I love reading Derek Lowe's In The Pipeline to glimpse the shape of the biochem industry: what's inherently hard, what's common, and what's revolutionary. The grammar is familiar if the nouns aren't. This came through …
I really like writing technical specifications and recruiting. Today I did both!
On any given day there would be three or four debates Sixteen or more debates would determine the winner, tournament-style You'd see team debate ("Oxford-style") where each ticket found out 90 minutes before the show …
On the occasion of the end of his TV show, Roger Ebert links to semi-embarrassing YouTube clips and garners poignant appreciation from his fans. One crucial point comes up over and over again in the …
Seeing old friends makes me feel homesick. Going to more free culture events here may help. Also, distractions! Like HOWTO/memoir books about other professions! Zac Unger's Working Fire, about a guy who basically leaves academe …
While updating my list of books to read I came across some snatches I'd meant to blog: The DVD for The Matrix should include a deleted scene where Morpheus, who has shipped a cell phone …
One of my bosses, Chris Fahey, is giving a talk at the Web 2.0 Expo tomorrow on "The Seduction of the Interface: Merchandising in Interactive Product Design." If you're choosing among talks to see tomorrow, …
There is some serious path dependence in nonconformism. First it's because you want to, then it's because you wouldn't know how not to.
Today was the kind of day where I cumulatively spent 30-45 minutes mentally rehearsing come-backs and insults to my major irritant. However, at least I didn't lose my job. 25K layoffs at HP?! I know …
I'm happy to provide quotes to reporters and speak publicly about geeky things, so today I joined GeekSpeakr and If I Can Help A Reporter Out. Off the top of my head, I think Rachel, …
