Category: Miscellaneous
Life is not only work.
-
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:
-
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.
-
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.
-
Documentaries have ruined me
About 15 years ago, I distinctly remember hearing a radio broadcast that was unlike anything I’d heard before. It wasn’t the usual talk show, news, sports, call-in, top 40 type show. It was engaging. It was a well-crafted story, yet non-fictional. It was refreshing in a landscape of RF wasteland. It was my “driveway moment”…
-
Project girl
Further proof that my kid has inherited some of my DNA: she loves projects and chores. Check this out!
-
Dystopian movies
There’s a special place in my heart for dystopia. I chalk it up to years of pentecostal, end-times, tribulation fervor. Here’s a great list to add to your favorite movie queue: Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time
-
Happy Birthday!
Today, my kid is 1 year old. The year has flown by so fast, it’s hard to believe. Every day is a treasure that I’m lucky to experience.
-
Tis the season to hack your address book…
fa la la la la, la la la la!
-
last minute shopping
If you’re looking for a last minute gift idea, don’t forget about my SparkFun wish list page! SparkFun also has gift certificates.
-
headset truth table
There are two kinds of people in the world: those that like keyboard shortcuts and those that don’t remember endless lists of keyboard shortcuts. My wife is the latter, while I am the former (CTRL + LFT ARW). I would like to think that this proclivity of mine is borne out of a desire for…