• Pointless task of the day, accomplished

    Added plot data to my comic book collection website. The database software I use includes plots (looks like the Diamond description mostly) for most newer comics. So, I added a field and some goo to render it on the website. Also, gave me a chance to rework the import workflow. Previously, I would have to…

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  • iphone map/contact fail

    So, we are heading to Paris (woot) and as my part I am collecting a list of places (cafes, buildings, bookstores, etc.) that I would like to see. So, as I read about one in a book, or online, I drop a bookmark into the iPhone map app on my work phone. Quirk 1: bookmarked…

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  • quote for the day

    Private property, including intellectual property, is essential to our way of life. It provides an incentive for investment and innovation; it stimulates the flourishing of our culture; it protects the moral entitlements of people to the fruits of their labors. But reducing too much to private property can be bad medicine. Private land, for instance,…

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  • finding infinity

    Your science makes my story uninteresting. Me in conversation with myself while reading some articles — Working at home may drive me batty, but on days where I can go out and get a fresh mango and chop it up in my own kitchen it is pretty cool. And, since the city came out and…

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  • google has metro envy

    Wow, not very often you see a company fully admit they are completely jealous of another, but with the conversion of every thing google (reader, gmail, the google header on all google pages, even the search page) to the google+ look (flat text driven with a good amount of white space) they are completely showing…

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  • finding a new motto

    Driving in Boston has helped me come up with a new motto. I have been stuck in an overly introspective mood of late and after dropping Jodi off at the train station this morning, I finally figured out why I don’t get driving in Boston: I drive defensively, to a point where I not only…

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  • I might be a bad person

    Some days, the fact that my daughter loves to watch Mythbusters with me is about as good as it gets. Doing something right. — A long time ago I used to argue about ideals with a friend of mine. Not so much the ideals of right and wrong, but what your ideal mate would be…

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  • my weekend (a true story)

    So, this weekend we spent a ton of time working around the house, and I only tell you this layout the setting for the rest of this story. Anyway, after painting and rehanging a door and dozen other things Jodi and I are pooped. Andy, my mother-in-law, in her own way, offered to treat us…

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  • just some reminders

    Always wear a helmet when on a bicycle. F*ck that shit around if there should be a law or whatever, not here to argue for or against the nanny state. I am just saying if you are on a bike, you should be wearing a helmet. Just a simple appeal to logic. Do the math,…

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