Updates
Mostly not having a particularly birthday-y week, but having a reasonably productive one. Today, for example, I installed a new...
Ada Lovelace Day
Just saw that today is Ada Lovelace Day, "an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in...
Want to buy a condo in Chicago?
Mary Anne and Kevin are selling their condo. It's a lovely place. I suspect that none of y'all are looking...
Monday morning video entertainment
Naomi just pointed me to a fun and charming animated video of the song "The Log Driver's Waltz." Remember, a...
Birthday week 2009
My birthday is next Saturday, so I hereby declare today to be the beginning of my third annual birthday week....
In praise of anonymity
A long discussion of anonymity and pseudonymity.
Authorized charges
Just saw this in AT&T's Wireless Terms of Service for California customers: You are not liable for charges you did...
Equinoctial
It turns out that the machines that awoke me this morning did so a mere 15 minutes or so after...
Hugo nominees announced
This year's Hugo and Campbell nominees have been announced. Congratulations to Cory, Scalzi, Charlie, Ben, Bear, Mary, Ted, Farah, Cheryl,...
Awake, awake
The past few weeks, I've been having big mood swings, and having a hard time focusing or getting things done....
To sleep and cry in LA (baby remix)
Entry title, of course, refers to the famous movie about a fearless baby who will stop at nothing to get...
Cough drops set off metal detectors
Last night at the airport, I removed all the metal from my pockets and walked through the metal detector. It...