Andy Skelton?
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Islamophobia is bad but it is a good step
A national ban on an architectural element seems silly but the vote to stop the construction of minarets in Switzerland is a real accomplishment. The people of a mature country have peacefully expressed a strong collective feeling against what they … Continue reading
Also posted in Adhesive, Bongos, Cookies, Creamy Filling, Masonry, Torque, Underhand
Tagged politics, religion
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10.5.7 adds graphics option for 17-inch MacBook Pro
When I upgraded my work machine from an early 2006 MacBook Pro to the new 17-inch, I restored my old system from a Time Machine backup and lost any custom drivers present in the OS X installed at the factory. … Continue reading
Also posted in Creamy Filling
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SXSW Interactive doesn’t matter anymore (why you need a Gold badge)
It might matter to you but it’s flat to me. No more fizz, no more buzz. Nothing that didn’t already cross my reader or that won’t be here soon enough. I should be able to watch the best talks at … Continue reading
Emacs creeps up on me
I have used vim for years—since I started coding PHP. (Sometimes I preferred the Zend Studio editor because nothing does a better job of cross-linking in PHP projects. Unfortunately, almost anything could do a better job of memory management. As … Continue reading
Feline Amplifier
A tiny motion induced in a cat’s epidermis, or an even smaller vibration induced in its eardrum, will produce a reflexive reaction in the cat’s nervous system and that in turn will be amplified into muscular contractions involving a quantity … Continue reading
Also posted in Measure, Patent
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