February 2007
The Archives
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02.25.07Useless Mutants Miscellaneous, Seen on the 'Net (2)
Back in Junior High, my best friend and I were avid (if closet) comic book readers. One of our brilliant innovations was the creation (in our minds) of a new comic book called Useless Mutants. We amused ourselves by considering that if mutations that bestowed extraordinary powers were actually random, then for every eyeball laser […]
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02.19.07Lifehacking Miscellaneous (1)
The advent of tabbed browsers brought out a nasty habit in me. Channel surfing. I’ve developed the habit of collecting groups of websites related to a theme (such as “blogs”, “RPGs”, or “webcomics”) in my bookmarks, then every morning selecting “open in tabs”. Viola! 20+ websites open in tabs on my browser. I could kill […]
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02.15.07Computer Woes Miscellaneous (5)
This year was supposed to be the year I got a new computer. My plan had been to get a Dell and finance the sucker over the course of a year. Then I heard Ed’s Dell Customer Support horror story, and I swore I wouldn’t get a Dell. That’s when I started contemplated building my […]
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02.15.07On “Ignorance” Miscellaneous (3)
On the Britannica Blog, Robert McHenry’s essay titled “Ignorance” replays an old, oft-repeated tale. At least, it’s a story that rings remarkably like my own experience. McHenry describes how, upon entering college, he slowly realized just how under-educated he had been. I went to school in a rural community, and with a few exceptions the […]
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02.14.07How much longer until the sneaker phone? Seen on the 'Net (3)
Really it was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? Someone has designed a sneaker with a built-in GPS device. I’m sure conspiracy theory nuts and the ACLU will go crazy over this one–just as they did with the GPS cell phones and GPS wristbands. However, I think the article on CNN suggests a few […]
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