App-controlled toy (NSFW)
A mini-review of a remote-controlled vibrator. NSFW.
Archive for Telecommunications
Pournelle on ebooks, from 1980
Late in 2015, I read an issue of Destinies (a “paperback magazine”) from 1980; it included a piece by Jerry...
The end of an email signature?
In 1986, I arrived at Swarthmore, and I started using email. (Obligatory irrelevant “back in my day”: in those days,...
Some notable forthcoming June events
A few things I'm looking forward to over the next couple weeks: Wednesday, June 16: Closing arguments in the Prop...
Making email subject lines more emotionally informative
I've been noticing for a while now that a lot of email subject lines are kind of uninformative about tone,...
Voicetexting
I was driving to Kam's this evening, running a little late. I thought of calling to tell her I was...
What time zone am I in?
Arrived at the Bozeman airport on time, turned on my iPhone, and was surprised to discover that it was after...
Phone calls
I keep forgetting to mention this here: I've more or less stopped answering my home phone. Much of the time...