Author: Rob
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Gizmodo link love!
Wow, I just got pinged by the Spanish version of Gizmodo, popular tech site. They have a post up based on the popular Vimeo series “Everything is a Remix” (a truly excellent series, by the way), highlighting in particular the many influences off The Matrix. In this article, they link to my page from 2004,…
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an easy Mac WYSIWYG HTML editor
I’m lazy when it comes to HTML authoring. There are few ocassions I need to write HTML — typically only for writing nice ads for Craigslist or eBay. And when I do, I’d prefer to write them quickly with a WYSIWYG editor. Here’s how I discovered a neat and cheap way of doing just that on…
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Metric?
The auto mechanic asks me, “metric?” I think a second. “I believe it is, yeah.” Sort of a weird question. I mean, most of the bolts are metric, but I think some of the other hardware is English. No, he was talking about the make of the vehicle. It’s a Toyota Matrix. MATRIX.
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musical aphasia
The similarities of music to language are very striking. While I fancy myself fluent in the latter (English, that is), I’m still very much a novice in the former.
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Getting things done
My marital partner has a concise and specific way of getting to the heart of the matter. She can see through the noise and distractions of my life in such a way that often escapes me. This is one of the many reasons why I’m a better me with her than without. Take for instance…
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Xenon Project RC helicopter review
I was recently contacted by Jeff Chan over at Xenon Project, an RC hobbyist retailer. At first, I figured the email was bogus, as I get quite a few of them on a regular basis. So I was quite thrilled to discover that Jeff is indeed […]
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Catastrophic Failure
A fluorescent light fixture in our house went out. After replacing the bulb, the light still didn’t turn on. So I figured I had nothing to lose by ripping apart the ballast. What I quickly discovered scared me.
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the Apple design esthetic
As an engineer, I feel I have a good pulse on design esthetics. Though I’m only of lowly electrical persuasion and not industrial, I can still appreciate me some good ergonomics. For example, take a good look at the following picture of my Apple Magic Mouse:
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Craigslist scam baiting, part 4
Well, here we go again. It’s just so much fun baiting these stupid criminals! And apparently, all you internetizens also are quite amused by my scammer correspondences because there are now over 300 comments on the other scam posts here, here, here, and here.
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blogging competition
Lately, my wife has been blogging her brains out. Check out the new family blog here. So all this good blogging energy has prompted me to post more myself. Be forewarned.