So long, and thanks for all the fishing dailies... (2010/07/07)
A few years back, I decided that I wanted to try one of these Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs). After some poking around, and research, I settled on World of Warcraft. My reasons at the time were simple; Blizzard had a stellar track record of doing their best to make every game solid, well-considered, well-planned, and so on.
[read more...]Hey, Google: Being evil is not just doing evil (2010/02/12)
Google’s corporate motto is, officially, “don’t be evil”.
[read more...]The No Asshole Rule (2010/02/01)
I recently picked up a copy of Robert Sutton’s book The No Asshole Rule.
[read more...]Las Vegas: Initial impressions (2010/01/09)
This place is crazy.
[read more...]The Asparagus Letter (2010/01/04)
This is a bit of family history, uncovered while sorting through boxes of paperwork.
[read more...]Doing something about hoarding (2009/12/31)
Okay, so, one of the problems I have is that with all this stuff, I can’t find stuff, so I can’t even tell if I already have something.
[read more...]Confessions of a hoarder (2009/12/30)
So, it turns out, I’m a hoarder.
[read more...]Why Sony's losing to Nintendo, revisited (2009/12/27)
So, I used to hang around on a video game forum devoted to the PS3. It was… interesting. Imagine a room full of people all of whom were 100% convinced that the PS3 would outsell both of its competitors, put together, and would sell more units faster than the PS2, leading to massive and total domination of the console market.
[read more...]But plumbers are EXPENSIVE. (2009/09/07)
Observation: There seems to be a bit of a leak in the downstairs bathroom sink. Turning off the shutoff valves to it stops the leak.
[read more...]Facebook: Congregational, not parochial (2009/06/20)
Got sucked into facebook by some friends. Fascinating toy; I can have lists of people I know from all over and watch updates about their lives, see news things they think are interesting to share, and so on.
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