The Other Thirty Percent
I’m watching the Cubs - Zambrano just had a nice 1-2-3 inning - and in between the top and bottom of the first inning is a commercial for a drug for genital ...
Connection Between Ancient North American and Siberian Languages
My interest in computer languages led me to a moderate interest in human linguistics, thus I follow the Language Log blog. Far more interesting than belied b...
Chronicling America - Now With More Page!
I spend a significant fraction of my time working at the Library on Chronicling America. We went live with the latest release a little while ago, finally bre...
Anecdotes in the Great Meter Debate
Though we usually walk most places, since we are without cars, Hedda and I will hop into a cab more often than many. The impending switch from the archaic zo...
Sans Garfield
I used to really enjoy reading Garfield as a kid, at least partially because we had a big cat that looked quite similar to the lasagna-loving feline. As I go...
Pope Benedict, You Ruined My Day
Well that’s just great. Just freakin’ great! His eminence, Pope Benedict XVI, today announced Seven New Official Sins. (You can’t make this shit up.)
Kurbox Upgrade; or: Musings on Network Appliances and Embedded Operating Systems
I spent most of Saturday trying to put a new hard drive in my Kurobox. The Kuro, named Lulu, has really become quite central to our life here at home since I...