We are living in the future. (2010/10/06)
A lot of the things people said we “would” be able to do are now pretty commonplace. One of my phones (the G2) has an app called “tricorder” that can measure gravity (well, acceleration – good luck telling those apart), magnetism, some kinds of EM spectrum, and can do real-time spectrum analysis of audio. It could probably do real-time spectrum analysis of the camera input, too, but they happen not to have written that yet. You can take a picture of an object and have a decent chance of the software figuring out what it is and telling you where you can buy one. If you can get a barcode, you’re set – it can get exactly that item for you.
[read more...]A human body? We shall do SCIENCE to it! (2010/10/04)
So, Jesse had an appointment with a rehab therapist today.
[read more...]Watching old movies is weird. (2010/10/02)
So, a while back, we saw a handful of old James Bond movies on sale for $5 each, and picked them up. They’re from the Roger Moore era. In the process of watching these, I’ve learned many things. For instance, I learned that in canon, James Bond was married. I didn’t realize this. I have to say, it’s not one of the things that would most come to mind if you were to think about his most noticeable character traits.
[read more...]... WTF? "Diet" food is actually tasty? (2010/09/27)
So, one of my friends has been eating a bunch of food from the “diet” section of the grocery store, not out of a desire to lose weight, but just because it’s apparently tasty.
[read more...]... But I wanna go to FROGGIES! (2010/09/24)
So, one of my favorite places to eat is Froggy Bottoms. Well, was. First, look at their web site, especially the picture showing their patio, above the river.
[read more...]ADHD in a nutshell (2010/09/22)
Realized I was hungry, went down to the kitchen to cook.
[read more...]Prescriptive and descriptive language, and what it means... (2010/09/21)
There’s two basic schools of thought about grammar and language usage, although very few people adhere rigorously to either.
[read more...]I think I'm turning into a grumpy old man (2010/09/19)
I’ve noticed something. I am a lot faster to plonk people than I used to be. (For those who aren’t old Usenet sorts: *plonk* is the sound made when someone is dropped into a killfile.) I used to be pretty much inclined to plonk people only for being outright spammers or way, way, over-the-top hostile. Now, I plonk people for annoying me. And it’s a lot easier to annoy me than it used to be.
[read more...]It just occurred to me... (2010/09/16)
Hypothesis:
[read more...]My cat. Is afraid. Of the dark. (2010/09/14)
So, I have a really snuggly kitty, but for reasons heretofore unknown, she is almost never a kitty who cuddles up to me while I sleep. But she does sometimes. Especially when I’m napping.
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