [...]
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Gaaah!
Friday, 2 November 2007I haven’t installed any web browser other than Safari since my OS upgrade. I had forgotten, though, that when I post in WordPress from Safari, all of my paragraph breaks disappear. I’m too tired to install Camino or Firefox and clean up the previous two posts tonight, though. Guess I’ll put those things on my To [...]
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