Archive for the 'rants' Category

Why “video blog entries” are evil

Jun 5th 2008asides & rants

There’s a disturbing trend at a few of the sites I follow, or used to follow: Video posts. Regular entries that


Code 43

May 3rd 2008nerd alert & rants

New laptop has a bluetooth adapter built-in. Came with a bluetooth mouse. Natural enough to use the mouse with the


Compromise

Apr 2nd 2008nerd alert & rants

Been working on slides this week, for a talk at the end of April. (They want a copy of the slides in advance so they can


Gatesonomic 101: Pop quiz edition

Mar 12th 2008nerd alert & rants

the U.S. needs to improve its education system and allow more foreign-born scientists and engineers to work in the


Technospam

Feb 27th 2008nerd alert & rants

It’s that time of the year again - the months before Pittcon. (Which, again, I’m going to miss. Grrr. As


Getting ideas published

Feb 17th 2008nerd alert & rants

It’s a really great feeling when an idea you had finally reaches the outside world. For instance: I asked my


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