I watch the Simpsons, and I have no idea WTF you’re looking for and why I’m getting all these search engine referrals. The one instance of “slush” found on … Continue reading »
William Saletan in his Slate blog on the war has a piece on the changing technology of war, specifically on the widespread adoption of precision munitions, and what that means … Continue reading »
There’s an Ask Slashdot article on LED flashlights, something I was looking at since my cheap EverReady rechargeable incandescent flashlight turned up dead a couple of months ago — crappy … Continue reading »
If you are sprayed with an unknown substance, stand and think about it instead of seeing a doctor. Here is a funny take the Department of Homeland Security’s new civil defense … Continue reading »
While I’m not Heather Havrilesky, at least I caught a bit of PBS’s and the BBC’s war coverage while switching between the broadcast channels. This isn’t to diss Heather … Continue reading »
Added highlighting of search terms using a javascript technique found on this forum posting. Search terms will be highlighted according to the CSS “searchterm”, which is currently yellow. … Continue reading »
Part of my current project is to come up with a tool to layer various images on each other and finish with a composite picture. ImageMagick does this neatly … Continue reading »
Slate has an article today about how inept the Bush Administration’s diplomacy has been. Basically, even though history does not repeat itself in perfect experimental cases, we can note that Clinton … Continue reading »
Fortuitously, the New York Times real estate section this week has an article about some of the issues involved with combining two apartments in a building. Basically, doing this in a … Continue reading »
Here’s the result of about half an hour with a tape measure and an hour ineptly playing with Visio. Presumably, professional apartment appraisers working for real estate agents would … Continue reading »