Geeky joy

“Broken formation, razzle dazzle, don’t let them use their targeting computers, and for God’s sake stay out of Galactica’s firing solution!”

I think that I like having TV shows on the internet.

The ugly stick is in play

My day has been filled with some truly ugly people. Comically ugly. Imagine a caricature of a person who has been constantly scowling for the past 55 years. “Your face will freeze that way, oh my God it really did!” ugly.

Lots of ’em. I don’t know what’s going on.

Fearless

Just got back from Jet Li’s new movie, “Fearless.” It’s excellent. Go see it immediately. If you haven’t seen “Protector,” you could even make a double feature of it.

On Friday night, we went to see Cirque du Soleil’s show, Corteo. As expected, it was some great spectacle. I’m glad that there’s still some . . . → Read More: Fearless

Forklift upgrade

Forklift Upgrade: An upgrade to a system in which the old version is picked up, with a forklift, and thrown in a dumpster. The new system is brought in, also by forklift, and set in its place.

I plan to do this today, in the small, with my work environment. “Trash bag cleanup” might be . . . → Read More: Forklift upgrade

Lab life…

simianpower, this one’s for you:

Home

I’m safely home again, thanks for asking. On the plane, immediately upon receiving my glass of ice water, I poured its entire contents into my lap. Well, more onto my seat, to be soaked up my the seat of my pants … but some did wind up on the lap. The nice girl next to . . . → Read More: Home

Road Warrior Days

I hit a new low in road-warrior land last night: When we got back to Providence (11pm), I sat on the floor by the baggage carousel, got online, and while we waited for our bags I set up the car and hotel for the trip leaving the next morning (6:45am).

This inspired a rough . . . → Read More: Road Warrior Days

How it works.

I like this: Remind me. “How things work,” but with an electronic edge.

Travels

Posting from Ann Arbor, 12th floor of the Campus Inn. redmed‘s prospective employer put us up here, at some obscene daily rate. So far I’ve identified a couple of value points (umbrellas in a little umbrella stand, dimmer switches on all the lights) which justify a little bit of expense … but not this much. . . . → Read More: Travels

Book Review: Bait and Switch

I picked up Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich for the trip to VA this week, and finished it off during the plane rides.

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