Somethings happened. I’m having a hard time pushing my hours past 8 pm. Getting up and to the lab by 8 am isn’t a problem, but I’m just tired by days end. Sally claim it’s a lack of exercise. Perhaps.
I played some basketball last sunday. Classic: go to the park [...]
A few things have come together well in the last week, but I’m going to work a bit more before I post it up. I like the idea of luck being fragile and modesty as karmic bubble wrap. Emphasizes the good, and all of that. I’m guessing the Tony Robbins set would [...]
So Vonnegut was on the radio this morning. He said something to the effect of those for and against Inteligent Design were behaving tribally. And I think he’s right. It is tribal to be dogmatic, and both sides are being plenty dogmatic.
As a matter of course I phear the ID folks with [...]
A metcal is to soldering as a ceramic knife is to slicing.
No, wait, that’s not quite right.
A metcal is to soldering as a mac is to computing.
Yes, that’s right. Once you try it you wonder why anything else exists.
Unlike a mac there can be no fanboy debates about this: a metcal soldering iron is [...]
Few things make me happier than a tasty dinner with an interesting conversation. Insert Sally and me into a table with an environmental lawyer, a phd student that studies in a very real way how cats see, three journalists and a developer for the natural resource folks. I learned that neurons working [...]
It’s pledge time again at KQED. It’s intentional. It has to be. Talking about the “This American Life” Tumblers, Matt Elmore (sic?) and some other guy named Greg said along the way:
“And you can tell guests that story as they drink liquid out of these tumblers.”
“June Carter and Jonny Cash seem [...]
According to Rob. And by the internet I think he’s referring to the gaming/gadget/deals section. And I can’t say I disagree. The new macs are great and all, but I really wasn’t nearly as excited as I thought I would be. CES was an overwhelming blitz of nifty products, for sure, [...]
It comes down with unrelentingly force now and again, doesn’t it? See yesterday. Add some.
The row of police cars lined up in front of my apartment should have been a sign. We live right around the corner from the Ronald Tsukamoto Safety Center, which happens to also be the BPD headquarters. [...]
So Sally had to leave for a while this morning, literally on a few hours notice. I’m particularly lonely. Funny how the unpreparedness is what throws me for a loop: not the length but the uncertainty. I must remember that my big weakness is a fear of the uncertain. [...]
Shook off some Sutter Home induced dehyrdation and zoomed up to MacWorld from Monterey. A mob scene - there are pictures and reports everywhere. The highlights for me:
Not Paying for AdmittanceFinding Street ParkingGetting it all done in an hour
Why the rush? Well I had written today off, and I’d rather finish the [...]