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Ike.
I hadn’t planned to post anything here until after a modest redesign, but nature has forced my hand.
So there’s this hurricane. It’s kind of a big deal—currently forecast to be nearly as large as Katrina, if not her equal, and currently on a beeline for Houston/Galveston. Dr. Masters of the Weather Underground projects [...]
Every day is exactly the same.
Source: Weather Underground
My bad friend.
I hereby announce that I am nearly two weeks into Decaf 2008, the latest in a series of attempts to reduce or eliminate my caffeine intake.
It had become clear to me that I have grown to depend on coffee’s (sometimes uncontrollable) capacity to power my brain.
Ever since I started drinking coffee (my freshman year at [...]
The road to TapeDeck 1.0.
Chris has written up an excellent summary of our TapeDeck development experience, from the first sparks of an idea in September through our April betas and finally to the release in May.
At some point I’ll scan my early sketches and add them to the historical record. For now, I’ll leave you with an early about [...]
TapeDeck 1.0.
Chris Liscio and I just unveiled our top-secret Mac application project of the last few months: TapeDeck. While Chris is on the ball with his own blog post commemorating the release, here I am with a lot to say and no time to say it. I’ll write up something more “official” over at [...]
Piotr Wozniak and SuperMemo
“I find myself thinking of a checklist Wozniak wrote a few years ago describing how to become a genius. His advice was straightforward yet strangely terrible: You must clarify your goals, gain knowledge through spaced repetition, preserve health, work steadily, minimize stress, refuse interruption, and never resist sleep when tired. This should lead to radically [...]
dsandler needs a brand new bag.
So, I have this bag.
I can’t remember exactly when I got it; during my tenure at Be, I think. It replaced a much more traditional leather computer bag that I received as a gift (but that quickly became a chew toy for our furry roommates). It’s stylish black messenger-style laptop bag; it’s always had [...]
The truth comes out.
Original text: You’re reading this via my feed, aren’t you? Well, you can’t do that, at least, not today. Go visit dsandler.org, stat.
Update:
I now present, for archival purposes, the long-awaited Dan = Doogie page.
To read.
Scholars and practitioners: How do you read? (Not “how do you recognize shapes and turn them into meaning,” although that’s plenty interesting in its own right.)
I pretty much gave up reading for pleasure some time in high school (probably right around the time I was forced to read The Grapes of Wrath); I’ve [...]
(Overly) great expectations.
I think you all know that when I blog, these days I seem able to do little more than drool incoherent links and silly pictures. When @erinmak hits the “publish” button, however, you know you’re in for something…tasty.
Tonight’s entry: Supermodels and the mortgage crisis.
These two problems are related in that they both stem from [...]
It’s gonna be a long night
(Source: NYT election map, 9:55 PM CST)
(Note that I Twittered from the caucus and will continue to be opining/snarking/groaning there as the results come in tonight.)
Eating Humans.
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(With apologies to @rands.)
See also:
larger version,
Acorn source (?).
Larry Lessig on Barack
If you’re living in a state where you’re eligible to vote in the Democratic primary, and you haven’t quite made up your mind—maybe the candidates seem too close for it to really matter, or maybe you’ve picked a side sort of by default—please take about 20 minutes and watch this presentation by Larry [...]
Up for air.
Long time, no post. Just shipped off a huge paper—one that should stand a fair chance of being accepted—and am overcome with a deep sense of relief, even closure, to go with my profound exhaustion.
Finally, on to other things: new ideas full of potential and old projects, long-neglected.
(in related news)
Update, 1/12:
A new version.
You probably saw this on erinmak already, but if not, the ultrasound image below (complete with, uh, a helpful label for the disoriented) should help explain the blog silence.
Fig. 1. 5cm of forthcoming awesomeness.
This has been a part of our Big Plans since pretty much the very beginning—almost exactly ten years ago—and while it’s [...]
Examined.
Hi. I don’t know if you remember me—I blog here occasionally.
November was particularly bad: two posts were all I had time or inclination to write. It had a little to do with big conference paper deadline, but can be chiefly attributed to the “C” Exam.
C EXAM – Deadline: 7th semester
You must pass a private [...]
Gas.
Guess I picked an ideal day to be home sick:
Subject: Gas odor
A gas line has been broken in the new college construction area. The fire department has been called and is on the scene. In the meantime, the fresh air intake to Duncan Hall has been shut down. Environmental Health and Safety [...]
Ballunar: taking a year off.
In 2004 E and her mom read about the Ballunar Liftoff Festival, an annual
hot air balloon/race/get-together, down at the NASA Johnson Space Center
(about 45 minutes’ drive southeast of here on I-45). On a whim, the three of
us got up early on a Sunday morning, got drive-thru coffee and breakfast, and
drove down to Nassau Bay [...]
Which Moleskine?
I’ve hit the end of yet another mini-Moleskine (quadrille, natch), and find myself facing a dilemma: Go with the portable-yet-cramped solution I’ve been using for everyday notes for a couple of years now, or try out this new fat one (5×8½″)?
Your personal experiences, suggestions, and (as usual) unbridled mockery are welcome here, or over on [...]
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