When an online store collapses under the load….
Like many people, I decided to buy an HP TouchPad last weekend. In my case it was mostly nostalgia: my first mobile wireless data device… Read More »When an online store collapses under the load….
August 2011
Getting the instant-on performance I expected out of Lion on my MBA
When Apple started working on 10.7 (Lion), I signed up for a developer account and installed every new developer build on my MacBook Air. (And… Read More »Getting the instant-on performance I expected out of Lion on my MBA
Since everyone seems to be blogging about Steve Jobs…
Here’s an extract from a piece I wrote in January, 2009 on how Steve affected my career: Why am I a Mac user? During 1996… Read More »Since everyone seems to be blogging about Steve Jobs…
The blogosphere at its most enjoyable: “Aristotle’s Revenge”
Over the last few days I’ve been reading (and occasionally contributing to) a lengthy blog thread entitled A Central “Argument” in Feser’s Final Chapter, “Aristotle’s… Read More »The blogosphere at its most enjoyable: “Aristotle’s Revenge”
Imagine if every Android device maker lost their Linux distribution license
Every so often, I come across a blog posting that makes my head spin from thinking of the implications. This evening was one of those… Read More »Imagine if every Android device maker lost their Linux distribution license
Testing social integration (2)
The old plugins that I was using seem to have become abandonware, so I’ve been doing some housekeeping. You know, blogs and computers are really… Read More »Testing social integration (2)
Why am I waiting for a book for which Glenn Beck contributed to the back-cover blurb?
As Tweeted: @geoffarnold: Hallelujah! Amazon reports my copy of Penn Jillette’s “God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist…” is in the mail! http://t.co/L65ediP
T-shirts
In an uncharacteristic spasm of organization, I just piled up all of my t-shirts on the bed and sorted out the non-keepers. There were 33… Read More »T-shirts
An unexpected experience connects with my childhood love of science
I’ve developed cataracts. Nothing very surprising there: there’s a family history of cataracts, and 42% of people here in the US between 52 and 64… Read More »An unexpected experience connects with my childhood love of science