Posted in Computing on March 17th, 2006 3 Comments »
When we had the whole "Freedom Fries" bullshit, I remained neutral. I'd been to France, after all, and I speak French. I wouldn't say I like French people, but I really had nothing against them. Plus, Sophie Marceau is French… But the whole iTunes thing is summed up nicely by John Gruber in his linked […]
Posted in Miscellaneous on March 16th, 2006 13 Comments »
It's true! Hell in a handbasket, folks. Hell in a handbasket.
Posted in Erie on March 16th, 2006 11 Comments »
Does anyone want a 4-year-old, well-behaved, house-trained, quiet, obedient male Weimaraner in great health? He's free and comes with a whole bunch of accessories - beds, leashes, and even a 7.5' x 7.5' outdoor fence. Update: He's found a happy home. Thanks.
Posted in Technology on March 16th, 2006 5 Comments »
I'm attending the launch of a new product in early April. The launch will be held on a golf course, and some golf pros and some PR types will be around for interviews. I'd like to incorporate some of the audio from the event into The Sand Trap's podcast, and as such, I'm looking for […]
Posted in Erie on March 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Yeah, Harborcreek: The buzz coming out of Harrisburg continues to be about House Bill 2454, the State Police Services Bill. As written, it would impose a fee of $100 per resident in municipalities of over 9,000 people without their own police force for pay for state police services. Harborcreek and Fairview Townships would be affected. […]
Posted in Personal on March 14th, 2006 2 Comments »
Today I visited the Montessori school (pre-school/kindergarten) that the kiddo will likely attend next year. I was very impressed. The room was abuzz with largely self-directed activity. The room had 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds in it and some of them were counting to 99 by threes, others were learning to pour into funnels and test […]
Posted in Apple on March 13th, 2006 4 Comments »
Since when does 2993 - 233 = 3000? Since 10.4.5's calculator introduces a small bug when you change the precision to 1. Or change it to 2 and try 2006-1 (you get 2000). Found at Macworld.com. BTW, bonus tip regarding calculations: alias uni scale=4; !:1'`units !:2 !:3` | awk '{print $1, $2, $3}' | bc […]
Posted in Recurring on March 12th, 2006 1 Comment »
Question: What are your spring cleaning projects? My Answer: The basement and the garage need some definite attention! You are encouraged to answer the Question of the Day for yourself in the comments or on your blog.
Posted in Recreation on March 11th, 2006 No Comments »
I played golf today at my country club. They had temporary greens (duh), but I was surprised how little snow there was laying around. Usually that course holds snow longer than just about anywhere else in Erie county. At any rate, I played to the temporary pins. Course played just about as long as usual […]
Posted in Blogging on March 10th, 2006 No Comments »
Just bookmarking this for my own sake: moo.fx JavaScript Library.
Posted in Erie on March 10th, 2006 3 Comments »
What kind of screwy winter is this? I think we've had all of four or five days total with 6" or more snow sitting on the ground. We had a stretch of rainy 60° days in December and it's 60° outside right now. It's been one of the weakest, mildest, lamest, easiest winters I can […]
Posted in Recreation on March 9th, 2006 3 Comments »
Last night was the fifth (or sixth, or fourth, or who knows?) weekly pool night at the recently opened "Barzeski Billiards." Brandon and Ben came over at around 6. Brandon left early, but Ben and I hung around and played until 3am or so. The pool table has settled just a bit - or wasn't […]
Posted in Computing on March 9th, 2006 10 Comments »
Since when? Emphasis added, but the quote comes right from this page: Of course, Windows Vista is still Windows, and that means you can be far more productive with Vista than is possible with OS X, especially if you're a heavy keyboard user like me. Virtually all of the familiar Windows keyboard shortcuts work just […]
Posted in Computing on March 8th, 2006 4 Comments »
Yes, the first thing I thought of was the Fifth Element. Unfortunately, "multipass!" is Milla Jovovich's line, not Chris Tucker's. That's not all Ken Fisher gets wrong in his take on iTunes' new payment option. Specifically, the Multi-Pass is not a subscription, but simply a discount for volume purchases. Subscriptions end. Your rights to items […]
Posted in Recurring on March 8th, 2006 8 Comments »
Question: Do you Sudoku? My Answer: Nah. You are encouraged to answer the Question of the Day for yourself in the comments or on your blog.