Metadata everywhere
A while back, I wrote about wanting an approximate date data structure, and the ability to attach level-of-uncertainty info to...
Magical music identifier
A tune has been running through my head. I was pretty sure I had been told it was a hymn,...
Futurism now! (Singularity, non-Singularity, and Rapture)
Just happened across a Vernor Vinge piece from early 2007 called "What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen?", presenting three...
Post-election unity
There's a remarkable set of photos at from 52 to 48 | 48 to 52 with love. People who voted...
Somewhat gladdened but exhausted
I was very pleased that today featured Connecticut's first same-sex marriages. Go, CT! No time or energy to say more....
For a rainy day
It's not raining, but I'm sure it will be again sooner or later, and I've apparently never posted this. To...
Amazing iPhone musical instrument
Ocarina really is one of the coolest things ever. If you have an iPhone and even the slightest interest in...
Peter’s birthday, Marcy’s death-day
It snuck up on me. On Sunday, I glanced at my calendar for the coming week, and was surprised to...
Zeppelins over Mountain View
Last Wednesday, the day after the election, I was biking to work when I saw another bicyclist stopped in the...
Items: Assorted videos
These have no particular theme--just some videos I've happened across in the past few weeks that have been cluttering up...
Hilly seaside town
On the way home from the East Bay today, I turned on the radio in time to hear the end...
More species identification
Mary Anne has been crocheting a cute wee beastie. Originally, the idea was for it to become an elephant, but...