- PowerShell and JAOO
-
On Saturday I arrived in Aarhus Denmark for the JAOO conference. JAOO stands for Java And Object Oriented but it is definitely NOT a Java conference - ... [Read]
- Influences: Bill Peet
-
I read just about every children's book by Bill Peet as a kid. One of the reasons I liked his stuff so much was that it resembled the Disney movies t ... [Read]
- Going away party
-
This party makes the list of my favorite parties of all time. My girlfriends Kyndra and Andi decided to throw a going away luncheon for me before I le ... [Read]
- Remembering Paul Jacobs
-
I saw pianist Paul Jacobs perform many times, but two concerts in particular stand out in my feeble memories, both from the 1970s. I remember Ja ... [Read]
- The Deportment Girdle
-
I mentioned this in my blog post on the Ibooknet blog; but I think a full explanation of its glories is probably better off here.I never did win a Dep ... [Read]
- mostly not tempted
-
I looked through the job list this morning. I clearly wasn't all that anxious about it, since I didn't bother to do so until this morning because I co ... [Read]
- Step away from the turkey: it's not too late for a non-murderous Thanksgiving
-
As an ex-vegetarian who is seriously contemplating getting back on the wagon, I feel that this is an opportune moment to remind you that you don't nee ... [Read]
- a postcard from the art parade
-
Wish you were here — were you? The 3rd annual art parade—organized by Deitch Projects, Creative Time and Paper Magazine—made its way down West Broadwa ... [Read]
- WESTWARD HO, DAY THREE
-
Is it really only day three? We'll see if I'm still saying that on day twelve. After a morning poolside, a little jaunt west on Central Avenue (also k ... [Read]
- The IT Crowd
-
10-10:30PM IFC, TV-MASeries DebutThe IT CrowdThis funny U.K. import's premiere introduces snobbish techie Moss (Richard Ayoade), his luckless-in-love ... [Read]
- Lauren Brooke: Heartland
-
Lauren Brooke: Heartland 1 - Coming HomeScholastic - £4.49 Lauren Brooke's websiteHeartland series - 25 books, including specialsOh dear. Is this wors ... [Read]
- Church stuff
-
Since I didn't go to church this morning, I thought I'd post about church stuff instead. And yes, I know they're not comparable activities.Almost two ... [Read]
- Mahler 8th Not Awesome?
-
Early this year Raymond Chen published his annual Seattle Symphony season rundown, categorizing each piece with his one-word rating system including ... [Read]
- Reading Hodges’ “One to Nine”
-
Anyone writing a book that has anything to do with Alan Turing (such as my book The Annotated Turing) benefits from having at the outset a valuable a ... [Read]
- art talk ain't easy
-
From a MySpace Music public comment conversation. On MySpace Music, major and unknown bands communicate, collaborate, and encourage each other. These ... [Read]
- K M Peyton: Minna's Quest
-
K M Peyton: Minna's QuestUsborne, 2007, £5.99K M Peyton's websiteMore bibliographical detail Despite what you might be thinking, I have not forgotten ... [Read]

