On any given day there would be three or four debates Sixteen or more debates would determine the winner, tournament-style You'd see team debate ("Oxford-style") where each ticket found out 90 minutes before the show …
On the occasion of the end of his TV show, Roger Ebert links to semi-embarrassing YouTube clips and garners poignant appreciation from his fans. One crucial point comes up over and over again in the …
Seeing old friends makes me feel homesick. Going to more free culture events here may help. Also, distractions! Like HOWTO/memoir books about other professions! Zac Unger's Working Fire, about a guy who basically leaves academe …
While updating my list of books to read I came across some snatches I'd meant to blog: The DVD for The Matrix should include a deleted scene where Morpheus, who has shipped a cell phone …
One of my bosses, Chris Fahey, is giving a talk at the Web 2.0 Expo tomorrow on "The Seduction of the Interface: Merchandising in Interactive Product Design." If you're choosing among talks to see tomorrow, …
There is some serious path dependence in nonconformism. First it's because you want to, then it's because you wouldn't know how not to.
Today was the kind of day where I cumulatively spent 30-45 minutes mentally rehearsing come-backs and insults to my major irritant. However, at least I didn't lose my job. 25K layoffs at HP?! I know …
I'm happy to provide quotes to reporters and speak publicly about geeky things, so today I joined GeekSpeakr and If I Can Help A Reporter Out. Off the top of my head, I think Rachel, …
A colleague is having a bunch of trouble involving government documents - passport, social security card, driver's license, and recursive dependencies among them. "You sound like Jason Bourne." "I feel like Joseph K."
Upon the suggestion that Leonard's daily Skype status meeting would be mistaken for a radio call-in show: "Hi, I have an '89 Miata and the XML just doesn't work right. I've tried flushing my carburetor …
