Category Archives: random
Facebook Acquaintances
Molly Schoemann (and no, I have no idea who she is, but that’s the internet!) has posted a funny and cogent take on the downside of Facebook. The site has swollen to well over 100 million accounts and consequently the … Continue reading
So how was your summer?
The most frequent question posed to me this time of year is, “So how was your summer?” It was good, thank you. The travel highlights were a computing conference in San Antonio and 11 days in the Seattle area. NECC … Continue reading
Fringe Benefits of Failure
I have listened to several dozen commencement speeches in the past quarter century, and even afflicted others with a few of my own. So trust me that J.K. Rowling’s recent Harvard address is worthwhile. You can watch the video, download … Continue reading
Drum Machine
Here’s a nifty flash animation of a Japanese drum machine. Enjoy its “head pounding” beats.
Falling Bodies
Uh, Captain Kirk, you dropped something…














