Tag Archives: technology
A Book of Boredom and Brilliance and Other Related Things
Figure 1: Attribution: By Author [Fair Use], via Author Web Site I recently finished reading a very interesting book called “Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self” by Manoush Zomorodi. While some of the reviews I’ve seen are rather haughtily negative, I enjoyed this book. I already limit […]
Escape Pod Podcast, Episode 398: Subversion
I just started to listen to this on the train and it was so good I had to listen to the end at my desk. It’s very relevant to me right now as we’re working on a major release of our standards due out next week. I’ve been futzing with SVN frequently over the last few […]
Surprise! (Now Pay Up)
Originally posted on Angelus Novus:
One of the first things people ask me when we’re talking about wireless services in Canada is this: why should we care how much cell phones cost? Aren’t they a luxury? Well, the way we’re using our cell phones these days suggests otherwise – more and more Canadians are ditching…
It’s Time to Get Meta….
It’s depressing to see how much YouTube and BuzzFeed items I repost or reblog get looked at and how little anyone looks at my original material. Currently my highest number of views is 89 and that on a day I posted about an article on LinkedIn “Class of 2013: Four Things You Must Unlearn Immediately […]
Testing out Posting Code
One of the things that I love to be able to do in my blog (besides becoming a better writer) is to have the ability for a reader to execute code that designate for that purpose. Thinking on that idea for a bit lead me to the conclusion that having that functionality would be a […]
An Experiment in Being Unplugged
“My wife and I made reservations to go to our favorite hotel for nine days. But I knew that getting away from my office wouldn’t be enough if I remained tethered to my online life and my work. I decided not to bring my laptop, my iPad, or my cellphone. I left an away message […]
Google Now And Google Translate Praise The iPad
Now this is an odd bug! I wonder where in the code you have go wrong in order for this to happen?
The Emporium of Lost Thoughts 