Category Archives: Wobble

Islamophobia is bad but it is a good step

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Andy Skelton

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 →

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10.5.7 adds graphics option for 17-inch MacBook Pro

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Andy Skelton

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 →

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SXSW Interactive doesn’t matter anymore (why you need a Gold badge)

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Andy Skelton

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 →

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Emacs creeps up on me

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Andy Skelton

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 →

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Feline Amplifier

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Andy Skelton

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 →

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