From the Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 episode of the Colbert Report: Elvis Costello showed up for an interview and a song. But he'd lost his voice, so he had Colbert sing. Just wow. (Link that …
I recently read Linda Gordon's The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction (Harvard University Press, 1999). It's an edifying and engrossing read. Let me quote the publisher's blurb: In 1904, New York nuns brought 40 Irish orphans …
GNOME Journal just published my Telepathy overview, and my colleague Danielle Madeley's "Telepathy, Empathy and Mission Control 5 in GNOME 2.28". I'm not a developer, but I can at least help create accessible documentation. Telepathy …
You might be interested in my analysis of my career history in a longish Crooked Timber comment. I'm very glad that I had so many different work experiences before making irrevocable choices, and that I …
The one-way tickets are bought; December 8th is our date of departure. We'll return to the States in 2011 or 2012. Now: estimates from movers, giving away and selling belongings, I haven't even started address …
Well, getting sick when I had nothing urgent to do just wouldn't have any drama to it.
The Queen has approved Leonard's dependent partner's visa, so it's now official: in about a month, we'll be moving to Cambridge, England, so I can work side-by-side with colleagues at Collabora headquarters. Many more details …
Quotes from the Utah visit included: What does a Maggie say? No! "Go to sleep / go to sleep / or we'll sell you on eBay." "eBay sucks. I'll sell you on Etsy. You're a …
I'm going to be in Salt Lake City tomorrow night through Saturday evening visiting John & Susie. Then on Saturday the 7th I start a Bay Area swing, then return to New York City on …
I decided to pony up my $5 and join MetaFilter. So far I seem to be answering a lot of questions about technology. You'd think I was a geek or something.
