Tag Archives: technology

Fireflummoxed

As I was having a beer on our front steps after my daily bike ride, a lightning bug landed on a leaf in a pot of mint on one of the steps. It stayed there for some time (it may … Continue reading

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Track-me-not

Slate has started plastering an alert over their home page on my first visit of the day: The fact is, I do not block ads. I see a lot of ads online, all day, every day (I see them, e.g., at … Continue reading

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Hallowed

In a metropolitan area full of history and historical markers, two plaques in Arlington, Virginia—just across the river from Washington, DC—are easy to miss. They sit a block apart in the Rosslyn neighborhood, consisting of office buildings, high-rise apartments, and … Continue reading

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Fiery

Now we’ll post from the Kindle Fire. I’m sure it will work. Another colleague who was trying to help in my absence today mentioned that the post was going into the caption. So I guess I need to add a … Continue reading

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Tablitis

I’m hearing that a colleague is having problems posting to my day job’s WordPress site using a Galaxy tablet and the web interface. So here I am posting from my Galaxy S3 phone, using the native browser. Let’s see if … Continue reading

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Discovery

Cars were stopping in the middle of Key Bridge this morning. Some people got out, others just craned their necks from inside. They were doing what the pedestrians and cyclists on the walkway were doing: watching the space shuttle Discovery make … Continue reading

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Numerics

The Dell Inspiron mini, maddeningly, does not include a numeric keypad. This is what you need to enter so-called Alt-codes to produce special characters (e.g., ê, —, “). The workaround you see most often is to use the Character Map … Continue reading

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Generation

Will Occupy Wall Street be able to keep up the pressure through the winter? Well, that depends on a lot of things, and not just the weather. Even if enthusiasm remains high, you’ve got mayors and police forces to deal … Continue reading

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Jobs

Steve Jobs died on October 4, and much is being said about him. There’s no doubt he was an interesting guy. Although I have never owned an Apple product, I don’t care to get into the hoary and endless Mac … Continue reading

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Memory

I had to memorize this in high school: (though not in this format).

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