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Why “video blog entries” are evil

Wallaby — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:40:02 +0000

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

Code 43

Wallaby — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:07:02 +0000

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

Compromise

Wallaby — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:37:48 +0000

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

Wallaby — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:43:31 +0000

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

Technospam

Wallaby — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:17:33 +0000

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

Getting ideas published

Wallaby — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:07:50 +0000

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

A Resolution Against Solar Cycles

Wallaby — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:17:51 +0000

Solar activity comes in regular cycles, but the latest one is refusing to start. Sunspots have all but vanished, and

Breast Cancer! Oh noes!!1

Wallaby — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:43:02 +0000

No, not me. Or anyone I know. But it IS official Breast Cancer Month, or something, which is why every single

Sticking out our Bureaucratic Tongues

Wallaby — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:03:22 +0000

The voters of the state in which I live (not “my state”), last year, passed a referendum forbidding insurance

Free tuition!

Wallaby — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:50:54 +0000

A senator (D, of course) has proposed a $25 billion education package that includes “free tuition” for students majoring in science, math, engineering, and “technology”. (Whatever kinds of “technology” are not included in “science” and “engineering”, that is. Air conditioning repair?) It’s not entirely “free”, since there’s a string attached: “Students must work or teach [...]

When explaining isn’t helping

Wallaby — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:28:23 +0000

Been a bit frustrated at work this week – well, okay, for at least the last year now, but at least this is a