Weekend

First off, I am so ahead of the game: Extruded a new essay on AI on the train yesterday. The growing list of these things is here. _earthshine_, this one’s for you.

On to the plan for the weekend. I can already tell that today will be driven by the rhythm (ever notice how that . . . → Read More: Weekend

State of the Onion

Thomas Friedman of the NY Times has a brilliant, brilliant column this week. It’s a free registration to read it, and I highly recommend that you do.

–UPDATE–

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Honk honk honk

On the train, headed into Boston. There is a gaggle of women in my carriage. I don’t usually use the word “gaggle” to describe people, but in this case it’s just too appropriate to avoid. Through the moderate volume of the headphones (no more hearing loss for me!) I can hear the steady babble of . . . → Read More: Honk honk honk

PC Nukes

Single-board Nuclear reactor supplies Standby power for 12 years

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Protected: Dream

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Junket

Looks like I’m going on a corporate junket:

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Registration/Lunch (Proceed to Executive Offices on Main Floor to be escorted to Banners Restaurant 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Introductions 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM Intel Keynote: Jason Waxman: Director, Enterprise Segment Software and Technologies 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Microsoft Keynote: . . . → Read More: Junket

State of the Onion

fanw has pointed out that the State of the Union address is scheduled for Jan 31. I wouldn’t mind watching it with a bunch of people, the better to throw popcorn, jeer, and fight the crippling depression brought on by the fact that we’ve got another three years of this junk to endure. Yes: I’ve . . . → Read More: State of the Onion

G to the Hetto.

I’m reading my BYO magazine (thanks Todd!) and looking at kegging systems. Along the way I stumbled across what is possibly the most ghetto homebrew idea I’ve ever seen: Bottling in empty 2 liter bottles. Like, people respect the homebrew. Clearly there is some care, some class involved in crafting your own ale or lager. . . . → Read More: G to the Hetto.

Rock star

Bitch gripe moan complain whine snivel. They can’t all be awesome, custom, kick-butt days. However, I could use a little rock star in my life right now.

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Productive!

New essay is up: Responsible Consumption. Taking it easy on these first few, just trying to get into the habit of writing down my thoughts once a week in an organized fashion.

Today saw a lot of stuff get done. I doubled the size of my garden. It’s a raised bed that used to . . . → Read More: Productive!