Archive for the ' General' Category

Google Used To Catch Term Paper Cheaters

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2004 | 14:50

I knew this sort of thing happened, but I think I got to experience the catching personally: Early this afternoon, I noticed that I got a referral from Google with the … Continue reading »

Air Cleaner

Tuesday, February 24th, 2004 | 07:22

A few weeks ago, the “replace filter” light lit up on the old Bionaire UA1560 air cleaner I’ve had for a few years. We’ve gone through a couple filter … Continue reading »

The Guy Responsible For That Thing Sitting On My TV

Saturday, January 10th, 2004 | 08:31

Slate has a neat piece on Kenneth Snelson, a mathematically orientated artist. Apparently, he and Buckminster Fuller invented tensegrity, where structural elements both push and pull on each other … Continue reading »

Wedding

Saturday, December 13th, 2003 | 20:40

Grace and I got married on November 24, 2003, in Sacramento, California. Just to get the photo’s out of the way, since that’s what you all are here to see, click … Continue reading »

Tuesday Morning Quarterback returns!

Tuesday, November 11th, 2003 | 21:53

Easterbrook just posted a notice that a new Tuesday Morning Quarterback is up at Football Outsiders. Football Outsiders will be hosting TMQ for at least a little while, until … Continue reading »

Media: Who Owns What?

Wednesday, November 5th, 2003 | 11:44

The Columbia Journalism Review has a page that describes who owns what in terms of media companies. For example, the New York Times owns a number of papers and … Continue reading »

The Yankees Win the Pennant!

Friday, October 17th, 2003 | 08:33

I was surprised when they brought Pedro back out to pitch the 8th. He had started to look vulnerable at the bottom of the 7th, with the Yankees nicking … Continue reading »

Mapquest does longitude

Tuesday, September 30th, 2003 | 07:49

My friend Itai’s sailing the South Pacific right now on a three month sabbatical. He’s been sending occassional updates by email: in the little villages of Fiji, the tentacles … Continue reading »

Jury Duty 2003

Monday, September 29th, 2003 | 16:44

I was called to Jury Duty last week on Wednesday. Since the late 1990s, New York City draws it’s jury pool from every list of residents it can get … Continue reading »

Third Watch filming

Tuesday, September 16th, 2003 | 07:44

I recently discovered that my building swipe card works for opening the back entrance to the lobby. So, I have a choice when I get out of the subway … Continue reading »