Misc.
Sometimes, a person just has to write about something that doesn’t quite fit with other, more established topics.
Seasonally-adjusted revenue
A non-scientific look at the annual royalty revenue breakdown of everyone's favorite holiday prog-rock band.
Read MoreIntroducing the “dropped call” protocol
We've all experienced dropped cell phone calls, and suffered the mess that follows. So who should call whom back after a dropped call? It's a far more serious etiquette issue today than is knowing which of the three forks to use to eat your salad. I propose a simple solution.
Read MoreWeb talk: then vs. now
The language of the web, like the web itself, is constantly changing. I'm not talking about HTML5, PHP, or other development languages; I mean how we as a culture actually refer to using the web. Since its "birth" there's been a noticeable shift in how people speak and write about the internet. It's an interesting study and while I don't claim to know all about it, I have collected some examples.
Read MoreAnother sign for dense people
From the same folks who added the warning "cook before eating" to frozen pizza boxes comes this gem of a sign plastered on a gas pump at a station near my house. My first reaction: "what, is this a joke?" But no... it's as serious as the "contains ethanol" sign right below it. More so if the red text and reversed white-on-red "CAUTION" is any indication. So, who needs a sign like this? Much like the warning to frozen-pizza-eaters who chipped a tooth or got a nasty brain-freeze from their frozen pie, this caution must be here because this situation is enough of a problem to warrant it. So, pay attention to it dense people!
Read MoreBlogging in 2k9
This post, as the title would lead you to believe, is basically a meta-post about the year that was 2009. Not interested in my navel-gazing? Feel free to skip this one.
Read MoreA karate Christmas tale
(As a holiday departure from my usual posts, I offer this fictional narrative.) Santa was perched upon a golden bamboo chair set upon a raised platform. Though his garb was the traditional white-trimmed red suit and a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles sat atop his nose, the similarities ended there. Santa's beard lacked the typical bushy curls that left only the lips exposed. Instead, tendrils of dark hair snaked down from the center of his chin and each corner of his upper lip. This Santa carried none of the heft of jolly St. Nick; he was thin but his posture, even while sitting, gave the impression of strength and command. White socks and gold-painted wooden sandals took the place of thick black boots. And a small, red had rimmed with gold lace completed his costume. This Santa was Japanese.
Read MoreNow Reading
Planned books:
None
Current books:
The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Recent books:
- The Santaroga Barrier by Frank Herbert
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
- Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
- A Princess of Mars (Penguin Classics) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick