I’m truly tempted to get an iPad. The WiFi version will be fine with me. No need for 3G connectivity (yet?) – I don’t want the extra monthly service bill. I have a hunch that it’ll be a better eBook reader than the Kindle – plus it’ll do a whole lot more. I was an… Continue reading Quick confession.
Month: February 2010
Ecovative (no that’s not a typo)
This guy grows fungal mycelium into useful industrial shapes. Packing material. Home insulation. Beams for stick houses.
Depositing checks with your phone (well…. your iPhone actually)
This 3:44 video at ZDnet (with brief add at beginning) is a fascinating demo of depositing checks to your (USAA) bank account by using your iPhone. You run their app on your phone (at the end they mention Android and Blackberry versions are coming). You log in. You go through the deposit process which includes… Continue reading Depositing checks with your phone (well…. your iPhone actually)
I still feel some connection to this guy
My old boss at Lotus… Mitch! He’s in the news now for his new house in Berkeley. Not that I plan to look him up. But hearing about him in the news I still feel some connection with those old Lotus days. The sort of company zeitgeist that he had back then. Yeah… I know….… Continue reading I still feel some connection to this guy
Back at work – ugh
Got up and felt relatively good this morning. Got into work. Things are fine. The pink-eye is a bit of a drag. The man-in-charge is giving me a wide berth. It’s now 12:30 and I’m beginning to flag. There’s a 3:00 meet with the student employees. I may bag out of here a bit early. … Continue reading Back at work – ugh
Apologists for natural resource extractors
I read “Straight Dope” now and then. Being sick lately, I’ve had more time than usual. I love this posting by Cecil as he counters a long tirade from the National Fisheries Institute. This NFI guy is just like all the other natural resource industry reps who spin science to their favor in order to… Continue reading Apologists for natural resource extractors
SOMA camp 2010 – success!
SOMA camp 2010 in Occidental, CA was over January 18. I was “in charge” of the sorting & display tables of the mushrooms. It was a very soggy affair. Rain rain rain rain. Since the planners knew rain was coming, they setup a large tent on the outdoor deck and hung fluorescent lighting in it.… Continue reading SOMA camp 2010 – success!
Illness – take 2
As I’m slowly recovering from this flu, I now discover myself the holder of a pink-eye infection. Will pick up the prescription this afternoon. Life is just one damn thing after another…..
Those NY-Times interactive graphics. This one on the Federal budget
They’ve got a great one up that shows the Federal budget for 2010 and 2011 (as proposed by Obama). What’s really interesting is the button to click that removes “mandatory spending” from the plot. There’s a LOT of mandatoryspending! See the link over in the sidebar. NYTimes budget interactive graphic