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over-engineering disappointment
Fool's Gold As a child in Colorado, I have a distant memory of finding a nugget of pure gold, bigger than the tip of my thumb. I instantly became the richest kid in America! I thought I could buy a husky (with a sled) and a Tama Starclassic Birch studio set with a...
Outsourcing Lunch
There are many things I want to do to improve the way I live. My little plot of the world should be made greener through fantastic gardening skills. My waistline should be happily withering while my biceps should be steadily broadening—despite the physical reality...
How not to communicate
As you know, I've been emailing my ISP recently to find out why my connection drops every evening to around 500k. Following every email I've sent since January, I have received this automatic response (ISP name removed, for now...): Hi, Thanks for emailing us. Our...
Puplog: “plog?”
People tend to make the mistake of giving the puppy attention for making noise in the crate. When you do this, you confirm the puppy's instinct that being alone is death (it would be, in the wild), and that calling for help will bring someone. -VeterinaryPartner.com...
Open Letter to my ISP
This evening I sent this letter to my ISP in response to their support followup (I've removed the company name): Please, please don't give me a list of troubleshooting tips again...The broadband router is attached directly to the test socket, therefore guaranteed by...
Twitter metadata—metaphor?
This post featured originally in Nodalities Magazine. https://www.flickr.com/photos/beauvais/3247442306/ snow from my window I'm sure I'm introducing old friends; but Twitter is a "microbloggiing" platform, to give it its proper description. it gives users 140...
twitter – cloud
I've been playing with twitter statistic-stuff a bit lately, and finding it interesting if not purposeful. A company called tweestats will graph your twitter updates; showing you trends, charts, and a "tweetcloud" which shows you your most-used words. I've changed...
Update on Kiva.org
I've blogged about Kiva before, and my impression of them and their work keeps growing. Instead of talking more about how great they are, and how they make a huge difference, I'd like to simply host a very short documentary-promotion video about them. If you'd like...
New pup
I just picked up an 8-week old pup. He's a black lab/plummer terrier cross. I'm thinking of calling him Lucas. Both of his parents are steady and bidable workers: the sire being used for picking up, the dam for ratting. He's met the kitteh, and didn't move too much...