BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Hawking to write children’s book: Physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter are to write a science book for children which will be “a bit like Harry Potter”, but without the magic. Too bad I don’t have any children to which to read such a book. My favorite college volunteer experience…
Why, oh why, doesn’t Adobe include the highlighter tool in Acrobat Reader? I understand the intent of the tool. For the person creating the document to highlight the important parts. Perhaps though the people reading the document would like to highlight the important parts. For an off-computer example, students highlight parts of text books. So…
A number of people have remarked that my cube is too clean. So… Here is a list of things people can get me to help messy up my cube: The Red Swingline Stapler The Cubes – Cubicle Playsets Albert Einstein Action Figure Giant Plush MicrobesE. Coli, Pox/Syphillis, Mad Cow, Bookworm, Ebola, Ulcer, Beer Yeast Monty…
Ultimately motivational books are to get one to understand why we do any particular thing. I ran across this Zachman framework and a thought popped in my head. Its the misunderstandings of what, how, where, who, and when that cause us to not even get to why. Motivational books are about focus on the why…
This is on my wishlist in case anyone wants to buy it for me. Moving away gift, birth day, etc. 🙂 Amazon.com: Time Management for System Administrators: Books: Thomas Limoncelli Time is a precious commodity, especially if you’re a system administrator. No other job pulls people in so many directions at once. Users interrupt you…
Boondocks did an episode on Martin Luther King, Jr. It inspired me to Google MLK. Much of this is a poignant reminder of how far and not far enough the both America and the world have come. We are not living the dream. Yet… I Have A Dream Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln…
Finished A Feast for Crows How We Believe The One Kingdom The Elegant Universe Origin of Species The Hidden Face of God A Treasury of Great American Scandals The Arabian Nights Common Sense The Dream of Reason Democracy Matters Public Enemy #2 Utopia Everything Bad Is Good For You The Coming Age of Conan Abandoned…
Sent this to some people at work last week for laughs. We need you to help PUBLICIZE the event so that future time travelers will know about the convention and attend. This web page is insufficient; in less than a year it will be taken down when I graduate, and futhermore, the World Wide Web…
Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers have made some act like kids in public places. Sounds like a ball!!