Author: Ezra S F


  • Science News

    News about scientific topics annoys me. The latest, on the melting of the Martian polar ice caps hinting at a warmer than usual Sun causing global warming makes me wonder if Kate reads about science as voratiously as I do? I mean, as I started to read this, I recalled that the number and size…

  • I can’t believe I missed the eclipse… 🙁

  • Medhufushi. Originally uploaded by Ahmed Zahid. Chatting with Lacey about the Seychelles. She suggested the Maldives, pictured here. Beaches, islands, warm, gorgeous, photographic.

  • One of the reasons I prefer to communicate in writing is I often dwell on what I wish to say, refining the words to make the message clear and concise. In spoken words, I definitely lack that precision. Something that really annoys me is the use of the prefix “bi-“. This illustrates why: Since bi–…

  • Insanity

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    . Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein, (attributed) The Quotations Page Very nice! I’m nearly insane from working with computers.

  • There is a bill in the GA legislature to additionally fine people for excessive speeding. Fine. Good even. However, it disturbs me that people quote the wrong statistics as rationale and tie it to emotional cues. Slowing down ‘super speeders’ on Georgia highways is a super idea – gainesvilletimes.com: Last year in Georgia, 1,700 people…

  • Sunset Blue Originally uploaded by sneezypb. It was a beautiful sunset yesterday. I might get to see the sunrise as well? Honestly, I’d rather go back to sleep and miss it instead. I’ve been up since 4 am working on bringing up my application. It only took an hour, but there appears to be something…

  • “Quick Start”

    When I think of a quick start guide, I am expecting a 1-2 page short and simple this is what you need to do get going. A 20 page quick start guide is going to take an hour to pore through. So… not so quick. 🙁

  • A day at NPR: [David Weinberger:] “There is an inverse relationship between control and trust.” The more you hand over control, the more trust you earn. True of media, business, government. He also said that trust is not a goal but an enabler: if you have trust, you can do more.