Jul 13 2008
One of the driving forces in my life is to find, and when I can, correct, bad information. By “bad information” I generally mean:
Information containing chasmic gaps
Incorrect information
Poorly stated information
Information that is unnecessarily hard to find
Lucky for me, the world is awash with bad information. I see it all the time, on an almost daily […]
Dec 03 2007
Loyal readers will recall the problems I reported with elevator door buttons some time ago. Well, I’m displeased to inform you that it doesn’t stop there.
The building I currently work in has five elevator banks (not including the service elevator), and I seem to be experiencing an occasional but recurring problem when I’m at the […]
Nov 21 2007
I found a story on Briebart.tv about a kid in San Antonio, Texas, who tried to poison his teacher with whiteboard cleaning fluid. Well, that’s pretty nasty, but the real bad news is this news report about the incident (video).
That just makes me want to cry. The reporting, I mean. How can people put up […]
Oct 24 2007
Yesterday, Patrick at i.never.nu posted a passionate and erudite denunciation of the current trend towards the mainstreaming of blogs. He points out that until recently, many (most?) bloggers were happy to be apart from the mainstream; we revelled in our independence from the need to generate revenue streams and to follow marketing plans. It was […]
May 18 2007
Below you see a familiar sight; the “open door” and “close door” buttons found in the elevators of many downtown office buildings:
Maybe it’s just me, but I can never figure out which button to push. To be precise, by the time I figure out which is the correct button, it’s too late. The reason is […]
Jan 09 2007
By now everyone is losing their minds over the new Apple iPhone, which was announced at MacWorld 2007 this morning. It does look pretty sweet. There’s only one problem; the iPhone’s “official” service provider is Cingular – and in order to use Cingular you have to sign away your legal right to sue them.
That’s right. […]
Jul 24 2006
Languages evolve, yes, and sometimes they evolve in annoying but understandable ways. But sometimes they evolve in annoying but not-so-understandable ways. My current pet peeve along these lines is the evolution of “try to” (e.g., “I will try to speak correctly”) into “try and” (e.g., “I will try and speak correctly”). It’s one of those […]
