Posts filed under “Weird Stuff”
Wherein the Grey Lady removes her trousers in public
I’ve read the New York Times since I got a great deal as a freshman at the University of Michigan for daily delivery to my dorm room. It’s a great newspaper in my view, with some really solid reporting both in the US and internationally. But today I read an article that made me think [...]
A fascinating blog
I have a slight confession to make. While I got my undergrad degree in engineering, I’ve always enjoyed reading and try to read quite a bit. By all rights, I should detest grammar, and in many ways I do. (Probably because I never really learned it properly.) But that said, I’m fascinated by the ins [...]
The law of unintended consequences
So a little over a year ago or so I was thinking about Twitter. Twitter is a tool that is both a type of social network (like Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) but is also a type of communications tool. I noticed that certain people posted on Twitter constantly, and used the communications tool functionality constantly. Trying [...]
Running (rowing?) & reading
I found this via Brad Feld, and saw that Furqan blogged about it, too. It’s a short & simple video from Will Smith (the “Fresh Prince”) and his two keys to life: Running and Reading. Because if you want to succeed, you’ve got to be willing to work harder than anyone else. Though I can’t [...]
Star Trek, suicide and Bush voters
I originally heard about StateStats from Fred Wilson, of A VC fame. It sounded interesting. To quote the site: This tool shows you how popular a Google search query is in each U.S. state, giving a ranking like the one you see in the left column. It then compares this ranking with other ways of [...]
A few random notes
So there are a few things I’ve been meaning to post for a while, but haven’t gotten around to. I’m going to un-clog my mind and post a round-up of stuff here. Stephen Hawking will be retiring from the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. Apparently it’s traditional for the person in [...]
Has someone at the New York Times been reading this blog?
Their recent article on the US space program is oddly reminiscent of a couple of recent rants I’ve made on the same topic. Hmmmm….
Chumby – I’m strangely intrigued
I’m strangely intrigued by the Chumby. I was recently reminded of it after reading David Pogue’s review. While I heard about it ages ago, it only recently has gone to regular production. What is it? Well, it’s essentially a little screen with some speakers and other sensors. Most importantly it has a wireless internet connection [...]